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Bills look to extract more money from Uber, Lyft Taunton Daily GazetteBOSTON -- East Boston Rep. Adrian Madaro was running late Tuesday morning to testify on legislation meant to address the frustrating congestion that plagues ... View the full article

Sky-high car leases crushing Uber, Lyft drivers amNYUber and Lyft drivers who have no option licensing their own cars under the cap on for-hire vehicles are calling on the city to stop leasing companies from ... View the full article

Uber is taking a page from the Amazon Prime playbook Yahoo FinanceUber's new subscription *service* bundle is latest example of companies seeing if they can boost customer loyalty by mimicking Amazon Prime. https://www.google.com/news

Uber should buy Citymapper Business InsiderCitymapper does what Uber wants to do with its app, except much better. https://www.google.com/news

Uber and Ola rev up interest in pursuing Addison Lee deal Sky NewsThe two ride-hailing apps are among 'a handful' of parties in talks with Addison Lee Group's owners, Sky News learns. https://www.google.com/news

Opinion: Why Mohamed Alabbar is about to take Uber for a ride Arabian BusinessHe's reinvented himself as a tech man, and now Mohamed Alabbar has partnered with China's ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing to give Western competitors a run ... View the full article

Uber Drivers Lose Suit Over ‘Racist’ U.K. Environmental Fee BloombergA group of Uber Technologies Inc. drivers lost a London lawsuit where they said a new fee to operate in the city center amounts to race discrimination. https://www.google.com/news

How Uber Plans to Make Money From Urban Air Mobility Rotor & Wing InternationalWith the goal of pioneering a potential $500 billion new industry and an aggressive timetable, Uber wants to know how it can make money. View the full article

Uber Freight launches in Germany, taking on local competition ReutersU.S. ride-hailing company Uber is launching a freight platform in Germany, taking on local technology startups in a race to grab a share of Europe's $500 billion ... View the full article

Uber Freight launches in Germany, taking on local competition ReutersU.S. ride-hailing company Uber is launching a freight platform in Germany, taking on local technology startups in a race to grab a share of Europe's $500 billion ... https://www.google.com/news

The Uber Debit Card—save money on your expenses¹ UberView the full article

Uber drivers who sued over pay will get at least $20 each after judge belittles award Los Angeles TimesUber, accused of cheating thousands of drivers on their pay, agreed to pay them a minimum of $20 to drop a class-action lawsuit. View the full article

Mayor Walsh Wants To Increase Fees On Uber And Lyft Rides WBURBoston Mayor Marty Walsh wants to increase fees on your Uber and Lyft ride, with the aim of reducing congestion, cutting emissions and raising money for local ... View the full article

Starbucks will soon expand its delivery service via Uber Eats TechCrunchStarbucks is gearing up to bring its on-demand delivery *service*, in partnership with Uber Eats, throughout the nation early next year. Starbucks first partnered ... https://www.google.com/news

Where your DoorDash and Amazon Prime tips really go, explained Vox.comCompanies like DoorDash and Amazon have been accused of dipping into the tip jar. On Tuesday night, DoorDash reversed its policy. View the full article

The city must raise its game on Uber and Lyft cars New York Daily NewsNew York City transportation managers fail differently from that baseball team in Flushing. The Mets blow leads, but city traffic officials skip the drama: they play ... View the full article

Uber Pushes The Edge On Subscription Commerce pymnts.comUber has already set many of the high standards for payments that are basically becoming table stakes, and now it is moving into subscription commerce. View the full article

Uber and Lyft Cost the MBTA $20 Million a Year, a New Study Says Boston magazineA Metropolitan Area Planning Council report says Uber and Lyft rides cost the MBTA $20 million in revenue each year, and pump 163300 metric tons of carbon ... View the full article

Uber testing all-in-one subscription for rides, food delivery, bikes, and scooters The VergeUber is dabbling in an Amazon Prime-style monthly subscription *service* that rolls together all of its major services: ride-hailing, Uber Eats food delivery, and bike ... https://www.google.com/news

Uber testing all-in-one subscription for rides, food delivery, bikes, and scooters The VergeUber is dabbling in an Amazon Prime-style monthly subscription *service* that rolls together all of its major services: ride-hailing, Uber Eats food delivery, and bike ... View the full article

Hackney Council suspends dockless bike parking to stop them being dumped on pavements Hackney GazetteThe parking of dockless bikes in Hackney has been suspended while the council strikes a deal with a provider who can stop them being dumped on pavements. View the full article

Uber driver robbed at gunpoint in Miami WPLG Local 10Miami police are searching for the culprit who robbed an Uber driver at gunpoint earlier this month. View the full article

Desiigner Spends $20000 a Month on Uber Rides XXLMAG.COMDesiigner hasn't dropped any new music lately, but one thing he has been dropping is a lot of money on Uber rides. On Monday (July 22), the 2016 XXL ... https://www.google.com/news

Desiigner Is Spending $20000 a Month on Uber Rides XXLMAG.COMDesiigner hasn't dropped any new music lately, but one thing he has been dropping is a lot of money on Uber rides. On Monday (July 22), the 2016 XXL ... View the full article

Uber driver robbed at gunpoint Miami HeraldAn Uber Driver thought he was picking up a client, but instead an armed robber got into is car as he waited in the intersection of Biscayne Boulevard and 80th ... https://www.google.com/news