 It's Wednesday, February 26, 2014. I'm Dieter Bohne, and traveling around the world in 80 days would have been way faster if you just used Google Earth. It's like, come on, bro. Anyway, this is 90 seconds on the verge. Uber, Uber, Uber. The car service is in hot water following a text message sent to one of its drivers claiming it didn't bring on new drivers before Valentine's Day, thus activating its price surge. Uber has long defended its controversial feature used during peak hours and holidays. The company has confirmed the text, but says it did so to reward new drivers with a strong holiday paycheck. Uber claims it doesn't artificially increase prices, saying it has algorithms to do that. But either way, lovers in San Diego had less money to spend on those precious little candy hearts. Darth Vader, Darth Maul, and now Darth Driver? Girls actor Adam Driver is in final negotiations to star as the villain in the upcoming Star Wars Episode 7. Driver's name has popped up a number of times recently for potentially large roles without panning out. The deal is expected to be confirmed in the coming days. Meanwhile, Star Wars Episode 7 is due for release in December 2015. And finally, our dreams of a Sorkin-Finscher reunion may actually be coming to fruition. David Fincher is in early talks to direct Sony's upcoming biopic of late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. Adapted for the screen by Aaron Sorkin, this would mark Fincher's second collaboration with the acclaimed writer. First Facebook, now Apple. All we need them to do now is a Tinder movie, and the trilogy will be complete. And that's it for today's top stories. Coming up tomorrow, I take to the skies and enter the danger bone. Highway to the danger bone.
 It's Wednesday, February 26, 2014.
 I'm Dieter Bohne, and traveling around the world in 80 days
 would have been way faster if you just used Google Earth.
 It's like, come on, bro.
 Anyway, this is 90 seconds on the verge.
 Uber, Uber, Uber.
 The car service is in hot water following a text message
 sent to one of its drivers claiming it didn't bring on
 new drivers before Valentine's Day,
 thus activating its price surge.
 Uber has long defended its controversial feature
 used during peak hours and holidays.
 The company has confirmed the text,
 but says it did so to reward new drivers
 with a strong holiday paycheck.
 Uber claims it doesn't artificially increase prices,
 saying it has algorithms to do that.
 But either way, lovers in San Diego
 had less money to spend on those precious little candy
 hearts.
 Darth Vader, Darth Maul, and now Darth Driver?
 Girls actor Adam Driver is in final negotiations
 to star as the villain in the upcoming Star Wars Episode 7.
 Driver's name has popped up a number of times
 recently for potentially large roles without panning out.
 The deal is expected to be confirmed in the coming days.
 Meanwhile, Star Wars Episode 7 is due for release
 in December 2015.
 And finally, our dreams of a Sorkin-Finscher reunion
 may actually be coming to fruition.
 David Fincher is in early talks to direct
 Sony's upcoming biopic of late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs.
 Adapted for the screen by Aaron Sorkin,
 this would mark Fincher's second collaboration
 with the acclaimed writer.
 First Facebook, now Apple.
 All we need them to do now is a Tinder movie,
 and the trilogy will be complete.
 And that's it for today's top stories.
 Coming up tomorrow, I take to the skies
 and enter the danger bone.
 Highway to the danger bone.