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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

Bloomberg The Lawyer Who Took On Uber Is Suing IBM for Age Discrimination Bloomberg Shannon Liss-Riordan has been compared to “a pit bull with a Chihuahua in its mouth.” In a career spanning almost 20 years, the Boston-based lawyer has gone after corporations that have either harmed consumers or their own employees. IBM sued over age discrimination by lawyer who has targeted Uber, GoogleThe Mercury News Cutting 'Old Heads' at IBMProPublica IBM Is Being Sued for Age Discrimination After Firing ThousandsBloomberg all 14 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

PaymentsSource Uber's payout problem is a warning to the entire gig economy PaymentsSource Uber's corporate existence has jumped from one PR crisis to another, but the company has always been lauded for how seamlessly it handles payments. Until now. A payment glitch that made headlines over the weekend shows how fragile the promise of ... Uber Says It Has Fixed Glitch on Drivers' Instant PayNBC 7 San Diego Uber glitch leaves drivers unpaid and frustratedABC27 Glitch prevents Uber drivers from getting paidThe Mercury News all 68 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

News24 Former Uber driver accused of elderly motorist's murder appears in court News24 A former Uber driver accused of murdering a 71-year-old motorist, allegedly after an altercation over parking at OR Tambo International Airport, is expected to appear in the Kempton Park Magistrate's Court on Tuesday. "He did make an appearance for ... Judgment reserved in bail application by Uber driver accused of fatal beating at OR TamboTimesLIVE Uber condemns fatal assault on elderly man by driverIndependent Online Uber driver to face murder charge after OR Tambo assault victim diesSowetanLIVE Sunday World Jacaranda FM -Daily Maverick -Kempton Express all 24 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

10News Uber app crashes leaving drivers without Instant Pay 10News So she jumped ship and started working for the competition, "I didn't want to put more money into a pot I wasn't sure I could get out." While the Uber app is back up and running, Saum's still driving for the competition. Uber said the glitch in the app ... 9.17.18 Your morning briefingPaymentsSource all 67 news articles » View the full article

Reuters Uber in talks to buy Dubai ride-hailing rival Careem: Bloomberg Reuters Careem declined to comment and Uber did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Uber, which is on track to go public next year, has been seeking new avenues of growth even as it battles intense competition in its core business of riding hailing. Uber Is Said in Talks to Acquire Dubai Ride Hailing Firm CareemBloomberg Uber in talks to buy Dubai rival Careem: BloombergMoneycontrol.com Uber in talks to buy Dubai riding-hailing rival Careem: BloombergChannel NewsAsia The Business Times all 7 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

The Drive Passenger Forced to Drive Himself Home After Learning Uber Driver Was Drunk The Drive After a series of tweets by Oruganti and other Twitter users, Uber tweeted to Surya to explain the actions they have taken: "Hey Surya, thank you again for speaking with us. As confirmed to you, the driver partner's account has been flagged and his ... and more » https://www.google.com/news

Intelligent Transport Uber opens new engineering hub, whilst expanding existing self-driving centre Intelligent Transport Over 15 months, Uber Advanced Technologies Group's (ATG's) self-driving R&D centre in Toronto has delivered significant technical breakthroughs towards making self-driving at scale a safe and reliable reality. The research has already contributed ... GeekWire Summit Spotlight: Former DOJ attorney Tony West helps Uber write its next chapter as chief legal officerGeekWire Uber to invest $150M in Toronto AV program expansion, new engineering hubSmart Cities Dive all 6 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

Fast Company The inside story of how Uber fought New York's City Hall and won Fast Company As I sat there on the plane, I realized that de Blasio's perception of Uber and the reality of Uber were two very different things. Because de Blasio was so indifferent—even hostile—to tech, he only knew of Uber as the startup that raised a ton of ... View the full article

Fast Company The inside story of how Uber fought New York's City Hall and won Fast Company As some Fast Company readers probably know, in August 2018, the New York City Council capped the total number of Uber and Lyft drivers allowed on the road. This was sweet revenge for New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, who, three years earlier, ... https://www.google.com/news

Digital Trends Uber ditches internationally derided logo Digital Trends Uber's new brand image cures two problems with the rideshare company's previous logo. The new wordmark uses the company name in a custom typeface, so no one will be confused when they see the logo on a rideshare car or in marketing materials. Uber rebrand: Will clean logo usher in good times for the brand?Exchange4Media all 2 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

Engadget Uber tests its own traffic estimates as it moves beyond cars Engadget Uber has used Google traffic data to estimate conditions in the past, but the company is now trying to go its own way. The ridesharing firm told TechCrunch that it's expanding a previously low-key test that relies on its own traffic data. Fire up the ... Uber fires up its own traffic estimates to fuel demand beyond carsTechCrunch all 3 news articles » https://www.google.com/news