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Forbes Where Uber Is Winning The World, And Where It Has Lost Forbes Three years ago, Uber was marching towards global domination. In 2018, the new Uber is picking and choosing its battles. In some markets, that has meant a complete departure after Uber merged its business with homegrown rivals in Russia, China and ... and more » https://www.google.com/news

Fortune Early Uber Investor Explains When It's OK for Founders to Break the Rules and Play Dirty Fortune He was one of the earliest investors in tech behemoth Uber. But before Tusk was a VC, he worked in politics as ex-Mayor Michael Bloomberg's campaign manager and Sen. Chuck Schumer's communication director. He also served as the deputy governor of ... https://www.google.com/news

Business Insider Facebook faces discrimination lawsuits amid reports it allowed Uber to run job ads targeted exclusively at men Business Insider It found that Uber had targeted ads for driver positions specifically at men across more than 12 US cities. The publication conducted a survey of 91 Uber ads, and found that only three didn't target a specific sex. ProPublica gathers information on ... Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 - EEOCEEOC Facebook (Still) Letting Housing Advertisers Exclude Users by RaceProPublica Facebook Lets Advertisers Exclude Users by RaceProPublica ACLU -Facebook all 320 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

Where Uber Is Winning The World, And Where It Has Lost ForbesThree years ago, Uber was marching towards global domination. In 2018, the new Uber is picking and choosing its battles. In some markets, that has meant a ... View the full article

Moneyweb.co.za Leadhome is to estate agencies what Uber is to taxis Moneyweb.co.za SA's estate agency business was ripe for a shake-up, says Leadhome co-founder Marcél du Toit, a former investment banker involved in mergers and acquisitions at Deutsche Bank. “Traditional estate agencies are old and stagnating,” he says. “Clients are ... View the full article

Metro Man forced to drive Uber home from airport because driver was too drunk Metro A man who booked an Uber to take him home from Bangalore airport ended up driving the car himself after noticing the driver was to drunk. Surya Oruganti arrived at Bengaluru International Airport in India and waited for his driver to arrive to take him ... Man orders Uber to pick him up from airport - but he's not prepared for the bizarre journeyMirror.co.uk Uber passenger says he was forced to drive because driver was too drunkSFGate Uber driver was blind drunk on the job, claims a customer who was forced to drive them bothNew Zealand Herald all 6 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

Quartz Economists figured out the best way for Uber to say sorry Quartz In January 2017, John List, an economist at the University of Chicago, had a very bad Uber ride. List had called the Uber to get to a conference in downtown Chicago, where he was supposed to present a paper. The trip, List says, wound up being a ... https://www.google.com/news

Autoblog (blog) Here's how much ride-sharing is keeping drunk drivers off the road Autoblog (blog) Uber is also using data to make its case for taking an Uber home if you're tipsy. But you don't have to be a data scientist to figure out that a ride home in an Uber or Lyft could save you a lot of money rather than getting behind the wheel buzzed. And ... and more » View the full article

Yorkshire Evening Post Uber drivers stage protest in Leeds amid claims of plummeting incomes Yorkshire Evening Post DOZENS of Leeds Uber drivers staged a protest amid claims that an influx of drivers from neighbouring Yorkshire cities has left them struggling to make a living. More than 40 Uber drivers gathered outside the company's office on Burley Road in Leeds ... Leeds Uber drivers say customers are at risk due to licensing loopholeLeeds Live all 4 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

TechCrunch Lyft hits 1 billion rides a couple of months after Uber hit 10 billion trips TechCrunch Uber, of course, had a bit of head start given it launched in 2009 while Lyft first launched in 2012. This milestone for Lyft comes about a year after it announced it was completing one million rides a day. To celebrate it, Lyft employees are ... and more » https://www.google.com/news

TNW Why Kazakhstan should stop worshipping Tesla and Uber TNW In Ukraine, after a series of scandals, Uber has ended up becoming a “standard” taxi service that people can call on the phone and pay for in cash. In his book, How Rich Countries Got Rich . . . and Why Poor Countries Stay Poor, Erik Reinert gives such ... https://www.google.com/news

CNBC Indian Uber rival Ola reportedly valued at $4.3 billion as it expands into New Zealand CNBC Ola, Uber's main rival in India, has announced its latest overseas push with a planned expansion into New Zealand. The company said in a statement Tuesday that it plans to launch services in Auckland, Christchurch and Wellington. The news marks the ... Uber rival to set up across citiesRadio New Zealand Ola to begin operations in New Zealand, will compete with Uber & ZoomyMoneycontrol.com After Australia, UK, now Ola to battle it out with Uber in New ZealandBusiness Today The Hindu -Newstalk ZB all 80 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

Yahoo News Uber passenger drives himself home because driver is too drunk Yahoo News An Uber passenger has had a ride he'll never forget after driving himself home when he allegedly discovered his driver was drunk. Surya Oruganti claimed he booked the Uber after arriving at India's Kempegowda International Airport, but once inside the ... Passenger drives himself to his destination while his drunk Uber driver sleeps next to himTaxiPoint Taxi News all 6 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

