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The Verge Uber is overhauling the way it responds to emergencies and natural disasters The Verge Uber is overhauling its disaster response procedures so it doesn't get caught flat-footed during major events like a hurricane or terrorist attack. In the past, Uber's response to disasters was largely piecemeal, relying on local teams to make all the ... Uber Australia adds emergency call feature to its app following sexual assault allegationsNEWS.com.au Uber adds emergency 000 shortcut to app after sex assaultsThe West Australian Uber Is Adding A Panic Button To Its AppLifehacker Australia Business Insider Australia all 51 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

NDTV Uber's Strongest Growth Comes in Depressed Argentina - Minus Commissions NDTV Uber's fastest-growing market in the world is now Argentina, company executives say, attributing the expansion to the nation's sudden economic unravelling, which has boosted unemployment and sliced the purchasing power of Argentines. Twenty percent of ... and more » https://www.google.com/news

Fortune Ride-Hailing Drivers Have Lost Half Their Income in the Last Five Years, Study Shows Fortune An overwhelming number of drivers—58.3%—only take to the road and make money between one and three months out of the year. For their parts, Uber and Lyft—the two biggest companies in the U.S. ride-hailing market—have contended that earnings are ... Gig economy report: Uber and Lyft driver earnings down, Airbnb user earnings riseThe Mercury News You'll only make $828 per month driving for Uber and Lyft, new study saysDeseret News Side hustle jobs don't pay the billsWNCT all 21 news articles » View the full article

Fortune Ride-Hailing Drivers Have Lost Half Their Income in the Last Five Years, Study Shows Fortune For their parts, Uber and Lyft—the two biggest companies in the U.S. ride-hailing market—have contended that earnings are strong and drivers can “earn as much” as they want. Lyft says on its Driver Pay page that it's paid out more than $200 million ... Gig economy report: Uber and Lyft driver earnings down, Airbnb user earnings riseThe Mercury News all 21 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

The Star Online Uber's strongest growth comes in depressed Argentina – minus ... The Star Online Uber's fastest-growing market in the world is now Argentina, company executives say, attributing the expansion to the nation's sudden economic unravelling, ... and more » View the full article

Reuters In latest change, Uber launches 24/7 phone support in Britain Reuters LONDON (Reuters) - Uber on Tuesday launched a 24/7 telephone support line for its users in Britain, in the latest change the taxi app has made to meet the demands of regulators. The Uber application is seen on a mobile phone in London, Britain, ... Uber launches 24-hour helpline to support customers and driversMetro Uber Launches 24/7 Phone Support in UK to Improve Safety, Customer ServiceThe Drive all 40 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

Lyft, Uber can pay more than $2,000 a month but there are conditions USA TODAYLyft says you can make $2500 a month, which is more than Uber or DoorDash, but there are conditions. View the full article

Fast Company Driving for Uber and Lyft full-time is getting harder Fast Company Uber has for a long time maintained that it is a platform not intended for full-time work. But for the duration of Uber's existence, a determined minority of drivers have used the platform for full-time work. Uber drivers and other gig economy workers are earning half what they did five years agoRecode JPMorgan Chase Study: Number of Uber and Lyft Drivers Increases, Earnings DecreaseThe Drive Drivers for Uber, Lyft see incomes fall as participation jumpsThe Star Online MarketWatch -The Week Magazine -Upwork -JPMorgan Chase all 505 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

Telegraph.co.uk Amazon made two approaches for Deliveroo as Uber circles $2bn delivery company Telegraph.co.uk Last week, it emerged that Uber, the US ride-hailing company, and Deliveroo have held early-stage talks about a possible deal. Amazon, the online retail giant, is also understood to have held two sets of early stage discussions with Deliveroo with a ... Amazon and Uber Both Want to Get Their Hands on DeliverooGizmodo UK Uber Is in Early Talks to Buy Europe's DeliverooBloomberg Amazon held acquisition talks with food delivery firm Deliveroo — twiceBusiness Insider all 82 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

WJXT News4JAX Judge told ex-Uber driver accused of kidnapping was off schizophrenia meds WJXT News4JAX TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - A Florida Uber driver accused of kidnapping a passenger who eventually jumped from the window of the moving car suffers from schizophrenia and was off her medication at the time, medical staff told a Tallahassee judge Monday ... Bond denied for Tallahassee Uber driver charged with kidnappingWCTV Florida Woman Jumps Out Of Moving Car To Escape 'Paranoid' Uber Driver, Police SayOxygen (blog) all 3 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

NEWS.com.au Uber Australia adds emergency call feature to its app following sexual assault allegations NEWS.com.au The new feature, introduced in the United States and Canada earlier this year, followed two alleged sexual assaults on female Uber passengers in Sydney in recent weeks, and two further assault allegations against a driver posing as an Uber employee in ... Uber adds triple-0 calls to its appChronicle Uber introduces new emergency assistance feature for Australian usersHerald Sun NZ one of first to get Uber's new rider-safety featuresNew Zealand Herald all 17 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

