Update: Driver of the Uber stair car says he was using the Uber app, which he says directed him down the stairs.
Alexei Oreskovic
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Alexei Oreskovic
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Deputy Tech Editor, Fortune. Previously Business Insider, Reuters...
Joined January 2009
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