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A.V. Club (Photo: David M. Benett / Getty) A.V. Club Anderson's urgent, if grammatically suspect message comes amid a time of increased scrutiny toward Uber, Lyft, et al, as ride-share drivers have been named in a recent rash of sexual assaults. Of course, as this investigative piece from The Atlantic ... Pamela Anderson is anti-UberPage Six Letter: You should boycott Uber, LyftAZCentral.com How Lack of Diversity Could Hurt Uber and Lyft's Bottom Lines | Inc ...Inc.com FOX31 Denver -The Desert Sun -KY3 all 28 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

CNET Uber rebuilds its app from the ground up CNET Uber's premise is simple: It pairs drivers with passengers via smartphone app. In the past seven years, it has gone from a small startup to one of the largest ride-hailing services on the planet, operating in more than 70 countries. With a valuation of ... Updated Uber App Will Connect Your Calendar With Your Ride ...New York Times Uber just streamlined the hell out of its appThe Verge Uber Overhaul Aims to Keep Users Inside the AppWall Street Journal WIRED -TechCrunch -YouTube -Uber all 59 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

CNET SF cab company sues Uber for 'predatory' pricing CNET "Propped up by billions of dollars in venture capital, Uber has sustained substantial losses as a result of subsidizing drivers and offering transportation at prices significantly below Uber's cost," Flywheel Taxi alleges in the suit filed Wednesday ... Uber Sued By San Francisco Cab CompanyWall Street Journal Uber sued by San Francisco's oldest cab company for 'predatory practices'The Verge Taxi Company Sues Uber For Alleged Anti-Competitive PracticesFortune SFGate -TechCrunch -The Source Weekly (press release) (registration) (blog) all 16 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

The Verge Uber sued by San Francisco's oldest cab company for 'predatory practices' The Verge Uber was sued in federal court Wednesday by Desoto, the oldest cab company in San Francisco that recently rebranded itself as a ride-hail company called Flywheel. In it's complaint, Flywheel alleges that Uber used “predatory pricing tactics” to cause a ... SF cab company sues Uber for 'predatory' pricingCNET Taxi Company Sues Uber For Alleged Anti-Competitive PracticesFortune Flywheel Taxi sues Uber for antitrust violationsSFGate TechCrunch -Wall Street Journal -San Francisco Examiner all 14 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Los Angeles Times Bay Area Uber driver arrested on suspicion of groping and stalking female passenger Los Angeles Times An Uber driver was arrested during the weekend after police said he kissed and groped a female passenger, then later returned to her Bay Area home and told her he was outside. Pedro Liborio-Anorve, 35, of Redwood City was taken into custody on ... Uber driver arrested after allegedly groping, stalking passenger in Palo AltoKGO-TV Uber driver busted on suspicion of groping passenger in Palo AltoSFGate Bay Area Uber Driver Allegedly Returned To Woman's House After She Reported Him For Sexual BatterySFist The Mercury News -WSPA.com -KTVU San Francisco all 20 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

WIRED A Radical Redesign Makes 'Uber Feed' the Center of Your Ride WIRED In the coming weeks, a major redesign of Uber's app will make its way to users around the world. If you're one of them, you'll probably like it; when Uber demoed the update for us yesterday morning, it was significantly faster, smarter, easier to ... Uber bringing surge pricing to its food delivery in ChicagoChicago Tribune UBER expands food delivery service to New OrleansWWLTV.com Uber now has drivers delivering food in OrlandoWESH Orlando all 10 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Uber redesigns app so users can map to a person, not just a place MarketWatch Uber Technologies Inc. announced a redesign to its app Wednesday that will allow users to map themselves to a person, rather than a physical location, among other additions. With the redesign, the app will suggest routes for frequent riders and include ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

The Desert Sun Palm Springs seeks to test Uber and Lyft drivers for drugs The Desert Sun Ride sharing companies like Uber and Lyft may get access to Palm Springs International Airport to retrieve passengers. But there could be a catch. The Palm Springs City Council may require the drivers submit to random drug and alcohol testing. The ... Palm Springs weighs Uber, Lyft pickups, but with drug testsKSBY San Luis Obispo News all 4 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Business Insider 6 of the coolest perks we saw while visiting Uber's Manhattan office Business Insider You've probably heard of (or used) Uber, a network and app that connects riders with nearby drivers — but there's a good chance you don't know much about what goes on behind the scenes at the $66 billion San Francisco-based company. To find out ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

CNET Uber teams up with GM's Maven for car-sharing rental option CNET Uber and General Motors are teaming up to offer vehicle leases for Uber drivers on a weekly basis, as part of GM's Maven car-sharing program. The program will start as a 90-day pilot in San Francisco. It will be part of Uber's Vehicle Solutions program ... GM's car-sharing program links Uber drivers to weekly rentalsEngadget Uber to Test Letting Drivers Rent Cars Through GM's Maven ServiceWall Street Journal The Uber-Lyft Rivalry Just Took an Unexpected TurnVanity Fair Reuters -Co.Exist -National Bureau of Economic Research -Bloomberg all 294 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

The Verge Uber just streamlined the hell out of its app The Verge Uber is rolling out a major redesign of its app today — the most significant update since 2012. The changes, which are only for users and not drivers, are supposed to offer a much cleaner interface, less confusion around which service to request, and ... Uber Redesigns Its Ride-Hailing AppFortune Uber's redesigned app makes it faster to hail a rideEngadget Uber Takes Its App Down New Road With RedesignABC News SFGate -Recode -TIME all 20 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

