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Saskatoon StarPhoenix Ride-sharing legislation approved in Sask.; companies like Uber, Lyft could operate this year Saskatoon StarPhoenix Uber spokesman Jean-Christophe de Le Rue said the regulations could “expand transportation options and help fight impaired driving in Saskatchewan.” He heralded SGI's involvement in creating consistent insurance coverage for ride-sharing companies, ... Ride-hailing services like Uber, Lyft to be allowed in Sask. starting mid-DecemberCBC.ca all 17 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

Forced into arbitration, 12,500 drivers claim Uber won’t pay fees to launch cases ReutersUber fought as hard as any company in America in the past few years to assure the enforceability of its contractual arbitration provisions. When drivers who had ... https://www.google.com/news

BBC News Uber: Thurrock Council requests change to Greater London 'geofence' BBC News Uber said it used "proactive" boundaries to help local authorities. According to the Local Democracy Reporting Service, John Kent, leader of Thurrock's opposition Labour group, told a full council meeting: "A driver licensed by Thurrock Council can't ... https://www.google.com/news

Uber driver enters plea in false imprisonment case WCTVBy: WCTV Eyewitness News | Capitol News *Service* December 6, 2018. TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) -- A former Tallahassee Uber driver who was arrested in ... https://www.google.com/news

12 Days of Giveaways: Eat your heart out with $1000 from Uber Eats Daily HiveIt's the most wonderful time of the year, and Uber Eats is making it even better with a $1000 credit in Daily Hive's 12 Days of Giveaways! View the full article

Crain's Chicago Business Lyft files confidentially for IPO Crain's Chicago Business Ride-hailing companies have attracted billions in venture capital, and 2019 will test whether the money-losing businesses withstand wider investor scrutiny. Uber is aiming for an IPO in the first half of the year, people familiar with the matter have ... Ride-Hail Firm Lyft Races to Leave Uber Behind in IPO ChaseU.S. News & World Report Lyft aims to beat Uber to US stock market with IPOAtlanta Journal Constitution Lyft Confidentially Files For IPO To Try To Beat Uber To The Public MarketForbes all 210 news articles » View the full article

Ola, Uber drivers begin indefinite strike Times of IndiaThe joint action council of various online taxi drivers would go on an indefinite strike from Thursday midnight protesting the failure of the state g. https://www.google.com/news

CBC.ca Ride-hailing services like Uber, Lyft to be allowed in Sask. starting mid-December CBC.ca The Saskatchewan government has approved regulations that will govern ride-hailing companies in the province. That means companies like Uber and Lyft could start up in the province as early as mid-December, so long as they follow any rules established ... Ride-sharing legislation approved in Sask.; companies like Uber, Lyft could operate this yearSaskatoon StarPhoenix all 20 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

Facebook, Google, and Uber Join OpenChain Project SDxCentralFacebook, Google, and Uber today all joined the OpenChain project. The project, which is hosted by The Linux Foundation, is working toward a standard for ... https://www.google.com/news

Uber Is Losing the Self-Driving Car War. Is It Too Late to Catch Up? Vanity FairSilicon Valley may be the birthplace of self-driving technology, but Arizona has become its testing ground. That's where Uber and Waymo, Google parent ... https://www.google.com/news

Vanity Fair Uber Is Losing the Self-Driving Car War. Is It Too Late to Catch Up? Vanity Fair Silicon Valley may be the birthplace of self-driving technology, but Arizona has become its testing ground. That's where Uber and Waymo, Google parent company Alphabet's self-driving subsidiary, have both set up shop to test their self-driving cars ... Uber to RESUME testing self-driving cars, but with added safety features and only at 25mph after a mother-of-two ...Daily Mail Uber puts self-driving cars back on the road in scaled-down testEngadget Uber is about to restart self-driving car tests but on a reduced scaleDigital Trends The Drive all 64 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

Recode Why Lyft had to beat Uber to an IPO filing Recode It looks like Lyft is going to beat Uber to the public market — and that's not just timing. It's game theory. As private companies, Lyft has long been the No. 2 player in the U.S. ride-hailing dogfight to Uber, the global behemoth with more diverse ... Lyft has a 'clear early-mover advantage' in beating Uber to an IPOBusiness Insider UK Lyft may become a public company before UberEngadget Lyft, Racing Uber Toward IPO, Takes a Crucial StepNew York Times Reuters -Forbes -Fast Company all 210 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

