Uber, Andrew Carnegie and the rise of fast philanthropy

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Uber, Andrew Carnegie and the rise of fast philanthropy

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Uber's Travis Kalanick clearly sees a utilitarian advantage in funding clever Carnegie Mellon scientists to help his company explore driverless technology, says Andrew Hill For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

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