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The News Minute Bengaluru man allegedly beaten up by Uber drivers for insisting on seat belt The News Minute Like any other commuter, he booked an Uber cab for himself and his three colleagues to go back home. However, things took a turn for the worse as the night progressed. The 48-year-old was allegedly assaulted by a group of Uber drivers for insisting ... Mob of Uber Drivers Allegedly Beats Bengaluru Man Over Seat BeltsThe Quint Bengaluru Man Brutally Beaten Up By 20+ Uber Drivers For Demanding Seat BeltsStorypick all 6 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

Uber drivers are 'workers' – but why does this matter? CIPD (blog) The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) recently decided that drivers working for the taxi app, Uber, are not self-employed as the company maintained, with no employment rights, but workers, entitled to paid holiday and the national minimum wage. and more » https://www.google.com/news

Independent Online Uber gives the green light to Softbank deal Independent Online “After a long and arduous process of several months it looks like Uber and its shareholders have agreed to commence with a tender process and engage with SoftBank. By no means is our investment decided. We are interested in Uber but the final deal will ... Uber comes of age with SoftBank tieupDaily Mail Uber's South Asia Policy Chief Shweta Rajpal Kohli Quits in Latest Senior DepartureNDTV Ola vs. Uber: Thanks to Softbank, India's taxi wars may be headed ...Quartz Yahoo Finance all 68 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

Mashable Finally, you'll know how much your Uber costs before you schedule it Mashable Starting today, when you reserve an Uber more than an hour before your pickup time, you'll lock in the cost of the ride. This means that after you schedule your Uber, a window will pop up confirming that your ride is scheduled, and your fare has been set. Lyft expands ride-sharing battle with Uber beyond USFinancial Times Rideshare wars: Lyft takes on Uber in Toronto in first battle outside of USDigital Trends Lyft Takes Uber Challenge North to CanadaNDTV Los Angeles Times -CBC.ca -Toronto Star -Bloomberg all 85 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

Times LIVE Student refuses medical treatment after 'Uber ride from hell' in Durban Times LIVE The 23-year-old woman suffered minor injuries when the Uber taxi she was travelling in crashed into a truck. Prem Balram of local security firm Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) said the driver of the taxi and two occupants of the truck were treated on ... Norwegian student injured in Uber crashIndependent Online all 2 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

Financial Times 'Traditional' employers can be flexible, just like Uber - Financial Times Financial Times Good news for people who dislike the gig economy: Uber last week failed to overturn a UK legal ruling that it should treat drivers as “workers” rather than ... and more » https://www.google.com/news

The Sun Victory for The Sun as Uber tycoon Shervin Pishevar who gagged us from identifying him is named over rape arrest The Sun A US billionaire used Britain's secret legal system to prevent The Sun identifying him after his arrest for rape. Major Uber investor Shervin Pishevar, 43, spent £100,000 to win a legal injunction blocking us on privacy grounds. Shervin Pishevar spent ... and more » https://www.google.com/news

New York Times Lawyer Says Hockey Stick Attack Did Not Kill Uber Driver New York Times Prosecutors said Mr. Kosugi had admitted striking the Uber driver, Randolph Tolk, 68, in the head with his hockey stick just before midnight Saturday during an altercation at 11th Avenue and West 20th Street, near the Chelsea Piers sports complex ... Manhattan Uber driver who was beaten with a hockey stick in crosswalk confrontation drives off and dies after ...Daily Mail Man Charged In Uber Driver's Death Was Defending Himself, Attorney ClaimsCBS New York NYC Uber driver hit by hockey stick before death, police sayCBS News KCCI Des Moines -NBC New York -The Epoch Times all 43 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

