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The Drive
Uber's Self-Flying Air Taxi Dreams Are a Delusional Fantasy
The Drive
Though these bulbous urban beehives are more of a long-term goal than a realistic starting point, Uber will nevertheless need the same general pieces seen in the concept in place from the get-go: production electric aircraft (that don't actually exist ...
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BBC News
Uber appeals against licence loss in Brighton & Hove - BBC News
BBC News
Uber can continue to operate in Brighton & Hove until the appeal is determined.
Uber appeals against licence loss in Brighton & HoveBBC News
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CNBC
3 ways to get people to trust you, according to a Harvard expert who trained Uber execs
CNBC
In the midst of a very tumultuous 2017, Uber hired Harvard Business School professor Frances Frei as the SVP of leadership and strategy to help instill something that she said the company had lost: trust. "I was super attracted to going to an ...
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The Independent
Uber appeals Brighton and Hove decision not to renew its licence
The Independent
Chair of the licensing panel, Councillor Jackie O'Quinn, said: “Our priority is the safety of residents and visitors and, due to the data breach and the lack of commitment to using drivers licensed here, we were not satisfied that Uber are a fit and ...
Uber Files Appeal Against Licence Loss in UK City of BrightonU.S. News & World Report
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Chicago Tribune
Study finds Uber drivers make less than minimum wage
Chicago Tribune
A new analysis about Uber drivers' wages finds that they take home about $9.21 an hour, or less than minimum wage in many of the biggest markets where the ride-hailing service operates. The analysis, by the pro-labor think tank Economic Policy ...
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WIRED
This Week in the Future of Cars: Who's In Charge Here, Anyway?
WIRED
Observe Uber's self-driving car program, which, as senior writer Jack Stewart explains, will definitely have to contend with the FAA before it gets off the ground. Or the shaky future of new and potentially life-saving semiautonomous vehicle tech in ...
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CNBC
Vietnam trade ministry says formally launched investigation into Uber-Grab merger
CNBC
Vietnam's Ministry of Industry and Trade on Friday officially launched an investigation into the takeover of Uber Technologies' Southeast Asia business by rival Grab, the ministry said. The investigation will take 180 days, with the possibility to be ...
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Los Angeles Times
Why are we relying on profit-driven Uber and Elon Musk for our transit future?
Los Angeles Times
When Uber announced early this month that it was entering into a series of partnerships — with NASA and the U.S. Army's research wing, among other entities — to bring flying ride-share to Los Angeles by 2023, my first thought was "Blade Runner.".
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Los Angeles Times
Uber and Lyft see the light on sexual assault, but they could do a whole lot better
Los Angeles Times
Ride-sharing giants Uber and Lyft patted themselves on the back this week for adopting a totally #MeToo policy that victims of sexual assault and harassment won't be held to the companies' forced-arbitration requirement and will be able to seek their ...
Lyft, Uber, and How a Dominant Narrative Distorts the MarketplaceThe Ringer (blog)
House tries to resurrect expansion of Uber, Lyft on likely last day of sessionThe Advocate
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Uber imagines five-minute food deliveries with hamburger-toting drones
New Atlas
Uber has made no secret of its plans for an airborne version of its transport service, and it seems it wants to send its food delivery service along for the ride. At the Uber Elevate conference last week, the company revealed that it is kicking off a ...
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The Register
Former Facebook and Uber CSO hired by Cloudflare
The Register
When John Sullivan worked at Facebook, Aleksandr Kogan created the infamous personality quiz app that, unbeknown to The Social Network™, eventually funnelled data to Cambridge Analytica. And when Sullivan worked for Uber, he was fired for his part in ...
Former Uber cyber security chief lands at CloudflareiTnews
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Financial Times
Uber chief product officer Jeff Holden leaves company
Financial Times
Uber's chief product officer, who has been leading its recent push to develop flying taxis, is leaving the company. Jeff Holden, who joined the car-booking company in 2014, was one of the last remaining executives closely associated with founder Travis ...
Uber's chief product officer Jeff Holden, who led the company's flying car effort, has stepped downRecode
The executive leading Uber's quest to build a flying car is leaving the companyBusiness Insider
Uber chief product officer to leave in latest executive departureEyewitness News
Curbed
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CNET
Uber and Facebook ads aim to counter 'avalanche of smear'
CNET
The tense playoff game cut to a commercial break, and the face of Uber's new CEO, Dara Khosrowshahi, appeared on the TV. "One of our core values as a company is to always do the right thing," Khosrowshahi said. "And if there are times when we fall ...
