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Georgia seeking $22 million in uncollected sales taxes from Uber 11Alive.com WXIAThe state of Georgia is trying to collect $22 million in sales taxes from Uber. The company contends it doesn't owe the taxes because Georgia doesn't have a law ... https://www.google.com/news

Georgia seeking $22 million in uncollected sales taxes from Uber 11Alive.com WXIAThe state of Georgia is trying to collect $22 million in sales taxes from Uber. The company contends it doesn't owe the taxes because Georgia doesn't have a law ... View the full article

Rooftop video ads bring extra cash for Uber, Lyft drivers San Francisco ChronicleUber driver Jackeline Arana was between passengers when she spotted a car with a video screen on top displaying ads and realized that putting one on her ... https://www.google.com/news

Rooftop video ads bring extra cash for Uber, Lyft drivers San Francisco ChronicleUber driver Jackeline Arana was between passengers when she spotted a car with a video screen on top displaying ads and realized that putting one on her ... View the full article

Waymo (GOOGL) is coming for Uber with a driverless taxi service QuartzThe driverless taxi race is on. On Dec. 5, Waymo, the driverless car company spun out of Alphabet neé Google, unveiled a commercial ride-hail *service*, Waymo ... https://www.google.com/news

Quartz Alphabet is coming for Uber Quartz Waymo One is in every way a competitor to Uber. Customers request rides and confirm their location through an app. Waymo decides the best route and drop-off spot, which may require the passenger to walk a few minutes to their final destination, similar ... and more » https://www.google.com/news

Some Maine Uber drivers set to get money in national settlement WABISome Uber drivers in Maine will get a small payout as part of a settlement for a 2016 data breach. View the full article

WABI Some Maine Uber drivers set to get money in national settlement WABI Uber has settled the case by agreeing to pay out $148-million. Around 600,000 drivers were affected when hackers gained access to personal information. Uber failed to report the breach in a timely manner, waiting a year to report it. Each driver in ... View the full article

Lance Armstrong on escaping a $100 million lawsuit and Uber CNBCCNBC'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 ... https://www.google.com/news

Ride-sharing legislation approved in Sask.; companies like Uber, Lyft could operate this year Saskatoon Star-PhoenixMonths after unveiling the Vehicles for Hire Act and touting it as another tool to combat the high impaired driving numbers in Saskatchewan, the province ... View the full article

Ride-sharing legislation approved in Sask.; companies like Uber, Lyft could operate this year Saskatoon Star-PhoenixMonths after unveiling the Vehicles for Hire Act and touting it as another tool to combat the high impaired driving numbers in Saskatchewan, the province ... https://www.google.com/news

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

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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