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  1. Globalnews.ca Uber Eats coming to Winnipeg, will compete with SkiptheDishes Globalnews.ca Uber's driving service may not be here, but its food delivery service soon will be, starting next month. Uber Eats is coming to the River City, starting late August. Winnipeggers can download the app and order food from several restaurants that have ... Uber Eats to begin restaurant delivery in Blacksburg next monthRoanoke Times all 6 news articles » https://www.google.com/news
  2. The nights are busy for Uber and Lyft driver Barbara Schauer. ... of people are telling me they would be driving if it wasn't for (Lyft and Uber)," she said. View the full article
  3. Washington Post Some Barcelona taxi drivers turn violent while protesting Uber and other ride-hailing apps Washington Post Ride-hailing applications have had a tough time taking hold in Spain, where they have been met with repeated protests and regulatory battles. After being pushed out for three years, Uber made a tentative return to the country this March under the ... You Can't Use Uber in Barcelona Right NowCondé Nast Traveler Uber and Cabify pause services in Barcelona after taxi strike turns ...TechCrunch Family cower in fear as 'taxi drivers' mob Uber during Barcelona ...Mirror.co.uk all 37 news articles » https://www.google.com/news
  4. The Drive Uber Drivers Have Completed More Than 10 Billion Ride-Hailing Trips The Drive Uber has surpassed 10 billion completed trips since its founding in 2010. A company blog post said that on June 10, 173 trips and deliveries started simultaneously at 10:12 p.m. Greenwich Mean Time, putting it over the 10 billion mark. The milestone ... Traffic from Uber and Lyft is choking up roads. Here's what cities can ...Slate Magazine Uber and Lyft Are Overwhelming Urban Streets, and Cities Need to Act FastStreetsblog San Francisco (blog) Traffic analyst predicts ride-share gridlock as Uber, Lyft lure mass transit users, bikers and walkersPress Herald USA TODAY -KEZI TV -Crain's New York Business -Washington Post all 57 news articles » https://www.google.com/news
  5. TechCrunch Uber and Cabify pause services in Barcelona after taxi strike turns violent TechCrunch The violence has led to a temporary suspension of all vehicle for hire services (VTC) in the city — thereby also including Uber and Cabify, both of which only run licensed driver services in the country. Local newspaper La Vanguardia reports that ... and more » https://www.google.com/news
  6. According to recent news accounts, a St. Louis, Missouri Uber driver set up hidden cameras in his car to secretly record and livestream riders. Patrons ... View the full article
  7. There is a new thing to worry about before you climb in to that Uber this weekend! Yet another scam has popped up that anyone who uses Uber ... View the full article
  8. San Francisco Chronicle Uber drivers in Bay Area made $1.07 billion last year San Francisco Chronicle Uber paid out $1.07 billion to ride-hailing and UberEats drivers in the Bay Area last year, the company said. Throughout California, Uber drivers and delivery people made $2.97 billion. Nationwide, the figure was $12.9 billion. The San Francisco ... Miami Uber drivers now rely on the ride-share service for more than half their incomeMiami Herald Uber says ride app funnels $1.1 billion a year into Florida's economyTampabay.com Uber provides billion dollar boost to Florida's economy, study saysFlorida Politics (blog) Sarasota Herald-Tribune -Orlando Business Journal all 10 news articles » https://www.google.com/news
  9. USA TODAY Business travelers increasingly use Lyft ride-hailing services USA TODAY Business travelers are also spending more money on Uber than on Lyft. In the second quarter of this year, they spent an average of $26 per Uber ride, compared with $22.37 for Lyft. Uber customers also tip more than Lyft riders--$4.24 vs. $3.46. Still ... Ride-sharing causes far more city traffic than it prevents: reportCrain's New York Business Eugene city officials: Uber and Lyft expected to returnKEZI TV Shared Uber Rides Are Worsening NYC's Traffic WoesPatch.com The Register-Guard -Curbed Boston all 20 news articles » https://www.google.com/news
  10. Mashable Uber's self-driving cars are back. Well, sort of. Mashable Uber's self-driving cars are back on the road in Pittsburgh, but with a lot of changes. In the four months since a self-driving Uber hit and killed a woman walking a bicycle on an Arizona road, the ride-hailing company has made some changes. The first ... Uber reinstates self-driving car operations in PittsburghPhillyVoice.com Uber relaunches self-driving, but hands-on, cars in PittsburghAllentown Morning Call all 22 news articles » https://www.google.com/news
  11. Uber's self-driving cars are back on the road in Pittsburgh, but with a lot of changes. In the four months since a self-driving Uber hit and killed a woman ...View the full article
  12. ... indefinite strike to protest the use of ride-hailing apps like Uber or Cabify. Hundreds of taxi drivers parked their back-and-yellow cabs in the middle of ... View the full article
