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SFGate
Court: Juries to decide if state Uber, Lyft drivers are employeesSFGate
Juries must decide whether California drivers for the ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft are employees entitled to minimum wages, expenses and other workplace benefits, two San Francisco federal judges ruled Wednesday, rejecting the companies' ...
Juries To Decide Landmark Cases Against Uber and LyftForbes
Uber, Lyft rebuffed in bids to deem drivers independent contractorsReuters
California judges ask juries to decide the future of Uber and LyftThe Verge
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Daily Beast
Ubers Women Initiative Is Nothing But PRDaily Beast
Uber's attitude towards women has been repeatedly called into question since the service's inception in 2010, with a spate of recent incidents adding to its increasingly negative reputation. A lawsuit is currently underway in Delhi, where a 26-year-old ...
Uber wants 1 million women driversazcentral.com
Can Uber's 1-million-jobs-for-women plan fix its image?CBS News
Uber pledges to hire one million female drivers by 2020Autoblog (blog)
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The Economist (blog)
Uber uber allesThe Economist (blog)
NEW DATA from Certify, a company that tracks business travel expenses, included the fascinating tidbit that the average cost of an expensed ride with Uber, a rapidly-growing car-dispatching service, is now higher than the average cost of an expensed ...
Inside the dirty war that pits taxi companies against UberCrain's Chicago Business
Could Uber X really thrive in Ocean City?Delmarva Daily Times
Taxi owners, drivers, lawmakers debate how to compete with UberWTOP
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Forbes
Juries To Decide Landmark Cases Against Uber and LyftForbes
Two landmark lawsuits that claim that drivers for ride-hailing services Uber and Lyft should be considered employees rather than contractors will both go to jury trial, two U.S. judges ruled Wednesday. The decisions could have a ripple effect on the ...
Uber one vote away from legal in BrowardSun Sentinel
UPDATE 2-Uber, Lyft rebuffed in bids to deem drivers independent contractorsReuters
A bill to require background checks for Uber, Lyft drivers in Georgia gains ...Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog)
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San Antonio Express-News
Uber leaving S.A., but not entire areaKENS 5 TV
However, Uber said in a statement it plans to continue providing service outside the city limits. Uber said it will comply with Judge Wolff's offer to operate in Bexar County under the terms it agreed upon in Austin. Last Thursday, City Council dropped ...
Uber won't leave area completelymySanAntonio.com
Uber to exit city, but not the areaSan Antonio Express-News
Uber Can't Buy Me LoveTriple Pundit (blog)
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Financial Post
Inside the dirty war that pits taxi companies against UberCrain's Chicago Business
(Bloomberg) — David Sutton is looking for the worst possible news about Uber Technologies. An accident in San Francisco, an assault in Boston: Such bad tidings for Uber are ammunition for Sutton, a 48-year-old publicist. “Uber is a creep magnet ...
Quoted: Will taxis 'survive' Uber?SiliconBeat
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Bloomberg
Inside Big Taxi's Dirty War With UberBloomberg
David Sutton is looking for the worst possible news about Uber Technologies. An accident in San Francisco, an assault in Boston: Such bad tidings for Uber are ammunition for Sutton, a 48-year-old publicist. “Uber is a creep magnet,” Sutton says in a ...
Quoted: Will taxis 'survive' Uber?SiliconBeat
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Sun Sentinel
Uber one vote away from legal in BrowardSun Sentinel
Broward County has decided what to do with one of its most recalcitrant, law-defying corporate citizens. On April 14, they intend to make Uber legal. Broward commissioners Tuesday set a final voting date for a new law for "transportation network ...
BREAKING: Uber operating deal squeaks by 4-3 in Palm Beach Co.Palm Beach Post (blog)
Uber allowed to operate in Palm Beach County with some regulationsWPTV.com
State lawmaker looks to beef up rules on Uber, LyftKOMO News
The News Herald -South Florida Business Journal -New Times Broward-Palm Beach (blog)
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CNNMoney
Uber's lofty goal: Hire 1 million women driversCNNMoney
The announcement comes in the wake of criticism that Uber isn't doing enough to ensure the safety of female passengers. Allegations of sexual harassment have surfaced across the globe -- from Chicago and Los Angeles to New Delhi. The worst was a case ...
