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TIME Uber, Lyft Plan to Leave San AntonioTIME Ride-sharing companies Uber and Lyft said Thursday they plan to shut down their operations in San Antonio after the city council passed an ordinance, requiring drivers for transportation companies to pass city-reviewed background checks, which was ... Uber Is Out: Company To Leave San Antonio Despite Revised RegulationsSan Antonio Current (blog) Lyft, Uber plan to stop operating in San Antonio even with policy changesSan Antonio Express-News San Antonio City Council votes to ease regulations on Uber, Lyft, but not ...mySanAntonio.com The Register-Guard -San Antonio Business Journal -Reuters all 33 news articles » https://news.google.com/news/feeds?pz=1&cf=all&ned=en&hl=en&q=uber

New York Daily News [update] Trigger-Happy Uber Rider Arrested After Firing Shots From Moving CarGothamist [update Below] As if things weren't bad enough at LaGuardia Airport, there was trouble at JFK as well today. Details are still hazy, but we're told at least one person has been taken into custody at the airport for allegedly shooting at cars from an Uber. Cops search JFK Airport for gunmen who shot from Uber carNew York Daily News Uber driver may have unwittingly aided robbery getawayNew York Post all 4 news articles » https://news.google.com/news/feeds?pz=1&cf=all&ned=en&hl=en&q=uber

New York Times You're Allowed To Tip Your Uber Driver (And Maybe You Should)Huffington Post If you use the app Uber, you're probably not tipping your drivers. While tipping is not required, you have the option to give your driver a cash gratuity if you wish. But many Uber users don't seem to know they can do this. No matter what you may have ... Taxi Flings Take a Back Seat to UberNew York Times Data: Uber driving away from competitors in NYCNew York Daily News Uber looks to nearly double its NYC footprint this yearCrain's New York Business (blog) The New Orleans Advocate -Xconomy -KSAT San Antonio all 21 news articles » https://news.google.com/news/feeds?pz=1&cf=all&ned=en&hl=en&q=uber

CNBC Uber, Lyft make moves to benefit driversCNBC Transportation start-ups Uber and Lyft this week introduced initiatives to keep drivers happy and connected. Lyft rolled out a perks program called "Accelerate" for its drivers, a tiered initiative that gives rewards to drivers based on the number of ... Cabbies call for investigation of Uber data breachNew York Post Japan to Suspend Uber's Pilot Ride-Sharing ServiceWall Street Journal (blog) Why drivers are winning the labor war between Uber and LyftWashington Post (blog) The Atlantic -Bloomberg -Hartford Courant all 204 news articles » https://news.google.com/news/feeds?pz=1&cf=all&ned=en&hl=en&q=uber

TIME Uber Refunds Woman Hit With $100 'Bodily Fluids' FeeTIME A California woman complained to Uber that her driver had no reason to charge her a $100 “bodily fluids” fee on a $7 car ride recently. Annie Pho says she did not throw up or create any sort of “bodily fluids” in the car she ordered with the popular ... Uber Driver Says She Was Threatened, Assaulted By Customer But Company ...CBS Local Woman protests Uber's $100 'bodily fluids' feeUSA TODAY Uber to refund woman's $100 bodily fluid feeWTSP 10 News newsnet5.com all 12 news articles » https://news.google.com/news/feeds?pz=1&cf=all&ned=en&hl=en&q=uber

USA TODAY Uber Is Acquiring Mapping Company deCartaForbes Ride-hailing service Uber has confirmed that it is acquiring San Jose, California based mapping company deCarta. Founded in 1996, deCarta has built a mapping platform that offers search, “near-me-now” discovery, turn-by-turn directions and location APIs. Uber acquires mapping service deCartaUSA TODAY Uber acquires mapping startup deCartaMashable Uber Buys Mapping Startup as Tensions With Google GrowWired TechCrunch all 198 news articles » https://news.google.com/news/feeds?pz=1&cf=all&ned=en&hl=en&q=uber

USA TODAY Woman protests Uber's $100 'bodily fluids' feeUSA TODAY A Southern California woman says an Uber driver added a $100 "bodily fluids" cleanup fee to her $7 ride. Annie Pho tells CBS2-TV in Los Angeles that she didn't throw up or otherwise do anything that could lead to a finding that bodily fluids had found ... Uber Decides To Refund Fee For Woman Who Says She Was Hit With $100 ...CBS Local all 3 news articles » https://news.google.com/news/feeds?pz=1&cf=all&ned=en&hl=en&q=uber

New York Times Taxi Flings Take a Back Seat to UberNew York Times But that illicit tradition is under threat of late, as ride-hailing apps like Uber and Lyft sanitize yet another dark corner of New York night life. Unlike traditional taxis, where anonymity is the rule (and the attraction), these services know exactly ... Uber looks to nearly double its NYC footprint this yearCrain's New York Business (blog) Data: Uber driving away from competitors in NYCNew York Daily News Uber Must End Pilot Ride-Sharing Program In JapanThe Consumerist Onward State -New York Business Journal (blog) -NEWS.com.au all 14 news articles » https://news.google.com/news/feeds?pz=1&cf=all&ned=en&hl=en&q=uber

