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U.S. News & World Report Uber Reveals Cover-Up of Hack Affecting 57M Riders, Drivers U.S. News & World Report FILE - In this March 15, 2017, file photo, a sign marks a pick-up point for the Uber car service at LaGuardia Airport in New York. Uber is coming clean about its cover-up of a year-old hacking attack that stole personal information about more than 57 ... Uber admits covering up 2016 hack that affected millionsCBC.ca Uber concealed cyberattack that exposed 57 million people's dataChicago Tribune all 33 news articles » https://www.google.com/news -
The Guardian Uber covered up massive hack that exposed data of 57m users and drivers The Guardian Uber concealed a massive global breach of the personal information of 57 million customers and drivers in October 2016, failing to notify the individuals and regulators, the company acknowledged on Tuesday. Uber also confirmed it had paid the hackers ... Uber hid massive data breach from passengers and regulatorsFinancial Times Uber 'paid off' hackers who stole data from 57 million peopleSky News Uber concealed huge data breachBBC News The Independent -Fortune -AdAge.com all 184 news articles » https://www.google.com/news
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AdAge.com Uber Concealed Cyberattack That Exposed 57 Million People's Data AdAge.com Hackers stole the personal data of 57 million customers and drivers from Uber Technologies, a massive breach that the company concealed for more than a year. This week, the ride-hailing company ousted Joe Sullivan, chief security officer, and one of ... https://www.google.com/news
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BBC News Uber concealed huge data breach BBC News Uber concealed a hack that affected 57 million customers and drivers, the company has confirmed. The 2016 breach was hidden by the ride-sharing firm which paid hackers $100,000 (£75,000) to delete the data. The company's former chief executive Travis ... Uber hid a cyberattack that exposed 57 million users' dataThe Independent Uber hid a hack that exposed data of 57 million users and drivers for more than a yearCNBC Uber covered up a cyberattack last year that exposed data of 57 million riders and driversThe Verge Forbes -Sky News all 74 news articles » https://www.google.com/news
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TechCrunch Uber data breach from 2016 affected 57 million riders and drivers TechCrunch Uber faced a data breach in 2016 that affected some 57 million customers, including both riders and drivers, revealing their names, email address and phone numbers. That affected group included 50 million riders, and 7 million drivers, and around 600 ... https://www.google.com/news
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Engadget Uber refines its rating system to appease both drivers and riders Engadget In its quest to build back goodwill, Uber has been trying to curry favor with both riders and drivers. Today, the ride sharing company is trying to appeal to both by changing its rating system to be more transparent and fair. In-app descriptions will ... and more » https://www.google.com/news
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The Verge Uber hit with $8.9 million fine in Colorado for letting unqualified drivers on its platform The Verge Colorado has ordered Uber to pay a fine of $8.9 million for allowing individuals with disqualifying criminal or motor vehicle offenses, or without valid licenses, to drive for the company, Reuters reports. The company blamed an “error” in its ... Colorado fines Uber $8.9M for allowing dozens of unauthorized driversArs Technica Uber fined $8.9 million for hiring drivers with criminal recordsEngadget Uber fined $8.9M in Colorado for bad background checksCNET Fortune -New York Post -Jalopnik all 70 news articles » https://www.google.com/news
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Mashable (blog) Uber is trying to fix another one of drivers' biggest complaints Mashable (blog) Ask any Uber driver for their biggest gripes and ratings will very likely be near the top of list. Now, Uber is trying to address some of its drivers' biggest complaints about ratings. The company introduced four updates to driver ratings that will ... Never get into the wrong Uber again: Glowing 'beacons' on the dashboard will lets users find their driverDaily Mail What Uber ratings mean: '5 stars' vs. '4 stars' - Yahoo FinanceYahoo Finance Uber Targets India Market With Back-to-Basics FeaturesBloomberg TechCrunch -The Verge -Engadget all 79 news articles » https://www.google.com/news
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Chicago Tribune What a just OK Uber rating says about you Chicago Tribune A few days ago, I got a phone call from a puzzled friend who had just received an email from Uber detailing her interactions with the ride-sharing service, which she had joined in 2014. One number stood out: 4.5 out of a possible 5. How, my friend ... and more » https://www.google.com/news
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Telegraph.co.uk Uber designs system to stop passengers throwing up in driverless cars Telegraph.co.uk Uber has revealed plans to combat car sickness in driverless cars, unveiling a system of moving seats and blasts of air conditioning that it hopes will stop passengers throwing up in the back of its robot vehicles. A pitfall of autonomous car ... https://www.google.com/news
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The Guardian Uber wants to cure travel sickness with light, air blasts and moving seats The Guardian Uber is working on a system to prevent travel sickness in cars, which it sees as a barrier to the adoption of self-driving vehicles, stopping people from doing other things as they are ferried to their destination. According to a patent, which ... Uber wants the driverless car experience to be sick bag-freeTechRadar Uber is going to make car sickness a thing of the past—especially in driverless carsMashable (blog) all 5 news articles » https://www.google.com/news
