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eNCA UPDATE: Uber drivers back on the road after Monday's strike eNCA Some Uber drivers are protesting the rising cost of fuel. They are also unhappy about the 25 percent fee charged by Uber, per ride. In studio to unpack their grievances is Teresa Munchick from The Movement, an organisation representing Uber drivers. https://www.google.com/news

Quartz Uber hires a cricket superstar to show India it's not going anywhere Quartz Till just a few months ago, talk of a possible merger between Uber and its fierce Indian rival, Ola, was rife. But the American cab-hailing service has clearly decided to ride solo. In the second week of June, Uber unveiled Virat Kohli, the Indian ... Ola, Uber to start hiring drivers without yellow badgeDeccan Herald all 2 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

Quartz Uber is experimenting with letting riders wait longer for a cheaper ... Quartz Good things come to those who wait for their Uber. The ride-hailing company has started testing a feature that gives riders the option to trade a shorter wait for a ... Uber tests out new feature letting people wait for cheaper rides - CNETCNET Uber is experimenting with cheaper fares for those willing to waitTNW all 3 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

Google hasn't made much fanfare about the move, and it's hard to discern its motives. Since January 2017, you could book an Uber ride right in the ... View the full article

AN UBER driver attacked police with a Samurai sword outside Buckingham Palace out of 'hatred' for the Queen, a court has heard. Mohiussunnath ... View the full article

Google Maps giveth and now it has taketh away a handy Uber feature that had let you book rides without leaving the app. In 2016, Google Maps ... View the full article

An Uber driver attacked police officers outside Buckingham Palace with a samurai sword out of hatred of the Queen, a court has heard. View the full article

To mark World Blood Donor Day, ridesharing service Uber has teamed up with Facebook and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red ... View the full article

Bloomberg Uber Drivers in South Africa Go on Strike Bloomberg Drivers at the U.S. ride-hailing service gathered peacefully at a public park in central Johannesburg Monday to discuss their grievances and aren't available for trips, an Uber spokesperson confirmed by phone. They're unhappy about the 25 percent ... https://www.google.com/news

Telegraph.co.uk Uber driver attacked police with sword near Buckingham Palace out ... Telegraph.co.uk An Uber driver attacked police with a Samurai sword outside Buckingham Palace out of "hatred" for the Queen, a court has heard. Mohiussunnath Chowdhury ... Isis-supporting Uber driver attempted Buckingham Palace terror attack 'because he hated Queen', court hearsThe Independent 'Uber driver armed with samurai sword attacked police outside ...Evening Standard 'Queen hating' Uber driver 'attacked police with 4ft sword' outside Buckingham PalaceExpress.co.uk Daily Mail -Metro Newspaper UK -The Times all 55 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

Business Day Uber drivers protest against fares remaining static despite fuel price increase Business Day Uber and Taxify drivers on Monday staged a protest against their fares remaining the same despite the recent increases in the petrol price and value added tax (VAT). Hundreds of Uber and Taxify drivers assembled on Jan Smuts Avenue near the ... Uber‚ Taxify drivers hand over memorandum of demands - Times LIVETimes LIVE Uber, taxify drivers threaten to shut down Gauteng over increasesFin24 Some Uber, Taxify drivers to go offline in protest over salaries - EWNEyewitness News Independent Online -Citizen -SowetanLIVE Sunday World -Twitter all 29 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

Uber is experimenting with letting riders wait longer for a cheaper fare QuartzGood things come to those who wait for their Uber. The ride-hailing company has started testing a feature that gives riders the option to trade a shorter wait for a ... View the full article

New York Times Taxi Drivers in New York Are Struggling. So Are Uber Drivers. New York Times Pedro Acosta, a driver for Uber, helps Kiara Correa Acosta, 17, into his car in Brooklyn. Mr. Acosta, who has driven for Uber since it arrived in New York in 2011, says he has seen his income steadily decline even as the cost of living in the city has ... https://www.google.com/news

