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PBS NewsHour Analysis: How an Uber employee's #MeToo story could shape an employee rights case at the Supreme Court PBS NewsHour Before she was on Time magazine's cover as one of the #MeToo Silence Breakers, Susan Fowler, a former Uber engineer, had a message for the U.S. Supreme Court. In February 2017, Fowler, who was an Uber site reliability engineer, wrote on her personal ... https://www.google.com/news

The Drive Lyft Could Have Bought the Startup That Triggered the Uber-Waymo Trade Secrets Battle The Drive In August 2016, Uber bought Otto, an autonomous-driving startup founded by ex-Google employees Anthony Levandowski and Lior Ron. Six months later, Waymo, the current incarnation of the Google self-driving car project, sued Uber, claiming the company ... Uber Board Got Assurances on Diligence Ahead of Self-Driving Deal: InvestorU.S. News & World Report Uber's Vetting Expert Tells Jury Waymo Engineer Deal Was RushedBloomberg Waymo vs. Uber: Travis Kalanick paints himself as underdogThe Mercury News San Francisco Chronicle -Savannah Morning News -Transport Topics Online all 28 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

CNET For London cabbies battling Uber, the map is in the mind CNET Created in 1865 for horse-drawn carriages, the Knowledge has survived the automobile and London's explosive growth into a global city. These days, though, technology is presenting the Knowledge with new challenges. Anyone can access a GPS device to get ... https://www.google.com/news

Financial Times Uber wins French employment case Financial Times Uber has won a legal battle in France over the employment status of one of its drivers after a labour tribunal said the ride hailing app was “in the business of intermediation and not that of a transportation service” and therefore did not act as an ... and more » https://www.google.com/news

TechRadar Uber self-driving cars: everything you need to know TechRadar Uber started out as a service that was as appealing to potential drivers as it was to urban passengers weary of cabs: with your own car and some spare time, you could make some cash by ferrying folks to where they needed to go. Lately, though, Uber has ... and more » https://www.google.com/news

Washington Post Guilty verdicts in case of off-duty Uber driver who tried to kill Maryland cop with homemade shotgun Washington Post “Aimed right at my face,” said Montgomery County Police Detective Donnie Oaks. Oaks's recollections, heard by jurors in a Montgomery courtroom, helped lead to Hemming's conviction Wednesday on a charge of trying to kill Oaks with an operable, loaded ... https://www.google.com/news

The Register Laser sauce, cheat code, jam seshs: The Waymo vs Uber trial kicks off The Register Analysis According to former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick, a "cheat code" is tech bro slang for a hack. Or, in his words, "elegant solutions to problems that haven't already been thought of." The lawyers who were lined up against him in a San Francisco ... Google and Uber were like 'big brother and little brother'—until it all went wrongCNBC Uber is just too underhanded to play the underdog against Waymo ...The Verge Travis Kalanick's Wounded Psyche Takes Center Stage at Uber TrialVanity Fair Recode all 142 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

Big Think (blog) It used to be Uber vs. Taxis. Now it's Uber vs. You. Big Think (blog) Which might not be long, if Uber and a large chunk of the transportation industry has its way. Uber, along with Lyft, ZipCar, and a number of smaller companies, including bike-sharing platforms, have signed onto a pledge called “Shared Mobility ... https://www.google.com/news

The Guardian 'Greed is good': ex-Uber boss likened to Gordon Gekko at trade secrets trial The Guardian A scene from the 1987 movie Wall Street became a flashpoint in the trial in which Google's driverless car spinoff Waymo accuses the ride-hailing company Uber of stealing trade secrets. “The point is, ladies and gentlemen, that greed, for lack of a ... Former Uber chief hints at regret over deal at heart of Waymo trialFinancial Times Google and Uber were like 'big brother and little brother'—until it all went wrongCNBC Uber founder's competitive streak takes center stage in trade-theft trialNew York Post Ars Technica -Daily Mail -Entrepreneur all 83 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

