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Wired.co.uk The biggest legal crisis facing Uber started with a pile of vomit Wired.co.uk It was a busy Friday evening in March 2015 when Uber driver James Farrar picked up three women from Canary Wharf in London Docklands. They were drunk, putting their feet up on the headrests and demanding he turn on some music. It was, for Farrar, like ... https://www.google.com/news

CNN Two women get kicked out of Uber after kiss CNN (CNN) Two women say an Uber driver kicked them out of his car after he saw them kiss in the back seat. The driver's taxi license, required to drive for Uber in New York City, has been suspended as the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission ... Uber bans New York driver from app after he kicked lesbian couple out of car for kissingEvening Standard Driver sacked after kicking lesbian couple out of Uber for kissingSky News New York City Uber Driver Has License Suspended After Kicking Out 2 Kissing WomenTIME New York Post -Daily Star -New York Daily News all 128 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

So big that on March 25 Uber gave up the chase and sold its Southeast Asia rideshare and food delivery businesses in return for a 27.5% stake in ... View the full article

Fortune Uber Launched a Slimmed Down App in India Today Fortune Uber is setting its sights on the developing world, where most cell phones and data networks lack the capacity to easily handle its app. To solve that problem, Uber has created Uber Lite. The app, which rolled out in India on Tuesday, is a pared down ... Uber Strips Down Its App to Ramp Up in Developing CountriesWIRED Uber eyes millions of new riders with the launch of Uber LiteDigital Trends Uber Lite is a slimmed-down, 5MB version of the app for emerging marketsThe Verge Condé Nast Traveler -TechCrunch -Engadget -Uber all 115 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

Uber wants its app to be on every device in the world — even if those devices are connected to slow or spotty internet connections. The company ...View the full article

Uber unveiled a smaller version of its ride-hailing app on Tuesday, in a bid to appeal to emerging market customers. The revamped app, called Uber ...View the full article

Toronto Star Uber, Lyft can pick up passengers at Pearson airport starting Tuesday Toronto Star Passengers at Pearson airport will be able to call for a car from a ride-sharing company when they land in Toronto starting today. In a pilot project announced Tuesday by the Greater Toronto Airports Authority, passengers can now request an UberX or a ... Uber, Lyft now welcome at Toronto's Pearson International AirportCBC.ca Uber, Lyft can now pick up passengers from Pearson as part of new pilotCP24 Toronto's Breaking News Uber, Lyft pickup lands at Pearson airportToronto Sun BNNBloomberg.ca -Globalnews.ca all 14 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

CNBC Uber pilots a smaller version of its app for emerging market users as it exits Southeast Asia CNBC Uber unveiled a smaller version of its ride-hailing app on Tuesday, in a bid to appeal to emerging market customers. The revamped app, called Uber Lite, takes up just 5 megabytes of storage, and has a 300-millisecond response time, according to the ... Uber Lite is a slimmed down, 5MB version of the app for emerging marketsThe Verge Uber Strips Down Its App to Ramp Up in Developing CountriesWIRED Uber reveals 5 MB Uber Lite app for emerging marketsFast Company Engadget -TechCrunch -CNNMoney all 88 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

Expectedly, Uber Lite has a minimalist design, and maps are optional. The app is made keeping in mind emerging markets, and India is the first place ... View the full article

Uber Lite is a reduced version of application, which works on any network and any android device, which is only 5MB the equivalent of three selfies.View the full article

Uber recently filed a patent for artificial intelligence technology that can detect combinations of behaviours possible associated with intoxication, such ...View the full article

Uber has filed a patent for a machine learning algorithm which can predict whether a rider is sober or not to improve the safety of its service.View the full article

Uber announced a more compact 5MB version of its ride-hailing app on Tuesday, which keeps the core functionality of the service, but strips away the ...View the full article

Irish Times Uber developing technology that could tell if you are drunk Irish Times Uber appears to be working on technology which would detect if users of its ride-sharing app are drunk or high. A patent application from the company, revealed this week, outlines a system that would be able to identify if someone is displaying ... Uber's plans to identify drunk passengers could endanger womenThe Guardian Soon Uber Will Know If You're Drunk While Ordering A TaxiEsquire.com Uber patent uses artificial intelligence to tell if you're drunkThe Independent BBC News -Washington Post -CNNMoney -AppFT - United States Patent and Trademark Office all 83 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