San Antonio Business Journal Uber says policy changes still not enough to stay in SAmySanAntonio.com Uber and Lyft supporters gather in front of City Hall before a City Council meeting to decide on stricter regulations for the ride-share businesses. A reader criticizes the mayor and council for waffling on the tougher regulations that were supposed to ... Uber gives city an ultimatumKSAT San Antonio Uber still calling for full repeal of San Antonio's ride-sharing ordinanceSan Antonio Business Journal Uber calls for "full repeal" of ordinances in latest statementKENS 5 TV San Antonio Express-News -The New Orleans Advocate all 12 news articles » https://news.google.com/news/feeds?pz=1&cf=all&ned=en&hl=en&q=uber

TechCrunch Uber Buys Mapping Startup as Tensions With Google GrowWired Uber is finally loosening its chokehold on the billions of dollars it's raised over the years, with the acquisition of deCarta, a mapping software business that was founded back in 1996. The acquisition, which Uber confirmed to Mashable Tuesday evening ... Uber Is Buying Map Tech Startup deCarta In An Undisclosed DealTechCrunch Uber Is Acquiring Mapping Company deCartaForbes Uber acquires mapping startup deCartaMashable Entrepreneur -Reuters all 160 news articles » https://news.google.com/news/feeds?pz=1&cf=all&ned=en&hl=en&q=uber

Business Insider An Uber driver in London mailed a passenger's lost items back to her with a ...Business Insider One Uber customer in London who accidentally left her credit card, debit card, and driver's license in the backseat of her Uber was left "speechless with tears" after her driver, Jamshid, mailed her back her cards, along with a handwritten note to her. *Good Uber news alert*: Customer 'speechless with tears' after driver returns ...Metro Kind-hearted Uber driver helps reunite woman with lost cards and cashTelegraph.co.uk Uber customer's tears of joy after driver posts her the bank cards and cash ...Evening Standard all 6 news articles » https://news.google.com/news/feeds?pz=1&cf=all&ned=en&hl=en&q=uber

WXIA-TV Ga. House passes Uber insurance billWXIA-TV The bill that passed Tuesday would require Uber drivers to have commercial insurance. There is other legislation still making its way through the legislature that would require that Uber jump through many of the same regulatory hoops taxi companies ... House votes to require greater insurance for Uber driversAtlanta Journal Constitution Georgia House passes bill to regulate car hailing firms such as UberOnline Athens all 19 news articles » https://news.google.com/news/feeds?pz=1&cf=all&ned=en&hl=en&q=uber

The Atlantic Uber Ordered to Halt Ride-Sharing Pilot in JapanBloomberg (Bloomberg) -- Japan's transport ministry ordered Uber Technologies Inc. to stop a ride-sharing pilot program in southern Fukuoka city, deepening the regulatory challenges the startup company faces globally. The San Francisco-based company was told to ... Are Taxis Safer Than Uber?The Atlantic Why drivers are winning the labor war between Uber and LyftWashington Post (blog) Taxis jam Brussels in protest over possible Uber arrivalReuters CNBC -Hartford Courant -Wall Street Journal (blog) all 178 news articles » https://news.google.com/news/feeds?pz=1&cf=all&ned=en&hl=en&q=uber

Mashable Uber acquires mapping startup deCartaMashable "A lot of the functionality that makes the Uber app so reliable, affordable and seamless is based on mapping technologies," an Uber spokesperson told Mashable. "With the acquisition of deCarta, we will continue to fine-tune our products and services ... Uber buys mapping startup deCarta: MashableReuters Uber buys maps platform DeCarta — its first public acquisitionVentureBeat Uber buys a mapping company. Is this its first acquisition?Gigaom all 7 news articles » https://news.google.com/news/feeds?pz=1&cf=all&ned=en&hl=en&q=uber

CNBC Is Uber crushing NYC's taxi industry?CNBC New York taxi medallion prices are plummeting as ride sharing takes off in the city, but the head of the Taxi and Limousine Commission insisted that her industry is not in danger of collapse. After hitting an all-time high of $1.3 million in April 2013 ... https://news.google.com/news/feeds?pz=1&cf=all&ned=en&hl=en&q=uber

SFGate Hackers get info on 50000 Uber driversSFGate Uber and Lyft, the yin and yang of ride-hailing services, seem to have bad news-good news disclosures in tandem. On Friday Uber disclosed that an unauthorized person had breached its driver database, gaining access to 50,000 drivers' names and driver ... Uber Launches a Magazine to Make Nice With Its DriversWired Uber Got Hacked Because It Left Its Security Key Out In PublicGizmodo In major goof, Uber stored sensitive database key on public GitHub pageArs Technica Business Insider -Digital Trends -UPI.com all 58 news articles » https://news.google.com/news/feeds?pz=1&cf=all&ned=en&hl=en&q=uber