  13. ABC News Uber accused of 'wage theft' by drivers, and hiding 'surge' notifications ABC News Uber's online support staff told many of them that their 20 or 30-minute delays — caused by traffic jams, and unexpected demands from customers to "pick up friends along the way" or "pull over at McDonald's" — were not considered "significant" enough. https://www.google.com/news
  14. Cointelegraph Crypto Asset Brokerage Co-Founded by Uber Ex-CTO to Launch Zero-Fee Trading App in 2018 Cointelegraph A licensed U.S. crypto asset brokerage dubbed 'Voyager' has revealed plans to launch a zero-fee mobile trading app in Q4 this year, according to a press release published on BusinessWire today, July 25. The new platform intends to bring investors a ... Uber, E*Trade Vets to Launch No-Fee Crypto ExchangeCoinDesk Start-Up Backed by Uber Co-Founder to Launch Fee-Free Crypto TradingBitcoin News (press release) Uber Co-Founder and E*Trade Alum Launch No-Fee Cryptocurrency TradingFortune all 24 news articles » https://www.google.com/news
  15. Digital Trends Uber has completed 10 billion trips since 2010 despite persistent controversy Digital Trends To say that Uber has had a tough year feels like a bit of an understatement. From a leadership shakeup to a self-driving tragedy, there has been plenty to distract from Uber's main mission — moving folks from Point A to Point B. But be that as it may ... Uber Drivers Have Completed More Than 10 Billion TripsEntrepreneur Uber has now completed over 10 billion tripsFast Company Uber hits 10 billion tripsTechCrunch HYPEBEAST -Uber all 17 news articles » https://www.google.com/news
  16. Business Insider Two early Uber employees are funding transportation-focused startups led by other former Uber employees Business Insider A group of Uber defectors are quietly working together to spearhead each other's new companies, Axios reports. The project, led by former Uber General Manager Josh Mohrer and former Uber west coast operations lead William Barnes, aims to invest in ... and more » https://www.google.com/news
  17. Lifehacker Check Your Uber Charges For Bogus 'Vomit Fees' Lifehacker When a driver reports someone for vomiting or making some sort of other mess, Uber pays them a cleaning fee that's charged to the same credit card you paid for the ride with based on the amount of cleaning invloved. If you're not paying attention, then ... Uber will charge you R500 or more if you throw up in a rideIndependent Online 'Vomit Fraud' Could Increase the Cost of an Uber Ride, Some SayNBC10 Boston In latest scam, unethical Uber drivers using vomit to dupe customers: ReportMoneycontrol.com Business Insider South Africa -Miami Herald all 10 news articles » https://www.google.com/news
  18. Albany Times Union Uber loses unemployment cases again Albany Times Union Albany. Uber Technologies has once again lost a decision by the state to award unemployment benefits to its drivers who lost their jobs driving for the car-hailing service. On July 12, the state Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board reaffirmed decisions ... and more » https://www.google.com/news
  19. CoinDesk Uber, E*Trade Vets to Launch No-Fee Crypto Exchange CoinDesk A new cryptocurrency exchange is set to launch with no-feed trading – and it's got some notable backers behind it. Voyager, according to a report from Fortune, is founded by the co-founder of Uber, Oscar Salazar, as well as one of the ride-hailing app ... and more » https://www.google.com/news
  20. PITTSBURGH (AP) — Uber officials say the company has taken the first step toward relaunching its self-driving cars on Pittsburgh-area streets four ... View the full article
  21. The project, led by former Uber General Manager Josh Mohrer and former Uber west coast operations lead William Barnes, aims to invest in ... View the full article
  22. Business Insider UK Two former Uber executives have quietly formed a group to invest in other former Uber employees' projects Business Insider UK Two former Uber executives have formed a group to fund startups led by other Uber alums. The group, called Moving Capital, has already made a number of transportation-focused investments in companies Lime, Cargo, Replicated, Service, and Salido. https://www.google.com/news
  23. Entrepreneur Uber Drivers Have Completed More Than 10 Billion Trips Entrepreneur Uber announced yesterday that on June 10, 173 trips and deliveries that began simultaneously pushed the company past a record of 10 billion completed trips. Uber hit its 10 billionth trip just over a year after it completed its 5 billionth and the ... Uber has completed 10 billion trips since 2010 despite persistent controversyDigital Trends Uber has now completed over 10 billion tripsFast Company Uber hit 10 billion rides even after boycotts, tumultuous leadershipMashable TechCrunch -Forbes India -Uber all 17 news articles » https://www.google.com/news
  24. While GrubHub faces competition from the likes of Amazon.com Inc's Amazon Restaurants and Uber's [UBER.UL] Uber Eats, the Chicago-based ... View the full article
  25. Later Wednesday, Uber and Cabify announced they were temporarily suspending service in Barcelona after some of their drivers were assaulted on ... View the full article
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