WIRED Still Smarting From Uber, Cities Wise up About Scooter Data WIRED That's quite a shift from just a few years ago. In the bad old days of 2010 to 2012, when Uber and Lyft were dropping into cities around the country, most local officials felt powerless to extract any sort of concessions from them. For one, they weren ... and more » https://www.google.com/news

The News Minute Now gift a free cab ride to friends: Uber launches gift cards The News Minute Adding a new offering to its service, cab aggregator Uber has launched gift cards, which are redeemable across Uber and Uber Eats. These gift cards will be available on Paytm and other online platforms. As per a statement from the company, Uber has ... Uber Now Offers 'Gift Cards' That Can Be Redeemed on Rides, Uber EatsNDTV This festive season Uber launches Gift Cards in IndiaThe New Indian Express Uber launches its own gift cards in India, can be used for rides and Uber EatsBGR India all 11 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

South China Morning Post Ride-hailing firm Uber in search for new Hong Kong leader after general manager steps down South China Morning Post “This marks the end of my incredible journey at Uber. Saying goodbye is not easy, but I will forever cherish all the special moments in the past four years with this awesome team. Thanks for making the impossible possible,” the 31-year-old said in his ... https://www.google.com/news

NEWS.com.au Uber driver was blind drunk on the job, claims a customer who was forced to drive them both NEWS.com.au “This is a regrettable and concerning incident,” an Uber spokesman said. “While we take all possible measures to ensure that drivers behind the wheel match the person shown on the app, in rare instances, when this doesn't happen, we encourage riders to ... Uber passenger drives himself home because driver is too drunkYahoo News all 3 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

TechCrunch Ola raises $50M at a $4.3B valuation from two Chinese funds TechCrunch Ola, the arch-rival of Uber in India, has raised $50 million at a valuation of about $4.3 billion from Sailing Capital, a Hong Kong-based private equity firm, and the China-Eurasian Economic Cooperation Fund (CEECF), a state-backed Chinese fund. Ola gets more backers on board to race ahead, Sachin Bansal may pick stakeEconomic Times China's Communist Party-backed investor joins Ola's $50 million fund-raiseTimes of India all 49 news articles » View the full article

Globalnews.ca Canadian Competition Bureau gets involved in Kingston Uber dispute, Uber driver says Globalnews.ca The bylaw has been put on hold after Global News learned the Canadian Competition Bureau may be investigating the Kingston Area Taxi Commission's Bylaw 4, says Uber driver James Litchfield, who says he was the one who filed the complaint to the ... https://www.google.com/news

Crunchbase News Uber-Careem Acquisition Deal Is Reportedly In The Works Crunchbase News As Crunchbase News showed in its report on Uber's Q2 2018 financials, the company might have some extra cash left over from its sale of its Southeast Asian unit to Grab. But the American on-demand transportation giant is still torching lots of money ... and more » View the full article

Bloomberg Uber Is in Talks to Acquire Dubai Ride Hailing Firm Careem Bloomberg Uber and Careem held preliminary talks in July to combine their Middle Eastern ride-hailing services, hoping to resolve a costly rivalry in the region, people familiar with the matter said at the time. Uber had said it wanted to own more than half of ... Uber in talks to buy Dubai ride-hailing rival Careem: BloombergReuters Uber in fresh talks to acquire Careemgulfnews.com all 33 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

The Mercury News Uber says Instant Pay is fixed, but issue still affecting some drivers The Mercury News Uber said a technical issue that kept it from paying its drivers instantly has been fixed, although some drivers are saying its after-effects linger. Last week and through the weekend, Uber drivers complained of being unable to take advantage of Uber's ... Uber Says It Has Fixed Glitch on Drivers' Instant PayNBC 7 San Diego Uber's payout problem is a warning to the entire gig economyPaymentsSource Uber glitch leaves drivers unpaid and frustratedABC27 10News -The Mercury News all 74 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

MIT Technology Review Uber and Lyft are both rolling out new ways to beat city congestion MIT Technology Review Ride-hailing firms have been accused of increasing congestion (among other things). Now Uber and Lyft are trying to combat this by showing traffic information in-app, and offering alternatives to car journeys. The news: Lyft launched e-scooters and e ... Uber Testing Traffic Estimates With Some CustomersPYMNTS.com all 4 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel SnoHub, an app like Uber for snow removal, is coming to Milwaukee Milwaukee Journal Sentinel A new app-based, on-demand snow removal service is coming to Milwaukee. SnoHub Inc. will start accepting requests through its app in November for snow removal in the metro area. SnoHub's platform works in a similar way as ride-sharing apps such as ... and more » View the full article

Bloomberg The Lawyer Who Took On Uber Is Suing IBM for Age Discrimination Bloomberg For some, the offer was so inconsequential they decided to leave the money on the table and retain their right to sue later. These are the people Liss-Riordan is counting on. “IBM was offering people that it's been letting go a very, very stingy ... and more » View the full article