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TechCabal Uber Is Forcing Its Drivers To Take Work Breaks And It's Awesome TechCabal “Oga mi, e be like say na you go be my last trip like this sef,” Bayo said. “This thing don dey give me warning again. E go soon log me out now.” He is telling me about Uber's drowsy driving feature (launched in the US in February 2018 and Nigeria in ... https://www.google.com/news

Yesterday, we learned that 18-month-old, Bay Area-based electric scooter rental company Lime is joining forces with the ride-hailing giant Uber, which ... View the full article

Birmingham Live Uber Eats expands Birmingham service to Stourbridge, Kingswinford and Brierley Hill. Birmingham Live From 11am on Tuesday, July 10, the food delivery service will also cover nearby Stourbridge, Kingswinford and Brierley Hill. Using the same technology that helps you to get from A to B in an Uber car, the Uber Eats service will enable you to order ... and more » https://www.google.com/news

Engadget Uber's quest to be the 'Amazon of transportation' won't be easy Engadget Early Monday morning, Uber added an update that lets you rent electric scooters from Lime. What's more, Lime scooters will also now have Uber stickers on them. The last time we saw something like this was with Jump's electric bicycles just before Uber ... E-scooter start-up Lime raises £232m from Uber and AlphabetSky News Uber invests in Lime city scooter hire companyBBC News With Lime teaming up with Uber, can rival Bird afford to go it alone?TechCrunch Financial Times -Fortune -Entrepreneur -Lime Bike all 183 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

Uber hires former DOJ lawyer as compliance chief: Uber Technologies Inc. named Scott Schools, a former top attorney at the U.S. Justice Department, ...View the full article

The likes of Google Ventures (GV), Alphabet and Uber have all invested in electric scooter sharing company Lime as the last-mile transportation rental ... View the full article

Ridesharing company Uber and Google parent Alphabet have invested in scooter sharing company Lime in a $335m (£252m) funding round. View the full article

Uber has hired former US Department of Justice official Scott Schools as its first chief compliance and ethics officer. Schools stepped down from his ...View the full article

Uber and Alphabet are investing in start-up Lime as competition in the bike and scooter hiring industry hots up. Lime raised $335m (£232m) in a round ...View the full article

Uber and Alphabet (Xetra: ABEA.DE - news) are investing in start-up Lime as competition in the bike- and scooter- hiring industry hots up. Lime raised ...View the full article

Uber and Alphabet are investing in start-up Lime as competition in the bike- and scooter- hiring industry hots up. Lime raised $335m (£232m) in a ...View the full article

TechCrunch After Uber buyout, Grab aims to go beyond rides to become Southeast Asia's one-stop app TechCrunch Grab is shrugging off the threat that Singapore might undo its acquisition of Uber's Southeast Asia business after the ride-hailing firm announced a new strategy to become Southeast Asia's one-stop “super app.” The Competition and Consumer Commission ... and more » https://www.google.com/news

Jul.09 -- Singapore-based Grab is opening its app to external developers and fellow startups, as the company that bought out Uber Technologies Inc. View the full article

Mashable Uber drivers can narc on passengers' drug possession in-app Mashable Your Uber driver is not your friend. In fact, they may very well be narcing on you right now — and you could get banned from the ride-hail app as a result. The company's Community Guidelines strictly prohibit "bringing open containers of alcohol or ... https://www.google.com/news

Uber is getting into the scooter-rental business. The ride-hailing company said Monday that it is investing in Lime, a startup based in San Mateo, ...View the full article

Business Insider Uber hires ex-DoJ lawyer as chief compliance officer Financial Times Uber has hired a former US Department of Justice official as chief compliance officer, as the car-booking company faces several federal investigations even while it gears up for a public listing next year. Scott Schools, who left his job as a top aide ... Uber's latest hire is another sign the company is trying to grow upBusiness Insider Uber Hires Former Justice Department Lawyer as Compliance ChiefBloomberg Uber Hires Former Top Justice Department Lawyer for Compliance PostWall Street Journal all 8 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