Facebook, Uber, Wells Fargo, and the new wave of Apology AdsFast Company
Facebook, Uber and Wells Fargo's Apology Ads Don't Get the Job DoneObserver
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Financial Times
Uber-Ola battle shapes future of India ride-hailing
Financial Times
Two smartphones adorn the dashboard of Ganesh Medar's white Maruti Suzuki hatchback as he eases through the noisy traffic of south Mumbai. One of the screens displays Uber, the California-based ride-hailing app that considers India its most important ...
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The Mercury News
Uber drivers' wages revisited: How much do they make?
The Mercury News
A new analysis about Uber drivers' wages finds that they take home about $9.21 an hour, or less than minimum wage in many of the biggest markets where the ride-hailing service operates. The analysis, by the pro-labor think tank Economic Policy ...
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Recode
Lyft's new users skew younger than Uber's
Recode
Not only is Lyft gaining on its bigger rival Uber, that growth is driven by young people, according to new data. Nearly 78 percent of people who downloaded Lyft in the last six months are under 34 years old, according to SimilarWeb data that looks at ...
From cab to Uber to cab, drivers try to find a way to make a livingPhilly.com
Do you prefer a female Uber or Lyft driver? Most women do and here's whyMiami Herald
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Fast Company
Uber is airing TV ads with its CEO to help improve its reputation
Fast Company
The ads, staring Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi, come in 30- and 60-second spots and appear aimed at announcing Uber is a reformed company that has learned from its past mistakes. Khosrowshahi never mentions any specific scandals under former CEO ...
Uber CEO Khosrowshahi is rolling out a series of ads to save its reputation and market shareCNBC
Uber arbitration move helps sexual assault victims, but goes only so ...CNET
Uber says no to class action lawsuits in rider assault cases -- but it's ...CNNMoney
CBC.ca -Delish.com -The Hill -Uber
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Fast Company
Former Uber exec who obtained medical records of rape victim may sue Uber
Fast Company
Eric Alexander, the president of business in the Asia Pacific for Uber, was fired last year after it was revealed he obtained the medical records of an Uber passenger in India who was raped. The sexual assault of one of its passengers led to a host of ...
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TechCrunch
Uber's plan to fly you around
TechCrunch
But before we talked about Uber, we spent some time discussing the inside of Megan's mouth. Regular readers might recall a recent visit she made to Uniform Teeth to find out about the startup's funding round. She tried out their 3D imaging tech and ...
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Recode
The former Uber exec who obtained the medical records of a customer who was a rape victim, has threatened to sue ...
Recode
Eric Alexander, who was fired nearly a year ago, in part for his role in obtaining the medical records of a woman who had been raped during a ride in India, has threatened to sue Uber for disparagement and wrongful termination, among other issues, ...
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CNBC
Uber CEO Khosrowshahi is rolling out a series of ads to save its reputation and market share
CNBC
Uber is deploying its top executive Dara Khosrowshahi in a series of national commercials — a rare Silicon Valley CEO spot appearance — to improve its reputation and, likely, its market share from rival Lyft. The shorter of two commercials features ...
David Letterman, Uber, Twitter: Broadsheet May 16Fortune
Uber, Lyft change policies allowing passengers more legal options in sexual assault casesCBC.ca
Uber Will No Longer Force Sexual Assault Survivors Into Arbitration Or NDAswgbh.org
Mail & Guardian -WABE 90.1 FM -WRAL Tech Wire
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Motherboard
Uber Driver's Car Shot Up After He Becomes an Unwilling Getaway Driver
Motherboard
On Sunday morning, around 2:30 a.m. in the Depot District of Lubbock, Texas, Uber driver Jake Collinson responded to a trip request. When Collinson picked up his passenger, who told him there were four more passengers coming, he realized they were ...
Uber/Grab deal probed by Vietnam - Global Competition Review
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Global Competition Review
Vietnam's competition authority has launched an in-depth probe into Grab's acquisition of Uber's southeast Asian operations. Please log in. Username. Password. Stay logged in Lost Password? Export Load. Most Read. DG Comp settles RPM probe for €65 ...
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