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The Ringer (blog) Can Full-Time Uber and Lyft Drivers Make a Livable Wage? The Ringer (blog) Driving an Uber or Lyft simply isn't as profitable as it once was. A recent study from the JPMorgan Chase Institute found that monthly earnings for Uber and Lyft drivers dropped 53 percent between 2014 and 2018. To be more precise: Drivers pocketed an ... https://www.google.com/news

Business Insider An Uber driver has been charged with kidnapping and groping a woman after she fell asleep in his car Business Insider The complaint says that when the woman reported the incident the following day, she learned she had been charged more than $1,000 for a trip from New York to Massachusetts. Uber says it refunded the money. In a press release announcing the charge, the ... and more » View the full article

The Straits Times Philippine watchdog fines Grab, Uber for rushed merger, drop in ... The Straits Times MANILA (REUTERS) - The Philippines' competition watchdog fined ride-hailing firms Grab and Uber Technologies on Wednesday (Oct 17), saying they ... Philippine watchdog fines Grab, Uber for rushed merger, drop in service qualityThe Star Online PCC slaps Grab, Uber with P16-M merger-related finesGMA News all 40 news articles » View the full article

The Straits Times Philippine watchdog fines Grab, Uber for rushed merger, drop in service quality The Straits Times MANILA (REUTERS) - The Philippines' competition watchdog fined ride-hailing firms Grab and Uber Technologies on Wednesday (Oct 17), saying they consummated their merger too soon and that the quality of service dipped, becoming the second regulator ... Competition body fines Grab, Uber P16 millionBusinessWorld Online PCC fines Grab, Uber P16 million for merger violationsPhilippine Star Antitrust watchdog fines Grab P16 million over Uber dealRappler INQUIRER.net -ABS-CBN News all 40 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

Can Full-Time Uber and Lyft Drivers Make a Livable Wage? The RingerWhat was once a viable gig has become a losing hustle as ridesharing companies overhire to keep up with user demand. But advocates for an hourly minimum ... View the full article

Citywire.co.uk Wednesday Papers: Uber targets $100bn valuation in IPO Citywire.co.uk The Times: Theresa May is being urged to consider extending the transition period for a “few more months” beyond the end of December 2020 to get through the Brexit impasse. Financial Times: BlackRock said inflows into its funds sank to a two-year low ... View the full article

The Register Tech hub blames tech: San Francisco fingers Uber, Lyft rides for its growing traffic headache The Register As any San Francisco Bay Area resident knows traffic is bad and getting worse, but the city's officials think they have found the culprit: ride-hailing companies. In a report [PDF] issued on Tuesday the San Francisco County Transportation Authority ... Uber and Lyft Made Traffic Worse in San Francisco. But It's ComplicatedWIRED Uber, Lyft Contributing to Congestion in Major US City, According to UK ResearcherUKNow (press release) City blames half of new congestion on Lyft, UberCurbed SF Boing Boing (blog) -San Francisco Chronicle -KQED -San Francisco County Transportation Authority all 49 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

USA TODAY Report: Uber, Lyft each looking to go public in 2019 as rivalry heads to Wall Street USA TODAY The lofty valuation would also make Uber worth more than the largest IPOs from U.S. companies in the last five years, combined. The 49 companies, investment firms and funds with initial public offerings of $1 billion or more from January 2013 through ... Uber, Airbnb and Lyft Are Setting Up 2019 as a Landmark Year in Travel IPOsSkift Uber Proposals Value Company at $120 Billion in a Possible IPOWall Street Journal DealBook Briefing: Uber and Lyft Are in an IPO RaceNew York Times Reuters -Bloomberg -BizNews -Wall Street Journal all 432 news articles » View the full article

The Guardian Uber targets $120bn valuation for 2019 flotation – report The Guardian Uber could target a valuation of $120bn (£91bn) in a stock market flotation planned for next year, according to reports in the US, after Wall Street banks advised the ride-hailing app that it was worth more than three times that of the carmarker Ford. Uber: pricey fareFinancial Times Wall Street banks tell Uber it could be valued at $120 billion if it goes public next yearBusiness Insider Uber 'could land $120bn price-tag' in upcoming IPOTelegraph.co.uk Bloomberg -USA TODAY -TIME -Wall Street Journal all 432 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

Wall Street Journal Saudi Money Flows Into Silicon Valley—and With It Qualms Wall Street Journal Some of tech's most prominent young companies have welcomed Saudi money, including Uber Technologies Inc., office-sharing company WeWork Cos. and augmented-reality device maker Magic Leap Inc. For Uber, the situation could be particularly dicey: ... Why doesn't Silicon Valley just give Saudi Arabia its money back?San Francisco Chronicle all 186 news articles » View the full article

Bloomberg $120 Billion Doesn't Make Uber a Real Company Bloomberg It's not clear what Uber's revenue or growth rate would be if it hadn't been able to burn cash like money is free. Actually, money has essentially been free for Uber. And it's still not clear what Uber's business model will be in the future. The ... Uber: pricey fareFinancial Times Uber, Airbnb and Lyft Are Setting Up 2019 as a Landmark Year in Travel IPOsSkift Report: Uber, Lyft each looking to go public in 2019 as rivalry heads to Wall StreetUSA TODAY Wall Street Journal -Inc.com -CBS News -Wall Street Journal all 432 news articles » View the full article