BBC News Uber applies for patent to spot drunk passengers - BBC News BBC News The taxi app is considering using artificial intelligence to determine "uncharacteristic user activity". Uber developing technology that could tell if you are drunkIrish Times Uber wants a patent to tell if you drink and rideWashington Post Uber's new patent knows you're drunk by how you hold your phone ...Alphr TrustedReviews -Big Think (blog) -AppFT - United States Patent and Trademark Office -CNNMoney all 32 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

By using a phone's gyrometers and location data, Uber could hypothetically track how fast you were moving or how upright you were standing, while a ... View the full article

9news.com.au Uber driver 'demanded $80 for lost bag return' 9news.com.au An Uber passenger has claimed her driver tried to demand up to $80 from her after she accidentally left her bag in his car. Libby Clanchy was feeling unwell and caught an Uber ride home from her doctor - but she said she immediately felt uncomfortable. https://www.google.com/news

Uber may soon be able to work out how drunk you are and relay this information to drivers, who could then refuse your request for a ride.View the full article

To a passerby, it would have been very easy to tell I was not to be picked up by a taxi, but a new patent application from Uber has sought to simplify ... View the full article

Daily Beast Yep, Uber Now Has Its Own Magazine Daily Beast Uber is set to disrupt another industry: the magazine business. The ride-sharing tech company is launching a magazine in several major cities for drivers and riders titled Vehicle. A mix of journalism, poetry, and more branded content, the publication ... https://www.google.com/news

Independent Online Metered taxi operators slam Uber, Taxify bosses Independent Online The South African Taxi Association's Reuben Mzayiya told the commission: “Uber and Taxify management do not own taxis; why do you allow them here? Who are they representing when they do not have taxis? Whoever comes here must be an operator, ... and more » https://www.google.com/news

NEWS.com.au Uber: Lesbian couple say they were kicked out of car for kissing NEWS.com.au A NEW York Uber driver kicked a lesbian couple out of his car for kissing in the back seat — because he found the act “disrespectful,” according to video ... Lesbians in Brooklyn say they were booted from Uber for a kissNBCNews.com NYC Lesbian Couple Say Uber Driver Kicked Them Out Over a 'Peck'NBC New York Uber driver kicked out same-sex couple for kissing, women sayABC News Daily Mail -WLS-TV -New York Post -New York Daily News all 28 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

Financial Times Uber brand officer leaves one of toughest jobs in tech Financial Times Almost a year to the week since she was hired, Bozoma Saint John has moved on from one of the toughest jobs in tech: repairing the Uber brand after the company's barrage of internal scandals, legal setbacks and regulatory battles. On Monday, she was ... Why Bozoma Saint John is leaving Uber for EndeavorTechCrunch Bozoma Saint John is leaving Uber for Endeavor - RecodeRecode Bozoma Saint John leaves Uber for Endeavor - CNBC.comCNBC The Drum -Fortune -Adweek all 33 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

The Verge Neo Cab's first trailer channels cyberpunk Uber vibes The Verge Today, we got our first look at Neo Cab, the debut title from developer Chance Agency. Announced earlier this year, Neo Cab is an “emotional survival game” that centers on a ride-share driver, and players have to balance their own needs with the ... and more » https://www.google.com/news

The Guardian Uber developing technology that would tell if you're drunk The Guardian Uber may be working on technology which would detect if users of its app are drunk or high. A patent application from the company, revealed this week, outlines a system that would be able to identify if someone is displaying uncharacteristic behaviour ... Uber envisions technology that identifies drunk passengersCNBC Uber applies for patent that would detect drunk passengers ...TechCrunch Uber could soon know if you're drunk before the car arrives to pick you upDigital Trends BGR -Fast Company -TNW -AppFT - United States Patent and Trademark Office all 139 news articles » https://www.google.com/news