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The Verge Uber Eats announces its plan to conquer the US suburbs The Verge Uber Eats, the ride-hailing company's food delivery arm that's critical to Uber's plan to go public in 2019, has galloped across the globe in recent years, but it has also struggled to reach certain pockets of the US. The company aims to change that ... Uber Eats is expanding to cover 70 percent of US population by end of yearTechCrunch Uber Eats Plans Expansion of Food Delivery Service to US SuburbsFortune Uber's Online-Only Restaurants: The Future, Or The End Of Dining Out?NPR all 46 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

Kitco News Mining Needs An "Uber" Moment – VRify CEO (Part 2) Kitco News “We need something like what Uber did to the taxi industry. Uber didn't just come along and find an extra few million drivers so we have more options, every single person that uses Uber has a rating system to hold the driver accountable to the service ... https://www.google.com/news

Kitco News Mining Needs An "Uber" Moment – VRify CEO (Part 2) Kitco News Uber didn't just come along and find an extra few million drivers so we have more options, every single person that uses Uber has a rating system to hold the driver accountable to the service they give, and if the driver has a higher rating, they ... View the full article

Financial Times Australia's Uber drivers earn less than minimum wage Financial Times Uber and other ride-hailing drivers earn an average hourly wage that is below Australia's legal minimum of A$18 before costs, and about a third of them have received threats from passengers, according to a new survey. The poll of 1,100 ride-hailing ... Uber, Ola strike hits Delhi and Mumbai ridersEconomic Times Uber, Ola drivers strike in India, demanding higher faresReuters Ola, Uber drivers in Hyderabad protest low fares, declare a partial strikeThe News Minute Livemint -Times of India -NDTV all 73 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

Irish Times Uber raises fares in London to subsidise electric vehicles Irish Times Uber will raise fares in London by 15p a mile in early 2019 to subsidise electric vehicle purchases by its drivers. The San Francisco-based ride-hailing company laid out the details of a clean air fee that it estimates will raise £200 million (€226 ... and more » https://www.google.com/news

Human Capital Uber pilots on-demand temporary staffing service Human Capital Ride-hailing company Uber is dipping its toes in the on-demand staffing industry with the recent launch of Uber Works. The new service reportedly allows companies to hire workers, such as wait staff or security personnel for events and corporate ... Report: Uber to launch on-demand staffing serviceHR Dive all 18 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

Gizmodo UK Uber to raise London fares early next year MoneySavingExpert Currently, Uber charges a standard fee of £1.25 per mile for journeys in Greater London, on top of a £2.50 base fee - although journey costs can go up at certain busier times. The firm expects this to raise more than £200 million over the next few ... Uber Pledges £200m of Your Money to Clean Up London's AirGizmodo UK Uber fares to rise to help pay for electric carsYour Money Uber plans pollution levy on London faresMalay Mail Fin24 -BBC News -The Guardian -Bloomberg all 184 news articles » View the full article

The Guardian Uber to introduce clean air fee to all London rides The Guardian Uber said the clean air fee would mean an extra 45p on the average three-mile trip in the capital, on top of normal fares, but every penny would go towards helping drivers upgrade their vehicles or other green initiatives should that money not be used. London Uber drivers to charge electric car feeBBC News Uber plans to expand food delivery to 70% of the US as it seeks to justify its massive valuationCNBC Uber chief says workplace culture needs further improvementFinancial Times Sky News -The Independent -City A.M. all 104 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

Gizmodo UK Uber Pledges £200m of Your Money to Clean Up London's Air Gizmodo UK Though the press release – accompanied by images of an adorably fluffy green Uber car to sweeten us up – implies the company has decided to pledge £200m of its own money to clean up smog, a closer reading reveals they're actually planning to 'raise ... Uber fares to rise to help pay for electric carsYour Money Uber plans pollution levy on London faresMalay Mail Uber to raise London fares early next yearMoneySavingExpert BBC News -BBC News -The Guardian all 102 news articles » View the full article

BBC News London Uber drivers to charge electric car fee BBC News Uber is planning to add a surcharge to all fares booked via its app in London to help its drivers buy electric vehicles. The fee, expected to be 15p per mile, will be introduced "early" in 2019. Uber said drivers working for 40 hours per week could get ... Uber to introduce clean air fee to all London ridesThe Guardian Uber chief says workplace culture needs further improvementFinancial Times Uber plans to expand food delivery to 70% of the US as it seeks to justify its massive valuationCNBC Sky News -The Independent -Telegraph.co.uk all 79 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