Uber gives sneak peek into growthUSA TODAY
Uber pledges to enlist 1 million female drivers by 2020Reuters
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Washington Business Journal
Harried parents embracing Uber to move kids around townWashington Post
But while Uber is reaping profits from transporting unaccompanied children, it isn't designed to. Despite the recent launch of UberFamily, which allows parents to order cars equipped with car seats and provides tablets for entertainment, the company's ...
Parents Using Uber To Chauffeur Kids To School, Even Though It's Not AllowedThe Consumerist
8 things: Organize a carpool for the kids? Nah. Just call Uber.Washington Business Journal
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TechCrunch
Congress Presses Uber And Lyft On Driver Background ChecksTechCrunch
Ride-sharing companies are not strangers to Congressional inquiries. This week a group of Congressional Democrats hit the CEOs of Uber, Sidecar and Lyft with another letter, this time demanding the companies conduct more comprehensive background ...
Lawmakers ask Uber, Lyft, and Sidecar to check driver fingerprintsPCWorld
What happens if Uber comes to Ocean City?Delmarva Daily Times
Uber and Lyft take statewide strategy to LegislatureSan Antonio Express-News
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KVUE
Lyft partnership with ABIA angers Uber driversKVUE
Some Uber drivers are saying they will continue to pick up and drop off anyway. "They actually put a geo fence lock on the airport, so if any driver is on airport grounds, it won't pick up any requests for pick up at the airport," said Uber and Lyft ...
Uber unable to operate at Austin-Bergstrom airport during week of SXSWUT The Daily Texan
Lyft, but not Uber, allowed at Austin airport under dealAustin American-Statesman
At Austin's airport: Uber is out, Lyft is inAustin Business Journal (blog)
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WTSP 10 News
Uber driver mysteriously disappearsWTSP 10 News
Wesley Chapel, FL -- Relatives are desperately pleading for information in the disappearance of an Uber driver in Pasco County, who has been missing since early Sunday morning. "This is a living nightmare right now for me and my family," said Corinne ...
Deputies searching for missing Uber driver last seen in TampaBay News 9
Pasco authorities seek missing Uber driver last seen in TampaTampabay.com
Uber driver reported missing in TampaFOX 13 Tampa Bay, WTVT-TV
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Sun Sentinel
Uber deal up for vote in Palm Beach County todaySun Sentinel
Palm Beach County is negotiating a potential temporary agreement with UBER that would allow the car service alternative to taxis to keep operating, with requirements for insurance coverage and driver background checks. (Mike Slaughter / Sun Sentinel).
BREAKING: Uber operating deal squeaks by 4-3 in Palm Beach Co.Palm Beach Post (blog)
Uber allowed to operate in Palm Beach County with some regulationsWPTV.com
Uber Allowed to Operate in Palm Beach TemporarilyNew Times Broward-Palm Beach (blog)
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TechCrunch
Gett, The Uber Without Surge Pricing, Cuts Ride Fares In NYCTechCrunch
Gett, an international Uber competitor making a big push in NYC, has today reduced fixed and predictable pricing by up to 25 percent, aiming to compete more squarely with Uber's UberX service. Last year Gett introduced a summer promotion which ended up ...
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PCWorld
Lawmakers ask Uber, Lyft, and Sidecar to check driver fingerprintsPCWorld
Eight members of the U.S. Congress have asked Uber Technologies, Lyft and Sidecar Technologies to adopt fingerprint-based background checks of their drivers, describing the procedure as “more comprehensive and harder to fake.” The ride-hailing ...
