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Business Insider Two early Uber employees are funding transportation-focused startups led by other former Uber employees Business Insider A group of Uber defectors are quietly working together to spearhead each other's new companies, Axios reports. The project, led by former Uber General Manager Josh Mohrer and former Uber west coast operations lead William Barnes, aims to invest in ... and more » https://www.google.com/news

Lifehacker Check Your Uber Charges For Bogus 'Vomit Fees' Lifehacker When a driver reports someone for vomiting or making some sort of other mess, Uber pays them a cleaning fee that's charged to the same credit card you paid for the ride with based on the amount of cleaning invloved. If you're not paying attention, then ... Uber will charge you R500 or more if you throw up in a rideIndependent Online 'Vomit Fraud' Could Increase the Cost of an Uber Ride, Some SayNBC10 Boston In latest scam, unethical Uber drivers using vomit to dupe customers: ReportMoneycontrol.com Business Insider South Africa -Miami Herald all 10 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

Albany Times Union Uber loses unemployment cases again Albany Times Union Albany. Uber Technologies has once again lost a decision by the state to award unemployment benefits to its drivers who lost their jobs driving for the car-hailing service. On July 12, the state Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board reaffirmed decisions ... and more » https://www.google.com/news

CoinDesk Uber, E*Trade Vets to Launch No-Fee Crypto Exchange CoinDesk A new cryptocurrency exchange is set to launch with no-feed trading – and it's got some notable backers behind it. Voyager, according to a report from Fortune, is founded by the co-founder of Uber, Oscar Salazar, as well as one of the ride-hailing app ... and more » https://www.google.com/news

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Uber officials say the company has taken the first step toward relaunching its self-driving cars on Pittsburgh-area streets four ... View the full article

The project, led by former Uber General Manager Josh Mohrer and former Uber west coast operations lead William Barnes, aims to invest in ... View the full article

Business Insider UK Two former Uber executives have quietly formed a group to invest in other former Uber employees' projects Business Insider UK Two former Uber executives have formed a group to fund startups led by other Uber alums. The group, called Moving Capital, has already made a number of transportation-focused investments in companies Lime, Cargo, Replicated, Service, and Salido. https://www.google.com/news

Entrepreneur Uber Drivers Have Completed More Than 10 Billion Trips Entrepreneur Uber announced yesterday that on June 10, 173 trips and deliveries that began simultaneously pushed the company past a record of 10 billion completed trips. Uber hit its 10 billionth trip just over a year after it completed its 5 billionth and the ... Uber has completed 10 billion trips since 2010 despite persistent controversyDigital Trends Uber has now completed over 10 billion tripsFast Company Uber hit 10 billion rides even after boycotts, tumultuous leadershipMashable TechCrunch -Forbes India -Uber all 17 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

While GrubHub faces competition from the likes of Amazon.com Inc's Amazon Restaurants and Uber's [UBER.UL] Uber Eats, the Chicago-based ... View the full article

Later Wednesday, Uber and Cabify announced they were temporarily suspending service in Barcelona after some of their drivers were assaulted on ... View the full article

Demonstrators evoke the dystopian future of "The Handmaid's Tale" book and television series in their present-day protests. 24 Jul 2018 ... View the full article

Gizmodo UK London Cabbies Plan £1bn Legal Attack on Uber Gizmodo UK Sources close to the Licensed Taxi Drivers Association – London's black cab driver union – claim the organisation is getting ready to hit the big time by launching a legal case against Uber to the tune of more than £1bn if successful. The LTDA is said ... Business Briefs: Harley Davidson, Uber, WWENews 12 Connecticut all 13 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

ZDNet London black cab drivers to launch class action lawsuit against Uber ZDNet In 2017, Uber lost its license to operate in the city. The Transport for London (TfL) transport authority said that Uber was not "fit and proper" to operate a carriage service in the city and should not be issued a private hire operator license, a ... London Cabbies Plan £1bn Legal Attack on UberGizmodo UK London cabbies are deciding whether to put forth the biggest challenge to Uber yet: a billion pound lawsuit, Sky ...Economy Business Briefs: Harley Davidson, Uber, WWENews 12 Bronx News18 all 18 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

CBC.ca In Canada, Uber and Lyft drivers can't live stream riders without 'explicit' consent CBC.ca Uber and Lyft passengers in St. Louis learned last week that a local man who drove for both ride-hailing services had been covertly broadcasting hundreds of his riders' trips to a channel on the online video streaming site Twitch. The live streams ... and more » https://www.google.com/news

The ongoing war between the city of London and Uber looked to have finally come to an end earlier this year with the granting of a new temporary ... View the full article

What it means: The cabbie vs Uber driver dispute has been going on pretty much since the app was launched (it's now used in London more than any ... View the full article

Coinbase has today revealed a new partnership that will allow you to pay for physical goods and services from your favourite retailers with ... View the full article

WIRED After the Fatal Crash, Uber Revamps Its Robo-Car Testing WIRED The governor of that state banned Uber from testing there; the company let its autonomous vehicle testing permit lapse in California; it pulled its vehicles off the streets of Pittsburgh, home to its self-driving R&D center. Until today, when self ... Uber's self-driving cars are back on public roads, but under human ...The Verge Months after a self-driving crash, Uber is being slower and more deliberate as it gets back on public roads to test ...Recode Uber's self-driving cars are returning to public streets—in manual ...Ars Technica Business Insider -Engadget -TechCrunch -Medium all 29 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

Futurism It's Not Uber's Fault That NYC's Public Transportation Sucks Futurism Yes, if the MTA is to be believed (which, have they ever lied to you before?), the likes of Uber and Lyft are the culprits for New Yorkers' waning enthusiasm for public transit. On Monday, in a presentation to MTA board members, New York City Transit ... and more » https://www.google.com/news

Uber will resume testing its autonomous vehicles, but with human drivers completely in control. A self-driving Uber car was involved in a fatal accident ...View the full article

Mashable Uber hit 10 billion rides even after boycotts, tumultuous leadership Mashable Ten billion. That's a big number no matter how you break it down. For Uber, it's now the number of trips that have been taken using the service since the app launched in 2010. And since 2014 that growing number also includes Uber Eat food deliveries. Uber hits 10 billion trips | TechCrunchTechCrunch Uber drivers have completed more than 10 billion trips - EngadgetEngadget Uber has now completed over 10 billion tripsFast Company PYMNTS.com -Memeburn -Firstpost all 13 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

Although it changed its working practices and was later granted a licence, the LTDA claim would relate to the first five years in which Uber operated in ... View the full article

The Drive Uber Is Still the Leader in Global Ride Hailing, Report Says The Drive Despite a string of scandals and mishaps, Uber is the leader in global ride hailing, according to research firm ABI Research. In a comparison of global ride-hailing companies, Uber ranked highest because of its large existing market share and quickness ... and more » https://www.google.com/news

TechCrunch Uber hits 10 billion trips | TechCrunch TechCrunch Last month, Uber hit 10 billion completed trips across rides and deliveries, the company announced today. This comes about one year after Uber hit five billion ... Uber hit 10 billion rides even after boycotts, tumultuous leadershipMashable Uber drivers have completed more than 10 billion trips - EngadgetEngadget Uber has now completed over 10 billion tripsFast Company PYMNTS.com -Memeburn -Firstpost all 13 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

TechCrunch Two ex-Uber execs have an investor syndicate to fund Uber alum TechCrunch “We believe that people who help build transformative companies will go on to do other awesome things,” Mohrer told TechCrunch about the syndicate's thesis to invest in Uber alumni. “The idea is that we can really move the needle for companies who are ... https://www.google.com/news