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Bloomberg Uber Is in Early Talks to Buy Europe's Deliveroo Bloomberg A bid for London-based Deliveroo, last valued at more than $2 billion, would mark a major attempt by Uber to dominate the food-delivery business in Europe. An acquisition price is unknown. Any offer would need to be considerably above its latest ... Uber could be getting ready to buy Deliveroo, a food-delivery startup valued at over $2 billion and one of its ...Business Insider UK Uber 'in talks to buy Deliveroo'Telegraph.co.uk Uber in talks to buy food delivery firm Deliveroo: BloombergReuters Nasdaq all 58 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

Evening Standard Uber Eats drivers stage protest over pay at company's east London ... Evening Standard A large group of Uber Eats drivers blocked a road in east London today as they staged a protest over pay. Protesters said it was a spontaneous show of action ... Uber Eats couriers' pay protest brings traffic to a halt in central LondonThe Guardian Uber Eats couriers shut down major London roads in protest ...The Independent Hundreds of striking Uber Eats drivers bring traffic to a standstill in London after they refuse to deliver McDonald ...Daily Mail all 8 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

The Independent Uber Eats couriers shut down major London roads in protest ... The Independent Hundreds of Uber Eats couriers have abandoned deliveries and brought traffic to a standstill in London as they protest over pay. Motorbike and moped riders ... Uber Eats couriers' pay protest brings traffic to a halt in central LondonThe Guardian Uber Eats drivers stage protest over pay at company's east London ...Evening Standard Hundreds of striking Uber Eats drivers bring traffic to a standstill in London after they refuse to deliver McDonald ...Daily Mail all 8 news articles » View the full article

Tallahassee.com Uber rider jumps from car, driver jailed on kidnapping charges Tallahassee.com A woman jumped out of her Uber driver's car window after the driver repeatedly denied her pleas to be let out. Tallahassee Uber driver charged with kidnapping after rider jumps ...WTXL ABC 27 Tallahassee Uber driver arrested on kidnapping chargesWCTV all 6 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

Design Week Uber rebrand looks to reflect how the taxi app is “changing” Design Week The abstract logo was developed by Uber's in-house design team in 2016, and aimed to represent the bit (binary digit), the smallest unit of data in a computer. Binary code is generally conceived in the form of combinations of 0s and 1s, or a series of ... https://www.google.com/news

The Guardian Uber Eats couriers' pay protest brings traffic to a halt in central London The Guardian Uber Eats couriers brought traffic to a halt outside the company's UK headquarters for the second day in a row in a protest about pay. Motorcyclists, estimated to number more than 100, blocked the road outside Aldgate East station in central London on ... Uber Eats drivers stage protest over pay at company's east London officesEvening Standard Uber Eats couriers shut down major London roads in protest demanding £5 minimum per deliveryThe Independent Hundreds of striking Uber Eats drivers bring traffic to a standstill in London after they refuse to deliver McDonald ...Daily Mail all 8 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

WJBF-TV Uber driver arrested in Grovetown after allegedly stabbing passengers WJBF-TV GROVETOWN, Ga. (WJBF) - An Augusta woman is facing charges after allegedly stabbing two of her Uber customers. 29-year-old Shaunisha Daniellee Brown is charged with two counts of Aggravated Assault in the incident. Investigators say they were called ... Uber driver charged with assault in Grovetown stabbing incidentThe Augusta Chronicle all 2 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

Financial Times UK cabbies seek to overturn Uber licence ruling Financial Times London taxi drivers have launched a legal challenge to the decision to grant Uber a probationary licence to operate in the UK capital, claiming that the ruling should be overturned because of potential conflict of interest. The United Cabbies Group ... https://www.google.com/news

'Vomit fraud' catching Uber riders off guard WSLS 10 Some customers who said they've fallen victim to vomit fraud have had to send numerous emails to plead their cases, then wait for the company to investigate. If the company agrees the customer was scammed, it reimburses the money. Uber officials said ... and more » View the full article

Forbes Middle East Where Uber Is Winning The World, And Where It Has Lost Forbes Middle East Three years ago, Uber was marching towards global domination. In 2018, the new Uber is picking and choosing its battles. In some markets, that has meant a ... Uber is the Uber of Uber - Bizcommunity.comBizcommunity.com Mother of Toronto man killed in Uber pushes to change ridesharing ...Globalnews.ca all 6 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

Capital FM Kenya Uber for Tuk Tuks arrives in Mombasa Capital FM Kenya Uber today has announced the launch of its latest product, uberPOA, providing the citizens of Mombasa a safe, reliable and affordable option to move from one place to another on a Tuk Tuk by using Uber's technology. Dar Es Salaam was the first city in ... https://www.google.com/news

TimesLIVE Fear not Uber users: You won't be banned for your low ratings TimesLIVE Uber passengers will be subjected to a six-month ban for misbehaving during rides – but fear not‚ it doesn't yet apply to South Africans. The ban came into effect on Wednesday in New Zealand and Australia. South African Uber spokesperson Samantha ... https://www.google.com/news

