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Posted January 31, 2017

New York Times

Uber Partners With Daimler in a Step Toward a Driverless Future New York Times An Uber self-driving vehicle during a test in San Francisco. The company announced on Tuesday a partnership with Daimler, under which the automaker planned to build autonomous vehicles that would operate on Uber's transportation network. Credit Eric ... Uber, Daimler Strike Partnership for Self-Driving VehiclesBloomberg Daimler will make self-driving cars for UberCNBC Daimler to operate self-driving cars on Uber's networkTechCrunch all 11 news articles »

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Economic Times

Uber forges partnership with Cleartrip Economic Times NEW DELHI: Taxi hailing app, Uber has forged a partnership with travel portal Cleartrip under which people booking their trip through Cleartrip will be able to book an Uber from the Cleartrip app itself. It will also enable Uber riders to receive ... and more »

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Posted January 31, 2017

South China Morning Post

Uber Hong Kong sees bumpy ride on long road to acceptance South China Morning Post Facing hostility from the taxi trade and a government crackdown, the man in charge of Uber in Hong Kong remains undaunted as he fights an uphill battle to make the ride-hailing business legitimate. Kenneth She Chun-chi, general manager of Uber Hong ...

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Posted January 31, 2017

Forbes

New Book Is Truth Serum For Uber, Airbnb And 'Sharing' Forbes If someone asks how you feel about Uber, Airbnb and the provocative “sharing economy” those companies embody, what will you say? For most of us, our answers are as volatile as the surge pricing that affects the night-time cost of an Uber ride ... and more »

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Posted January 31, 2017

Forbes

Why Uber and Airbnb Needed a Different Kind of CEO Harvard Business Review Since their founding less than a decade ago, Uber and Airbnb have wrangled with regulators, challenged the taxi and hotel industries, earned extraordinary valuations from venture capital investors — and fundamentally transformed the way people think ... New Book Is Truth Serum For Uber, Airbnb And 'Sharing'Forbes all 3 news articles »

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Posted January 31, 2017

The Indian Express

Uber partners with Cleartrip in India: Here's how it will work The Indian Express Uber is teaming up with Cleartrip in India, and both platforms will have features from each other's service. For starters, Uber riders will now be able to receive recommendations from the Cleartrip website. The recommendations will include events ... Uber And Cleartrip Tie up For Increase in ServicesNews18 all 7 news articles »

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Business Insider UK

Uber wants half of all London rides to be shared Business Insider UK Uber will steer Londoners towards carpooling in future, even though the bulk of passengers prefer travelling individually or with people they know. The company's UK head of public policy, Andrew Byrne, hinted at the company's shift in direction in a ... and more »

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Posted January 31, 2017

City Pages

Minneapolis Uber drivers are making a fraction of what the company said they'd earn City Pages In cities like Philadelphia, Boston, and Minneapolis, Uber ran ads on Craiglist to recruit drivers. "Make $20/hour" they pledged. Moreover, Uber's website, as recently as 2015, advertised the annual median income for a driver in its UberX service in ... and more »

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Posted January 31, 2017

Mashable

Uber, Ola ordered to halt ride-sharing services in India's Silicon Valley Mashable The directive was issued Monday after officials from the state government along with those from Ola and Uber met to discuss the issue. The transport officials are citing an archaic regulation to prohibit UberPOOL and Ola Share from operating in the state. Uber, Ola Car Pools At Risk In Bengaluru As State Transport Cries FoulNDTV Ola, Uber to stop ride-share in Bengaluru from FridayThe Hindu Karnataka gives Uber, Ola 3 days to halt ride-sharing servicesLivemint all 21 news articles »

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Posted January 31, 2017

Geo News, Pakistan

After Punjab, Sindh govt also seeks legal action against Uber, Careem Geo News, Pakistan KARACHI: A day after the Punjab government declared the services of mobile-application taxi service providers Careem, Uber and A-One as illegal, the Sindh government on Tuesday also sought legal action against these companies. The Sindh government ... Sindh, Punjab govts move to ban Careem, UberThe Express Tribune Sindh, Punjab govts spring into action against Uber, CareemThe News International After Punjab, Careem and Uber banned in KarachiSamaa Tv News,Pakistan Business Recorder (press release) (registration) (blog) -TechJuice (press release) (blog) all 18 news articles »

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Daily Mail

MKR's 'angriest man' Tyson Murr is an Uber driver Daily Mail 'We call Tyson the angry, angry man because he can get quite hot headed very quickly,' she said. Tyson agreed with his sister's assessment, also adding: 'Physically I swell up in the neck and some veins might pop in my forehead and I go red and really ...

