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Uber drivers report 80-plus hour workweeks and a lot of waiting The Conversation - USOne of Uber's selling points is that a driver is always available to pick up a rider within minutes. But the drivers who make this possible aren't being compensated ... View the full article

Uber and Lyft stop accepting new drivers in NYC EngadgetUber and Lyft have stopped hiring new drivers in New York City, due to a newly-passed law aimed to tamp down on an already oversaturated rideshare market. https://www.google.com/news

Uber And Lyft And Future Profits Crunchbase NewsMorning Markets: Sorry for the delay. Divvy's round was super interesting and then Cheddar sold itself for $200 million. But better late than never. For today ... https://www.google.com/news

Uber adds real-time public transport data for London TechCrunchFrom today, Uber has added public transport to its app in London, incorporating real-time information on the city's Underground, Overground, train and bus ... https://www.google.com/news

Uber Drivers Could Get $40K Pre-IPO Bonus pymnts.comRide-Sharing News: Uber will give drivers an award of as much as $40000 ahead of its IPO. The bonus, based on the number of trips, can be used to buy ... View the full article

Which Tech Company Is Uber Most Like? Its Answer May Surprise You The New York TimesSAN FRANCISCO — Pop quiz: Which technology company does Uber, the ride-hailing giant on the cusp of an initial public offering, consider itself to be the most ... View the full article

Uber: A Great Service, Less Great for Drivers Wall Street Journal“Uber Slows Down in Traffic on Its Way to IPO” (Exchange, April 13) proves once again that you can't make a profit by selling a *service* below marginal costs. https://www.google.com/news

How Uber got to its $90 billion IPO and changed transportation forever QuartzUber redefined how we think about transportation. The original Uber concept—a private ride, summoned by tapping an app on your smartphone—was so simple ... View the full article

How Uber got to its $90 billion IPO and changed transportation forever QuartzUber's journey from scrappy startup to $90 billion company wasn't long, in the grand scheme of things, but it beat some long odds. View the full article

How Uber got to its $90 billion IPO and changed transportation forever QuartzUber's journey from scrappy startup to $90 billion company wasn't long, in the grand scheme of things, but it beat some long odds. https://www.google.com/news

Uber driver picked up 2 riders in Texas. One passenger killed the other and fled, police say CNNTexas police are looking for an Uber passenger who shot and killed another rider Friday near Houston, authorities said. https://www.google.com/news

Estonian tech startup Bolt rivals taxi apps Uber, Uklon in Ukraine | KyivPost - Ukraine's Global Voice Kyiv PostFor three years, U.S. startup Uber and its Ukrainian counterpart Uklon ruled the local taxi industry with their mobile apps. But recently a strong challenger has ... View the full article

Uber will soon join an ugly but exclusive club: Unprofitable companies worth more than $50 billion CNBCView the full article

Uber extracts excess money from passenger, returns it after warning of complaint with media, court Nagpur TodayNagpur: Often we hear complaints of auto rickshaw drivers cheating passengers and extracting money from them. The private cab *service* providers are also not ... View the full article

How Uber got to its $90 billion IPO and changed transportation forever QuartzUber redefined how we think about transportation. The original Uber concept—a private ride, summoned by tapping an app on your smartphone—was so simple ... https://www.google.com/news

If on-demand is the new fast-food, then Uber is the new McDonald's AxiosIf on-demand is the new fast-food, then Uber is the new McDonald's. By the numbers: Here's how they match up: Show less. Go deeper64 Words ... View the full article

Schumpeter Can Uber ever make money? The EconomistLONDON CABBIES enjoy a good moan. But few can match the satirical indignation of a former ferry operator, John Taylor, who used to carry passengers on the ... https://www.google.com/news

Can Uber ever make money? The EconomistView the full article

Can Uber ever make money? The EconomistView the full article

Schumpeter Can Uber ever make money? The EconomistLONDON CABBIES enjoy a good moan. But few can match the satirical indignation of a former ferry operator, John Taylor, who used to carry passengers on the ... View the full article

Can Uber ever make money? - Schumpeter The EconomistLONDON CABBIES enjoy a good moan. But few can match the satirical indignation of a former ferry operator, John Taylor, who used to carry passengers on the ... View the full article

Can Uber ever make money? - Schumpeter The EconomistLONDON CABBIES enjoy a good moan. But few can match the satirical indignation of a former ferry operator, John Taylor, who used to carry passengers on the ... https://www.google.com/news

Equity Shot: Uber’s IPO terms and Slack’s S-1 TechCrunchHello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch's venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. View the full article

Equity Shot: Uber’s IPO terms and Slack’s S-1 TechCrunchHello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch's venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. https://www.google.com/news

Uber’s First Investors Could Make About $1.3B From IPO pymnts.comThe earliest investors in ride-hailing company Uber are looking to sell about $1.3 billion in shares during the company's initial public offering (IPO) next month. View the full article