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Dow Drops 600 Points, Uber Announces IPO Will Price At Top, And Our Work Here Is Done DealbreakerNo one wants to hold equities today but everyone wants to hold Uber on Thursday, claims Uber. https://www.google.com/news

How Uber's largest shareholder is shaping the global ride-sharing market Yahoo FinanceMasayoshi Son is hoping to strike gold again this Friday, when Uber goes public in what is expected to be the largest IPO since Alibaba. https://www.google.com/news

How Uber's largest shareholder is shaping the global ride-sharing market Yahoo FinanceMasayoshi Son is hoping to strike gold again this Friday, when Uber goes public in what is expected to be the largest IPO since Alibaba. View the full article

Ride-sharing apps are unsustainable. Metro is the future. The DiamondbackWMATA provides a public *service*, while Uber tries — and fails — to turn a profit. View the full article

Philadelphia is suing Uber over allegation of unpaid taxes Philly.comUber has ignored repeated requests from the city to comply with an audit, the lawsuit claims. https://www.google.com/news

SF supervisors change tune on Big Tech: City is ‘not just a place to be mined’ San Francisco ChronicleA stern attitude toward the tech industry has emerged on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors — the most progressive in recent history — as some members ... View the full article

Jim Cramer: Uber's Timing Could Not Possibly Be Worse Than It Is TheStreet.comIt was supposed to be a bad week and it is playing out that way. You know how nervous I am about the Uber deal. This is not the traditional IPO of a *fresh*-faced ... https://www.google.com/news

Jim Cramer: Uber's Timing Could Not Possibly Be Worse Than It Is TheStreet.comIt was supposed to be a bad week and it is playing out that way. You know how nervous I am about the Uber deal. This is not the traditional IPO of a *fresh*-faced ... View the full article

Uber, Google, IBM, and others join Urban Computing Foundation to create tools for ‘cities of tomorrow’ VentureBeatThe Linux Foundation today announced the Urban Computing Foundation, a new industry-wide effort to create software to 'support the cities of tomorrow.' https://www.google.com/news

What To Know About The Uber And Lyft Reward Programs ForbesRidesharing is hardly anything new. In fact, it's so commonplace these days that it's even less commonplace to use the term “ridesharing.” Now, instead of saying ... https://www.google.com/news

The Tragedy of AirPods and Taking Uber Public BloombergA Vision of the Dark Future of Advertising (OneZero); AirPods Are a Tragedy (Vice); see also Bored and lonely? Blame your phone. (Vox); Chinese companies ... https://www.google.com/news

Uber apps, products, and other offerings UberView the full article

No bail for Uber driver accused of raping intoxicated passenger in Wrentham The Boston GlobeAn Uber driver was held without bail Tuesday in the alleged rape of an intoxicated passenger in his vehicle in Wrentham, records show. The suspect, Melvin ... https://www.google.com/news

As IPO looms, Uber clings to hard-knuckled tactics in pursuit of growth Kitco NewsHeather Somerville, Joe Bavier. SAN FRANCISCO/ CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - Uber co-founder and former CEO Travis Kalanick used to tell investors he liked to ... View the full article

Philly Uber Drivers Are (Supposedly) Striking This Week Philadelphia magazineNot one of the Uber drivers I've had over the last several days seems to be in solidarity with their comrades. https://www.google.com/news

Uber is banking on its new image as it goes public — but it's still fighting with regulators and operating illegally in some markets Business InsiderUber co-founder and former CEO Travis Kalanick used to tell investors he liked to keep his company teetering between order and chaos. View the full article

RPT-INSIGHT-As IPO looms, Uber clings to hard-knuckled tactics in pursuit of growth Reuters AfricaUber co-founder and former CEO Travis Kalanick used to tell investors he liked to keep his company teetering between order and chaos. View the full article

She ordered an Uber. What she got was a stalker The Boston GlobeShe usually would have walked from her house to the Prudential Center. But it was raining. So she called an Uber. On the way to the car, she tripped over her ... https://www.google.com/news

RPT-INSIGHT-As IPO looms, Uber clings to hard-knuckled tactics in pursuit of growth ReutersUber co-founder and former CEO Travis Kalanick used to tell investors he liked to keep his company teetering between order and chaos. https://www.google.com/news

Discovery Vitality launches HealthyDining with Uber Eats BusinessTechDiscovery Vitality is launching HealthyDining – a new Vitality benefit that offers members up to 25% cash back on healthier meal options when ordering… https://www.google.com/news

TPG raises $1.6 billion for debut tech-focused fund Business InsiderTPG created this fund to buy into some of the private company opportunities that didn't fit into its traditional private equity funds. View the full article

TPG raises $1.6 billion for debut tech-focused fund Business InsiderTPG created this fund to buy into some of the private company opportunities that didn't fit into its traditional private equity funds. View the full article

TPG raises $1.6 billion for debut tech-focused fund Business InsiderTPG created this fund to buy into some of the private company opportunities that didn't fit into its traditional private equity funds. View the full article

Jim Cramer: What a One-Two Punch From Uber and China Tariffs Could Mean TheStreet.comWhy the Uber IPO and the market's take on China tariffs are so important, and what stocks would be most affected by any derailment....AAPL. View the full article

Jim Cramer: What a One-Two Punch From Uber and China Tariffs Could Mean TheStreet.comWhy the Uber IPO and the market's take on China tariffs are so important, and what stocks would be most affected by any derailment....AAPL. https://www.google.com/news