Uber overhauls app in quest to build 'operating system for everyday life'

Company to merge ride-hailing and food-delivery apps and offer information on public transport and other travel optionsUber has announced a slew of updates to its app – including consolidating its food delivery andride-hailing services, and a new feature highlighting local public transportation options – in a bid to create “an operating system for everyday life”. Uber announced the more than 25 changes to its platform at a launch event in San Francisco on Thursday. Among