GeekWire Uber opening Seattle engineering office, led by Isilon vet Tim ProutyGeekWire The office will be started up by Tim Prouty, a University of Washington Computer Science & Engineering alum who was most recently a director of engineering at EMC's Isilon Storage Division, reporting to Paul Mikesell, an Uber infrastructure engineering ... Uber engineers have new offices in SeattleUSA TODAY all 3 news articles » https://news.google.com/news/feeds?pz=1&cf=all&ned=en&hl=en&q=uber

WXIA-TV House votes to require greater insurance for Uber driversAtlanta Journal Constitution As new technology-fueled cab hailing services like Uber aim to shake up how people get around transportation-challenged metro Atlanta, it's also spreading to one of the region's biggest centers for ground transportation: the world's busiest airport ... Georgia House passes bill to regulate car hailing firms such as UberOnline Athens Ga. House passes Uber insurance billWXIA-TV all 13 news articles » https://news.google.com/news/feeds?pz=1&cf=all&ned=en&hl=en&q=uber

The Atlantic Are Taxis Safer Than Uber?The Atlantic In other words, Boston doesn't track assaults by where they happen—in a taxi, in an Uber, or in someone's home—so there's no data to compare reports against Uber drivers versus taxi drivers or limo drivers. That's true in other cities, too. We asked ... Why drivers are winning the labor war between Uber and LyftWashington Post (blog) Taxis jam Brussels in protest over possible Uber arrivalReuters Uber, Lyft make moves to benefit driversCNBC Hartford Courant -WTNH -San Antonio Business Journal all 104 news articles » https://news.google.com/news/feeds?pz=1&cf=all&ned=en&hl=en&q=uber

Uber user charged $500 for 30-mile ride after attending RodeoKPRC Houston SHE CLAIMS SHE TOOK AN UBER BACK TO HER HOME IN HUMBLE. AND THAT THE CAR SERVICE OVERCHARGED HER SEVERAL HUNDRED. NOBODY IN THEIR RIGHT MIND WOULD STEP IN THE CAR KNOWING IT WOULD COST THEM $500 ... and more » https://news.google.com/news/feeds?pz=1&cf=all&ned=en&hl=en&q=uber

The Atlantic Cabbies: Make Uber Follow Stricter Taxi RulesHartford Courant HARTFORD — Depending on who is speaking, regulating Uber and the ride-share industry in Connecticut would either protect under-informed customers, block unfair competition — or choke off job-creating entrepreneurs. Dozens of drivers and dispatchers ... Are Taxis Safer Than Uber?The Atlantic Uber, San Antonio should reach compromise in ongoing ride-share debate ...San Antonio Business Journal Why drivers are winning the labor war between Uber and LyftWashington Post (blog) WTNH -The CT Mirror -Houston Chronicle all 89 news articles » https://news.google.com/news/feeds?pz=1&cf=all&ned=en&hl=en&q=uber

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Cincinnati.com Police: Man assaulted Uber driver on OTR's Main St.Cincinnati.com A man is in police custody after an alleged fight with an Uber driver on popular section of Main Street in Over-the-Rhine earlier Sunday morning. Varun Varma, 27, was arrested and charged with assault and criminal damaging just before 1:30 a.m. Sunday. https://news.google.com/news/feeds?pz=1&cf=all&ned=en&hl=en&q=uber

Spätes Eingeständnis: Fahrerdaten-Hack bei UberBasic Thinking (Blog) Taxi-Killer Uber zählt nicht unbedingt zu den beliebtesten Unternehmen. Mal wieder trägt man ein Stück weit selbst zu diesem Ruf bei. Gerade hat Uber eingestanden, dass eine Datenbank mit Angaben über die Fahrer von Unbekannten kompromittiert wurde ... Nach Hackerangriff: Uber räumt Verlust von Fahrerdaten einZDNet.de Alle 4 Artikel » https://news.google.com/news/feeds?pz=1&cf=all&ned=en&hl=de&q=uber

San Antonio Business Journal Uber Launches a Magazine to Make Nice With Its DriversWired Now that it's valued at $41 billion for its ambitious plan to transform transportation, Uber has decided that the future of its business is…print? Just kidding. Well, sort of. Today, Uber did launch a print magazine aimed specifically at its drivers ... Uber just launched a quarterly print magazine, MomentumBusiness Insider Uber, San Antonio should reach compromise in ongoing ride-share debate ...San Antonio Business Journal Overfunded Uber Will Sink Excess Money Into Print MagazineSlate Magazine (blog) SFGate -Insurance Journal -PYMNTS.com all 75 news articles » https://news.google.com/news/feeds?pz=1&cf=all&ned=en&hl=en&q=uber