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Disgruntled drivers and 'cultural challenges': Uber admits to its biggest risk factors The GuardianWhen Uber filed the paperwork for its initial public offering on Thursday, the quintessential bad boy startup signaled to the world that it was ready to grow up. https://www.google.com/news

Uber spent $457 million on self-driving and flying car R&D last year TechCrunchUber spent $457 million last year on research and development of autonomous vehicles, flying cars (known as eVTOLs) and other “technology programs” and ... https://www.google.com/news

The Uber IPO Is a Landmark The AtlanticHere's a deeply strange thing about Uber, which publicly filed for its IPO today: The company has lost $10 billion from operations, just since 2016, and while ... View the full article

The Uber IPO Is a Landmark The Atlantic Uber and Lyft Leave Their Drivers by the Side of the Road. Again. Bloomberg Uber, Losing $1.8 Billion a Year, Reveals I.P.O. Filing The New York Times Uber files for the most-hyped IPO of the year: Live CNN Uber looks to join LYFT with an IPO, and wants to raise $1 billion USA TODAY View full coverage on Google News View the full article

Uber sees its burgeoning food delivery service as a massive opportunity Business InsiderUber Eats addresses a $795 billion market of which the company has only penetrated 1%, the company said in its IPO paperwork. https://www.google.com/news

Alphabet Is Uber IPO's Surprise Winner With Potential $5 Billion Stake ForbesAs one of Uber's top shareholders, Alphabet's stake could be worth $5 billion if Uber hits its expected IPO valuation of $100 billion. View the full article

Uber IPO filling reveals how it spends its money QuartzAmazon is everyone's favorite example of a company that lost money to make money. But Amazon has nothing on Uber. Uber Technologies Inc. today revealed ... View the full article

Uber IPO filling reveals how it spends its money QuartzAmazon is everyone's favorite example of a company that lost money to make money. But Amazon has nothing on Uber. Uber Technologies Inc. today revealed ... https://www.google.com/news

Morgan Stanley Leads Cadre of Banks Lining Up on Uber IPO BloombergMorgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lined up lead roles on Uber Technologies Inc.'s initial public offering, joining a roster of 29 banks that will help ... https://www.google.com/news

Uber paid Google $58 million over three years for map services CNBCUber said in its initial public offering paperwork that over the course of 2016, 2017 and 2018 it paid Google $58 million for mapping technology. https://www.google.com/news

Travis Kalanick stands to make billions from Uber’s IPO TechCrunchUber co-founder Travis Kalanick, who resigned from the company in 2017, still stands to make billions in the company's initial public offering, expected in May. View the full article

Travis Kalanick stands to make billions from Uber’s IPO TechCrunchUber co-founder Travis Kalanick, who resigned from the company in 2017, still stands to make billions in the company's initial public offering, expected in May. https://www.google.com/news

Uber warns it may not make a profit in IPO documents BBC News Uber reveals pitch for upcoming IPO Financial Times In IPO, Uber reveals 91 million users but slowing growth Reuters Uber files to go public after a long, bumpy road CNN To Uber, I'm a driver but not a worker. But their billion-dollar IPO is built off my labor. NBC News View full coverage on Google News https://www.google.com/news

Uber unveils IPO with warning it may never make a profit Reuters UKUber Technologies Inc has 91 million users, but growth is slowing and it may never make a profit, the ride-hailing company said on Thursday in its IPO filing. https://www.google.com/news

There's an Exciting Tech Company IPO This Week–and it's Not Uber FortuneSoftware developer PagerDuty went public before giant ride hailing *service* Uber. View the full article

Uber warns it 'may not achieve profitability' as it aims for $100bn valuation The GuardianUber reported revenues of $11.27bn for 2018 and a loss of $1.85bn, warning that operating expenses will increase as company goes public. View the full article

Uber warns it 'may not achieve profitability' as it aims for $100bn valuation The GuardianUber reported revenues of $11.27bn for 2018 and a loss of $1.85bn, warning that operating expenses will increase as company goes public. https://www.google.com/news

Uber warns it 'may not achieve profitability' as it aims for $100bn valuation The GuardianUber reported 2018 revenues of $11.27bn for 2018 and a loss of $1.85bn, warning that operating expenses will increase as company goes public. View the full article

Uber warns it 'may not achieve profitability' as it aims for $100bn valuation The GuardianUber reported 2018 revenues of $11.27bn for 2018 and a loss of $1.85bn, warning that operating expenses will increase as company goes public. https://www.google.com/news

Michigan Schools Ban Students From Ordering Grubhub, Uber Eats EaterA number of Michigan schools have had to ban students from using apps like Uber Eats and Grubhub to order delivery direct to school. The Detroit Free Press ... View the full article

Brazilian Startup JaUbra Goes Where Uber Drivers Panic The Rio TimesWhen Alvimar da Silva realized Uber did not reach some of the more dangerous, far-flung areas of Brazil's biggest city São Paulo, he saw an opportunity: if the ... View the full article

CalSTRS CIO: Challenges Ahead for Uber, Lyft CNBCIn a Worldwide Exchange exclusive, CalSTRS Chief Investment Officer Christopher Ailman says companies like Uber and Lyft are facing questions from ... https://www.google.com/news

The Cash Party Is Almost Over for Unicorns Like Uber BloombergWinners and losers have been determined by who can raise the most money, not necessarily those with the best product or *service*. View the full article

The Cash Party Is Almost Over for Unicorns Like Uber BloombergWinners and losers have been determined by who can raise the most money, not necessarily those with the best product or *service*. https://www.google.com/news

Who are Uber's biggest investors? QuartzThe company's backers include Silicon Valley billionaires, the Saudi Arabian government, and Google. https://www.google.com/news