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The Independent Uber customers hit with heavy charges for 'phantom' trips they haven't taken The Independent Uber users are complaining that they keep getting charged for rides they haven't booked. These 'phantom' trips are taking place in completely different countries, and the fares are adding up to a significant amount of money. One customer says she's ... Uber is ripping off riders in Singapore, charging for thousands for expensive 'phantom' tripsThe INQUIRER Uber riders in Singapore are being charged thousands for 'phantom' rides, halfway across the worldMashable (blog) Uber customer loses $1300 over 5 days in unauthorised card chargesThe Independent all 5 news articles » https://www.google.com/news
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Fortune Uber Is Rolling Out Ride-Hailing for People Without Smartphones Fortune Uber is rolling out new features in India to help attract customers who may not be running very high-powered smartphones, or who may have limited data available to them. According to a Bloomberg report on a visit to India by Uber's product team, the ... https://www.google.com/news
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TechCrunch HopSkipDrive raises another $7.4 million for its Uber for kids business TechCrunch Uber and Lyft have made it easier to get around town, but the service isn't designed for young people. Unaccompanied passengers under the age of 18 are forbidden from ordering cars. So how are children supposed to go from one activity to the next when ... and more » https://www.google.com/news
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Mashable (blog) Uber is ripping off riders in Singapore, charging for thousands for expensive 'phantom' trips The INQUIRER RIDE HAILING APP UBER has been charging unsuspecting riders in Singapore for trips around the world that they haven't even taken. The claims come fresh from the social posts of Singaporean Uber users, who have taken their frustrations to Facebook to ... Uber riders in Singapore are being charged thousands for 'phantom' rides, halfway across the worldMashable (blog) Uber customer loses $1300 over 5 days in unauthorised card chargesThe Independent all 5 news articles » https://www.google.com/news
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The Engineer Uber signs deal with Volvo in bid to build autonomous taxi fleet The Engineer Under the non-exclusive agreement, the Swedish car giant (which is owned by China's Geely group) will reportedly supply Uber with 24,000 vehicles based on its so-called Scalable Product Architecture (SPA), the system used on its 90 series cars as well ... Uber orders 24000 Volvo XC90s for its self-driving fleetMotor Authority Uber Orders Thousands Of Autonomous SUVs From VolvoMediaPost Communications Uber To Buy Up To 24K Autonomous Vehicles From VolvoPYMNTS.com Times Now -IT World Canada all 37 news articles » https://www.google.com/news
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TechRadar Uber wants the driverless car experience to be sick bag-free TechRadar When we no longer have to drive our own cars, we'll all become passengers with very different expectations of what we want from our vehicles. The companies invested in selling autonomous experiences to consumers will have to re-focus on the passive ... Uber's new patent aims to combat motion sickness in self-driving carsMashable (blog) Uber is trying to cure passengers' motion sickness with air bursts and vibrating seatsAlphr all 3 news articles » https://www.google.com/news
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Mashable (blog) Uber riders in Singapore are being charged thousands for 'phantom' rides, halfway across the world Mashable (blog) Another Uber rider in Singapore, Daphne Loo, was also charged hundreds of dollars for Uber trips she didn't take. Additionally, her rides appeared to have occurred in the UK, some 6,000 miles away from Singapore. Uber customer loses $1300 over 5 days in unauthorised card chargesThe Independent all 3 news articles » https://www.google.com/news
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Bloomberg What a Middling Uber Rating Might Say About You Bloomberg A few days ago, I got a phone call from a puzzled friend who had just received an email from Uber detailing her interactions with the ride-sharing service, which she had joined in 2014. One number stood out: 4.5 out of a possible 5. How, my friend ... and more » https://www.google.com/news
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The Australian Financial Review Uber faces Victorian taxi industry class action over illegal operation The Australian Financial Review Victorian taxi and hire car drivers are being offered the chance to join a class action against US-based ride sharing giant Uber, with claims operators were slugged because the company was illegally operating in the state for four years. Uber was ... Uber under investigation over alleged 'unlawful conduct' in VictoriaNEWS.com.au Hundreds of taxi drivers interested in joining Uber class actionABC Local Uber faces possible class action for devastating Victorian taxi ... - ABCABC Online Ballarat Courier -9news.com.au -SBS all 10 news articles » https://www.google.com/news
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CNBC SoftBank funding may spur Uber to re-think tough Southeast Asian market CNBC Uber said on Nov. 12 that a planned deal with a consortium led by SoftBank and Dragoneer Investment Group was moving forward. The consortium plans to inject $1 billion to $1.25 billion into Uber, and buy up to 17 percent of existing shares in a ... and more » https://www.google.com/news
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Fortune SoftBank Backing May Nudge Uber Into the Southeast Asian Market Fortune SoftBank Group's (sbhgf, -0.90%) multi-billion dollar investment in Uber Technologies (uber, +0.00%) opens up the possibility of combining it with other ride-hailing assets the Japanese group owns in a consolidation of a rapidly growing business across ... and more » https://www.google.com/news
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Daily Mail Never get into the wrong Uber again: Glowing 'beacons' on the dashboard will lets users find their driver Daily Mail Uber has announced that it's expanded its beacon program - a glowing device in the windshield of the car that lets Uber customers better identify their driver's car. The device glows in a color the rider chooses, so they can see which car is theirs at ... Uber Targets India Market With Back-to-Basics FeaturesBloomberg Uber adds live location sharing and more for easier pickupsTechCrunch Uber adds live location sharing and expands its beacon programThe Verge CNNMoney -Engadget -KTRK-TV all 66 news articles » https://www.google.com/news