Digital Trends Amazon, Microsoft, Uber donate to oppose the California Consumer Privacy Act Digital Trends Amazon, Microsoft, and Uber have made large contributions to a group attempting to prevent a privacy act from becoming law in California. As per state disclosure records, the three tech giants join a number of other well-known companies, including ... https://www.google.com/news

TimeOutDubai.com Free Uber rides when you give blood in Dubai TimeOutDubai.com The good folks at Uber are making it easier for people in Dubai to give blood with free rides to and from the nearest donation centre. The Giving is in your Blood campaign has been launched to celebrate World Blood Donor Day and is aimed at combating ... https://www.google.com/news

fox6now.com Uber wants to patent a way to use AI to identify drunk passengers fox6now.com The patent application describes a system that learns how you typically use the Uber app, so that it can identify unusual behavior. The system relies on an algorithm to weigh a variety of factors, including typos, how precisely a user clicks on links ... https://www.google.com/news

For those who aren't, they are basically China's take on ride-hailing services and back in 2016, they actually managed to squeeze out Uber, where the ... View the full article

Taxi Drivers in New York Are Struggling. So Are Uber Drivers. The New York TimesA group for Uber drivers has faced questions over its independence. Now it is attacking Uber over driver pay and is pushing for a cap on new drivers. View the full article

That makes the country almost as expensive a place as China was for Uber to burnish global credentials before it sold out to a local rival. With the ... View the full article

News1130 Jollibee plans Canadian expansion, Uber to identify drunk passengers News1130 Filipino fast food chain Jollibee is planning to expand across Canada and Uber is developing a system to try and identify drunk passengers before they are picked up. 680 NEWS Business Editor Richard Southern has the week's top business stories. Jun 16 ... https://www.google.com/news

Fortune 6th New York City Cab Driver Takes His Life in Crisis Blamed on Uber Fortune New York City taxi driver Abdul Saleh, 59, was found hanging by an electrical cord in his apartment Friday. Saleh was reportedly struggling financially, and was the sixth driver in the city to take their own life in the past eight months. Advocacy ... and more » https://www.google.com/news

TechCrunch Uber's unrelenting desire to be everything TechCrunch Welcome back to CTRL+T, the TechCrunch podcast where Megan Rose Dickey and I talk about stories from the week that we either found interesting or hated and had more to say about. This week we talked about Uber . Uber, Uber, Uber. This company ... https://www.google.com/news

NME.com Uber applies for patent to spot drunken passengers - NME.com NME.com Popular taxi app Uber has applied for a patent to use artificial intelligence, which could be used to determine how drunk a potential passenger may be. Uber has applied for a patent using AI to tell if you're drunkDesMoinesRegister.com Uber files patent on AI tech to detect drunk passengersThe Drinks Business Uber Wants to Use AI to Tell if Passengers Are DrunkNBC New York all 22 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

CNBC China's Didi steps up challenge to Uber with plan to launch in Australia CNBC The company bought Uber's mainland business back in 2016, forcing the latter out of one of the world's biggest markets for technology. Uber has been facing increased consolidation this year, selling its Southeast Asia business to Singaporean rival Grab ... China's Didi launches in Australia, expanding battle with UberCNNMoney all 100 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

Telegraph.co.uk Uber driver has his licence revoked after kicking out lesbian couple for kissing Telegraph.co.uk A New York Uber driver has had his license suspended after forcing a lesbian couple out of his car for kissing. Emma Pichl, 24, and Alex Iovine, 26, used the app to book an Uber on Saturday, travelling from Brooklyn to Manhattan's East Village district. More trouble for NYC Uber driver who kicked lesbian couple out of car for kissingCNBC The CEO of Uber Just Made a Stunning Request: Please Slap a Big Fee on Our CustomersInc.com Uber Driver Suspended After Kicking Lesbian Couple Out Of CarThe Drive The Sun -Reuters -TechCrunch -New York Daily News all 119 news articles » https://www.google.com/news