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Uber Just Admitted That Its Pay Policy Will Make Drivers Even More Unhappy. Here’s How That Could Affect Your Future Rides MONEYIn its IPO, Uber says it plans to cut back on driver incentives to save money. It will also continue to withhold employment protections. View the full article

What it means when Uber finally admits it is in direct competition with public transit • Long Beach Post Long Beach PostUber has long proclaimed—despite the obvious tension—that it is an “accompaniment to public transit” for its users, long bragging on its own website about how ... View the full article

Uber's Biggest Vulnerability Seeking AlphaHaving the leading ride-hailing brand in the world gives Uber a good chance of creating the premier global transportation platform. Revenue has historically gro. https://www.google.com/news

Gig Workers Are Overpaying on Tax Day VICEJean Michel knows he procrastinated on his taxes this year, but on the Friday before tax day, he was relaxed. “I'm doing them today,” the 34-year-old said, ... View the full article

Uber IPO: Why a $100 Billion Valuation Is an Absolute Pipe Dream CCNThe Uber IPO filing makes the shocking disclosure that the rideshare giant may NEVER be profitable. A $100 billion valuation is just a pipe dream. View the full article

Uber IPO: Why a $100 Billion Valuation Is an Absolute Pipe Dream CCNThe Uber IPO filing makes the shocking disclosure that the rideshare giant may NEVER be profitable. A $100 billion valuation is just a pipe dream. https://www.google.com/news

Parents of a student killed after thinking she was in an Uber want bar codes and front plates on rideshares CNNSeymour and Marci Josephson say they're on a mission to try to prevent tragedies when ordering rideshares. They daughter Samantha Josephson died weeks ... https://www.google.com/news

Uber’s in-car vending machines give out free chocolate Easter eggs MashableCargo's in-car vending box in Uber vehicles is offering free Reese's and Cadbury chocolate eggs for Easter and is selling chocolates in the car. https://www.google.com/news

What It's Really Like To Deliver Food For UberEats & Other Apps Refinery29Whether we're too exhausted to cook dinner or are just craving something specific like pineapple pizza or vegan ramen, apps like Deliveroo and UberEats ... View the full article

Uber's S-1: Mo' money, Waymo problems PitchBook News & AnalysisUber's recent S-1 filing validates much of PitchBook research analysts' previous conclusions, and ultimately supports the view that Uber should be valued at a ... View the full article

Which FI Dangers Lurk In Shadow Banking’s Shadows? pymnts.comShadow banking now has $52 trillion in assets under its belt. FinTech firms are crowding financial services' flanks, looking for customers who crave mobile ... View the full article

Uber's Valuation Is More Challenging Than Lyft's FortuneUber is a more complex company than Lyft. Depending on the metric, Uber's valuation can vary by $80 billion. https://www.google.com/news

Uber IPO: Company Admits Pay Policy Makes Drivers Unhappy MONEYIn its IPO, Uber says it plans to cut back on driver incentives to save money. It will also continue to withhold employment protections. View the full article

Increase in attacks on Uber, Bolt drivers on the Cape Flats | Cape Argus IOLForeign national drivers who work for e-hailing taxis are being attacked in red-flagged areas on the Cape Flats. https://www.google.com/news

Why Uber 'Depends Heavily' on Insurance Insurance JournalUber Technologies Inc., which is on its way to an initial public offering that it hopes will raise $10 billion, might not be in the position it is in without insurance. https://www.google.com/news

Alleged judicial bias in Uber case Law GazetteWas the senior district judge and chief magistrate (the judge) who granted Uber a licence to operate in London biased because of her husband's financial ... https://www.google.com/news

Fake Uber driver who ‘kidnapped and killed student’ linked to ANOTHER abduction five months earlier The SunA FAKE Uber driver accused of brutally kidnapping and murdering a college student has been linked to a separate kidnapping five months earlier. Nathaniel ... View the full article

Fake Uber driver who ‘kidnapped and killed student’ linked to ANOTHER abduction five months earlier The SunA FAKE Uber driver accused of brutally kidnapping and murdering a college student has been linked to a separate kidnapping five months earlier. Nathaniel ... https://www.google.com/news

Fake Uber driver charged in Samantha Josephson's murder was linked to kidnapping five months prior Daily MailNathaniel David Rowland, 24, who has been charged in the murder and kidnapping of Samantha Josephson, 21, was linked to another kidnapping in October ... View the full article

Uber Hails a Ride to Wall Street, and More Car News This Week WIREDThey're growing up now! Uber, once the enfant terrible of the tech industry, put on its big kid pants and publicly filed for IPO this week, attempting to prove, once ... View the full article

IPOs and Digital Dreams: Theme of the Week BloombergHere's what led Bloomberg Opinion coverage this week. View the full article

Uber driver refused to drive woman to abortion clinic and people are furious indy100As much as we all like chatting to and finding out more about the lives of our Uber drivers, there are some boundaries between driver and customer that need to ... https://www.google.com/news

Why investors are thinking twice about giant tech IPOs like Uber and Lyft Telegraph.co.uk Uber Hails a Ride to Wall Street, and More Car News This Week WIRED Here are the biggest differences between Uber and Lyft, the two biggest ride-hailing apps INSIDER Why Uber Lacks A Sustainable Competitive Advantage Forbes Who's getting richer from Uber’s massive IPO? Economic Times View full coverage on Google News https://www.google.com/news

10 big things: Uber's exercise in excess PitchBook News & AnalysisUber's supersized IPO is just around the corner. That joins Blackstone's political hires, an energy mega-merger and more in our recap of the week. View the full article

The problem with the tech IPO economy QuartzThe business strategy that will land Uber on the NYSE hinges on a key element: staggering sums of venture capital money. These investments let Uber and ... View the full article