New York Times Updated Uber App Will Connect Your Calendar With Your Ride ... New York Times In the biggest changes to its app since 2012, the service will also allow riders to use their contacts to set destinations and to order food though UberEats. Uber rebuilds its app from the ground upCNET Uber just streamlined the hell out of its appThe Verge A Radical Redesign Makes 'Uber Feed' the Center of Your RideWIRED Fortune -TechCrunch -YouTube -Uber all 130 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

SFGate Uber Redesigns Its Ride-Hailing App Fortune There's no denying it: The ride menu at the bottom of Uber's mobile app has become a crowded mess. That, along with the app's frustratingly slow speed to load, and a four-year-old design have prompted the company to entirely redesign its mobile app for ... Uber streamlines passenger app, ramps up speedSFGate Image Credit: UberVentureBeat Uber just streamlined the hell out of its appThe Verge USA TODAY -ABC News -TIME all 16 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

KGO-TV Uber driver arrested after allegedly groping, stalking passenger in Portola Valley KGO-TV Uber is taking swift action after a driver was accused of sexually assaulting one of his passengers. (KGO-TV). KGO. By Matt Keller. Wednesday, November 02, 2016 07:55AM. PORTOLA VALLEY, Calif. (KGO) --. Uber is taking swift action after a driver was ... Uber driver busted on suspicion of groping passenger in Palo AltoSFGate Uber Driver Arrested In Palo Alto For Groping Passenger, Stalking ...CBS Local Uber driver groped, stalked female passenger, Palo Alto police sayThe Mercury News KTVU San Francisco -NBC Bay Area -KRON4.com all 11 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Page Six Pamela Anderson is anti-Uber Page Six The former “Baywatch” bombshell stars in a new PSA aimed at curbing ride-sharing apps. The clip shows Anderson, 49, playing “The Driving Game,” a sendup of the dating game, in which male contestants from ride-sharing apps compete to drive her home. Pamela Anderson Wages War On Ride Sharing Apps Like Uber & Lyft In New PSA — WATCH!PerezHilton.com all 4 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Fox5NY Uber now offering car seats Fox5NY NEW YORK (FOX 5 NY) - For-hire car service Uber has rolled out a new feature called Uber Family, which offers any customer traveling in New York City the option of hailing a vehicle equipped with a car seat. FOX 5 News was given an exclusive look at ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Vanity Fair The Uber-Lyft Rivalry Just Took an Unexpected Turn Vanity Fair Earlier this year, General Motors made a $500 million investment in Lyft, valuing the ride-hailing company at $5.5 billion and announcing plans to create a partnership to develop self-driving cars. But GM wouldn't rule out the possibility of working ... GM's car-sharing program links Uber drivers to weekly rentalsEngadget Uber's New Car Rental Partner Is None Other Than a Major Lyft InvestorFortune Uber partners with GM's Maven car-sharing programCNBC Wall Street Journal -TechCrunch -National Bureau of Economic Research -Bloomberg all 296 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Wall Street Journal Obama's Former Adviser Leads Uber's Drive Into Japan Wall Street Journal TOKYO—Uber Technologies Inc. sent board member David Plouffe, President Barack Obama's former campaign manager, to Tokyo on Wednesday, stepping up its push to bring its ride-hailing business to Japan. Japan's regulations prohibit drivers from ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Chicago Tribune Uber bringing surge pricing to its food delivery in Chicago Chicago Tribune Uber also levies surge pricing on its original ride-hailing service, temporarily raising prices for rides when demand in a certain area is high. UberEats has undergone some major changes this year — first launching a standalone app in March then ... UBER expands food delivery service to New OrleansWWLTV.com all 7 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

New Atlas Elevate: Uber plans to add 170-mph VTOL flying taxis to its on-demand transport mix New Atlas Uber has profoundly disrupted the taxi business with its ride sharing model, and has made it clear it wants to be a key player in future autonomous taxi services. Now, it's released a fantastic 97-page white paper detailing exactly how it wants to ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

PCWorld Race issues emerge as a challenge for tech companies like Uber, Facebook PCWorld “In Boston, we observed discrimination by Uber drivers via more frequent cancellations against passengers when they used African American-sounding names,” according to the report. “Across all trips, the cancellation rate for African American sounding ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

THV11.com Uber's two-year anniversary shows dramatic DWI decrease THV11.com LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KTHV) -- More Arkansans are getting home safely after a long night out of drinking. This is something many expected after the ride-sharing program Uber hit the streets in November 2014. However, as more people take advantage of the ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Waiting while black: Seems that even groovy Uber drivers discriminate Pittsburgh Post-Gazette A joint study by three major universities about the wait times and cancellation rates for black customers trying to use UberX and Lyft is a sobering reminder that racial bias continues to undermine even the best intentions of the sharing economy ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Engadget GM's car-sharing program links Uber drivers to weekly rentals Engadget That's why Maven is a part of Lyft's Express Drive program that offers up short term rentals for drivers, and today it announced a partnership with Uber. Launching with a 90 day pilot in San Francisco, it lets Uber drivers lease a Chevrolet Cruze ... The Logic Behind General Motors' Two-Timing Dalliance With Uber And LyftForbes Uber's New Car Rental Partner Is None Other Than a Major Lyft InvestorFortune Uber is partnering with GM's mobility arm on a car rental program for driversRecode CNBC -TechCrunch -National Bureau of Economic Research -Bloomberg all 218 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Quartz Uber's surprising struggles in Pakistan are a lesson in the flaws of the sharing economy Quartz The arrival of ride-sharing app Uber can reveal much about a country's pressure points and preoccupations. Since launching in Pakistan earlier this year, the high costs of car ownership and low-cost of wages have thrown up unexpected problems for the ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber