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Civilized Uber and Lyft Drivers Are Ditching the Service to Deliver Weed Civilized Uber and Lyft were once the go-to way for people to earn extra cash. But apparently there's a new way to use your car to make more money: delivering weed. The San Francisco Chronicle detailed how many Uber and Lyft drivers in California are cutting ... View the full article

Daily Mail Twitter mocks millennial entrepreneur, 22, on $25K a MONTH who avoids Ubers and lives with roommates to save ... Daily Mail Anonymous businesswoman, who lives in New York, shared her money diary; Revealed she took subway instead of $6 Uber and shops at Zaful and Mango; Also spent $707 on a vintage Celine bag but has two roommates to save money; She pays just ... View the full article

CNBC Uber CEO: It's time for tech founders 'to take responsibility for the content on your platform' CNBC Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi appears to be doing some soul-searching amid the ongoing public backlash against Silicon Valley over issues ranging from data privacy to online harassment and misinformation. Khosrowshahi himself is among the Silicon ... https://www.google.com/news

TechCrunch Uber's bill for 2016 breach and cover-up rises by $1M+ on EU fines TechCrunch The UK watchdog said its investigation of the 2016 Uber breach found 'credential stuffing' was used to gain access to Uber's data storage — referring to a process by which compromised username and password pairs are injected into websites until they ... ICO fines Uber £385000 following its 2016 data breachIT PRO ICO fines Uber £385k for 2016 breach cover-up, says company showed “complete disregard” for customer dataNS Tech Uber Fined $491000 by British Regulator Over 2016 Cyber-AttackNDTV Independent Online -Business Leader (press release) (blog) -ITProPortal all 45 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

The INQUIRER Uber (yes, Uber) has taught AI how to beat Montezuma's Revenge The INQUIRER UBER IS NOT the first company that you think of when it comes to artificial intelligence (AI), but like all big tech companies, it's too important to ignore. After all, Uber has self-driving car ambitions and the tech behind its app requires it - and ... Uber's new family of AI algorithms sets records on Pitfall and solves the entire game of Montezuma's RevengePackt Hub all 3 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

Recode Uber, Pinterest and the rest of the 2019 IPO class emerged from the ashes of the Great Recession Recode That's true financially: Investors who found money to make early wagers in 2008 and 2009 will finally be able to turn those bets into real money and sell their shares on the open market. And it's also true symbolically: Their success stories are ... View the full article

Recode Uber, Pinterest and the rest of the 2019 IPO class emerged from the ashes of the Great Recession Recode Next year is expected to be a banner year for initial public offerings, with a roster that includes a proposed $100 billion-plus outing for Uber, a smaller but competitive IPO for Lyft and other listings for similarly aged startups like Pinterest ... https://www.google.com/news

Uber, Pinterest and the rest of the 2019 IPO class emerged from the ashes of the Great Recession RecodeTen years ago, the economy was in free fall. The tech companies expected to go public next year helped rebuild it. View the full article

The Register Montezuma's Revenge can finally be laid to rest as Uber AI researchers crack the classic game The Register Montezuma's Revenge, the classic Atari platform game, has finally been fully solved by machine learning, researchers from Uber AI Labs claim. Reinforcement learning (RL) eggheads have been fascinated with the old 1980s game for a while. It features an ... https://www.google.com/news

Financial Times Uber and Deliveroo talks 'miles apart' on valuation Financial Times Deliveroo's revenues more than doubled to £277m in 2017, according to public filings, but losses widened by 43 per cent to £185m after it spent money recruiting 300 engineers, launching in new cities and opening kitchens. Any acquisition of Deliveroo ... and more » View the full article

Financial Times Uber and Deliveroo talks 'miles apart' on valuation Financial Times Uber's attempt to buy Deliveroo has stalled because the two sides are “miles apart” on a valuation for the food delivery service, according to people briefed on the discussions. The ride hailing app is keen to buy or invest in Deliveroo, one of the UK ... Uber's plan to buy UK delivery giant Deliveroo has stalled, with the 2 sides said to be 'miles apart' on valuationBusiness Insider Just Eat Up As FT Says Uber And Deliveroo "Miles Apart" On ValuationMorningstar Deliveroo in talks about fundraising as Uber lies in waitSky News Bloomberg -Business Insider all 30 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

Forbes New Uber Rival Lets You Travel In Gold Supercars And Trips Cost As Little As £5 Forbes We always had these strong emotional memories of our father and helping him count what money he made in the day after he picked us up from school. "It's the reason we take 10% less commission than our competitors and offer daily cash outs. We knew our ... and more » View the full article

Forbes New Uber Rival Lets You Travel In Gold Supercars And Trips Cost As Little As £5 Forbes The idea is no more than a dream for most of us, yet a dream new Uber rival miwhip is looking to make a normality for its users. The ride-sharing app launched with an Austin Powers villain-worthy Lamborghini Aventador, Ferrari 488, Rolls Royce Ghost II ... and more » https://www.google.com/news

