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Bloomberg Uber Spars With Kalanick Intelligence Guys in Waymo Saga Reprise Bloomberg Uber Technologies Inc. escalated a legal showdown with four former members of its corporate intelligence team whose surveillance tactics on rival companies were thrust into the spotlight in the Waymo trade-secret theft case. https://www.google.com/news

Daily Mail Uber driver rages, tells gay couple they would be beheaded in his ... Daily Mail Taray Carey and his husband, Alex, were riding in East Village on Tuesday night when they claim their driver - Denis - launched his verbal and physical assault ... Uber driver 'dragged gay customer down busy street' - PinkNews ...PinkNews Uber driver 'dragged gay man down street after he hugged husband'Metro Gay NYC Couple: Backseat Hug Put Uber Driver Into Hate-Filled ...NBC New York all 10 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

TechCrunch Europe's ride-hailing companies aren't scared of Uber TechCrunch Uber is speeding toward a historic IPO next year that could value it as high as $120 billion, but that doesn't scare its rivals that operate across Europe. Speaking on stage at TechCrunch Disrupt Berlin, Markus Villig — the CEO of $1 billion-valued ... and more » https://www.google.com/news

VentureBeat Uber Freight taps machine learning to give shippers rates 2 weeks in advance VentureBeat Uber Freight, the cargo-hauling trucking platform Uber built on its on-demand transport infrastructure, has unveiled a new feature that gives shippers — companies and distributors who dispatch cargo en masse — access to real-time market rates for ... https://www.google.com/news

PinkNews Uber driver 'dragged gay customer down busy street' PinkNews An Uber driver allegedly dragged a gay customer along a busy street in New York, after telling him and his husband that they “would be beheaded” where he came from. Taray Carey was left injured and shaken after spending half a block clinging to the ... Gay NYC Couple: Backseat Hug Put Uber Driver Into Hate-Filled TiradeNBC New York all 5 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

How troubled ride-hailing giant Uber put an end to internal 'name-calling and finger-pointing' CNBCAt CNBC's Capital Exchange event on Thursday, Uber's first-ever diversity and inclusion officer, Bo Young Lee, revealed the steps she needed to take to begin ... https://www.google.com/news

Daily Mail Uber driver who sparked a major terrorist alert when he ploughed into a crowd of tourists had been driving around ... Daily Mail He got a job with Uber using the fake documents and did not have insurance when hit the pedestrians in on October 7 last year. Up to 11 people suffered non-life threatening injuries and Omar was wrestled to the floor and detained by members of the ... https://www.google.com/news

Telegraph.co.uk Deliveroo investors holding out for better offer as Uber talks cool off Telegraph.co.uk In September, it emerged that Uber was considering a bid for Deliveroo and had held early stage talks about an acquisition or investment. The Daily Telegraph understands that Deliveroo chief executive Will Shu confirmed to staff that the company had ... https://www.google.com/news

Civilized Uber and Lyft Drivers Are Ditching the Service to Deliver Weed Civilized Uber and Lyft were once the go-to way for people to earn extra cash. But apparently there's a new way to use your car to make more money: delivering weed. The San Francisco Chronicle detailed how many Uber and Lyft drivers in California are cutting ... View the full article

Daily Mail Twitter mocks millennial entrepreneur, 22, on $25K a MONTH who avoids Ubers and lives with roommates to save ... Daily Mail Anonymous businesswoman, who lives in New York, shared her money diary; Revealed she took subway instead of $6 Uber and shops at Zaful and Mango; Also spent $707 on a vintage Celine bag but has two roommates to save money; She pays just ... View the full article

CNBC Uber CEO: It's time for tech founders 'to take responsibility for the content on your platform' CNBC Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi appears to be doing some soul-searching amid the ongoing public backlash against Silicon Valley over issues ranging from data privacy to online harassment and misinformation. Khosrowshahi himself is among the Silicon ... https://www.google.com/news

TechCrunch Uber's bill for 2016 breach and cover-up rises by $1M+ on EU fines TechCrunch The UK watchdog said its investigation of the 2016 Uber breach found 'credential stuffing' was used to gain access to Uber's data storage — referring to a process by which compromised username and password pairs are injected into websites until they ... ICO fines Uber £385000 following its 2016 data breachIT PRO ICO fines Uber £385k for 2016 breach cover-up, says company showed “complete disregard” for customer dataNS Tech Uber Fined $491000 by British Regulator Over 2016 Cyber-AttackNDTV Independent Online -Business Leader (press release) (blog) -ITProPortal all 45 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

The INQUIRER Uber (yes, Uber) has taught AI how to beat Montezuma's Revenge The INQUIRER UBER IS NOT the first company that you think of when it comes to artificial intelligence (AI), but like all big tech companies, it's too important to ignore. After all, Uber has self-driving car ambitions and the tech behind its app requires it - and ... Uber's new family of AI algorithms sets records on Pitfall and solves the entire game of Montezuma's RevengePackt Hub all 3 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

