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Indian-origin Uber driver sentenced to three years on kidnapping charges India TodayAn Indian-origin Uber driver has been sentenced to three years in prison, ordered to pay over 3,000 dollars as a penalty for kidnapping one of his female ... https://www.google.com/news

Fake restaurant manages to sell burgers on Uber Eats by cooking food in GARDEN Mirror OnlineThe BBC investigation revealed how a reporter was able to set up a fake takeaway business, "Best Burger Corporation", without any food hygiene checks. https://www.google.com/news

HotSpotMe Is Uber For The Internet - Connect Anywhere And Earn Money Android HeadlinesGetting online is like a human's need for oxygen. If the internet had existed when Maslow created his pyramid of needs, it would have been somewhere between ... View the full article

Women sexually abused 'by Uber driver' receive 'significant damages' in UK first Metro.co.ukTwo young women have been paid significant damages by Uber bosses in the first case of its kind in the UK after claiming a driver sexually assaulted them. https://www.google.com/news

Another Uber-For-Women Concept Is Growing, This One With A Social Mission ForbesBoston-based Safr adds a second city to its lady boss-themed ride-hail *service* with its Orlando launch. https://www.google.com/news

Uber driver carjacked at gunpoint, loses source of summer income WISN MilwaukeeA Milwaukee Public Schools worker and part-time Uber driver was robbed at gunpoint and had her car stolen. View the full article

Uber Says Driverless Cars Can Only Happen in Lockstep With Regulators SkiftEric Meyhofer, the head of Uber's advanced technology group, dispelled any notion on Thursday that driverless cars are a pipe dream or laughable relics The ... https://www.google.com/news

Uber food service's dirty little secret | News The TimesFor years Uber was criticised for letting any Tom, or Harry carry passengers for money. Now it turns out it has been letting anyone set up a takeaway.A BBC ... View the full article

Uber food service's dirty little secret | News The TimesFor years Uber was criticised for letting any Tom, or Harry carry passengers for money. Now it turns out it has been letting anyone set up a takeaway.A BBC ... https://www.google.com/news

Hundreds of Toronto Uber Drivers Have Announced Plans to Unionize Pacific StandardAmid a growing wave of discontent among rideshare drivers and gig economy workers, hundreds of Toronto Uber drivers announced plans to unionize with the ... View the full article

Uber, Pinterest help drive best quarter for IPO proceeds in five years MarketWatchThe initial-public-offering market just saw its best quarter in five years by one key metric, as high-profile tech giants like Uber Technologies Inc. and... https://www.google.com/news

AB5 messaging from Uber and Lyft was misleading, say some drivers Vox.comSeveral California drivers told Recode they signed messages from Lyft and Ubers asking politicians to support their job flexibility, without realizing they were ... https://www.google.com/news

'Is someone trying to bury Uber's law breaking?' Angry taxi drivers confront council YorkMixTaxi drivers have demanded action from City of York Council over what they say is repeated law-breaking by Uber. In March the gambling, licensing and ... https://www.google.com/news

'Is someone trying to bury Uber's law breaking?' Angry taxi drivers confront council YorkMixTaxi drivers have demanded action from City of York Council over what they say is repeated law-breaking by Uber. In March the gambling, licensing and ... View the full article

Barclays boss turned fintech pioneer hails his ‘Uber moment’ Financial TimesWhy is the arrival of a quantum leap in technology called an “Uber moment”? For all the ride-hailing app's whizzy interface, all it arguably does is contact a ... https://www.google.com/news

Uber Plans to Launch Boat Taxis in Nigeria’s Biggest City BloombergUber Technology Inc. is planning to launch its boat business in Lagos, Nigeria's commercial capital and biggest city, to beat traffic congestion. https://www.google.com/news

Uber settles with UK women who accused driver of sexual assault The GuardianUber has reached out-of-court settlements with two women who alleged they were sexually assaulted by the same driver in what is believed to be the first case ... https://www.google.com/news

'Shocking' fake takeaway sold on Uber Eats BBC NewsFood delivery *service* Uber Eats has tightened up the way restaurants join the platform after BBC News successfully registered a takeaway on the site with no ... https://www.google.com/news

Grab raises more money — again TechCrunchSoutheast Asia's highest-capitalized startup is sitting on even more money from investors today after ride-hailing Grab announced it has raised $300 million from ... View the full article

Uber Creative partners with Johnny Green for new driver campaign ShotsConcepted and produced by the in-house Uber Creative team, and directed by Johnny Green, What moves you, moves us is a celebration of Uber drivers' grit ... https://www.google.com/news

Uber Premium to replace Select, Black, Lux, and SUV rides Australian Business TravellerUber is scrapping its Uber Select, Black, Lux and SUV rides in favour of a single top-tier *service* dubbed Uber Premium. Uber Premium is available as of today, ... https://www.google.com/news

PressProgress PressProgressHundreds of Uber drivers across Ontario have signed union cards with the United Food and Commercial Workers, after years of working without basic ... View the full article

The lowdown on Libra: what consumers need to know about Facebook’s new cryptocurrency The Conversation AUWe go back to the basics and look at what Libra is, how it compares to other cryptocurrencies and whether you should be concerned about using it when it ... View the full article

Rio Tourists Targeted by Bogus App Drivers in Air and Bus Terminals The Rio TimesTourists and residents of Rio de Janeiro are the targets of a scam at Tom Jobim International Airport, by men posing as Uber drivers. Except drivers are called ... View the full article

Hundreds of Uber Drivers in Toronto Are Joining a Union GizmodoIn a growing number of cities where rideshare platforms operate, drivers are fed up with the low pay, long hours, and lack of basic worker protections that ... https://www.google.com/news