ESPN Jameis Winston, Uber driver reach settlement in 2016 groping case ESPN TAMPA, Fla. -- Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston has reached a settlement with the woman known as "Kate P" who said he groped her in an Uber vehicle, according to court records obtained by ESPN. The documents, filed by her attorney ... Jameis Winston, Uber driver reach settlement in alleged groping incidentSporting News Report: Bucs' Winston settles with Uber driverWSAU News Jameis Winston, Uber driver reach settlement in sexual battery lawsuitWTSP.com all 58 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

Evening Standard Uber rival miwhip promises a golden supercar surprise for app customers Evening Standard The closest most Londoners will come to a gold plated Lamborghini is spotting one ostentatiously parked outside a five star hotel in Knightsbridge or Mayfair. But a new rival to Uber says it will make the head turning experience of being driven in a ... and more » https://www.google.com/news

Quartz Uber shut down its rental car program for Uber riders Quartz Uber has hit the brakes on a rental-car program for riders. Back in April, Uber announced Uber Rent, a program to let Uber riders rent a car from within the Uber app. The program was a partnership between Uber and Getaround, a startup that lets users ... https://www.google.com/news

Your Money Uber fined £385000 for failing to protect customers' personal info MoneySavingExpert However, the customers and drivers affected were not told about the incident for more than a year. Instead, Uber paid the attackers responsible $100,000 to destroy the data they had downloaded. Information about the attack was finally released in ... Uber fined £385000 for 2016 data hackYour Money Uber fined £385,000 for data breach affecting millions of passengers ...The Guardian British and Dutch Regulators Fine Uber for 2016 Data HackU.S. News & World Report Silicon UK -Moneyweb.co.za -Telecoms.com all 402 news articles » View the full article

WSMV Nashville Police: Uber driver injured in shooting in south Nashville WSMV Nashville HERMITAGE, TN (WSMV) - Police are investigating a shooting that happened near a Kroger in south Nashville last night. Authorities say an Uber driver was dropping off a ride at 301 Callywood Court around 10 p.m. when several shots were fired at his car. Uber driver shot at after dropping off passengerNewsChannel5.com Uber driver grazed as car hit by gunfire near Murfreesboro PikeWKRN News 2 all 8 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

Uber fined £385,000 for 2016 data hack - Your Money Your MoneyUber has been fined £385000 for failing to protect customers' personal information during a cyber attack in 2016. View the full article

Your Money Uber fined £385000 for 2016 data hack Your Money ICO director of investigations Steve Eckersley said: “This was not only a serious failure of data security on Uber's part, but a complete disregard for the customers and drivers whose personal information was stolen. At the time, no steps were taken to ... Uber fined £385000 for failing to protect customers' personal infoMoneySavingExpert British and Dutch Regulators Fine Uber for 2016 Data HackU.S. News & World Report Uber fined $491 000 by UK regulator over 2016 cyber attackMoneyweb.co.za BankInfoSecurity.com all 353 news articles » View the full article

CNN How Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi got comfortable with reinvention CNN When Khosrowshahi left Expedia for Uber in 2017, Uber had been through more than a year of ups and downs. Once a company seen as a rocketship, an incredible force disrupting the transportation sector, it had been tarnished by a win-at-all costs ... and more » View the full article

CNN How Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi got comfortable with reinvention CNN When Khosrowshahi left Expedia for Uber in 2017, Uber had been through more than a year of ups and downs. Once a company seen as a rocketship, an incredible force disrupting the transportation sector, it had been tarnished by a win-at-all costs ... Why trees have wreaked havoc on Uber's self-driving programBusiness Insider Uber CEO: It's an uncomfortable time for CEOs - CNN Video - CNN.comCNN.com all 70 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

Irish Times UK and Netherlands fine Uber over huge data breach Irish Times “A series of avoidable data security flaws allowed the personal details of around 2.7 million UK customers to be accessed and downloaded by attackers from a cloud-based storage system operated by Uber's US parent company,” the ICO said, adding that the ... and more » https://www.google.com/news

BBC News Uber fined £385000 for losing UK customer data BBC News Uber has been fined £385,000 for letting hackers steal data on 2.7 million UK customers. The full names, addresses and phone numbers of users went astray in the 2016 attack. The data had been stolen thanks to "avoidable data security flaws", said the ... Uber fined £385000 for data breach affecting millions of passengersThe Guardian Uber fined £385k by ICO for THAT hack of 57m customers' deetsThe Register Uber fined £900000 over customer hack failingsSky News Financial Times -CNBC -Telegraph.co.uk all 402 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

The Guardian Uber fined £385000 for data breach affecting millions of passengers The Guardian Uber's European operation has been fined £385,000 for a data breach that affected almost 3 million British users, the Information Commissioner's Office has announced. In November 2016, attackers obtained credentials to access Uber's cloud servers and ... Uber fined £385000 for losing UK customer dataBBC News Uber fined £385k by ICO for THAT hack of 57m customers' deetsThe Register Uber fined £900000 over customer hack failingsSky News Financial Times -Telegraph.co.uk -MoneySavingExpert all 353 news articles » https://www.google.com/news