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Business Insider The meteoric rise of Uber and Lyft may have spurred a deadly outcome, according to new research Business Insider In the years before Uber and Lyft started popping up in cities across the United States, deadly car accidents were at record lows. By 2010, just before the ride-hailing services began to expand en masse, the total number of traffic fatalities sank to ... Study: Uber and Lyft are Increasing Traffic DeathsStreetsblog California (blog) Can Uber and Lyft Be a Climate Solution?Union of Concerned Scientists (blog) all 7 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

CNBC More than half of US tech 'unicorns' had at least one immigrant founder, study finds CNBC Immigrants have helped start more than half of America's "unicorn" start-ups, including Uber, Palantir Technologies, and SpaceX, according to a new study by the National Foundation for American Policy. The study finds 55 percent, or 50 out of 91 of the ... and more » https://www.google.com/news

The Verge Uber is offering $10 off rides to polling locations on Election Day The Verge Uber announced on Wednesday that it would offer $10 discounts on rides to the polls on Election Day. The promotion, which will be available nationwide in the US, applies only to a single ride on the most affordable Uber option available in their city. Uber to offer $10 off ride to the polls on Election DayThe Hill all 4 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

Money Morning Is the Upcoming Uber IPO Worth the Ride? Money Morning Softbank's deal, putting up money in a late financing round (meaning it paid more than early investors did for its stake), came with a perk. The perk Softbank wrangled from Uber is if there isn't an IPO in 2019, investors with at least $100 million in ... and more » View the full article

fox2now.com Joplin Uber driver reports being raped by customer fox2now.com Capt. Trevor Duncan says police learned of the attack when the 50-year-old woman sought treatment Sunday at a Joplin hospital. The Joplin Globe reports the Uber driver told police she drove two men to a downtown Joplin bar Thursday and noticed later ... and more » https://www.google.com/news

City A.M. Daimler and Volvo-owner Geely to build a luxury Uber rival in China City A.M. The deal will create a new rival to local firm Didi Chuxing, which dominates the market with 217m users last year after merging with Uber China in 2016. Research from Bain & Co., provided to Reuters, said the market is currently worth $23bn (£17.8bn ... and more » https://www.google.com/news

Ars Technica Uber vice president resigns after sexual misconduct allegations Ars Technica Uber did not respond to Ars' request for comment on Tuesday. Poetzscher was alleged to have made sexual remarks about his female colleagues and also had a consensual affair with another woman at the company against company policy, the newspaper ... and more » https://www.google.com/news

Creators Syndicate Uber and Zoetis Creators Syndicate Uber's ride-hailing service launched in San Francisco in 2011. During the past seven years, Uber, whose 600,000 drivers have given rides to over 70 million passengers, has managed to lose money year after year after year. Frankly, Uber may be unable to ... and more » View the full article

Independent Online Toolkit launched to help keep the Uber community safer Independent Online Durban - South Africa is one of 38 countries to get Uber's Safety Toolkit that was recently launched for Uber's drivers, delivery partners and passengers using the app across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The toolkit is part of Uber's plans to ... and more » https://www.google.com/news

'When I first started the money was very good': ride-share drivers feeling the squeeze The Sydney Morning HeraldWhen Emmett D'Urso started working as a ride-share driver four years ago, he was earning up to $45 per hour. He now earns $16 an hour. View the full article

Uber is testing an on-demand staffing business in Chicago The Star Online CHICAGO: Uber Technologies is developing an on-demand staffing business called Uber Works, and the tech giant has been testing the service in Chicago. Uber Works would provide events and corporate functions with temporary workers, such as servers or ... https://www.google.com/news

Economic Times Uber files plea in HC to ensure safe operations Economic Times BENGALURU: Uber India and several of its drivers approached the Bombay High Court on Tuesday to urge it to direct authorities in Mumbai to follow its injunction barring associations of taxi drivers from stopping drivers attached to its app-based platform. Mumbai commuter woes continue; Ola, Uber strike enters Day 3India Today Day 2 of Ola, Uber protest: Autos, buses bail out stranded commutersMumbai Mirror Most Ola, Uber cabs off roads for third day in MumbaiTimes of India all 23 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

The Guardian Uber and other rideshare company drivers ripped off, assaulted and racially abused The Guardian Drivers for Uber and other rideshare companies are being ripped off, assaulted, threatened and racially abused, a new survey reveals. The survey of 1,100 drivers released on Wednesday says more than 60% reported earning below the average hourly $16 ... Uber and other rideshare drivers say they are assaulted and underpaid in AustraliaTVNZ Low pay for Uber, rideshare driversNEWS.com.au all 36 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

Washington Post Silicon Valley struggles to voice its concerns over Khashoggi killing amid vast Saudi money and influence Washington Post “It will be a real moral challenge for anyone to accept money moving forward from Saudi Arabia,” said Venky Ganesan, a partner at technology investor Menlo Ventures, which invested in Uber and Warby Parker, and former chairman of the National Venture ... and more » View the full article

