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In order to build a better version of real-time surge pricing, Uber decided to get rid of its geofences and create an algorithm that uses a global, dynamically aggregating hexagon grid. In this talk during Uber Open Summit 2018, product manager Cameron Blume tells the story of why Uber created this global hexagon grid and how the grid works.
Learn more about Uber Open Source: uber.github.io
In order to build a better version of real-time surge pricing, Uber decided to get rid of its geofences and create an algorithm that uses a global, dynamically aggregating hexagon grid. In this talk during Uber Open Summit 2018, product manager Cameron Blume tells the story of why Uber created this global hexagon grid and how the grid works.
Learn more about Uber Open Source: uber.github.io
![[Uber Open Summit 2018] Tiling the Earth with Hexagons](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/_-265mfMzl4/mqdefault.jpg "[Uber Open Summit 2018] Tiling the Earth with Hexagons
In order to build a better version of real-time surge pricing, Uber decided to get rid of its geofences and create an algorithm that uses a global, dynamically aggregating hexagon grid. In this talk during Uber Open Summit 2018, product manager Cameron Blume tells the story of why Uber created this global hexagon grid and how the grid works.
Learn more about Uber Open Source: https://uber.github.io/")
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The domain of Payments, Finance, and more generally FinTech, is a fast-growing industry that reached record global investment of $111.8B in 2018. The underlying technology that powers this incredible growth is also evolving rapidly. Hosted by Uber, MoneyCon 2019 brought together engineers from leading tech companies to present on the latest topics in payments engineering.
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During a May 2018 meetup, data science manager Eoin OMahony discusses how Uber builds technologies to optimize matching on out platform, thereby creating an elastic and efficient network.")
![[Uber Open Source] Engineering an H3-based Geospatial Data Platform at Uber](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/aCj-YVZ0mlE/mqdefault.jpg "[Uber Open Source] Engineering an H3-based Geospatial Data Platform at Uber
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Pyro is a deep probabilistic programming language built on PyTorch, a GPU-accelerated deep learning framework. Developed at Uber AI Labs by Noah Goodman and team, Pyro is used as a platform for research in modern Bayesian machine learning, where deep neural networks can be used both in models and in inference. To scale to large datasets and high-dimensional models, Pyro uses stochastic variational inference algorithms and probability distributions built on top of PyTorch. The Pyro team works closely with the PyTorch team and many open source collaborators to create a rich, stable toolset for probabilistic machine learning research. During this Uber Open Summit 2018 tech talk, AI Labs JP Chen and Fritz Obermeyer discuss how to use this tool and contribute to Pyros growing open source AI ecosystem.
Learn more about Uber Open Source: https://uber.github.io/")
![[Visualization Nights] Real-time Mapping with Vision Tory Smith (Mapbox)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/aeFLvwu6wLw/mqdefault.jpg "[Visualization Nights] Real-time Mapping with Vision Tory Smith (Mapbox)
Two of the more salient trends in mapping over the past decade, especially when it comes to connected and automated vehicles, are precision and freshness. During a March 2019 Uber meetup, Mapboxs Tory Smith discusses how his team is building a location platform that enables the creation of living HD maps.")
![[MoneyCon 2019] Payment Transaction Routing at LinkedIn](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/afs6CnU6qtk/mqdefault.jpg "[MoneyCon 2019] Payment Transaction Routing at LinkedIn
The domain of Payments, Finance, and more generally FinTech, is a fast-growing industry that reached record global investment of $111.8B in 2018. The underlying technology that powers this incredible growth is also evolving rapidly. Hosted by Uber, MoneyCon 2019 brought together engineers from leading tech companies to present on the latest topics in payments engineering.
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