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TechCrunch
Women alleging sexual assault by Uber drivers ask to be freed from ...
TechCrunch
A group of women alleging sexual violence from Uber drivers have sent an open letter to the company's board, asking to be released from the mandatory arbitration clause in the Uber app's terms of service. The letter was posted on the website of Wigdor ...
Uber is still lacking in gender diversityFast Company
Uber Tightens Bug Bounty Extortion PoliciesThreatpost
Uber's U-turn: How the new CEO is cleaning house after scandals ...CNET
Recode -CNBC -Bloomberg
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Forbes
Uber Vows "Indefinite" Investments In Middle East And Hints At ...
Forbes
Ride-hailing firm Uber has promised to invest on “an indefinite basis” in the Middle East and North Africa, following its recent exits from a number of Asian territories. Speaking in an interview with the CNBC television channel, broadcast on April 26 ...
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CNBC
Uber not interested in any more Grab-style deals, signaling its international retreat could be over
CNBC
Uber will no longer take minority stakes in rival ride-hailing companies globally, a top executive at the company told CNBC on Wednesday, potentially signaling an end to its retreat from markets outside of the United States. The company recently sold ...
Grab's acquisition of Uber Southeast Asia drives into problemsTechCrunch
India ride-hailing firm Jugnoo eyes Singapore as Uber drives offMoneycontrol.com
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Nikkei Asian Review
Grab-Uber deal tests Southeast Asian antitrust watchdogs
Nikkei Asian Review
MANILA -- Southeast Asia's antitrust regulators have entered an uncharted territory with the Grab-Uber merger, an unprecedented deal that has tested competition authorities' mettle and exposed loopholes in enforcement. The Vietnam Competition Authority ...
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TechCrunch
Go-Jek is in talks with former Uber ally ComfortDelGro, Singapore's top taxi firm
TechCrunch
The company has always harbored a desire to expand across Southeast Asia and, after Uber's exit, it is seizing an opportunity. Moves into Vietnam, Thailand and Philippines — which sources told TechCrunch are underway with local teams already hired ...
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Bloomberg
China's Uber for Trucks Is Said to Raise $1.9 Billion in Funding
Bloomberg
Full Truck Alliance Group, China's biggest app for Uber-like truck services, raised $1.9 billion in funding to fuel its expansion, people familiar with the matter said. The money was raised at a valuation of $6.5 billion with backers including SoftBank ...
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FOX31 Denver
Man gets into fake Uber at DIA
FOX31 Denver
DENVER– Scary moments on Saturday night as a man landed at the Denver International Airport only to find out his Uber driver was not the man he arranged the ride with. The real Uber driver said this is an alarming trend right now that is happening at ...
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CNBC
We now know how much Alphabet gained on investments like Uber and how well Nest was doing
CNBC
Alphabet reported the total book value of its equity investments for the first time on Monday, revealing that it has gained about $3 billion on its investments in Uber and other companies. It also showed that smart home division Nest is losing money on ...
Google earnings boosted to big beat by Uber stake: live blog recapMarketWatch
Alphabet's earnings look better than ever thanks to a new accounting ruleQuartz
GOOG Exhibit 99.1 Q1 2018 - AlphabetAlphabet
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Above the Law
Law Professor's Terrifying Uber Ride
Above the Law
Noted law professor Nancy Leong found herself in a terrifying situation last week during what should have been a typical Uber ride to the airport. Instead she found herself trapped in a car with a driver that insisted on taking her to a “hotel” as he ...
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Recode
Uber will go head-to-head with Didi Chuxing in Mexico - Recode
Recode
In August 2016, Uber sold its China assets to its primary competitor in the country, Didi Chuxing, and ended a costly subsidy battle that was on its way to slowly bleeding the company dry. That was the last time Uber and Didi faced off head-to-head in ...
Uber faces a new threat in MexicoCNNMoney
China's Didi launches ride-hailing service in Mexico, one of Uber's biggest strongholdsVentureBeat
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Engadget
Uber drivers will no longer see exact location history for riders
Engadget
Uber has been improving both driver and passenger safety with new features -- or, in its latest move, by modifying existing settings. As part of a new pilot pro...
Uber to hide dropoff locations so sketchy drivers don't know where you liveTNW
Uber will finally stop letting your ex-drivers see your exact addressCNET
Uber will no longer store exact pickup and drop-off locations in drivers' appsDigital Trends
Gizmodo -Fast Company -KGO-TV
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The Argus
Uber says it must do better for disabled | The Argus
The Argus
UBER was accused of being "a company for the fit and able" by a councillor at a marathon seven-hour meeting today. Representatives of the taxi-hailing app defended the firm in the face of allegations it was not a fit and proper entity to hold a licence ...
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CNBC
Australia's regulator is scrutinizing Uber Eats, with restaurant owners unhappy over contract terms
CNBC
The head of Australia's competition regulator said on Monday it will scrutinize contracts between Uber Technologies and restaurants that use its food delivery app Uber Eats. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation reported on Sunday several ...