BBC News Uber invests in Lime city scooter hire company BBC News Ride-hailing business Uber has announced a deal with scooter hire company Lime. Lime lets people hire scooters, electric bikes and pedal cycles in 46 cities. The deal means Uber users will be able to rent Lime's scooters via the car-sharing company's app. Uber's quest to be the 'Amazon of transportation' won't be easyEngadget Uber enters scooter wars with Lime investmentFinancial Times E-scooter start-up Lime raises £232m from Uber and AlphabetSky News The Verge -Fortune -TechCrunch -Lime Bike all 183 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

Financial Times Uber enters scooter wars with Lime investment Financial Times Uber is joining Alphabet in investing in Lime, giving the bike- and scooter-sharing start-up a pair of powerful allies in its race against rival Bird. Lime has closed a $335m round of funding led by GV, formerly Google Ventures, alongside new investors ... Uber's quest to be the 'Amazon of transportation' won't be easyEngadget Uber invests in Lime city scooter hire companyBBC News E-scooter start-up Lime raises £232m from Uber and AlphabetSky News Condé Nast Traveler -The Verge -Fortune -Lime Bike all 183 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

Financial Times Uber sets out to prove itself: what you need to know Financial Times Uber sets out to prove itself: what you need to know. As Uber moves towards a market flotation, how much has the much-criticised ride-hailing really app changed? The FT explains what you need to know about the Silicon Valley disrupter. Share on Twitter ... https://www.google.com/news

South Africa: Group Calling On Uber Drivers to Go Offline Causing 'Unnecessary Unrest' - Uber AllAfrica.com Uber says a group of Uber and Taxify drivers who reportedly asked drivers to protest by going "offline" on Friday, want to create "unnecessary unrest and concern". Uber spokesperson Samantha Allenberg said the sentiments of the drivers did not reflect ... and more » https://www.google.com/news

Los Angeles Times Uber and Lyft are forcing Southern California parking companies to adapt or die Los Angeles Times Proper Parking — founded in 2012, the year Uber rolled out its services in Los Angeles — was born into a world already familiar with ride-hailing services. It's openly confronting the change in the industry, finding new ways to profit off its parking ... https://www.google.com/news

News24 Group calling on Uber drivers to go offline causing 'unnecessary unrest' - Uber News24 Uber says a group of Uber and Taxify drivers who reportedly asked drivers to protest by going "offline" on Friday, want to create "unnecessary unrest and concern". Uber spokesperson Samantha Allenberg said the sentiments of the drivers did not reflect ... https://www.google.com/news

The Sun Uber charged England fan £107 for £10 trip home after leaving meter running for 40 miles after he got out The Sun AN Uber customer was furious after the taxi app charged him £107 for a trip to Luton – despite being at home in London. Nick Brownridge, 32, got off the tube at Lancaster Gate after watching England beat Colombia and ordered a taxi for the five-mile ... https://www.google.com/news

Fortune Bus Startup Skedaddle Reportedly Held Acquisition Talks With Uber Fortune While all eyes are on electric scooters, bus startups are quietly making moves. Uber has been in discussions to acquire Skedaddle, a crowdsourced bus company, for more than a month, according to an Axios report. Skedaddle first crossed my radar in ... Skedaddle has had acquisition talks with Uber and LyftTechCrunch Opinion: Lyft's subscription plan is a rare stumble as the company takes on UberMarketWatch City report says Uber and Lyft are hoarding vital transit dataMission Local CNBC -Austin Business Journal -San Francisco Business Times -Lyft Blog all 48 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

Times LIVE Uber removes striking drivers‚ promises 'zero tolerance' Times LIVE Uber on Friday admitted to removing some Johannesburg drivers from its platform‚ promising it would not tolerate recent violent conduct. The company was responding to an email circulating about drivers threatening to go “offline” on Friday. The drivers ... Uber and Taxify drivers call for strike in solidarity with blocked colleaguesBusiness Day WATCH: Cops wrestle Uber driver at King Shaka InternationalIndependent Online Six-year boom pushes New York to mull Uber regulationYahoo News UK Citizen all 7 news articles » https://www.google.com/news