Taxicabs of the United States area. The president of United Cab discourages his drivers from carrying firearms, instead advising them to accelerate the car and crash into a lamppost or even a police car if they are threatened with a gun. Uber is a major competitor to taxi companies, providing on-demand for-hire car service through a smartphone app in many US cities. Uber services are generally treated as black-car services from a legal standpoint and are not generally regulated under Taxi laws. This can cause friction with both local governments and taxi companies. In June 2015, the city council voted unanimously to increase taxi fares;
HIR (mobile app) HIR (mobile app) HIR is a medical image and medical record app developed by Columbus, Ohio-based technology company Olah Healthcare. The app allows people to consolidate and manage their medical history regardless of which computer system a hospital or practice uses. People can manage their medical records on the platform they want: their smartphone. The app has over 90% patient engagement and download rate since its soft-launch in October, 2015. HIR emerged from an observation the founder, Brian Olah made while building a Historian solution for an OB/Gyn practice. In June 2015, Brian observed a patient taking a picture of