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Mashable Lyft follows Uber further into healthcare market with rides for patients Mashable Ride-hailing apps are helping riders get to the doctor's office — and dipping into the lucrative healthcare market. Uber recently announced a new program to get patients to doctor's appointments, and this week, fellow ride-hailing app Lyft is ... Bracket partners with Uber Health to ease clinical trial site, patient burdenOutSourcing-Pharma.com Uber launches service to help people get to the doctor's officeWIAT 42 Ride-hail companies introduce health care transportation days after Uber lawsuitSan Francisco Examiner KVOA Tucson News all 21 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

Inc.com With a Single, Insulting Tweet, Uber's CEO Just Destroyed Months of ... Inc.com Sarcastically mocking a group of top researchers isn't the best way to get your point across--even if you're right. Uber half books London theatre for play it inspiredFinancial Times Uber CEO Calls MIT Study About Driver Pay “Incompetent” | FortuneFortune How much do Uber drivers really earn?CBS News TNW -New York Post -NDTV -mit ceepr all 30 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

Financial Times Uber half books London theatre for play it inspired Financial Times Travis Kalanick, who stepped down as Uber's chief executive last year, also briefly served on Mr Trump's business council. The producers of the play said they had been inspired in part by an account of rampant sexism at Uber by Susan J Fowler, a former ... With a Single, Insulting Tweet, Uber's CEO Just Destroyed Months of Hard WorkInc.com Uber CEO Calls MIT Study About Driver Pay 'Incompetent'Fortune How much do Uber drivers really earn?CBS News TNW -New York Post -NDTV all 31 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

Recode Is 'Uber meets Harvard' the future of education? Recode On the new podcast, Saint-Amand explained what makes GLG different from other education-minded companies and products. He said that the company's success can be traced to two differentiating factors; the first is that it is charging students for the ... https://www.google.com/news

Evening Standard Addison Lee vows profits return in Uber fight Evening Standard Addison Lee boss Andy Boland on Monday insisted it will make profits again this year, after being driven into the red by spending big to fight off the threat of Uber. The company, which provides up to 25,000 rides a day in the capital, made pre-tax ... and more » https://www.google.com/news

First Things Discernment Über Alles First Things Discernment über alles. According to the bishops, the basic condition for receiving Holy Communion is profession of the Catholic faith in the Eucharist. But that profession, as we have understood it up to now, entails that no one may receive communion ... and more » https://www.google.com/news

DutchNews.nl Angry cabbies 'hatched plot on Telegram to attack Uber HQ ... DutchNews.nl Police are investigating a plot by disgruntled taxi drivers to attack Uber's headquarters in Amsterdam with 'bricks, fireworks and Molotov cocktails'. According to reports in AD, an activist group calling itself WegMetUber ('Down with Uber') planned ... Dutch taxi drivers planning an attack on Uber: report | NL TimesNL Times all 2 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

Moneycontrol.com A drunk ride! Post party, a man takes a 482-km Uber ride, billed Rs 1 lakh Moneycontrol.com There are some long-distance road trips which we recall for a long time, and there are some long-distance trips which we may not recall at all. However, a US man had a ride of his life which he would not forget soon, though, a large part of it has no ... Drunk man selects wrong Uber drop location, pays more than Rs 1 lakh for cab!The Indian Express Drunk man blacks out and wakes up during $1600 Uber ride homeNBC4i.com Drunk man accidentally takes $1600 Uber from W.Va. to NJWSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports | Fort Lauderdale 13abc Action News -Macau Daily Times all 38 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

NL Times Dutch taxi drivers planning an attack on Uber: report NL Times Taxi drivers in the Netherlands are planning an attack on Uber's head office in Amsterdam. According to messages sent on Telegram group 'WegMetUber', taxi drivers plan to storm the Uber office with fire bombs, AD reports. The newspaper came across the ... Angry cabbies 'hatched plot on Telegram to attack Uber HQ'DutchNews.nl all 2 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

Globalnews.ca Uber disagrees with MIT study that says Uber, Lyft drivers make just $3.37/hour Globalnews.ca Uber and Lyft have been battling complaints that they underpay their drivers. Uber and other companies have defended their business models saying their drivers enjoy the flexibility of their work and on average earn more than the minimum wage, but have ... Uber is contesting the MIT study that found their drivers make less than minimum wage before taxesThe Outline Uber called an MIT study concluding drivers make less than $4 an hour 'flawed'Recode MIT gives one-star review to Lyft, Uber over abysmal '$3.37/hr' pay ...The Register TechCrunch -The Independent -The Guardian -Stanford University all 125 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

Fortune Uber CEO Calls MIT Study About Driver Pay “Incompetent” | Fortune Fortune Uber and its CEO, Dara Khosrowshahi, pushed back swiftly against a new MIT study claiming that the median income for Uber and Lyft drivers is just $3.37 per hour, and that 30% are actually losing money while they work. On Twitter, Khosrowshahi wrote ... How much do Uber drivers really earn?CBS News Uber rubbishes MIT's claims of drivers earning less than minimum wageTNW MIT forced to redo study that found miniscule earnings for Uber driversNew York Post NDTV -ABC15 Arizona -mit ceepr all 16 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

