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Posted April 19, 2018

Washington Post

#UndeleteUber: A new CEO's global quest to fix a broken company ... Washington Post The ascendance of Uber Chief Executive Dara Khosrowshahi is often framed in the dullest possible terms. He is, according to the popular narrative, the grown-up grabbing the wheel of a speeding supercar from his testosterone-fueled predecessor — the ... and more »

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Posted April 19, 2018

The Verge

How Uber moves the 'blue dot' to improve GPS accuracy in big cities The Verge But for companies that rely on two people with smartphones finding each other in a labyrinth of steel and concrete — like Uber — GPS inaccuracy is a source of never-ending pain and frustration. Like ships passing in the night, a driver can be on one ...

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Posted April 19, 2018

CNBC

Investor Bill Gurley seems to have gotten over his hard year with Uber CNBC Venture capitalist Bill Gurley — an well-known voice of caution in Silicon Valley — came out strongly in favor of Uber on Thursday, despite leaving the company's board last summer. Although he didn't address past controversies at Uber, he explained ...

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Posted April 19, 2018

Fast Company

Here's why Uber is designing its own flying-taxi batteries Fast Company “We want to make sure that our partners have access to a pack that meets our safety, reliability, performance, and lifetime targets,” Mikolajczak told Fast Company in an email. The planes its partners are building can fly with current technology ... and more »

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Posted April 19, 2018

TechCrunch

Uber denies its CTO met with Cambridge Analytica TechCrunch Uber has denied that its sitting CTO, Thuan Pham, met with Cambridge Analytica — the controversial political consultancy at the center of a Facebook user data misuse scandal. But it has not been able to confirm that no meetings between anyone else on ...

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Posted April 19, 2018

WIRED

Can This Man Help Uber Recover From the Travis Kalanick Era? WIRED “I'm a big believer in the Zero Defects strategy,” said Dara Khosrowshahi, the CEO of Uber. It was an overcast day in January, and Khosrowshahi leaned back in a chair at Uber's San Francisco headquarters. Khosrowshahi had been running Uber for four ...

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Posted April 19, 2018

Forbes

What Does Grab-Uber Deal Tell Us About Southeast Asia's Startups? Local Knowledge Really Does Matter Forbes Uber Technologies Inc. recently sold its Southeast Asian business to bigger regional rival Grab. Uber will take a 27.5% stake in Singapore-based Grab and Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi will join Grab's board. Many billed the retreat as another failing for ... Prolonged agony? Uber drivers, riders suffer as app limps onTODAYonline Grab & Uber: Should this merger even be happening?The Independent all 91 news articles »

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Posted April 18, 2018

Business Insider

Uber and Lyft might be taking over the streets — but the ride-sharing economy still has a long way to go Business Insider If you live in a US city, car-sharing services like Lyft and Uber might seem omnipresent. However, the ride-sharing economy still has a ways to go, at least according to consumer sentiment. In a recent survey of more than 2,000 US adults, Statista ... and more »

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Posted April 18, 2018

Recode

Uber Eats is the fastest-growing meal delivery service in the US Recode Uber Eats is the fastest-growing meal delivery service in the U.S., bringing in nearly as much new customer revenue as GrubHub. People are now spending more on Uber Eats than on any other food delivery service in nine of the 22 most-populous U.S ... Uber Eats mobile food delivery app launched in KolkataMoneycontrol.com all 12 news articles »

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Posted April 18, 2018

Gizmodo

California's Aggrieved Uber Drivers Are Receiving Settlement Payments as Low as 15 Cents Gizmodo Back in August of 2014, a driver named Steven Price sued Uber for damages resulting from alleged labor misclassification, including failure to pay minimum wage and overtime, missed meal periods and rest periods, and unlawful business practices. In ... and more »

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Posted April 18, 2018

Forbes

Facebook Is Under Fire For Shady Data. Why Not Uber? Forbes For weeks, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his world-altering firm have been treading a wave of front-page scrutiny for their liberal collection and use of vast, complicated stores of user data, particularly as linked to political number-crunching ... and more »

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Posted April 18, 2018

CNBC

You can now buy drinks, snacks and even hangover cures in the back of your Uber CNBC Passengers using Uber or Lyft are now able to buy drinks, snacks and even phone chargers while they are on their way from A to B. The initiative comes from tech company Cargo, which has installed boxes of products including protein bar RXBAR, Sour ... and more »

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Posted April 18, 2018

Reuters UK

Uber doubling down on India investments after exiting Southeast Asia Reuters UK India accounts for more than 10 percent of Uber rides globally and the U.S. company has a more than 35 percent share of the taxi market there, according to Counterpoint Research, but it is yet to make money in the country. COO Barney Harford said ... Uber 'doubling down' on investment in Indian marketMoneycontrol.com Uber doubling down on India investments after exiting SE AsiaEconomic Times Uber plans to double down on India investment to hire people, expand products and partnershipsFinancial Express all 6 news articles »