Financial Times Former Uber chief hints at regret over deal at heart of Waymo trial Financial Times Uber's former chief executive Travis Kalanick has suggested that he regretted making the acquisition at the heart of a high-stakes trade secrets case with Waymo, Google's self-driving car unit, in his second day of testimony. Mr Kalanick on Wednesday ... Google and Uber were like 'big brother and little brother'—until it all went wrongCNBC 'Greed is good': ex-Uber boss likened to Gordon Gekko at trade secrets trialThe Guardian Uber's ex-CEO: At first, Uber considered Google to be its “big brother”Ars Technica New York Post -Daily Mail -Bloomberg all 87 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

Telegraph.co.uk Uber gender pay gap 'explained' - men drive faster than women Telegraph.co.uk ... earn an average of £2.15 more per hour than those with fewer than 100 trips. This also influences the company's gender pay gap because 77 per cent of women quit Uber after after six months compared to 65 per cent of male drivers. The new study ... Uber: Ah yeah, we pay women drivers less than men. We can explain!The Register Male Uber drivers earn more money because they are faster than women, new study commissioned by Uber findsDaily Mail Female Uber drivers earn $1.24 per hour less than men: studyThe Verge Business Insider -Marie Claire UK -Fortune -Stanford University all 47 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

Reuters Uber, Yandex complete ride services merger Reuters MOSCOW (Reuters) - Uber and Russia's Yandex have completed a deal to combine their ride-sharing businesses in Russia and neighboring countries, Yandex said on Wednesday. FILE PHOTO: An Uber sign is seen in a car in New York, NY, U.S., June 30, 2015 ... and more » https://www.google.com/news

Yandex and Uber Complete the Combination of Their Ride-Sharing Businesses in Russia and Neighboring Countries GlobeNewswire (press release) Yandex has appointed John Boynton, Chairman of the Board of Yandex N.V.; Arkady Volozh, its CEO; Greg Abovsky, its COO and CFO; and Vadim Marchuk, its Vice President, Corporate Development, as its designated members on the supervisory board of the ... and more » https://www.google.com/news

#MentorHer, Uber Pay Gap, Benioff and Weiss: Broadsheet Feb. 7 Fortune Good morning, Broadsheet readers! Uber drivers have a gender pay gap, the Star Wars universe has yet to get its first female or POC director, and Sheryl Sandberg wants more men to mentor women. Have a wonderful Wednesday. EVERYONE'S TALKING ... and more » https://www.google.com/news

NBC Chicago Former Uber CEO Testifies in High-Tech Heist Case NBC Chicago Former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick leaves the Philip Burton Federal Building after testifying on day two of the trial between Waymo and Uber Technologies on Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018, in San Francisco, California. Waymo, an autonomous car subsidiary owned by ... Kalanick returns to court in Waymo-Uber autonomous car secrets trialReuters Uber trailed in self-driving car development, admits ex-CEO Travis Kalanickwww.computing.co.uk Uber's Former CEO Wanted 'Cheat Codes' To Beat Competitors At Self-Driving CarsJalopnik all 22 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

Marketing Interactive Uber APAC picks senior director for public policy and govt relations Marketing Interactive Uber has appointed Ann Lavin (pictured) as its senior director of public policy and government relations for Asia Pacific (APAC). As a key member of Uber's regional leadership team, Lavin is responsible for working with government, policy makers and ... and more » https://www.google.com/news

The Register Uber quits GitHub for in-house code after 2016 data breach The Register Uber's confessed that it didn't use multifactor authentication on its GitHub account, an omission ultimately led to the data breach it revealed in 2017 after keeping it secret for more than a year, after using its bug bounty program to bribe the hacker ... Uber: We had “no justification” for covering up data breach | Ars ...Ars Technica Uber is facing fresh, sharp rebukes from Congress for initially withholding details about a 2016 security breachRecode Uber says hackers behind 2016 data breach were in Canada, FloridaReuters The Japan Times -BNN -The Hill all 20 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