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Business Insider UK

'Uber = Fake Taxis': Argentine prosecutor asks for local Uber executives to be jailed Business Insider UK A taxi driver holds a sign that says in Spanish "Uber equals job loss" as he and other cabbies block an avenue in Buenos Aires, Argentina, April 12, 2016. AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano. BUENOS AIRES, Jan 30 (Reuters) - An Argentine prosecutor asked a ... Argentine judge orders Uber blocked, declines detentionReuters Uber ordered to stop service in ArgentinaCNNMoney all 6 news articles »

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Posted January 31, 2017

Fortune

Lyft Beats Uber in App Store Downloads for the First Time Following #DeleteUber Campaign Fortune Lyft, which has consistently come in second to Uber in the ride-sharing market, more than doubled its iOS downloads from its average number, The Verge reported. In contrast to Uber's response to Trump's executive order, Lyft on Sunday announced it ...

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Wall Street Journal

How Uber and Airbnb Won Wall Street Journal Jeff Bezos never gave Brad Stone an interview for his best-selling biography of Amazon, “The Everything Store” (2013). But for “The Upstarts,” Mr. Stone has talked with all the key players at Airbnb and Uber to produce a fun, briskly told narrative ...

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Posted January 30, 2017

PCWorld

Uber, Amazon, Tesla ramped up US lobbying in 2016 PCWorld Many major tech companies spent less money lobbying in Washington in 2016, but a handful, including Uber and Amazon, invested significantly more in attempting to influence politicians and the regulatory process. The money, which totals tens of millions ... and more »

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Posted January 30, 2017

CNBC

Boycotting Uber is helping Trump adviser Carl Icahn CNBC Over the weekend, activists and celebrities began using Twitter to urge a boycott of Uber using the hashtag #DeleteUber. The movement started after the New York Taxi Workers Alliance called for a temporary halt to rides heading to John F. Kennedy ...

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Posted January 30, 2017

NDTV

Uber, Ola Car Pools At Risk In Bengaluru As State Transport Cries Foul NDTV Bengaluru: Bengaluru may soon have to do without the popular car pool service offered by Ola and Uber. The Karnataka transport department has deemed it illegal and asked them to stop the services by Thursday. The department argues that the permits that ... Karnataka gives Uber, Ola 3 days to halt ride-sharing servicesLivemint Ola, Uber to stop ride-share in Bengaluru from FridayThe Hindu all 13 news articles »

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Posted January 30, 2017

Reuters

Argentine prosecutor asks for local Uber execs to be jailed Reuters "Uber executives never ceased in their infringements and have continued to completely ignore judicial orders, continuing the illegal activity," said a statement posted on the Buenos Aires prosecutors' website. "It has been nine months since company ... and more »

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Posted January 30, 2017

Forbes

Uber CEO Travis Kalanick Joins NY Tech Leaders In Letter Opposing Immigration Ban Forbes New York's tech community has turned out en masse to oppose President Donald Trump's executive order on immigration, with support from Uber's CEO. More than 400 local founders, CEOs and investors signed an open letter addressed to Trump on ... and more »

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Posted January 30, 2017

Co.Exist

Uber Drivers Might Earn More Than Traditional Taxi Drivers, But Is That Enough? Co.Exist Uber has faced a lot of criticism from people who say it's destroying traditional jobs, driving down incomes, and reducing labor protections. Uber—which treats drivers as self contractors rather than employees—has become a verb among labor advocates. The Uber wage effect you might not have expectedMilwaukee Business Journal all 5 news articles »

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Posted January 30, 2017

Mashable

Lyft adds calendar integration, 3 weeks after Uber Mashable Lyft's calendar feature will work pretty much just like Uber's. Users connect their smartphone's calendar app or their Google calendar with Lyft. The ride-hailing app will also allow users to create destination shortcuts like the gym or a friend's ... Lyft follows Uber with in-app calendar integrationVentureBeat all 5 news articles »

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Posted January 30, 2017

VentureBeat

Lyft follows Uber with in-app calendar integration | VentureBeat ... VentureBeat Lyft has added a new feature enabling you to integrate either your native phone or Google calendar directly in the app. In doing so, the company has ... Lyft catches up to Uber again, adds calendar integration - MashableMashable all 9 news articles »

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Posted January 30, 2017

Fortune

Argentine Prosecutor Asks For Local Uber Executives to Be Jailed Fortune An Argentine prosecutor asked a judge to jail local executives of ride-hailing company Uber on Monday and a court ordered the company's mobile application to be shut down. In April of last year a Buenos Aires court ruled that the company was not ... and more »

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Posted January 30, 2017

Livemint

Karnataka gives Uber, Ola 3 days to halt ride-sharing services Livemint Bengaluru: The Karnataka transport department has given Uber Technologies Inc. and Ola (ANI Technologies Pvt. Ltd) time until Thursday to withdraw their ride-sharing services in the state after deeming the service illegal. According to the transport ... and more »

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