Daily Mail From drug deals to passengers soiling themselves: Uber drivers reveal their worst experiences while working for the ... Daily Mail Whether it's witnessing a drug deal, glitter covered seats or trips through McDonald's drive-thru, a day in the life of an Uber driver is never a dull one. Since the ride share app launched in Sydney six years ago, it has transformed the way many ... Uber driver: I think I was part of a drug dealNEWS.com.au all 2 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

TIME Drunk Man Takes $1635 Uber Ride Across Several State Lines TIME (GLOUCESTER COUNTY, N.J.) — A New Jersey man who got drunk in West Virginia and mistakenly ordered a $1,635 Uber ride back to his home state says the experience was “crazy.” NJ.com reported Wednesday that Kenny Bachman thought he was taking an Uber to ... Drunk man accidentally takes $1600 Uber from West Virginia to New JerseyArs Technica Drunk guy passes out in an Uber - pays $1,600 for ride - BBC NewsBBC News Drunk man blacks out, takes $1600 Uber ride to New Jersey from West Virginia partyUSA TODAY NEWS.com.au -Sky News -BGR -NJ.com all 157 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

The Sun Commuters left stranded by rail shutdown hit by Uber price hikes by up to 500 PER CENT The Sun Bad weather has seen more people looking to book a car with Uber but fewer drivers on the road which caused prices to automatically increase. "Our app uses dynamic pricing to encourage more drivers to pick up fares so that more cars are available ... https://www.google.com/news

Nearly a third of Uber drivers are actually losing money, study shows Fast CompanyA new working paper reports that 30% of Uber drivers are losing money once car costs are accounted for. The report, which surveyed 1100 drivers, comes from ... View the full article

The Guardian Uber and Lyft drivers' median hourly wage is just $3.37, report finds ... The Guardian Majority of drivers make less than minimum wage and many end up losing money, according to study published by MIT. Uber, Lyft willing to pay insurance tab if MPI drops time restrictionsCBC.ca Secrets of Better Uber and Lyft RidesWall Street Journal all 11 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

Financial Times Brazil's lawmakers back looser rules for Uber Financial Times Last October, following lobbying and a visit to Brazil by Uber's chief executive, Dara Khosrowshahi, Brazilian Senators passed a bill regulating car-booking apps. They removed clauses included in an original proposal that would have regulated these ... and more » https://www.google.com/news

Forbes What Wall Street Can Learn From Yellow Taxis And Uber Forbes Just a few years ago in New York City, the yellow cab was dominant. The service and comfort weren't great, the cabs were often dirty, and they were scarce when most needed, but they were so lucrative that a taxi medallion cost over $1 million ... https://www.google.com/news

Washington Post This man's drunken Uber ride home came with a sobering price tag: $1600 Washington Post Have you ever wondered what it would be like — and how much money it would cost — to travel more than 300 miles across four states via Uber? Well, a young man from New Jersey can tell you. Kenneth Bachman, from Sewell, N.J., was visiting friends late ... https://www.google.com/news

The Verge Uber is driving patients to their doctors in a big grab for medical transit market The Verge Uber announced the launch of a new digital tool meant to book rides for patients who need assistance getting to and from their appointments. A health care provider can book a ride for patients and caregivers immediately, within a few hours, or with 30 ... Uber Health can help you get to doctor's appointmentsEngadget Uber, but for Getting to the HospitalThe Atlantic Uber launches Uber Health, a B2B ride-hailing platform for healthcareTechCrunch NPR -CNNMoney -Axios all 14 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

Daily Mail Mother screams in panic as Uber driver accidentally drives off with her sleeping seven-month-old daughter in the ... Daily Mail Uber said it was the first such case they had ever heard of. A company spokesman said: 'We were all surprised to hear about this unfortunate mix-up. 'We normally hear about drivers finding mobile phones or keys in the back seat of their car but never a ... Mother tells of nightmare moment she got out of Uber and driver took off with her baby still in the backEvening Standard Uber drives off with mum's baby still in the back by mistake – and picks up other fares without realisingThe Sun all 3 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

The Sun Woman lifts the lid on sex with three Uber drivers – and has even hooked up in a car park on the back seat The Sun Speaking to WHIMN, she lifted the lid on how her X-rated Uber encounters began following splitting up with her boyfriend of six years. The former retail worker revealed: “We had a pretty racy sex life – we'd had a few threesomes, we weren't shy about ... and more » https://www.google.com/news

FOX 13 News, Tampa Bay Man accidentally takes $1635 Uber ride through several states FOX 13 News, Tampa Bay MORGANTOWN, W.V. (FOX 13) - A New Jersey man was responsible to request an Uber after a night of drinking, but it costed him about $1,635. Kenny Bachman was partying with his friends in Morgantown, West Virginia last Friday, according to NJ.com. The 21 ... Man goes on a $1635 Uber ride through several statesABC15 Arizona Drunk Man Accidentally Takes $1600 Uber To NJ After Partying With Friends In West VirginiaCBS Philly $1600 Uber fare leaves New Jersey man poorer but wiserFox News all 6 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

Evening Standard Mother tells of nightmare moment she got out of Uber and driver took off with her baby still in the back Evening Standard A mother was left screaming in panic after an Uber driver accidentally drove off with her seven-month-old daughter in the back of his car — and didn't realise for almost an hour. Elisabeth Katompa, a nurse, had visited her mother in Enfield with ... https://www.google.com/news

Uber drivers often make below minimum wage, report finds The GuardianSome drivers end up losing money after insurance, maintenance and other costs, according to study raising concerns over labor standards. Sam Levin in San ... View the full article