Recode Uber, Pinterest and the rest of the 2019 IPO class emerged from the ashes of the Great Recession Recode That's true financially: Investors who found money to make early wagers in 2008 and 2009 will finally be able to turn those bets into real money and sell their shares on the open market. And it's also true symbolically: Their success stories are ... View the full article

Recode Uber, Pinterest and the rest of the 2019 IPO class emerged from the ashes of the Great Recession Recode Next year is expected to be a banner year for initial public offerings, with a roster that includes a proposed $100 billion-plus outing for Uber, a smaller but competitive IPO for Lyft and other listings for similarly aged startups like Pinterest ... https://www.google.com/news

Uber, Pinterest and the rest of the 2019 IPO class emerged from the ashes of the Great Recession RecodeTen years ago, the economy was in free fall. The tech companies expected to go public next year helped rebuild it. View the full article

The Register Montezuma's Revenge can finally be laid to rest as Uber AI researchers crack the classic game The Register Montezuma's Revenge, the classic Atari platform game, has finally been fully solved by machine learning, researchers from Uber AI Labs claim. Reinforcement learning (RL) eggheads have been fascinated with the old 1980s game for a while. It features an ... https://www.google.com/news

Financial Times Uber and Deliveroo talks 'miles apart' on valuation Financial Times Deliveroo's revenues more than doubled to £277m in 2017, according to public filings, but losses widened by 43 per cent to £185m after it spent money recruiting 300 engineers, launching in new cities and opening kitchens. Any acquisition of Deliveroo ... and more » View the full article

Financial Times Uber and Deliveroo talks 'miles apart' on valuation Financial Times Uber's attempt to buy Deliveroo has stalled because the two sides are “miles apart” on a valuation for the food delivery service, according to people briefed on the discussions. The ride hailing app is keen to buy or invest in Deliveroo, one of the UK ... Uber's plan to buy UK delivery giant Deliveroo has stalled, with the 2 sides said to be 'miles apart' on valuationBusiness Insider Just Eat Up As FT Says Uber And Deliveroo "Miles Apart" On ValuationMorningstar Deliveroo in talks about fundraising as Uber lies in waitSky News Bloomberg -Business Insider all 30 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

Forbes New Uber Rival Lets You Travel In Gold Supercars And Trips Cost As Little As £5 Forbes We always had these strong emotional memories of our father and helping him count what money he made in the day after he picked us up from school. "It's the reason we take 10% less commission than our competitors and offer daily cash outs. We knew our ... and more » View the full article

Forbes New Uber Rival Lets You Travel In Gold Supercars And Trips Cost As Little As £5 Forbes The idea is no more than a dream for most of us, yet a dream new Uber rival miwhip is looking to make a normality for its users. The ride-sharing app launched with an Austin Powers villain-worthy Lamborghini Aventador, Ferrari 488, Rolls Royce Ghost II ... and more » https://www.google.com/news

ESPN Jameis Winston, Uber driver reach settlement in 2016 groping case ESPN TAMPA, Fla. -- Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston has reached a settlement with the woman known as "Kate P" who said he groped her in an Uber vehicle, according to court records obtained by ESPN. The documents, filed by her attorney ... Jameis Winston, Uber driver reach settlement in alleged groping incidentSporting News Report: Bucs' Winston settles with Uber driverWSAU News Jameis Winston, Uber driver reach settlement in sexual battery lawsuitWTSP.com all 58 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

Evening Standard Uber rival miwhip promises a golden supercar surprise for app customers Evening Standard The closest most Londoners will come to a gold plated Lamborghini is spotting one ostentatiously parked outside a five star hotel in Knightsbridge or Mayfair. But a new rival to Uber says it will make the head turning experience of being driven in a ... and more » https://www.google.com/news

Quartz Uber shut down its rental car program for Uber riders Quartz Uber has hit the brakes on a rental-car program for riders. Back in April, Uber announced Uber Rent, a program to let Uber riders rent a car from within the Uber app. The program was a partnership between Uber and Getaround, a startup that lets users ... https://www.google.com/news

Your Money Uber fined £385000 for failing to protect customers' personal info MoneySavingExpert However, the customers and drivers affected were not told about the incident for more than a year. Instead, Uber paid the attackers responsible $100,000 to destroy the data they had downloaded. Information about the attack was finally released in ... Uber fined £385000 for 2016 data hackYour Money Uber fined £385,000 for data breach affecting millions of passengers ...The Guardian British and Dutch Regulators Fine Uber for 2016 Data HackU.S. News & World Report Silicon UK -Moneyweb.co.za -Telecoms.com all 402 news articles » View the full article