Telegraph.co.uk Uber's top dealmaker resigns following reports of sexual misconduct Telegraph.co.uk Under chief executive Dara Khosrowshahi, Uber is attempting to undergo reforms with its working culture after a history of sexual allegations has marred the company from the top down. Last year, former chief executive Travis Kalanick stepped down after ... Uber dealmaker resigns one month after WSJ report of past sexual misconductCNN Uber Executive Resigns, Weeks After Claims Reported about Sexual MisconductFortune Uber's head of corporate development resignsTechCrunch CNET -Business Insider -Wall Street Journal -Reuters all 79 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

South China Morning Post China's Uber for trucks close to securing US$1 billion in funding round to jumpstart driverless technology South China Morning Post Full Truck Alliance Group is close to securing as much as US$1 billion in new funds to replenish its war chest and jumpstart an expansion into driverless technology, according to people familiar with the matter. China's biggest online marketplace for ... China's Uber for Trucks Is Said Close to Up to $1 Billion RoundBloomberg all 4 news articles » View the full article

Uber Pledges £200m of Your Money to Clean Up London's Air Gizmodo UKUber has unveiled plans to charge customers a new 'clean air fee' for every mile they travel, which will be used to fund cleaner cars for drivers. Though the press ... View the full article

Mining Needs An "Uber" Moment – VRify CEO (Part 2) Kitco NewsMining Needs An "Uber" Moment – VRify CEO (Part 2) View the full article

Uber to introduce clean air fee to all London rides The GuardianRide-hailing app to charge extra 15p per mile to help drivers pay for electric cars. View the full article

Uber to raise London fares early next year MoneySavingExpertUber is to raise fares in London to help drivers buy electric cars. A clean air fee of 15p per mile will be added to fares from early 2019. View the full article

Uber Plans To Launch Food-Delivery Drones ForbesIn a few years, you may order food from UberEats, and a flying drone may deliver it to your door. The Wall Street Journal reported that Uber plans to launch ... View the full article

What it's really like to be an Uber driver The Sydney Morning HeraldI'm a 51-year-old married father of three, living at Sydney's Hornsby Heights, and I've been a full-time Uber driver for over two and a half years. View the full article

Bloomberg Ex-Uber Exec Scores Funding to Bring E-Scooters to Singapore Bloomberg Beam, whose founder also headed up Indonesia for Uber Technologies Inc., is trying to replicate the success of Bird Rides Inc. and Lime in Asia. While those American startups have scaled quickly after raising massive amounts of money, they have yet to ... Ex-Uber executive scores $8.8m funding to bring e-scooters to SingaporeThe Straits Times all 8 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

The Sydney Morning Herald What it's really like to be an Uber driver The Sydney Morning Herald If it's a quiet week, money is tighter, but my wife's in a full-time office job at a school, which helps. Sometimes I do more hours, or work after midnight when there's surge pricing. But as a driver you must get enough sleep. I need eight hours, so I ... View the full article

Man who forced Uber driver to go to ATM and held him hostage gets 12 years in prison Chicago Tribune A Glen Ellyn man was sentenced to 12 years in prison Monday for tackling an Uber driver and then forcing him to go to an ATM in an attempt to withdraw money. Joshua Phillips, 21, faced a minimum seven-year prison term under a plea agreement. and more » View the full article

Business Insider Uber may start delivering burgers by drones as soon as 2021 because its CEO says 'We need flying burgers' Business Insider Uber is looking to hire an operations executive to make drone delivery functional by next year and available for commercial use by 2021, according to a jobs listing spotted by The Wall Street Journal. In May, Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi acknowledged his ... Can a Drone Army Deliver Dara that $120 Million Bonus?Vanity Fair Uber's drone-based food delivery could begin in 2021Engadget Flying food: Uber has set a target date to use drones for meal deliveryDigital Trends USA TODAY -Wall Street Journal -Telegraph.co.uk all 51 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

Chicago Tribune Uber is testing an on-demand staffing business in Chicago Chicago Tribune 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 event staff ... and more » https://www.google.com/news

Forbes Uber Wants To Throw Women In Its Own Shark Tank Forbes According to Pitchbook, last year only 2.2% of venture capital money went to companies with solely female founders. And according to Crunchbase, only 16% of startups funded between 2009 and 2017 had a female founder. That is, just 8,821 of the 54,702 ... View the full article

Forbes Uber Wants To Throw Women In Its Own Shark Tank Forbes Like constant competitor Lyft and its innovation contest in which aspiring entrepreneurs are judged by a panel of veteran business names, Uber now has its own version of Shark Tank for anyone who has an idea but happens to live outside the startup ... https://www.google.com/news