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Posted April 18, 2018

Reuters

Uber doubling down on India investments after exiting Southeast Asia Reuters Uber's India head Amit Jain said the company has no major plans to expand to more cities in India. Uber operates in about 30 Indian cities while Ola is in 110 cities and has more than a 45 percent total market share, according to Counterpoint Research ... Uber to double investments in IndiaThe Hindu Uber is 'doubling down' on its investments in IndiaBusiness Day No interest in doing minority deals in India: Uber COO Barney HarfordMoneycontrol.com BloombergQuint all 12 news articles »

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Posted April 18, 2018

Times LIVE

Missed your flu shot? Try Uber... Times LIVE South Africans had flu shots along with registered nurses delivered to their front doors in a health campaign powered by Uber on Wednesday. The e-hailing service ran a one-day flu shot campaign in major cities‚ making the vaccine as easy to “order” as ... and more »

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Posted April 18, 2018

NEWS.com.au

'We want to partner with cities': Uber expands into car sharing, public transport with Getaround and Masabi NEWS.com.au The first is with Getaround, a car-sharing platform that will give users the ability to earn spare cash as an Uber driver without owning their own car, and the second is with public transport ticketing app Masabi. “Whether you're using mass transit for ... Uber CEO: 3 things to consider when picking your next jobCNBC Uber CEO Talks Multi-Modal Transportation ModelCleanTechnica all 17 news articles »

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Posted April 18, 2018

Bloomberg

Electric Scooters Are Giving US Cities Uber Déjà Vu Bloomberg Bird and LimeBike said they're committed to working with officials to address their concerns. Bird rolled out a potential solution to the parking issue on Tuesday. It will require people to take a photograph of where they left the scooter at the end of ... and more »

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Posted April 18, 2018

NEWS.com.au

Passenger says Uber driver locked the doors, tried to take her to hotel NEWS.com.au “Hey @Uber your driver was taking me to the airport. He said he was going to 'take me to a hotel' and got off the highway. We got to a stop light. I started yelling 'let me out of the f**king car' and he wouldn't unlock the doors,” she tweeted. Ms ... 'I started pounding on the windows' — Uber passenger describes attempted Denver kidnappingUSA TODAY Passenger says Uber driver locked the doors, tried to take her to hotelNew York Post This law professor says that an Uber took her on a nightmare ride she couldn't escapeBusiness Insider Daily Mail -The Denver Channel -HuffPost all 14 news articles »

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Posted April 18, 2018

BT.com

Uber's Indian rival Ola wants to put 10000 electric vehicles on the road in a year BT.com India's ride-hailing app Ola has committed to putting 10,000 electric vehicles on the road in 12 months as it unveiled its Mission: Electric. Ola, which is larger than Uber in India, is following up an electric vehicle (EV) pilot from 2017 with the ... and more »

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Posted April 18, 2018

Posted April 18, 2018

Times of India

Uber driver masturbates in front of a woman passenger, arrested Times of India NEW DELHI. An Uber driver has been arrested for harassing a woman passenger by allegedly masturbating in front of her on Sunday night in the city. Accused Shaukeen Khan, originally from Mewat district in Haryana, was ferrying the woman passenger from ... Uber driver arrested in Delhi for masturbating in front of womanThe Hindu Delhi: Uber driver arrested for masturbating in front of passengerDeccan Herald Uber driver, with fake driving licence, held for masturbating while ferrying woman passenger in DelhiThe Indian Express India Today -The Quint -Scroll.in all 23 news articles »

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Posted April 18, 2018

TechCrunch

Uber whistleblower Susan Fowler backs California legislation to end forced arbitration TechCrunch Susan Fowler, the former Uber engineer whose blog post about sexual harassment and troubling internal workings led to the departure of CEO Travis Kalanick, is backing new legislation that aims to give victims of sexual harassment and other workplace ... Uber whistleblower will announce bill to end forced arbitration for workplace abusesFast Company all 2 news articles »

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Posted April 17, 2018

Gizmodo

Uber Whistleblower Susan Fowler to Announce Bill Aimed at Ending Forced Arbitration for Workplace Abuses Gizmodo Uber did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Fowler has long advocated for the elimination of forced arbitration. A few months after she published her damning blog post detailing harassment and discrimination issues at Uber, Fowler penned ... and more »

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Posted April 17, 2018

Heritage.org

If Taxis Want to Survive, They Should Learn From Uber Heritage.org Last month, a three-judge panel of the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of a case brought by the Philadelphia Taxi Association and 80 taxi companies, alleging violations of antitrust law by ridesharing giant Uber. Specifically, the ... and more »

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Posted April 17, 2018

Global Competition Review

Uber/Grab deal sparks intra-governmental clash Global Competition Review Uber/Grab deal sparks intra-governmental clash. Janith Aranze. 17 April 2018. AddThis Sharing Buttons. Share to LinkedIn Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Email. Uber/Grab deal sparks intra-governmental clash. Philippine Competition ...

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