TechStartups.com Rooftop video ads bring extra cash for Uber, Lyft drivers San Francisco Chronicle She turned off the Uber app and tailed the car for several blocks, eventually pulling over and running to speak to the driver. “I told him I really need extra money,” she said. The driver gave her a card for Firefly, a San Francisco startup that places ... Firefly Emerges From Stealth With $21.5M In Funding To Put Billboards On Top Of Uber And Lyft CarsForbes all 12 news articles » View the full article

Why Lyft had to beat Uber to an IPO filing RecodeIt looks like Lyft is going to beat Uber to the public market — and that's not just timing. It's game theory. https://www.google.com/news

Firefly Emerges From Stealth With $21.5M In Funding To Put Billboards On Top Of Uber And Lyft Cars ForbesGet ready to see billboards on the backs of Ubers as Firefly gets $21.5 million to expand its roving advertising network. View the full article

Wall Street Journal 'Ride from Hell': Carpooling in the Age of Uber Can Be…Awkward Wall Street Journal Ride-sharing pioneers Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc., under pressure to lower their fares, responded with Uber Pool and Lyftline in August 2014. Unlike the traditional services, which offered rides for a single passenger or group of passengers at ... https://www.google.com/news

‘Ride from Hell’: Carpooling in the Age of Uber Can Be…Awkward The Wall Street JournalAs shared ride services become more popular, passengers clash over music, temperature and talking. Exasperated drivers try to referee; 'They had no shame.' https://www.google.com/news

Uber, Ola drivers in Kerala to go on strike from Thursday midnight Times of IndiaKOCHI: The online app-based taxi drivers here would go on an indefinite strike from Thursday midnight. The joint action council of the various drivers' unions, ... https://www.google.com/news

U.S. News & World Report Lyft Beats Bigger Rival Uber in Filing for IPO U.S. News & World Report But there's a danger of waiting to go public as well - markets could go even lower, and the companies could raise less money if they waited longer," said Jay Ritter, an IPO expert and professor at the University of Florida. Uber and Lyft's IPOs are ... Lyft Confidentially Files IPO Paperwork With SECCrunchbase News Lyft pulls ahead of ride-sharing rival Uber to file confidentially for IPOFinancial Post Lyft's IPO Filing May Be Too LateForbes Fast Company all 213 news articles » View the full article

Ride-hailing firm Lyft beats Uber in IPO race The Irish TimesHigh-profile tech unicorn last valued at $15bn. https://www.google.com/news

Linux Foundation’s OpenChain project welcomes Google, Facebook and Uber TechCrunchThe Linux Foundation's OpenChain project helps companies find ways to comply with open-source licensing requirements. Today at the Open Compliance ... https://www.google.com/news

TechCrunch Linux Foundation's OpenChain project welcomes Google, Facebook and Uber TechCrunch The Linux Foundation's OpenChain project helps companies find ways to comply with open-source licensing requirements. Today at the Open Compliance Summit in Yokohama, Japan, it announced Google, Facebook and Uber have joined the project as ... and more » https://www.google.com/news

CNBC Lance Armstrong on escaping a $100 million lawsuit and Uber CNBC CNBC's Andrew Ross Sorkin sat down with Lance Armstrong in the first interview since his emotional interview with Oprah Winfrey in 2013. The two discussed his life since his lawsuit with the United States Government, his early investment in Uber and ... https://www.google.com/news

Uber Lite Gets Uber Pool Ride Option, Paytm Support BeebomUber has brought the Uber Pool ride option and Paytm integration for making payments to the Uber Lite app and it is now being rolled out via an update. View the full article

CNBC Lance Armstrong says his investment in Uber 'saved our family' CNBC Armstrong said the bulk of the money went to Uber, which at the time was valued at just $3.7 million. Today, as the company prepares for its IPO, banks have valued Uber at as much as $120 billion. At the time he invested in Sacca's firm, Armstrong said ... and more » View the full article