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KRQE News 13 Uber to pay $245 million to settle Waymo's theft allegations KRQE News 13 SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Uber is paying $245 million to Google's self-driving car spinoff to end a legal brawl that aired out allegations of a sinister scheme that tore apart the once-friendly companies. The surprise settlement announced Friday came as ... and more » https://www.google.com/news -
Uber investors Didi and SoftBank team up to create a Japanese competitor Digital Trends Uber has long had a tumultuous relationship with two of its major Asian investors, and now things are getting more complicated still. SoftBank is the investor that was at the heart of a 2017 kerfuffle that involved the entire Uber board and then-CEO ... https://www.google.com/news
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The Guardian 'Human Uber' – can you think of anything better? The Guardian There was a tree in the Sahara that stood alone for 300 years. There were no other trees for 250 miles, and for this reason the Ténéré Tree became famous, in its way. In the 30s a French ethnologist was surprised to note it had “nice green leaves, and ... https://www.google.com/news
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Forbes Women Make Less As Uber Drivers And That's Bad News For The Gig Economy Forbes A recent study of Uber drivers found a big gender pay gap. The participating economists — two from Uber, two from Stanford, and one from the University of Chicago — looked at data from a million of the independent drivers who had worked for the ... https://www.google.com/news
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Sun Sentinel Uber driver charged with sexually battering rider celebrating 21st birthday Sun Sentinel Just a few days shy of the alleged victim's 22nd birthday, police arrested the Uber driver she says sexually battered her after she celebrated her 21st birthday with friends. Aleksey Gafanovich, 47, of Boca Raton was arrested and charged Thursday with ... https://www.google.com/news
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Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi makes mark with Waymo settlement - CNBC
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CNBC Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi makes mark with Waymo settlement CNBC On Friday, four days after the trial began and revealed some embarrassing testimony, Uber and Waymo announced they had settled the trade secrets dispute. Waymo vs. Uber Fizzles Just as It Was Getting GoodCityLab It's all over: Why the Waymo v. Uber self-driving settlement makes senseArs Technica Uber agrees to a $245m settlement with Waymo over stolen self-driving technologiesThe Drum Futurism -Uber all 124 news articles » https://www.google.com/news -
TechCrunch This is Uber's plan to deliver on flying 'cars' TechCrunch As head of policy for that division, Erlich oversees essentially everything that's not Uber's main ride-hailing division. That includes self-driving cars, the division of Uber that had a major win in court yesterday following a settlement with Alphabet ... https://www.google.com/news
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CNET This device is unable to play the requested video. CNET Waymo and Uber settle legal battle, Apple not worried about iOS code leak. In this week's wrap-up, Uber and Waymo end their fight over trade secrets and self-driving tech. Meanwhile, crucial iOS code leaked online but Apple says it's outdated. 1:50 ... https://www.google.com/news
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Financial Times Uber eyes a smoother road after Waymo lawsuit settlement Financial Times The battle between Waymo and Uber over self-driving trade secrets effectively ended as a draw on Friday, as the two sides agreed to a settlement that will see Uber pay the Google subsidiary 0.34 per cent of its equity, worth about $250m. The lawsuit's ... Uber to pay $245 million to settle Waymo's theft allegationsThe Japan Times With Waymo settlement, Uber CEO makes his markEconomic Times Uber paying $245M to Google's self-driving car firm Waymo to end legal battleToronto Star SFGate all 43 news articles » https://www.google.com/news
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SowetanLIVE Sunday World Durban police call on Uber and Taxify drivers to meet them SowetanLIVE Sunday World Police in Durban have called for a meeting with Uber and Taxify cab drivers to deal with them being targeted by criminals in Umlazi township and surrounding areas. “The drivers are called to pick up a customer and then perhaps shortly [into the trip is ... and more » https://www.google.com/news
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Independent Online Uber, Bell Helicopter alliance to bring first air taxis by 2025 Independent Online INTERNATIONAL - Bell Helicopter, which has tied up with Uber Technologies Inc. to revolutionize 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 ... https://www.google.com/news
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Bloomberg GrubHub, Uber Eats Will Be the Food Delivery Gatekeepers Bloomberg Actors dressed in Grubhub Inc. costumes interact with traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York, U.S., on Friday, April 4, 2014. Photographer: Jin Lee/Bloomberg via Getty Images. GRUBHUB INC. -3.42. As of 3:59 PM EST. 85.62 USD ... and more » https://www.google.com/news
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Financial Times Didi Chuxing launches self-driving car in push to challenge Uber Financial Times Didi Chuxing has demonstrated a self-driving car for the first time as the Chinese car-booking group steps up its battle with Uber to control the future of inner-city taxi services. The test shows that Didi, which has 20m rides a day booked through its ... Didi Chuxing took on Uber and won. Now it's taking on the worldWired.co.uk This ride-hailing giant's global expansion playbook is the opposite of Uber'sQuartz Toyota invests $69M in Japanese Uber rival backed by the taxi industryTechCrunch all 78 news articles » https://www.google.com/news
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Curbed SF SF sues California over law that shelters Lyft, Uber drivers Curbed SF San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera announced Thursday that the city will sue the state of California over a law that Herrera's office alleges gives Lyft and Uber drivers an unfair tax shelter while undermining the authority of cities to govern ... and more » https://www.google.com/news