Business Insider 'We have never seen a deal like this in our 34-year career': Uber's massive bond offering shrugged off a gloomy ... Business Insider Uber quietly raised $2 billion through a secretive bond offering last week in which it had to turn money down. Credit markets are hot as the ride-hailing company races toward an initial public offering next year, with one Wall Street analyst saying he ... Uber dealmaker resigns after accusationsNews8000.com - WKBT Uber's Dealmaking Chief Poetzscher ResignsU.S. News & World Report all 85 news articles » View the full article

Business Insider 'We have never seen a deal like this in our 34-year career': Uber's massive bond offering shrugged off a gloomy ... Business Insider Uber quietly raised $2 billion through a secretive bond offering last week. And while little is known about who bought the ride-hailing firm's first debt offering, Wall Street analysts are ruminating over what the oversubscribed deal could mean for the ... Uber dealmaker resigns one month after WSJ report of past sexual misconductCNN Uber's top dealmaker resigns following reports of sexual misconductTelegraph.co.uk Uber Executive Resigns, Weeks After Claims Reported about Sexual MisconductFortune TechCrunch -NBCNews.com -Wall Street Journal -Business Insider all 85 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

The Hill Uber's revolutionary software may be a double-edged sword The Hill Ford's words — and vision — are relevant today as the “can-dos” and “can't dos” debate whether Uber, the innovative ride-sharing company, should command a $120 billion valuation in an initial public offering (IPO). For perspective, a $120 billion ... https://www.google.com/news

The Sydney Morning Herald 'When I first started the money was very good': ride-share drivers feeling the squeeze The Sydney Morning Herald A new survey of 1100 Uber and other ride-share drivers to be released on Wednesday has found that they earn an average of $16 per hour before costs. The survey conducted by the national Transport Workers Union and the Ride Share Driver' Co-operative, ... and more » View the full article

Telegraph.co.uk Uber rival Lyft buys London start-up to boost driverless car plans Telegraph.co.uk Lyft does not currently operate a service in the UK, but provides taxis and shared forms of transport in cities across North America. Its first European office opened in Munich in January this year. Like its competitor Uber, the company has recently ... and more » https://www.google.com/news

Fortune Uber Eats Plans Expansion of Food Delivery Service to US Suburbs Fortune The company currently offers the food service to more than 50% of the U.S. population, but plans to reach more than 70% of the country very soon, TechCrunch reported. Ana Mahony, Uber's Head of US Cities for Uber Eats, told the outlet that when ... Uber Eats announces its plan to conquer the US suburbsThe Verge Uber Eats is expanding to cover 70 percent of US population by end of yearTechCrunch Uber's Online-Only Restaurants: The Future, Or The End Of Dining Out?NPR Chicago Tribune -Fox Business -D Magazine -Uber Eats all 35 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

Your Money Uber fares to rise to help pay for electric cars Your Money As part of its Clean Air Plan, Uber wants all its cars to be fully electric in London by 2025 and anticipates the first 20,000 drivers upgrading to electric vehicles by the end of 2021. The firm expects to raise more than £200m from the fare increases. Uber to raise London fares early next yearMoneySavingExpert Uber boss's electric challengeBBC News Uber to introduce clean air fee to all London ridesThe Guardian Malay Mail -Bloomberg -Financial Times all 79 news articles » View the full article

Chicago Tribune Teen accused of hacking Uber driver to death should remain in juvenile detention after she turns 18, lawyer says Chicago Tribune The lawyer for a Chicago teenager accused of killing an Uber driver with a stolen machete and knife wants her to remain at a juvenile detention center after she turns 18 in December. Eliza Wasni's public defender filed the request in court Monday ... and more » https://www.google.com/news

TheStreet.com How Uber Has Driven Automakers Off a Cliff TheStreet.com Uber was born at the intersection of cloud computing and smartphones. In 2009 Garret Camp and Travis Kalanick, both successful internet entrepreneurs, began tinkering with ways to reduce transportation costs. Most vehicles sit idle 94% of the time ... and more » https://www.google.com/news

TheStreet.com How Uber Has Driven Automakers Off a Cliff TheStreet.com According to reporting from the Wall Street Journal on Oct. 16, investment banks value the money-losing, ride hailing behemoth at $120 billion. Many investors will be incredulous. The valuation seems to make no sense. Uber has never earned a profit. It ... and more » View the full article

CNBC Uber plans to expand food delivery to 70% of the US as it seeks to justify its massive valuation CNBC As Uber gets ready for its 2019 public market debut, it wants to be known for more than just ridesharing. Its businesses now cover everything from flying cars to patient pickups and electric scooters. But it's the company's food delivery service ... Uber to introduce clean air fee to all London ridesThe Guardian London Uber drivers to charge electric car fee - BBC NewsBBC News Uber chief says workplace culture needs further improvementFinancial Times Forbes -Bloomberg all 186 news articles » https://www.google.com/news