The Macomb Daily Macomb prosecutor unveils Uber plan to drive crime victims to court at criminals' expense The Macomb Daily In the meantime, the prosecutor's office apparently has been using money from a controversial bank account to pay for the Uber service. A recent audit found four so-called "secret" bank accounts totaling more than $250,000 handled by the prosecutor's ... Prosecutor uses Uber for witness, victim rides to courtFOX 10 News Phoenix all 6 news articles » View the full article

NBC Southern California Uber Riders Getting Taken for a Ride: Fake Vomit Charge Complaints NBC Southern California Some riders are saying Uber drivers are claiming they've left a mess in the backseat, leaving the passenger to foot a hefty cleaning bill. But the problem is there is no mess at all, and passengers are left to sort it out with Uber to get their money ... View the full article

The Sun Uber Eats customers face delays after riders 'go on strike' and start ignoring McDonald's orders after rate splash The Sun Drivers want the fees and boost policy - where they would get more money in certain areas at certain times - to be revised to the former rates. Dozens refused to log in to work, or deliver any food yesterday, as they claim their earnings got chopped in ... and more » View the full article

The Sun Uber Eats customers face delays after riders 'go on strike' and start ignoring McDonald's orders after rate splash The Sun ANGRY Uber Eats drivers went on "strike" yesterday and refused to deliver McDonald's snacks to customers in a row over rates cuts. Groups of unhappy couriers stood by their mopeds and scooters throughout London, as they protested over their wages. and more » https://www.google.com/news

WCVB Boston Sight-disabled woman files complaint against Uber over declined rides WCVB Boston The students are back and Commonwealth Avenue is jammed, but Jennifer Buchanan, who is legally blind, navigates her way without a hitch thanks to Keating, her seeing-eye dog. "We visit the State House. We adventure out to new places. We walk the ... https://www.google.com/news

Channel NewsAsia Commentary: Creepy friendliness yet great convenience, what passengers love and hate about ride-sharing services Channel NewsAsia Of course the flipside of this is that ride-sharing companies like Uber allow ordinary people to share and monetise the spare capacity of their assets – in this case their car. It means (hopefully) fewer cars on the road and extra cash for anyone who ... https://www.google.com/news

TIME Grey Worm Just Can't Take an Uber Ride Without the Game of Thrones Theme Music Playing TIME But for actor Jacob Anderson — who plays Daenerys Targaryen's loyal military commander Grey Worm — there are some downsides. During a recent Uber ride, Anderson found his drive soundtracked by the dulcet tones of the Game of Thrones theme music. https://www.google.com/news

Forbes Where Uber Is Winning The World, And Where It Has Lost Forbes Three years ago, Uber was marching towards global domination. In 2018, the new Uber is picking and choosing its battles. In some markets, that has meant a complete departure after Uber merged its business with homegrown rivals in Russia, China and ... and more » https://www.google.com/news

Fortune Early Uber Investor Explains When It's OK for Founders to Break the Rules and Play Dirty Fortune He was one of the earliest investors in tech behemoth Uber. But before Tusk was a VC, he worked in politics as ex-Mayor Michael Bloomberg's campaign manager and Sen. Chuck Schumer's communication director. He also served as the deputy governor of ... https://www.google.com/news

Business Insider Facebook faces discrimination lawsuits amid reports it allowed Uber to run job ads targeted exclusively at men Business Insider It found that Uber had targeted ads for driver positions specifically at men across more than 12 US cities. The publication conducted a survey of 91 Uber ads, and found that only three didn't target a specific sex. ProPublica gathers information on ... Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 - EEOCEEOC Facebook (Still) Letting Housing Advertisers Exclude Users by RaceProPublica Facebook Lets Advertisers Exclude Users by RaceProPublica ACLU -Facebook all 320 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

Where Uber Is Winning The World, And Where It Has Lost ForbesThree years ago, Uber was marching towards global domination. In 2018, the new Uber is picking and choosing its battles. In some markets, that has meant a ... View the full article

Moneyweb.co.za Leadhome is to estate agencies what Uber is to taxis Moneyweb.co.za SA's estate agency business was ripe for a shake-up, says Leadhome co-founder Marcél du Toit, a former investment banker involved in mergers and acquisitions at Deutsche Bank. “Traditional estate agencies are old and stagnating,” he says. “Clients are ... View the full article

Metro Man forced to drive Uber home from airport because driver was too drunk Metro A man who booked an Uber to take him home from Bangalore airport ended up driving the car himself after noticing the driver was to drunk. Surya Oruganti arrived at Bengaluru International Airport in India and waited for his driver to arrive to take him ... Man orders Uber to pick him up from airport - but he's not prepared for the bizarre journeyMirror.co.uk Uber passenger says he was forced to drive because driver was too drunkSFGate Uber driver was blind drunk on the job, claims a customer who was forced to drive them bothNew Zealand Herald all 6 news articles » https://www.google.com/news