The Register Uber: Ah yeah, we pay women drivers less than men. We can explain! The Register Uber drivers who identify as women make seven per cent less than their male counterparts on average, research has found. You can't blame this one entirely on Uber bros, though. A study by Stanford University eggheads and Uber staffers in the US found ... Female Uber drivers earn $1.24 per hour less than men: study - The ...The Verge This is why female Uber drivers earn less than menTNW Even female Uber drivers get paid less - RecodeRecode Fortune -Fast Company -Metro -Stanford University all 17 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

NBCNews.com Man arrested in death of Colts player and Uber driver charged with immigration violations NBCNews.com The Guatemalan immigrant accused of killing a National Football League player and his Uber driver in a car crash was charged in federal court Tuesday with illegally re-entering the country after having previously been deported. The man, Manuel Orrego ... Suspect in fatal Colts Uber crash now faces federal immigration chargesABC15 Arizona Suspect in crash that killed Indianapolis Colts player, Uber driver formally chargedFox 59 all 45 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

BBC News Uber boss takes stand at driverless trial BBC News Ex-Uber boss Travis Kalanick has taken the stand at a trial accusing his former firm of stealing driverless car technology from Google's Waymo. The San Francisco trial pits two of the biggest players in self-drive technology against each other. Lawyers ... In Travis Kalanick's first public appearance since resigning from Uber, his competitive nature was put on trialRecode Travis Kalanick takes the stand in Waymo-Uber trialFinancial Times Uber ex-CEO Kalanick defends deal at heart of lawsuit with GoogleUSA TODAY CNBC -Quartz -The Verge -DocumentCloud all 159 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

Recode Uber has been trying desperately to win back drivers, so we asked an Uber driver if it's working Recode When did Uber's relationship with its drivers start deteriorating? Cameron said that he got a call from someone who said he was an employee at Uber in New Jersey. He told Cameron that Uber was lowering prices and that as a result he would be driving ... https://www.google.com/news

Wired.co.uk Waymo vs Uber is underway. Here's everything you need to know Wired.co.uk Waymo, which is owned by Google's parent company Alphabet, is suing Uber for allegedly stealing trade secrets and infringing its patents. It claims that a top Google engineer, Anthony Levandowski, downloaded thousands of secret Waymo documents and then ... Start of Waymo-Uber trial highlights vicious competitionFinancial Times These are the arguments that define the Uber-Waymo lawsuitTechCrunch At car secrets trial, Uber decries 'conspiracy theory,' Waymo says Uber cheatsCNBC The Verge -The Guardian -Recode all 143 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

TNW Here's how 'employees' of platforms like Uber could get proper benefits TNW Having a same employer for years on end will soon become history — independent contractors could account for half of the workforce in the US in just a decade's time. The current labor market looks more like a 'one-night stand' — workers increasingly ... https://www.google.com/news

The Denver Post Google spinoff, Uber whale on each other as trial opens The Denver Post SAN FRANCISCO — An epic court battle between Uber and a Google spinoff, centered on the alleged theft of self-driving car technology, began with accusations of sinister plots and other devious behavior lobbed in both directions. In opening arguments ... Waymo may try to push Uber ex-CEO's buttons in car secrets trialMoneycontrol.com Uber, Waymo square off in tech theft trial that echoes Baidu's dispute with former executiveSouth China Morning Post Waymo v Uber is about much more than just trade secretsSiliconrepublic.com Business Day -WRAL Tech Wire -Arkansas Online all 34 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

TODAYonline Uber, Bell Helicopter alliance to bring first air taxis by 2025 TODAYonline NEW DELHI — Bell Helicopter, which has tied up with Uber Technologies Inc to revolutionise mass transportation, expects to bring the first air-taxis under the partnership by the middle of next decade, according to an executive at the Textron Inc unit ... and more » https://www.google.com/news