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Recode Uber has hired a top Amazon voice exec as head of product as Daniel Graf departs Recode In another high-profile executive departure at Uber, product head Daniel Graf is leaving the company, according to sources. His replacement is Amazon's top voice shopping VP, Assaf Ronen. It is not clear where Graf, who had previously held top product ... Uber brings on Amazon voice exec to lead product teamTechCrunch Uber hires Amazon's VP of voice shoppingSeeking Alpha all 4 news articles » https://www.google.com/news -
Financial Times Uber nears deal with Grab to pull back in south-east Asia Financial Times Grab and Uber, two of the world's biggest car-booking apps, are close to signing a deal that would result in the US company pulling back in south-east Asia in return for a more than 20 per cent stake in its Asian rival, said two people familiar with ... Uber Agrees in Principle to Exit Southeast Asia for Stake in RivalWall Street Journal Uber selling Southeast Asia operations to Grab: reportPhys.Org SoftBank-backed Grab close to buying Uber's South-east Asia businessLivemint Gulf Times all 12 news articles » https://www.google.com/news
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Inc.com Uber Founder Travis Kalanick Debuts Investment Fund Dubbed '10100' Inc.com The fund will be directly overseen by Kalanick and will focus on the theme of "large scale job creation," he said in a blog post. He noted that investments will be in both profit and non-profit projects. It's a big announcement for Kalanick, whose ... https://www.google.com/news
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City A.M. Disgraced Uber head Travis Kalanick is starting a new venture in China and India City A.M. He expressed a previous interest in India and invested Uber into three Indian startups last January when he was still at the helm, totalling about $50,000 (£36,011). Kalanick's new fund will oversee his for-profit investments and non-profit work, which ... Travis Kalanick starts investment fund after cashing in Uber stockFinancial Times Ex-Uber CEO Travis Kalanick reveals new project: a 'job creation' fundThe Guardian Ousted Uber CEO Travis Kalanick announces comeback with new job-creation fundCNBC The Verge -Washington Post -Engadget all 90 news articles » https://www.google.com/news
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Bloomberg Uber Better Not Be the Future of Work Bloomberg Uber's chief economist, Jonathan Hall, wrote a blog post criticizing the survey measures the MIT team used to generate their results. The survey was ambiguous about whether it asked people about the total hours they spend driving for on-demand taxi ... Author walks back Uber-Lyft pay studyThe Register California's first proposed per-ride city tax to raise Uber, Lyft prices ...Ars Technica How MIT Dragged Uber Through Public Relations HellForbes WIRED -Business Insider -New York Post -Medium all 44 news articles » https://www.google.com/news
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Fortune Uber, Lyft, Walmart, and Amazon Are Coming to Fortune Brainstorm Tech 2018 Fortune Coming to Fortune Brainstorm Tech 2018 in Aspen, left to right: Dara Khosrowshahi of Uber, John Zimmer of Lyft, Hooi Ling Tan of Grab, Richard Liu of JD.com, Marc Lore of Walmart, Jennifer Fleiss of Walmart, Stacey Sher of Activision Blizzard, Bob ... and more » https://www.google.com/news
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Fortune Man's Drunken $1600 Uber Ride Will Be Covered by a Company That's Just Happy He Wasn't Driving Fortune Bachman ordered an Uber during a night out in Morgantown, W.Va., and mistakenly thought his Uber would take him to West Virginia University, where he was staying. He blacked out in the car, and woke up to discover he was halfway through the 300-mile ... Company Pays for Drunk Man Who Took $1600 Uber Ride While Passed OutNBC4i.com New Jersey Company Will Pay Man's Drunken $1600 Uber FareCBS Philly Drunken man gets help paying $1635 Uber fare after passing outLas Vegas Review-Journal PEOPLE.com -Chicago Tribune all 51 news articles » https://www.google.com/news
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Business Insider Uber is on the verge of selling its Southeast Asia business to one of its biggest rivals Business Insider SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Southeast Asia's biggest ride-hailing firm, Grab, is in advanced negotiations to buy parts of Uber Technologies Inc's business in the region, said a source with knowledge of the talks, in what would be Uber's second retreat from ... Southeast Asia's Grab in talks to buy into Uber's regional business-sourceReuters SoftBank grabs a ticket to ride, and Uber is strandedThe Straits Times Grab is said to close deal for Uber South-East Asia businessThe Star Online The Business Times -euronews all 14 news articles » https://www.google.com/news
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Uber Better Not Be the Future of Work BloombergThe ride-hailing *service* requires a commitment to a bad business decision. View the full article
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Uber and Lyft drivers are selling candy and snacks in their cars — and it's indicative of a dark truth Markets InsiderUber and Lyft drivers are turning to startups and apps to supplement their income. View the full article
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Uber Drivers Should Make More Money, Full Stop BloombergThe gig economy has created a lot of jobs. Too many of them pay below minimum wage. View the full article
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Financial Times Travis Kalanick starts investment fund after cashing in Uber stock Financial Times Mr Kalanick, who was ousted as Uber's chief executive last year after a series of scandals, became a billionaire in mid-January when a group of investors led by SoftBank bought Uber stock from existing shareholders. At the same time as its founder ... Disgraced Uber head Travis Kalanick is starting a new venture in China and IndiaCity A.M. Ex-Uber CEO Travis Kalanick reveals new project: a 'job creation' fundThe Guardian Ousted Uber CEO Travis Kalanick announces comeback with new job-creation fundCNBC The Verge -CNNMoney -Engadget -Bloomberg all 115 news articles » https://www.google.com/news
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Telegraph.co.uk Uber seeking billion-dollar loan Telegraph.co.uk Last month, the company said its sales had increased 61pc in 2017, hitting $7.5bn, but its losses widened to $4.5bn from $2.8bn in 2016 due to heavy writedowns and legal expenses. Uber does not have to report earnings, as it is not a publicly-listed ... Uber Seeks $1.25 Billion in Loan MarketBloomberg all 7 news articles » https://www.google.com/news
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Vanity Fair Uber Is Running Out of Ways to Save Itself Vanity Fair Among the messes Dara Khosrowshahi inherited when he arrived at Uber last year is an unanswered, existential question: how to turn a profit on a venture that is bleeding money. Uber's push to cement its market dominance hasn't come cheap; according to ... and more » https://www.google.com/news
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CNNMoney Uber self-driving trucks are now hauling freight CNNMoney Eventually, Uber plans for these trucks to operate without a human present. This isn't the first time Uber has operated a self-driving truck on public roads. In October 2016, it used an autonomous truck to complete a Budweiser delivery in Colorado. But ... Uber's self-driving trucks are making deliveries in Arizona - EngadgetEngadget Uber's self-driving trucks have started hauling freight | Ars TechnicaArs Technica Uber's self-driving trucks are now delivering freight in ArizonaThe Verge Recode -TechCrunch -Digital Trends -YouTube all 83 news articles » https://www.google.com/news
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PEOPLE.com Uber Passenger Falls Asleep in West Virginia and Wakes Up to $1600 Bill in New Jersey PEOPLE.com Kenny Bachman was enjoying a night of partying in West Virginia in late February when he drunkenly called an Uber for a lift back home. While this is typically the responsible thing to do, the problem for Bachman was that he lived almost 300 miles away ... Drunk man who took $1600 Uber ride to NJ gets help from local companyFox News New Jersey Company Will Pay Man's Drunken $1600 Uber FareCBS Pittsburgh / KDKA New Jersey company to pay for man's drunken $1600 Uber ride home from West VirginiaChicago Tribune WTVD-TV all 13 news articles » https://www.google.com/news
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Co.Design (blog) Bet You $100 That Your Uber Will Look Like This In 20 Years Co.Design (blog) Bet You $100 That Your Uber Will Look Like This In 20 Years. French vehicle manufacturer Renault presented a bold concept that rethinks the car as a wheelchair-friendly party bus. 1/6 [Image: Renault]. By Mark Wilson 2 minute Read. So far, the self ... Renault unveils driverless Uber-style transport systemDezeen all 58 news articles » https://www.google.com/news
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New York Times If Your Uber Ride Cost an Extra $50, Would You Still Take It? New York Times With Uber and Lyft cars taking over Manhattan streets, a state task force has proposed a surcharge of $2 to $5 on rides in for-hire vehicles as part of a broader congestion pricing plan to keep traffic moving and raise money to shore up public transit ... https://www.google.com/news
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Inc.com Uber's CEO Called a Scientist's Work Incompetent. His Response Is a Lesson in Emotional Intelligence Inc.com I was surprised by Khosrowshahi's tweet, especially considering he's been tasked to change Uber's image from a company of bad behavior to one who benefits from feedback and works well with others. But although Khosrowshahi's insulting tweet lacked ... https://www.google.com/news
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Liverpool Echo Liverpool cabbies hit out at Uber over 110% Anfield fare surge Liverpool Echo UBER was slammed today for hitting Liverpool fans with more than double fares on match night. The ECHO has run reports in recent months about claims that some hackney drivers are attempting to rip-off fans - many of them foreign - by demanding big ... and more » https://www.google.com/news
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Quartz MIT's Uber study couldn't possibly have been right. It was still important Quartz Some time last month, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology published a two-page brief of a forthcoming paper, “The Economics of Ride-Hailing: Driver Revenue, Expenses and Taxes.” The brief explained that through a “detailed analysis” of survey ... Researcher Admits Study That Claimed Uber Drivers Earn $3.37 an Hour Was Not CorrectFortune After 'Flawed' MIT Paper, Uber Drivers Can't Agree On How Poorly They're PaidMotherboard Uber and Lyft Drivers Are Probably Making More Than $3.37 an Hour, But That's a Real Low BarGizmodo USA TODAY -Ars Technica -Inc.com -mit ceepr all 110 news articles » https://www.google.com/news
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The Drum Uber marks International Women's Day with a film showcasing its women drivers The Drum Uber has released a film that aims to shine a light on its female drivers ahead of International Women's Day (IWD). The campaign, titled #DrivenWomen, was developed by Uber's in-house creative team (CreativeX) in collaboration with Freeflow Productions ... and more » https://www.google.com/news
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The Guardian Uber's underpayment of drivers keeping it afloat, report finds The Guardian Uber's fares are made possible because the company is significantly underpaying its drivers, a new report argues. UberX drivers earn well below minimum wage once all hidden costs are taken into account, according to analysis by the Centre for Future ... https://www.google.com/news
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Engadget Uber's self-driving trucks are making deliveries in Arizona Engadget The idea is that a regular semi will pick up a delivery load from a shipper and drive it to a transfer hub. There, one of Uber's self-driving trucks, and a safety driver, will take the trailer and transport it over the longest leg of the trip. Once the ... Uber's self-driving trucks have been hired to deliver freight in ArizonaRecode Uber's self-driving trucks are now delivering freight in ArizonaThe Verge Uber self-driving trucks are now moving cargo for Uber Freight customersTechCrunch Fast Company -Digital Trends -WIRED all 49 news articles » https://www.google.com/news
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Asbury Park Press NJ man's drunken Uber bill from West Virginia will get paid by Eat Clean Bro Asbury Park Press Kenny Bachman, the Gloucester County man who was stuck with a $1,635 fare for a drunken Uber ride from West Virginia to New Jersey, has received a lifeline. Eat Clean Bro, the Freehold-based meal delivery company, said Tuesday it will pay his fare and ... A Man Who Drunkenly Took a $1600 Uber Is Now Asking for DonationsMoney Magazine Man seeks donations after drunkenly taking $1600 Uber ride homeKTRK-TV Man Who Mistakenly Ordered $1600 Uber Ride After Getting Drunk Starts GoFundMe To Pay BillCBS Philly WFLA -Newsweek all 27 news articles » https://www.google.com/news