Breaking: Uber is merging with arch rival Didi

Bloomberg reports that Uber will be merging with Didi in China. The two have been spending billions to out-Uber each other, and this news is bigger than when Uber for Tinder and Tinder for Uber merged into one.

Now, it's time to supercharge your Uber experience with these products:

• Totals for Uber shows you the miles/time you've spent in an Uber
• Fastlane lets you book an Uber from your Mac's menu bar
• SurgeProtector shows you the nearest location without surge pricing
• Uber Fare Estimate is a real-time Uber fare calculator
• Ubeen provides fascinating data visualisations for your Uber ride history

NYC Meetup tonight with special guest Gary Vaynerchuk. We're starting at 6PM EST, sign up!

Last week's meetups in SF and LA were a lot of fun, and later this week we have Austin coming up. Come meet the creators of Planet of the Apps (new series) and learn more about the meetups. 🎉