What happens if Uber comes to Ocean City?Delmarva Daily Times
Uber and Lyft: The End of Ride Sharing in Hawaii?Honolulu Civil Beat
Uber and Lyft take statewide strategy to LegislatureSan Antonio Express-News
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USA TODAY
Uber gives sneak peak into growthUSA TODAY
Ride-hailing company Uber announced plans Tuesday to create 1 million jobs for women as drivers in the next five years — offering a rare peak into its growth plans. In the U.S., where Uber got its start six years ago, the company boasts 160,000 active ...
Under-fire Uber pledges to enlist 1 million female drivers by 2020Reuters
Uber wants to enlist 1 million women drivers by 2020Mashable
Uber seeks to fix its gender problem with UN partnership and promise to create ...VentureBeat
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DesMoinesRegister.com
Uber, food trucks both get green lightDesMoinesRegister.com
Uber and food trucks both received a long-anticipated green lights to legally operate on Des Moines streets Monday. The City Council approved new regulations to accommodate disruptive business models that both have been sources of controversy since ...
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New York Post
Uber urges city drivers to pick up illegal fares in HamptonsNew York Post
Uber bosses routinely encourage drivers to make illegal pickups in the Hamptons by enticing them with the promise of “higher earnings” and “double NYC” rates, The Post has learned. City-based drivers are permitted to make out-of-town pickups only if ...
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Taxi companies adopt new apps to keep up with Uber, Lyft in Seattle
GeekWire
AsterRIDE. For those in Seattle that like hailing a ride with their smartphone, but don't necessarily want to use Uber, Lyft, or Sidecar — or deal with surge pricing — there are a couple new options now available. Today AsterRIDE announced that it ...
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The News Herald
Uber shuts down service in Bay County after PCB driver arrestThe News Herald
PANAMA CITY BEACH — Ride-sharing service Uber suspended operations in Bay County over the weekend after Panama City Beach Police arrested a driver for operating a taxi without a permit. The company, which uses a smartphone application to ...
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TechCrunch
What It's Like To Order An Uber From Your Apple WatchTechCrunch
At today's Apple event in San Francisco, VP Kevin Lynch ran through what it'll be like to call an Uber from your wrist. When you open the Uber app on your Apple Watch, it goes straight to a screen showing how long it'll be until a car can come get you ...
How apps like Instagram and Uber will work on Apple WatchMacworld
Apple previews the first Apple Watch appsMashable
Want some apps for that Apple Watch? You'll need iOS 8.2Engadget
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Delmarva Daily Times
What happens if Uber comes to Ocean City?Delmarva Daily Times
"Uber has nothing to offer the Eastern Shore marketplace except unscreened drivers," said Carl Kufchak, who owns Ocean City Taxi, the resort's largest taxi fleet. "If allowed to do business in Ocean City, we will see the likes of the late '90s, when ...
Uber and Lyft take statewide strategy to LegislatureSan Antonio Express-News
Ocean City prepares for possible arrival of Uber driversBaltimore Sun
OC welcomes Uber, Lyft, other ride-sharing firms to John Wayne AirportLos Angeles Times
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TechCrunch
Uber And Lyft Urge Users To Share Rides With Other Passengers During SXSWTechCrunch
Thanks to a city ordinance passed last fall, this will be the first year on-demand ride services like Uber and Lyft will be competing for passengers in Austin during SXSW. As both companies prepare to meet demand that comes from the city's biggest ...
How Lyft's CEO Plans to Overtake Uber in the Ride-Sharing RaceAdweek
Uber and Lyft implements ride-sharing at SXSW to tackle high volume of ...The Drum
Google News Are Uber Drivers Employees? The Trial That Could Devastate the “Sharing ... - Slate Magazine (blog)
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Uber, you might recall, is very rich. It's racked up billions of dollars in funding for a valuation somewhere in the realm of $40 billion. Lyft, its main rival, isn't doing too shabbily either. Late on Wednesday, Lyft confirmed a new $530 million ...
Uber, Lyft face landmark trials that could change their businessCNET
Juries To Decide Landmark Cases Against Uber and LyftForbes
Court: Juries to decide if state Uber, Lyft drivers are employeesSFGate
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