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A popular on-line driving service in Wichita faces a new challenge in Topeka, and it may force Uber to leave the state. That possibility caused lawmakers at the statehouse to get thousands of emails Tuesday. Uber has been driving Wichitans around town ...

Kansas lawmakers considering bill for ride services like UberKSN-TV

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FOX31 Denver

DENVER — A woman is warning people to think twice about your safety when ordering a ride from Uber. She said the driver who took her to Denver International Airport dropped her off and then went back to try to break into her house. Police identified ...

Uber driver in alleged burglary case arrested9NEWS.com

Video Ads Are Coming To The Back Of Your UberForbes

The Expanding War on Uber: Why Uber is Doomed Part IIMidas Letter

Dayton Business Journal (blog) -The Globe and Mail

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MarketWatch

Here's what went down, if the YouTube video below is to be believed: An Uber driver in New York honked his horn at some guy who was supposedly trying to back into a parking space without using his blinker. His reverse lights weren't on. No hazards, either.

WATCH: Plainclothes NYPD cop's enraged, wild-eyed rant against Uber driver ...Raw Story

NYPD investigating video of officer harassing Uber driverNew York Daily News

VIDEO: NYPD Officer Chews Out Uber Driver in Foul-Mouthed TiradeDNAinfo

WebProNews -Daily Mail

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KSN-TV

WICHITA, Kansas – The Kansas Legislature is considering Senate Bill 117 which would regulate traffic services like Uber. On Monday evening, an email was delivered to users of Uber. The email urged users to email legislators to save the service in Kansas.

KABC-TV

The Orange County airport issued permits for Uber and Wingz on Monday. Wingz began serving passengers the same day, while Uber began service Tuesday. The move makes John Wayne Airport the first of the major airports in the area to allow ridesharing ...

Uber, Wingz Cleared to Pick Up Passengers at John Wayne AirportKTLA

Rideshare Companies Uber and Wingz Get Permits For OC Airport PickupsFOX 11 Los Angeles

Uber, Wingz OK'd to pick up passengers at John Wayne AirportFresno Bee

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KTLA

John Wayne Airport, which is the third busiest commercial airport in Southern California, is one of the first large airports in the region to permit Uber, Lyft and other smartphone-based ride share services to operate alongside the traditional fleets ...

Uber, Wingz permitted to service John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana, Orange CountyKABC-TV

Rideshare Companies Uber and Wingz Get Permits For OC Airport PickupsFOX 11 Los Angeles

Uber, Wingz OK'd to pick up passengers at John Wayne AirportMonterey County Herald

Patch.com

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Wall Street Journal

PARIS—A French court declined Tuesday to ban Uber Technologies Inc.'s lowest cost services, kicking the case to a higher court and winning the car-hailing service a reprieve in one of its biggest European markets. In a ruling Tuesday, the Cour d'Appel ...

Uber wins temporary victory in French court, allowing uberPOP to operate for nowVentureBeat

Paris court delays decision on Uber's unlicensed taxi serviceReuters UK

Paris court delays decision on Uber's unlicensed taxi service: sourceReuters

The Verge

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New York Post

Zanna Gilbert was headed to Mount Sinai in an Uber car, but her baby couldn't wait any longer. She gave birth to a daughter on the way to the hospital with the help of her husband. Photo: Gabriella Bass (2) ...

9NEWS.com

DENVER - An Uber driver is accused of picking up a Denver woman, driving her to the airport and then coming back to burglarize her home. The driver has been identified as 51-year-old Gerald Montgomery. Investigators say the victim's roommate was home ...

Uber driver accused of trying to burglarize home after dropping woman off at ...FOX31 Denver

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San Antonio Express-News

It's a “cop-out” to feel stranded by Uber's absence. “If you know that you're going out and going to have a few drinks, plan ahead of time,” he said. “Pass your keys, designate a driver — all the things we talked about in years past.” Bexar County ...

Fortune

The data includes names, usernames, passwords, partial credit card data, and telephone numbers for Uber customers. Those credentials can then easily be applied to retrieve a user's trip history, discover other information like a user's street address ...

Some Uber users are claiming their accounts have been hackedBusiness Insider

Stolen Uber accounts are on sale for $1 on the dark netNew York Daily News

Stolen Uber logins being sold onlineCBS News

The Hill -International Business Times -Mashable

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Las Vegas Review-Journal

Shouting slogans like “No, no, Uber's gotta go,” and carrying signs that read “Protect our jobs, protect your safety,” demonstrators marched in a circle near the entrance of Las Vegas' state government office while lawmakers inside prepared for a ...

