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Uber Boat: travellers can now explore Mumbai via on-demand speedboats The NationalUber now deploys boats in order to let riders beat traffic in India's busiest city. https://www.google.com/news

How to book an Uber or Lyft with Google Home CNETUse a Google Home and your phone to get the best ride. View the full article

How to book an Uber or Lyft with Google Home CNETUse a Google Home and your phone to get the best ride. https://www.google.com/news

SoftBank and Uber; Carmakers under pressure; GM earnings CNNHere's what you need to know about the markets before you start your business day. View the full article

SoftBank and Uber; Carmakers under pressure; GM earnings CNNLondon (CNN Business) 1. SoftBank: SoftBank is getting a boost from some of its huge tech investments. The Japanese company said Wednesday that its ... https://www.google.com/news

Uber's Next Battleground in the Quest for 1 Billion Users: The Middle East's Tech-Savvy Youth The Wall Street JournalUber is intensifying its pursuit of Middle East riders after retreating from other international markets in recent years, lured by the region's exploding youth ... https://www.google.com/news

Madrid taxi drivers call off strike without achieving their objectives EL PAISMadrid's taxi drivers on Tuesday voted by a narrow margin to end the strike action they began 16 days ago to demand regulations for private hire vehicles known ... https://www.google.com/news

SoftBank's bet on Uber is paying off. Nvidia is another story CNNSoftBank reported a 60% jump in operating profit, helped by the rising value of its giant tech fund's investments in Uber and WeWork. https://www.google.com/news

Chauffeur Privé to take on Uber in London Financial TimesChauffeur Privé, a Daimler-backed start-up that has emerged as the main challenger to Uber in France, is now taking on its rival in the UK as part of an ambitious ... https://www.google.com/news

Uber’s Secret Gold Mine: How Uber Eats Is Turning Into A Billion-Dollar Business To Rival Grubhub ForbesView the full article

Madrid taxi drivers call off anti-Uber strike, vow to fight on EWNThe city's taxi drivers started the protests on 20 January against the private services, which offer rides that often-undercut taxi prices. https://www.google.com/news

Police: Uber Eats driver assaulted, carjacked near 24th Street and Baseline Road ABC15 ArizonaPHOENIX, AZ — An Uber Eats delivery driver is recovering after being assaulted and carjacked in Phoenix Tuesday night. https://www.google.com/news

Uber Eats driver attacked, carjacked in Phoenix, police say AZFamilyPhoenix police say the Uber Eats driver was pistol-whipped and carjacked in the IHOP parking lot near 24th Street and Baseline Road. https://www.google.com/news

Couple held for killing and dismembering Uber driver in India - World The Star OnlineNEW DELHI (Reuters): Indian police have arrested a couple suspected of murdering an Uber driver in order to steal his car. https://www.google.com/news

Uber ride sharing services now available in Saskatoon Saskatoon StarPhoenixThe ride-sharing giant rolls into Saskatoon as the first ride share company to become operational in the province. https://www.google.com/news

Uber Driver Who Killed 6 On Shooting Rampage In US Jailed For Life NDTV NewsAn Uber driver who killed six people on a shooting spree in the US Midwest was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison without the possibility of parole. https://www.google.com/news

Police: Uber driver stopped bank robbery KOKH FOX25Police say they believe an Uber driver stopped a possible bank robbery on Tuesday afternoon. The driver told police he picked up a group of teens and took ... View the full article

Madrid taxi drivers call off anti-Uber strike, vow to fight on Channel NewsAsiaMADRID: Taxi drivers in the Spanish capital seeking tighter regulation of Uber and other ride-hailing services called off their indefinite strike ... https://www.google.com/news

Uber driver remanded for robbing passenger Myjoyonline.comAn Uber driver, Samuel Bekoe has been remanded in police custody to appear again on February 12, by an Accra circuit court for allegedly robbing a passenger ... https://www.google.com/news

US Uber driver Jason Dalton jailed for life over shooting rampage The Straits Times Uber driver who killed 6 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, shooting rampage sentenced to life in prison CNN Former Uber driver who went on 2016 killing spree sentenced to life in prison ABC News Uber Driver Who Killed 6 on Shooting Rampage in US Gets Jail for Life Without Parole News18 US Uber driver Jason Dalton jailed for life for fatal shootings committed between jobs ABC News View full coverage on Google News https://www.google.com/news

US Uber driver Jason Dalton jailed for life over shooting rampage The Straits TimesCHICAGO (AFP) - An Uber driver who killed six people on a shooting spree in the US Midwest was sentenced on Tuesday (Feb 5) to life in prison without the ... https://www.google.com/news

Uber driver who killed 6 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, shooting rampage sentenced to life in prison CNNNearly three years after driving an Uber around Kalamazoo, Michigan, and randomly shooting and killing six people, Jason Dalton was sentenced Tuesday to ... https://www.google.com/news

Uber and Lyft are in a battle for user loyalty, and riders may win RecodeCustomers are shopping between the two ride-hail leaders and taking the car with the better price. https://www.google.com/news

Need for money: Delhi couple rob, murder and chop Uber driver's body into pieces International Business Times, IndiaA couple in Delhi was arrested on Sunday, February 3, by the police for robbing and murdering an Uber driver. The couple, 34-year-old Farhat Ali, and ... View the full article

Tim O'Reilly's argument against Reid Hoffman's "Blitzscaling" QuartzBlitzscaling promises to teach techniques that are “the lightning fast path to building massively valuable companies.” But it's not a recipe for success—it's ... View the full article