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Purdue grad wins $10,000 toward student loans through trivia app Journal & CourierGivling crowdsources funds for debt through trivia game. View the full article

Philip gives up driving license – Queen admits “We'll miss the Uber money”NewsBiscuit NewsBiscuitPrince Philip has voluntarily given up his driving license following his recent accident. The Queen confirmed that Philip would no longer drive and that they'd. View the full article

Fisayo Fosudo's YouTube Channel Makes Money, But Not From YouTube TechCabalIn May 2016, Fisayo Fosudo did three things he had never done before. He took an Uber ride, filmed a conversation with the driver and published the video on ... View the full article

Fisayo Fosudo's YouTube Channel Makes Money, But Not From YouTube Alone TechCabalIn May 2016, Fisayo Fosudo did three things he had never done before. He took an Uber ride, filmed a conversation with the driver and published the video on ... View the full article

“Legal, But Unethical” — RI Restaurants Speak Out on Unauthorized Food Delivery Services GoLocalProvRhode Island restaurant owners are criticizing food delivery services that they have not partnered with — but are posting their menus and delivering their food. View the full article

'I think I freaked him out': Mum delivers baby in back of Uber 9news.com.auIt was the surprise of Emma Williams life – giving birth to her baby girl on the back seat of an Uber. Baby Lexi was born on Friday afternoon and delivered by her ... https://www.google.com/news

Ridesharing arrives in Sudbury, but Uber still has yet to hit the road in the north CBC.caRidesharing has arrived in the northeast, some three years after the taxi industry sounded the alarm about the coming invasion of Uber. But instead of the brand ... https://www.google.com/news

Uber now lets you make free voice calls to driver: Here’s how it works Hindustan TimesUber has quietly rolled out a new feature that allows users to make free voice calls to the driver. The in-app calling functionality is available to select users with ... https://www.google.com/news

Should You Ditch Your Car for Uber and Lyft? We Try the Ride-Hailing Life Motor TrendMatthew Stoudt has always been a new-car kind of guy, but when the lease on his BMW 3 Series was coming to an end in 2014, he started doing some math. View the full article

Uber wins High Court battle over breach of 1847 taxi law Legal CheekUber has won a High Court tussle over whether its drivers are operating in breach of Victorian-era taxi legislation. Two senior judges found that Uber drivers ... https://www.google.com/news

Mayor says Uber Market rules unchanged, cars can't park Warwick Daily NewsCARS that drive on the grass have caused ongoing damage to sprinkler systems in Leslie Park, prompting a call for Uber Market vendors to "follow the rules”. View the full article

Uber’s bikesharing service is eating into its regular business Digital TrendsA bikesharing *service* acquired by Uber nearly a year ago is causing riders to take fewer car journeys with the company. It is, however, part of the plan as Uber ... https://www.google.com/news

How Uber driver was murdered, dumped in Lagos - Police Daily Post NigeriaOperatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of Lagos State Police Command have arrested two suspected robbers who allegedly killed an Uber driver and ... https://www.google.com/news

Take cars away from city’s Uber drivers immediately, lawmaker says South China Morning PostDrivers caught using their cars to work for illegal ride-hailing apps such as Uber should have their vehicles seized the moment they are charged, the transport ... https://www.google.com/news

Uber drivers concerned after carjacking KIIITV.comCorpus Christi Uber drivers express safety concerns after a driver was carjacked at gunpoint Saturday morning. https://www.google.com/news

Beyond ABCs: Why startups are stretching their funding as far as Series J SmartCompany.com.auWe often hear about early-stage startups securing their first batch of seed funding, or Aussie success stories scoring millions in their Series B or C rounds. View the full article

The next wave of ‘Unicorn’ startups looks different Economic TimesCB Insights used a variety of data — including financial health and the strength and size of the market a company serves — to identify 50 startups that may be on ... View the full article

Can GoJek loosen Grab’s grip on Southeast Asia? South China Morning PostIndonesia's ride-hailing giant Go-Jek is pulling out all the stops in its battle with rival Grab to dominate the Southeast Asian market. *Fresh* from a regional ... View the full article

How Uber Eats is impacting apartment design NEWS.com.auMelbourne's tastes appear to be changing, and we might be losing our appetite for full-scale kitchens. https://www.google.com/news

20 Strange Rules That Uber Drivers Need To Follow HotCarsThe strange circumstances that many Uber drivers find themselves in has led to a series of strange rules put in place. View the full article

Doubling punishment on Uber drivers 'might not curb the illegal services in HK' - Tech News The Star OnlineEfforts to crack down on ride-hailing services such as Uber by doubling the punishments for their drivers may not have the desired effect, Hong Kong legislators ... https://www.google.com/news

Uber and Lyft accounts hacked in money laundering scheme 11Alive.com WXIAWe investigate the growing trend of "Ghost Rides" where hackers are using your rideshare account, along with a stolen credit card, to turn dirty money into clean ... View the full article

The Next Wave of ‘Unicorn’ Start-Ups The New York TimesUber and Airbnb were part of an early generation of tech start-ups that quickly reached $1 billion in value. The up-and-coming generation is looking very ... View the full article

Meek Mill Disfigures His Rolls Royce "Ghosty" In Collision With Uber Driver HotNewHipHopTMZ has learned that Meek Mill spun his Rolls-Royce into an Uber last night while he was cruising West Hollywood at around 1:30 am. In his defense, Meek ... https://www.google.com/news

San Francisco, already flush with cash, is about to get a new influx of millionaires CNBCUber, Lyft, Airbnb and Slack are among San Francisco's high-growth tech companies that are prepping for IPOs, potentially this year. https://www.google.com/news