Business Insider

Victor, an on-demand service for hiring private jets, just raised about £5.5 million ($8 million) in investment funding, expanded into the US, and launched a mobile app on Apple's iOS mobile platform. The UK startup works much like Uber, but instead of ...

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The Hill

Uber insisted it had not been hacked following the discovery that log-in information for thousands of the car-sharing service's users is widely available on the online black market. Motherboard confirmed last week that several dark Web forums — hidden ...

Dark Net Sites Selling Thousands Of Uber Passwords, Company Denies Data ...International Business Times

Uber passwords from hacked accounts reportedly selling online for $1Mashable

Some Uber users are claiming their accounts have been hackedBusiness Insider

Digital Trends -The Guardian -New York Daily News

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Green Bay Press Gazette

Ride-sharing company Uber continues to offer transportation choices in Green Bay, a spokesperson said weeks after the city ordered the company to cease and desist. The City Council unanimously passed a resolution on March 3 ordering ride-sharing ...

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CNBC

Despite the steep rates, the service has created a buzz with Uber users in the city-state, where owning a supercar is a mere pipe dream for most. Hefty taxes on automobile ownership make Singapore one of the most expensive cities in the world to own car.

Uber users in Singapore can hail a Lamborghini or a MaseratiCITY A.M.

Uber provides Lamborghinis, Maseratis to Singapore fleetChicago Daily News

Uber adds supercar fleet in SingaporeCarAdvice

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Las Vegas Review-Journal

It will be a showdown between Uber enthusiasts and taxi drivers Monday in Carson City as a Senate committee considers a bill to allow the ride-sharing company to operate in Nevada. Senate Bill 439 would set guidelines for smartphone applications that ...

Business leaders gathering in Carson City to support UberKTNV

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Digital Trends

According to a Motherboard report, stolen Uber user accounts are being traded in the shadier corners of the Web, changing hands for as little as $1 each. Exactly where these account credentials have been obtained isn't clear, and Uber itself has denied ...

Uber passwords from hacked accounts reportedly selling online for $1Mashable

Stolen Uber Accounts Are Selling for a Dollar on the Dark NetGizmodo

Dark Web vendors offer up “thousands” of Uber logins starting at $1 eachArs Technica

The Verge -DC Inno -Sky Valley Chronicle

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Mashable

One dollar may not get you much these days, but it could buy you a stolen password to an Uber account and free car rides around town. Vendors on dark net sites such as AlphaBay, which often sell illegal products like drugs and counterfeit goods, are ...

Stolen Uber accounts on sale for $1 eachDigital Trends

Stolen Uber Accounts Are Selling for a Dollar on the Dark NetGizmodo

Dark Web vendors offer up “thousands” of Uber logins starting at $1 eachArs Technica

The Verge -DC Inno -The Australian

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Engadget

Uber is only willing to bend German law so far, it seems. The ridesharing outfit tells Wirtschafts Woche that it'll get around a court-ordered ban on its unlicensed services (such as UberX) by creating a new service that both pays for the drivers' taxi ...

KTVB

BOISE -- The Idaho Legislature passed a bill that will allow Uber to bypass city regulations and operate legally anywhere in the state. This comes after weeks of talks and meetings between Uber and the Boise City Council without a solution both sides ...

Boise drops proposed Uber regulations in reaction to state legislationThe Idaho Statesman

Boise startup says Uber bill plays favoritesIdahoOnYourSide.com

City of Boise on Uber: It's the State's Concern NowBoise Weekly

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The Verge

Uber is no stranger to legal battles, but the tough-negotiating startup appears to be making a rare concession in Germany. The ride-sharing company will pay the government fees for its drivers in the country to obtain commercial driver's licenses ...

Uber plans legal taxi service in Germany - manager in WiWo magazineReuters

Uber Will Pay Transportation Licenses For Legal Taxi Service in GermanyAuto World News

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Gizmodo

You can buy all sorts of illicit stuff through darknet markets, from drugs to weapons to counterfeit goods. But this is the first time we've seen a high-profile sale of Uber account info, enabling people who pay for the stolen details to log in to Uber ...

Dark Web vendors offer up “thousands” of Uber logins starting at $1 eachArs Technica

Thousands of Uber accounts are allegedly being sold on the dark webThe Verge

Stolen Uber accounts being sold on dark web for $1SlashGear

Chicago Daily News -Celebeat -ThaiVisa News

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