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Uber apologises as company settles Waymo lawsuit - Financial Times
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Financial Times Uber apologises as company settles Waymo lawsuit Financial Times Uber chief executive Dara Khosrowshahi has apologised and agreed to pay $245m to settle a trade secrets case brought by Google subsidiary Waymo, in the latest effort by new management to clean up the group's tarnished image. The transport company will ... Uber and Waymo settle self-driving car case for $244m in equityWired.co.uk Uber and its 245 million reasons to settle with Google's WaymoThe Register Uber and Waymo Reach Settlement | Uber NewsroomUber all 266 news articles » https://www.google.com/news -
The Guardian Uber and Waymo reach settlement in blockbuster trade secrets trial The Guardian The Waymo driverless car displayed during a Google event in San Francisco in 2016. Photograph: Eric Risberg/AP. The trade secrets trial between Uber and Google's self-driving car spinoff came to a sudden close on Friday, when an attorney for Waymo ... Uber apologises as company settles Waymo lawsuitFinancial Times Uber and its 245 million reasons to settle with Google's WaymoThe Register Waymo and Uber reach a surprise settlementThe Verge Wired.co.uk -CNBC -BBC News all 230 news articles » https://www.google.com/news
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The Independent Uber launches driver feedback programme amid calls for greater protection of workers' rights The Independent Under-fire ride sharing service Uber has announced the launch of a driver feedback programme across the UK, responding to calls for greater rights and protections for workers in the so-called gig economy. The rights of Uber drivers have been a source ... Here's how Uber has responded to the Taylor reviewCity A.M. Uber to set up a five-driver advisory board in every UK cityiNews Uber to set up advisory group for its drivers to give feedbackAOL UK all 5 news articles » https://www.google.com/news
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Evening Standard Taxi giant Uber launches driver councils in bid to repair its reputation Evening Standard Uber recently agreed to provide personal injury and illness cover, in-app tipping and paid waiting time to appease the people working for them. A tribunal said in 2016 that Uber drivers, part of the so-called gig-economy, should get holiday pay, sick ... https://www.google.com/news
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City A.M. Here's how Uber has responded to the Taylor review City A.M. Uber has just unveiled its sop to the government after it (finally) responded to the Taylor review on the gig economy: easier ways for drivers to provide feedback. The ride hailing app said a new feedback programme, dubbed UberEngage, will give drivers ... and more » https://www.google.com/news
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Evening Standard Female Uber drivers 'paid less than men because they work differently' Evening Standard Female Uber drivers in the US earn less than their male counterparts because they drive more slowly and in less lucrative patches, a study found. The ride-hailing app's algorithm for pay is gender-blind, with each trip - by male or female driver - paid ... Female Uber drivers make less than their male counterparts, but it's not what you thinkMashable Female Uber drivers make earn 7% less, but not due to company's sexismCity Pages Uber drivers can help to explain the pay gapTelegraph.co.uk all 9 news articles » https://www.google.com/news
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Wired.co.uk Didi Chuxing took on Uber and won. Now it's taking on the world Wired.co.uk Didi's smartphone app currently works much like its US-based rivals Uber and Lyft, offering rides from drivers in their own cars or regular taxis. What sets the company apart is scale. With 400m registered customers in more than 400 Chinese cities, it ... Toyota invests $69M in Japanese Uber rival backed by the taxi industryTechCrunch This ride-hailing giant's global expansion playbook is the opposite of Uber'sQuartz Didi Chuxing and SoftBank come together to rival Uber in JapanYourStory.com all 35 news articles » https://www.google.com/news
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Forbes Why Blockchain Could Kill Uber Forbes Just when platform businesses such as Uber thought their business model sets them up for success, a potential threat in the form of blockchain technology is gaining traction and just might disrupt these businesses. What if people could connect directly ... https://www.google.com/news
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TechCrunch Toyota invests $69M in Japanese Uber rival backed by the taxi industry TechCrunch This week isn't turning out to be great one for Uber in Japan. Two of its investors — Didi and SoftBank — are teaming up to launch a rival service, while one of its existing competitors has just landed a big cash infusion and highly influential ... Didi Chuxing took on Uber and won. Now it's taking on the worldWired.co.uk This ride-hailing giant's global expansion playbook is the opposite of Uber'sQuartz Didi Chuxing and SoftBank come together to rival Uber in JapanYourStory.com all 32 news articles » https://www.google.com/news
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BGR Uber and Bell make meaningless promise about 'air taxis' sometime in the future, maybe BGR Uber and Bell Technologies announced a partnership earlier this year to try and make airborne taxis, long the realm of sci-fi, an actual reality. Bell sees “air taxis” as the “future of our industry,” and according to an interview with Bloomberg, we ... and more » https://www.google.com/news
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Recode Bill Gurley contradicted Travis Kalanick's testimony at the Uber-Waymo trial Recode The former Uber board member was called as a witness on the fourth day of trial for Alphabet's lawsuit against Uber. But in that brief time on the stand, Gurley — who presiding Judge William Alsup said could take the cake for the tallest witness in ... I'm not so sure Waymo's going to win against Uber - The VergeThe Verge Quiz: who said it – Uber's Travis Kalanick or Wall Street's Gordon ...The Guardian Uber and Waymo trial gets ubertechnical, but no smoking gunCNET Los Angeles Times -Reuters -Bloomberg all 53 news articles » https://www.google.com/news