Uber targets $120bn valuation for 2019 flotation – report The GuardianUber could target a valuation of $120bn (£91bn) in a stock market flotation planned for next year, according to reports in the US, after Wall Street banks advised ... View the full article

Report: Uber, Lyft each looking to go public in 2019 as rivalry heads to Wall Street USA TODAYAccording to The Wall Street Journal Uber and Lyft are looking to go public next year, with Uber's valuation potentially coming in at $120 billion. View the full article

Forbes What I Learned About The App-Powered Workforce As An Uber Driver Forbes Sure, the company meets with drivers to get feedback and provide a driver hotline, but everything you need to know to drive is in the app, from Uber policy updates to perks to tips on how to make more money. The app is the company, and I had access to ... UK union calls on its Uber drivers to strike tomorrowMalay Mail UK Uber drivers to stage 24 hour strike over pay and conditionsTechCrunch Uber UK boss admits London licence ban was correctSky News all 40 news articles » View the full article

Forbes What I Learned About The App-Powered Workforce As An Uber Driver Forbes I signed up with Uber and did some driving in the Palo Alto area earlier this year. Here's what I learned: The Uber Driver app sets a very high bar for IT, HR and others inside the enterprise in terms of delivering a very polished worker experience ... Uber drivers set to go on strike across UK todaySky News This is exactly when the Uber strike in Birmingham will start and endBirmingham Live Taxi drivers to strike for better pay and conditions from UberNottinghamshire Live TechCrunch -Sky News all 40 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

Uber's 'Cod For COD' Promo Turned Out To Be A Load Of Carp TheSixthAxis Uber, a company not known for turning much of a profit, throw money at it and buy over 1000 copies to give away, staggering their release across the weekend; Uber charge a more representative price of £40-45, making the cod and chips the freebie and ... and more » View the full article

TechCrunch Saudi ally calls for Uber boycott over response to Khashoggi's vanishing TechCrunch But Uber's decision to take Saudi money in 2016 and again, via SoftBank at the end of last year, is very much Khosrowshahi's problem now. In a public remark on Twitter, tech investor, Mark Tluszcz, co-founder and CEO of Mangrove Capital Partners, ... View the full article

Forbes Uber Wants To Deliver Groceries But There Is A Much Bigger Opportunity Forbes Uber has announced its intentions to expand into delivering groceries. Uber may choose to expand its already successful Uber Eats to be the service for grocery delivery or the company may choose to manage grocery delivery through another service. and more » https://www.google.com/news

Forbes Uber Wants To Deliver Groceries But There Is A Much Bigger Opportunity Forbes However, Uber makes money every time a consumer uses its app to summon a car. The goal of Uber is to leverage its platform to become the Conductor to a massive and complex ecosystem of suppliers, retailers, restaurant chains, food companies, and ... and more » View the full article

Eurogamer.net Uber Eats' free COD with cod offer leaves bad taste in customers' mouths Eurogamer.net Just some of the responses found online to Uber Eats' offer of a free Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 copy when purchasing fish and chips last Friday. The highly-publicised promotion - which offered a free copy of COD when you ordered a £7.99 cod and chips ... Uber's 'Cod For COD' Promo Turned Out To Be A Load Of CarpTheSixthAxis all 2 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

Telegraph.co.uk Uber Eats eyes 400 'virtual restaurants' as it takes fight to Deliveroo Telegraph.co.uk Uber Eats is planning to launch 400 “virtual restaurants” in the UK by the end of this year in an effort to boost growth and market share in the competitive space. The virtual restaurants make use of existing kitchen space, identifying gaps in the ... https://www.google.com/news

The New Yorker Did Uber Steal Google's Intellectual Property? The New Yorker ... saw it, Google could potentially skip years of redundant research if Project Chauffeur simply bought the necessary hardware from his firms. In effect, Levandowski was proposing to acquire crucial technology from himself, and pay for it with Google ... View the full article

The New Yorker Did Uber Steal Google's Intellectual Property? The New Yorker In the spring of 2011, a small group of engineers working on a secretive project at Google received an e-mail from a colleague. It's finally happening, the note read. Anthony is going to get fired. Several of the recipients gathered in one of the self ... https://www.google.com/news

Reuters Bahrain minister backs boycott of Uber over Khashoggi case Reuters Foreign minister Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa tweeted two hashtags calling for a boycott of Uber in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, as well as a broader hashtag urging followers to “boycott anyone who boycotts Saudi Arabia.” It was unclear if the boycott call ... Bahrain Urges Uber Boycott as CEO Drops Out of Saudi ConferenceBloomberg all 6 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

Prospect The “Uber” moment for financial capability cannot come soon enough Prospect Research from the Money Advice Service shows there are 12.7 million people living in the UK who are financially squeezed, meaning a single unexpected bill could prompt a slip into financial difficulty. Of these, a third are in full or part time work ... and more » View the full article