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Uber launches a Jump e-bike pilot in London, one year on from winning taxi license appeal TechCrunchAfter admitting it had to modify some of its Jump electric bikes to fix braking issues — the same problem that had halted Lyft's e-bike business — Uber is getting ... View the full article

Your Best Tips for a Better Uber or Lyft Trip The New York TimesWhen we asked you for your best tips for better ridesharing trips, dozens of drivers and fellow passengers replied. Here are the best tips we heard. View the full article

Uber drivers' experience highlights the dead-end job prospects facing more Australian workers The Conversation AUBeing an Uber driver doesn't seem like a great job. Conditions aren't great and the rate of pay, already typically less than the minimum wage, is declining. https://www.google.com/news

DoorDash’s Valuation Soars to $12.6 Billion as Money Rushes Into Delivery The Wall Street JournalA year ago, food-delivery startup DoorDash Inc. was valued by investors at $1.4 billion. Now they are betting it is worth nine times that much. DoorDash said it ... View the full article

Uber launches ScUber: an underwater ride-hailing service TechRadarUse the regular Uber app to book a tour of Australia's Great Barrier Reef (for a hefty fee). https://www.google.com/news

Uber and Lyft battle Los Angeles over the future of transportation CNNScooters and electric bikes have become pawns in a power struggle between rideshare companies Uber and Lyft and the city of Los Angeles — a tug of war ... https://www.google.com/news

Uber Eats ‘to offer £8 a month’ food service for UNLIMITED deliveries called ‘Eats Pass’ The SunUBER is plotting a subscription *service* that nets you unlimited free food delivery, according to a leak. The so-called Uber Eats Pass is tipped to cost around £8 a ... View the full article

Bolt won’t beat Uber by copying it – it needs to forge its own path The Next WebBolt, formerly known as Taxify, is a ridesharing app that's aiming to take over the world. Unfortunately, it plans to do this revolve around copying Uber. View the full article

Uber launches submarine tours of the Great Barrier Reef Daily MailTourists will be able to explore the Great Barrier Reef by simply hailing an Uber and instead of a beat-up old Commodore your ride could be a submarine. https://www.google.com/news

Gaming the sharing economy Financial TimesDr. Ashley Nunes is an academic at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University, previously he lead research projects sponsored by the ... View the full article

Here's Why Uber and Lyft Drivers Are Artificially Creating Surge Prices Inc.Rideshare Drive United says drivers are just responding to ongoing pay cuts. View the full article

Uber to open third Latin America support centre in Bogota Reuters UKBOGOTA (Reuters) - Ride-hailing app Uber will spend $40 million (32 million pounds) over five years to open its third support centre in Latin America in ... https://www.google.com/news

Penn State professor moonlighting as Uber driver charged in second kidnapping case NBC NewsAn assistant professor for Pennsylvania State University's Beaver campus moonlighting as an Uber driver has been charged in an another kidnapping case. https://www.google.com/news

Uber and Lyft to turn the wheels on car ownership: industry experts ReutersTORONTO (Reuters) - Ride-hailing apps like those of Uber Technologies and Lyft Inc are expected to alter the state of car ownership towards ... https://www.google.com/news

Checkr CEO calls alleged Somali war criminal turned Uber driver an 'edge case' ABC NewsThe CEO of the company that processes background checks for Uber and Lyft called the alleged Somali war criminal who drove for the companies an "edge ... https://www.google.com/news

College professor who drove for Uber accused of kidnapping three female passengers | TheHill The HillA college professor who drove for ride-hailing company Uber on the side has been accused of kidnapping three female passengers, ABC News r. https://www.google.com/news

The "Uber of Live Music" will charge you $1100-1600 to book a house show, pay musicians $100 Boing BoingSofar Sounds is an "uber for live music" startup that just closed a $25m round of investment for its product, which books house-shows -- where musicians show ... View the full article

Should Public Pensions Invest in Uber and Lyft? Comstock's MagazineWhen Uber and Lyft began trading on Wall Street as idealistic, tech-disrupting startups, some of their earliest investment came from the nation's largest public ... View the full article

Virginia Uber driver was Somali war criminal BBC NewsA US jury has found that a former Uber driver living in Virginia committed acts of torture during Somalia's civil war in the late 1980s. Somali citizen Farhan Tani ... View the full article

Virginia Uber driver was Somali war criminal BBC NewsA US jury has found that a former Uber driver living in Virginia committed acts of torture during Somalia's civil war in the late 1980s. Somali citizen Farhan Tani ... https://www.google.com/news

Uber may be a 'unicorn' now, but faces serious challenges in the future Chicago Business JournalUber's goal is to be the “Amazon” of transportation, however, in the present, Uber has some serious challenges to face. View the full article

Lyft and Uber’s Shareholders Were Strangers BloombergWe've talked on and off for a few weeks about reports that early investors in Lyft Inc. hedged their investments by selling Lyft's stock short after its initial public ... View the full article

Uber and Lyft – stall or total car crash? Hargreaves LansdownNicholas Hyett looks at ride hailing apps as two of the most hotly anticipated IPOs of the year hit the skids. https://www.google.com/news

Uber Data Reveals Motoring Slower Than Walking In Many Cities ForbesEver thought driving in cities was a bit pedestrian? New data from Uber shows you're right – average speeds on some London streets for motorists are as low as ... https://www.google.com/news

Uber Data Reveals Motoring Slower Than Walking In Many Cities ForbesEver thought driving in cities was a bit pedestrian? New data from Uber shows you're right – average speeds on some London streets for motorists are as low as ... https://www.google.com/news