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Economic Times Uber introduces Uber Care for its driver partner community in India Economic Times Pradeep Parameswaran, President, Uber India and South Asia said, “There can be no Uber without driver partners, who are the centre of our business. Their safety and wellbeing will always be our top priority. The roll-out of Uber Care to all driver ... and more » https://www.google.com/news

Uber driver found guilty over passenger's death in Sydney BBC NewsAn Uber driver has been convicted over the death of an English passenger in Sydney, Australia. The passenger, 30-year-old Samuel Thomas, died when he fell ... https://www.google.com/news

Deliveroo’s Banker Boss Takes a $4 Billion Uber Ride BloombergWill Shu, Deliveroo's chief executive, is a former investment banker. So he probably knows how to cook up deal interest in a food delivery company whose riders ... View the full article

‘DriverX’: How a Sundance Veteran Was Forced to Drive Uber and Found the Inspiration For His Next Feature Film IndieWireYears after "Some Body" went to Sundance, its director fell on hard times. But they led him to make another passion project. View the full article

Deliveroo’s Banker Boss Takes a $4 Billion Uber Ride Skift TableWill Shu seems to be taking advantage of deal speculation around the British meal delivery specialist to try to raise more funds and boost its value. View the full article

BBC News Uber driver found guilty over passenger's death in Sydney BBC News An Uber driver has been convicted over the death of an English passenger in Sydney, Australia. The passenger, 30-year-old Samuel Thomas, died when he fell from the Uber and was hit by a bus in June last year. Mr Thomas, from Hertfordshire, had been ... Uber driver caused death of British man who was hit by bus after getting out of car in AustraliaThe Independent Uber driver killed passenger by driving off while he was getting out of the carMetro Uber driver Nazrul Islam found guilty over passenger death in Sydney CBDABC News The Sydney Morning Herald -Daily Mail all 159 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

Forbes AI In China: How Uber Rival Didi Chuxing Uses Machine Learning To Revolutionize Transportation Forbes The company currently has no rival in China; it battled Uber's operations in China and won. Uber entered China in 2013, and the two companies poured billions into fighting one another for the country's ride-share business until pressure from Uber's ... https://www.google.com/news

Newcastle Herald Uber driver guilty over passenger's death Newcastle Herald facebookSHARE · twitterTWEET · email · whatsapp. Uber driver Nazrul Islam arriving at court on Monday. Uber driver Nazrul Islam should have known something was wrong when his rear passenger door opened while stopped at a red light in Sydney's CBD. https://www.google.com/news

Stuff.co.nz Why are the poor paying for a council-owned Uber for the wealthy? Stuff.co.nz OPINION: Why are ratepayers in Auckland's poorest communities, and taxpayers, subsidising a council-owned Uber-style service for one of the city's wealthier areas? In short, to see whether it will cut down the number of commuters using cars to pop down ... Council must abandon foolish effort to compete with UberScoop.co.nz all 2 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

Business Daily (press release) (blog) Uber admits hitch on phone number concealing feature Business Daily (press release) (blog) Online taxi-hailing firm Uber has attributed the withdrawal of a privacy feature introduced to conceal rider and driver phone numbers to “technical issues.” Uber had in July rolled-out a software that connected calls between its drivers and riders ... https://www.google.com/news

Jersey Evening Post Taxi drivers sought to sign up to new Uber-style app Jersey Evening Post Mr Andrews said: 'We realised the way Uber and others move into territories is that they sidestep the existing companies and they try and get scale before only then adding in the legalities. It does work for them in places where existing businesses ... https://www.google.com/news

Inverse How Hitchcock Inspired 'Ride', a Thriller About a Nightmare Uber Ride Inverse “My dream was, let's make a Hitchcock movie in an Uber,” Ungar tells Inverse. The result is a film that blends classic cinematic storytelling with extremely contemporary technology. Ride feels like a story we've seen before, but it also “couldn't take ... https://www.google.com/news

Sky News Deliveroo in talks about fundraising as Uber lies in wait Sky News The talks could last for several months, and insiders suggested that there was no urgency about raising the money, with Deliveroo sitting on a cash pile of hundreds of millions of dollars. However, Deliveroo's board, led by founder and chief executive ... and more » View the full article