New Statesman “Slaveroo”: How riders are standing up to Uber, Deliveroo and the gig economy New Statesman UberEATS couriers in Britain continue to strike today, marking six days of action after Uber announced a new pay structure reducing the per delivery fee for its riders (in a move it claims will “boost” earnings in busier times). Couriers on motorbikes ... and more » https://www.google.com/news

Telegraph.co.uk Uber wants to buy Deliveroo: The consolidation of the app economy is about to kick off Telegraph.co.uk No doubt the founders and venture capitalists who backed them will be trying to work out whether they can make more money by selling out now or waiting for a few years when the company might be worth a few billion more. One thing should already be ... How Deliveroo went from being the idea of a hungry banker to a $2 billion food delivery giant coveted by UberBusiness Insider India all 20 news articles » View the full article

Telegraph.co.uk Uber wants to buy Deliveroo: The consolidation of the app economy is about to kick off Telegraph.co.uk After an initial approach, we will find out in the next few weeks whether the ride-sharing giant Uber's bid for the food-delivery company Deliveroo is successful. No doubt the founders and venture capitalists who backed them will be trying to work out ... Uber in talks to buy Europe's Deliveroo - reportIndependent Online Uber in talks to buy food delivery rival Deliveroo to conquer European marketSilicon Canals all 20 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

TechCrunch UberEats UK couriers striking over pay changes TechCrunch Uber says it talked to “over 300 delivery partners in London” — and was “consistently” told Boost is not helping couriers “make more money the way it's supposed to”. As a result it says it's boosting Boost. “With the new fares and planned Boost ... and more » View the full article

Hurriyet Daily News Uber allows Turks to get e-receipts, triggering rumors of 'legalization' Hurriyet Daily News The ride sharing app Uber has announced that Turkish users of its UberXL service can now receive official electronic receipts, triggering rumors that Turkey may have “legalized” it. “With all of our UberXL driver partners, we have switched to an e ... https://www.google.com/news

Reuters Uber's strongest growth comes in depressed Argentina -- minus commissions Reuters BUENOS AIRES/SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Uber's fastest-growing market in the world is now Argentina, company executives say, attributing the expansion to the nation's sudden economic unraveling, which has boosted unemployment and sliced the ... Argentina's downturn fuels rapid growth for Uber, but there's a catchThe Globe and Mail all 33 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

Reuters Uber's strongest growth comes in depressed Argentina -- minus commissions Reuters BUENOS AIRES/SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Uber's fastest-growing market in the world is now Argentina, company executives say, attributing the expansion to the nation's sudden economic unraveling, which has boosted unemployment and sliced the ... and more » View the full article

Recode Uber drivers and other gig economy workers are earning half what they did five years ago Recode On average, drivers who transport people (Uber or Lyft) or things (Uber Eats or Postmates) through an app made 53 percent less in 2017 than they did in 2013, according to a new study by the JPMorgan Chase Institute that looks at online gig economy ... The gig economy pays just $828 a month — here's why driving for Uber is no substitute for a full-time jobBusiness Insider Study shows gig economy slowdownPress Herald all 250 news articles » View the full article

Recode Uber drivers and other gig economy workers are earning half what they did five years ago Recode On average, drivers who transport people (Uber or Lyft) or things (Uber Eats or Postmates) through an app made 53 percent less in 2017 than they did in 2013, according to a new study by the JPMorgan Chase Institute that looks at online gig economy ... The gig economy pays just $828 a month — here's why driving for Uber is no substitute for a full-time jobBusiness Insider all 250 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

UberEats UK couriers striking over pay changes TechCrunchGroups of UberEats couriers are continuing to strike over pay and calling for a minimum £5 per delivery fee. Several strikes have been reported in London over ... View the full article

Uber drivers and other gig economy workers are earning half what they did five years ago RecodeMore people are working for ride-sharing and delivery companies but on average they're making less. View the full article

Financial Times Uber and Grab fined in Singapore over 'anti-competitive' deal Financial Times Singapore's competition watchdog has fined Uber and Grab more than S$13m ($9.5m) over their “anti-competitive” deal to merge the two ride-hailing companies' operations in the country. However, the penalty stops well short of rolling back the March deal ... Singapore fines Grab-Uber $9.5M over 'anti-competitive' mergerZDNet Uber and Grab fined $9.5 million for 'mergers that harm competition'CNET Singapore competition watchdog fines Grab, Uber $9.5 million over mergerReuters TechCrunch -Fortune -Reuters.com all 406 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

GMA News Singapore watchdog fines Grab, Uber $9.5M over merger GMA News Singapore, Singapore — Singapore on Monday fined ride-hailing firms Grab and Uber $9.5 million for breaking competition rules when they merged, saying the deal had increased fares and thrown up roadblocks for competitors. Singapore-headquartered ... View the full article

Malay Mail Singapore competition watchdog fines Grab, Uber S$13m Malay Mail SINGAPORE, Sept 24 — Singapore's competition watchdog fined ride-hailing firms Grab and Uber Technologies a total S$13 million (RM39.3 million) and announced other measures to address competition concerns arising from the two companies' merger in ... and more » View the full article