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Metro Will Propose Subsidized Uber And Lyft Rides In Place Of Late Night Hours DCistMetro will soon propose a plan to subsidize Uber and Lyft rides for workers who get off after hours, the Washington Post reports. The subsidy will be up to $3 per ... https://www.google.com/news

Move over Uber! The Merseyside cab firm taking on taxi app giant Liverpool EchoThe company hopes people will switch to a firm with the same features as Uber that supports local businesses. https://www.google.com/news

Forget Tinder: These Couples Met on Uber and TaskRabbit CityLabLast summer, my mom hired Bobby on TaskRabbit to reassemble furniture when I moved apartments in Arlington, Virginia. As he returned items to his toolbox, ... https://www.google.com/news

London black-cab drivers allege bias by judge in Uber case Financial TimesMagistrate awarded licence to *service* despite husband's link to Qatari backer. https://www.google.com/news

Here are 4 lessons bank executives can learn from Uber and Amazon about how to be customer obsessed Business InsiderDigital-centric companies like Amazon and Uber provide examples to the financial services industry about how they should interact with customers. https://www.google.com/news

Here are 4 lessons bank executives can learn from Uber and Amazon about how to be customer obsessed Business InsiderDigital-centric companies like Amazon and Uber provide examples to the financial services industry about how they should interact with customers. View the full article

Companies use your data to make money. California thinks you should get paid CNNSan Francisco (CNN Business) People give massive amounts of their personal data to companies for free every day. Some economists, academics and activists ... View the full article

How Uber and Lyft could be successful public companies: former Cisco CEO Yahoo FinanceFormer Cisco CEO John Chambers talks with Yahoo Finance about the chances for Uber and Lyft to be successful public companies. https://www.google.com/news

How Uber and Lyft could be successful public companies: former Cisco CEO Yahoo FinanceFormer Cisco CEO John Chambers talks with Yahoo Finance about the chances for Uber and Lyft to be successful public companies. View the full article

Chief magistrate's alleged bias toward Uber raised in court The GuardianEmma Arbuthnot not qualified to approve London licence given husband's links to firm, says QC. https://www.google.com/news

Black cab drivers make High Court challenge to Uber's London temporary operating licence Daily MailThe United Cabbies Group Ltd (UCG), which represents Hackney Carriage Drivers in the capital, has made the complaint against Chief Magistrate Emma ... https://www.google.com/news

Black cab drivers in High Court challenge over Uber's London licence South Wales Argus Chief magistrate's alleged bias toward Uber raised in court The Guardian London black-cab drivers allege bias by judge in Uber case Financial Times Uber's London License Is Under Threat Bloomberg View full coverage on Google News https://www.google.com/news

Young woman robbed at knifepoint while waiting for an Uber - two people have been arrested Manchester Evening NewsA young woman had a knife held to her stomach during a terrifying robbery in Old Trafford. The victim had been waiting for an Uber after getting off a tram at ... View the full article

Venture Capital Unicorns Are Risky Bets for Public Investors Barron'sThe venture-capital industry is where public market investors can learn about hot new trends and read up on companies that will offer shares to the public in the ... View the full article

Americans Are Abandoning Public Transit—but Don't Blame Uber WIREDIn a world of cheap gas, easy-come auto loans, ride-hail, and now a new breed of bike- and scooter-share, transit riders aren't riding like they used to. https://www.google.com/news

Zilingo Lands $226M To Ramp Up Fashion Supply Chain Focus pymnts.comFashion retailer Zilingo plans to ramp up its B2B focus on fashion supply chain management with $226 million in new venture capital funding. View the full article

Data Key To The Build-Or-Buy Question Of Enterprise Finance Apps pymnts.comSoftware developer firm Codence explores the challenges of data integration for enterprise apps in the context of corporate finance and accounting analysis. View the full article

Gig Economy Money Laundering Shows Corporates’ KYC, AML Struggles pymnts.comCriminals are using the gig economy for money laundering, showcasing the challenge corporates face in managing KYC and AML financial regulatory ... View the full article

Uber launches half-term ski transfer service for the Alps The TelegraphThe mass half term migration to the French Alps is days away. The next two weeks will see a peak number of visitors heading to the mountains for their annual ... https://www.google.com/news

A Bill to legislate for a taxi and rideshare ombudsman finds little support Courier MailTRANSPORT lobby groups have slammed a proposed new ombudsman for taxi and rideshare drivers, passengers and operators as toothless tiger and waste of ... View the full article

Grab says Uber deal did not infringe Vietnam laws VnExpress InternationalRide-hailing company Grab said Wednesday its acquisition of Uber did not breach Vietnam's competition laws and it had consulted lawyers before the deal. View the full article

Metro plan would subsidize Uber and Lyft fares to fill late-night service gap Washington PostMetro would subsidize an Uber, Lyft or other on-demand trip for late-night workers under a plan the agency is proposing to the ride-hail services. The subsidized ... https://www.google.com/news

Twilio Tops Revenue Estimates but Issues a Weak Profit Outlook TheStreet.comTwilio posts fourth-quarter revenue above analysts' estimates but earnings fall flat and it issues a weak profit outlook for the first quarter....TWLO. View the full article

Lyft Founders Conspire to Take Control of $7.5 Billion Uber Competitor CCNThe founders of Lyft, John Zimmer and Logan Green, are working on a plan to retain control of the company after it goes public. They will do this by creating a ... https://www.google.com/news

Lyft Founders Conspire to Take Control of $7.5 Billion Uber Competitor CCNThe founders of Lyft, John Zimmer and Logan Green, are working on a plan to retain control of the company after it goes public. View the full article