Sky News Deliveroo in talks about fundraising as Uber lies in wait Sky News Reports in September said that Uber, which owns the competing Uber Eats restaurant delivery service, was in early-stage negotiations about a takeover of Deliveroo valuing it at about $2bn. People close to Deliveroo have since suggested that there are ... and more » https://www.google.com/news

Daily Record Uber driver charged with conspiracy in Parsippany burglary Daily Record An Uber driver was charged with conspiracy on Friday in connection with a Nov. 9 attempted burglary in Parsippany. Frank Ditaranto, 47, of East Hanover, faces one third-degree count of conspiracy to commit burglary. Ditaranto was released on his own ... https://www.google.com/news

NEWS.com.au Uber-style tradies could be the future, new survey suggests NEWS.com.au He said he'd be open to a more Uber-style tradesperson industry, even GPS tracking. “It would need a few restrictions,” Mr Brooks said. “But sometimes you are stuck in traffic and they (customers) could see you are on your way. It'd be like Uber, so I ... https://www.google.com/news

CNET Gridwise app aims to help ride-share drivers earn more money CNET Drivers working for ride-share apps such as Uber and Lyft face an obvious problem: finding passengers. Any time they're not driving a paying passenger around they're losing money and wasting time. Developer Ryan Green thinks he has a solution, with an ... View the full article

SFGate Uber frontiers span Berlin to Buenos Aires as ride hailing peaks SFGate Sitting in his glass-walled office in Berlin with an open suit jacket, casually tieless, Christoph Weigler looks every bit the part of a Silicon Valley startup executive. But the Uber general manager for Germany isn't talking about dominance or ... and more » https://www.google.com/news

Deliveroo in talks about fundraising as Uber lies in wait Sky NewsThe food delivery app is in talks with current and potential shareholders about a new funding round , Sky News can reveal. 16:20, UK, Saturday 24 November ... View the full article

Minneapolis Star Tribune Downtown Minneapolis to designate pickup zones for Uber, Lyft at bar close Minneapolis Star Tribune Minneapolis wants to designate a zone for Uber and Lyft drivers to pick up downtown nightclubbers and bar patrons at the end of the night, according to the city. The ride-share zone, which hasn't been identified but could debut as early as next month ... https://www.google.com/news

Toronto Sun Vaughan Uber driver accused of sexually assaulting passengers Toronto Sun Toronto Police say Senol Komec, 38, faces the charges after four different women, ranging in age from 19 to 36, were allegedly assaulted between December 2017 and October 2018 after being picked up alone around 2 a.m by an Uber driver in downtown ... Canadian Uber driver charged after series of alleged sexual assaultsCTV News Uber driver charged in string of sexual assaultsCityNews Uber driver charged with 4 counts of sexual assaultCBC.ca Globalnews.ca -Toronto Star all 27 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

CTV News 'The deck is stacked against ridesharing': Uber, MADD react to BC's plan CTV News However, it's still unclear when people can order a ride from Uber or Lyft because the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia has yet to develop an insurance product that would cover those drivers. It's estimated the process could take another year ... and more » https://www.google.com/news

Mirror.co.uk Uber Eats are doing Black Friday - and they've got a very tempting Krispy Kreme deal Mirror.co.uk Henry Harding, Head of Uber Eats Marketing for UK & Ireland said: “We know our customers are preparing for the busiest shopping time of the year, so it made sense to give them a little something extra to help them along their way this shopping season. View the full article

Uber Eats are doing Black Friday - and they've got a very tempting Krispy Kreme deal Mirror OnlineBored of all the cheap tellys? Celebrate your Friday night with cheap doughnuts instead. View the full article

DAWN.com Uber, Careem drivers protest outside SC against low fares, excessive challans DAWN.com Scores of Uber and Careem drivers on Thursday held a protest outside the Supreme Court registry in Lahore against the "excessive challan tickets" reportedly issued to them and demanded of the ride-hailing companies to "increase their per-kilometre fares". https://www.google.com/news