Uber Eats is the fastest-growing meal delivery service - but it faces stiff competition aheadBusiness Insider
Australian regulator flags scrutiny of Uber EatsReuters
ACCC boss to investigate allegedly 'unfair' Uber Eats contractsABC Online
The Sydney Morning Herald
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Mirror.co.uk
Uber under fire for massive price surge as soon as thunderstorm ...
Mirror.co.uk
Customers faced fares four times the usual cost or were left to brave the treacherous conditions during last night's huge thunderstorm.
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WIRED
For a Much-Needed Win, Self-Driving Cars Should Aim Lower
WIRED
Knocked onto its heels by the Uber crash and the death of a Tesla driver using Autopilot a week later, the robo-car industry needs a win—and a new playbook. “Trying to boil the oceans, and solve the complete problem all at once, has a high failure ...
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Hurriyet Daily News
Taxi drivers, Uber square up on Istanbul's roads
Hurriyet Daily News
But could the fast-growing ride sharing app Uber make them a thing of the past? Uber has enjoyed soaring popularity in Istanbul, where users appreciate the cashless payment system, security and convenience of hailing a cab by phone. But, as in several ...
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Fin24
GreenScooter: Move over Uber
Fin24
Millions of unemployed youth have ideas they would love to implement, but only a fraction of them seem to have enough drive to risk it all when given the time and opportunity. Fezile Dhlamini has not yet made a cent from his business idea but already ...
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NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
Uber Driver Wanted on Sex Assault Charges
NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
... in Richardson on Saturday, he told us he denies doing anything wrong. In a statement, a representative for Uber wrote, “We take accusations like this very seriously and permanently removed the driver's access to the app. We have been in contact ...
Man allegedly posing as an Uber driver arrested on rape charges11Alive.com WXIA
Police: Man who victims thought was Uber driver charged with rapeAtlanta Journal Constitution
UPDATE: Uber driver impersonator arrested after second sexual assault victim comes forwardRed and Black
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ABC Online
Uber Eats imposes 'unfair contracts' and ruins deliveries, restaurateurs allege
ABC Online
There's no doubt that consumers enjoy the convenience of food delivery — it's estimated Australians spend $2.6 billion on it each year. Uber Eats is one of the major players in this market, and has been expanding quickly since ride-sharing company ...
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Bristol Live
Bristol Uber fares skyrocket as massive tropical thunderstorm ...
Bristol Live
Getting around tonight might cost you a fair bit more than usual...
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Reuters
Uber CEO and transport boss had second meeting over London ...
Reuters
London's Transport Commissioner Mike Brown met Uber [UBER.UL]boss Dara Khosrowshahi in January, a freedom of information request revealed, as the Silicon Valley app fights to keep its cars on the streets of its most important European market.
Uber Sets Lobbying Record in Washington After Leadership ...Bloomberg
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The Guardian
Taxi firms face claims over drivers' rights in wake of Uber case
The Guardian
The battle for rights for gig economy workers is stepping up as the union behind legal action against Uber targets three taxi firms that say their drivers are not entitled to holiday pay or the minimum wage. Green Tomato Cars, which calls itself ...
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The Atlantic
Your Lyft Ride Is Now Carbon-Neutral. Your Uber Isn't.
The Atlantic
Lyft says the program will begin immediately. Lyft is the first major ride-hailing service to promise carbon-neutrality. Uber, its main competitor and the dominant ride-hailing app worldwide, has not made a similar pledge. A spokeswoman for Uber ...
All Lyft Rides Are Now Carbon Neutral – John Zimmer – MediumMedium
Climate Change | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green BuildingInhabitat
How to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint as a TravelerCondé Nast Traveler
Inhabitat -Inhabitat
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TechCrunch
Lyft drivers' lawsuit against Uber over 'Hell' program isn't over ...
TechCrunch
A class-action lawsuit led by a number of Lyft drivers against Uber regarding the alleged “Hell” spying program is moving forward in an amended way. The lawsuit, brought by Lyft driver Michael Gonzales on behalf of other Lyft drivers, alleges Uber ...
Judge mostly dismisses Uber lawsuit over its Hell programEngadget
Judge pares down Lyft drivers' lawsuit against Uber over 'Hell' spywareLos Angeles Times
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Uber is still lacking in gender diversity - Fast Company
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Fast Company
That's a rise of just 1.9% in a year. The total percentage of women in Uber's U.S. and Canadian workforce was 32.4%. That's a fall of 0.5% in a year. Women in non-technical leadership roles at the company, like those in marketing, finance, and legal ...
Women alleging sexual assault by Uber drivers ask to be freed from forced arbitrationTechCrunch
Uber Tightens Bug Bounty Extortion PoliciesThreatpost
Uber's U-turn: How the new CEO is cleaning house after scandals and lawsuitsCNET
Recode -Bloomberg -CNBC
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