HuffPost Foul-Mouthed State Prosecutor Berates, Threatens Uber Driver HuffPost “I want the cops to come so that they can f**k you up, that's what I want,” she can be heard saying in an audio clip. By David Lohr. Twitter. Driver Shaun Platt says Dallas Assistant District Attorney Jody Warner, pictured, went into a drunken Uber rage. 'I'm an assistant district attorney so shut the f**k up': Dallas prosecutor is FIRED after Uber driver claimed she ...Daily Mail 'Who are they going to believe?': Prosecutor threatens Uber driver with kidnap claimNew York Post Dallas Prosecutor Fired After Accusing Lost Uber Driver of Kidnapping Her in Rant After Night at BarNBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth New York Daily News -FOX 4 News -CBS DFW all 16 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

TechCrunch Equity Shot: The Uber-SoftBank deal explained TechCrunch This week Katie Roof and I — Alex Wilhelm — sank our teeth into the story that roiled the tech community's weekend and continued to cause waves today. Yes, the Uber-SoftBank story — which we might want to call the Uber-SoftBank-Dragoneer story now, ... Uber employees could become overnight millionaires with SoftBank dealSan Francisco Chronicle Uber's South Asia policy chief quits in latest senior departure: sourcesBusiness Insider SoftBank says considering investment in Uber but no final agreement reachedReuters TheStreet.com -The Straits Times -Gulf Times all 18 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

TechCrunch SoftBank could still walk away from Uber TechCrunch “After a long and arduous process of several months it looks like Uber and its shareholders have agreed to commence with a tender process and engage with SoftBank. By no means is our investment decided. We are interested in Uber but the final deal will ... Uber Hopes a New Investment Keeps It Afloat After the First $11.6 BillionInc.com Softbank says Uber investment is 'by no means' decided -- now it's all about the priceCNBC SoftBank is insisting it could walk away from an Uber dealRecode City A.M. -The Register -Fortune -Reuters all 145 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

Treehugger Uber, now working with NASA, is still promising us flying cars Treehugger We love grand visions at TreeHugger, we are happy utopians at heart. But when Uber first announced its proposal for flying cars a year ago, I was skeptical. Here was a company that's not usually known for following the rules and for playing nicely with ... Uber Is Working With NASA To Introduce Flying Cars To Los Angeles By 2020IFLScience Uber is aiming to launch flying taxis in LA, Dallas and Dubai by 2020Lonely Planet Travel News Uber Hypes NASA Involvement With its DFW Flying Taxis, but Don't Start Watching the Skies YetDallas Observer all 12 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

Uber's South Asia policy chief quits, heads to Salesforce: Report BNN NEW DELHI — Uber's chief of policy for India and South Asia has quit, two sources familiar with the matter said on Monday, in the latest high-level departure at the online taxi company. Shweta Rajpal Kohli, a former Indian journalist who joined Uber ... https://www.google.com/news

Curbed SF Uber ad illustrates the problem with Uber Curbed SF Ride-hailing outfit Uber released an ad that might have the unintended bug of pointing out exactly why so many city dwellers are so peeved at the San Francisco-based company. The 80-second long piece titled “Boxes,” created by Swedish ad firm Forsman ... https://www.google.com/news

Quartz Uber drivers in Lagos are using a fake GPS app to inflate rider fares Quartz Some Uber drivers in Lagos have been using a fake GPS itinerary app to illegally bump up fares for local riders. Initially created for developers to 'test geofencing-based apps,' Lockito, is an app that lets your phone follow a fake GPS itinerary, is ... https://www.google.com/news

Inc.com Uber Hopes a New Investment Keeps It Afloat After the First $11.6 Billion Inc.com Ride-sharing and self-driving vehicle company Uber reportedly has an impending multi-billion investment from Softbank. But what seems on the surface to be great news looks more like a sign that things are really bad and that Uber will have a big ... SoftBank could still walk away from UberTechCrunch Softbank says Uber investment is 'by no means' decided -- now it's all about the priceCNBC SoftBank is insisting it could walk away from an Uber dealRecode City A.M. -The Register -BBC News -Reuters all 145 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

The Register Softbank gets Uber A-OK for $9 BEEELLION investment cash splurge The Register Cash-flinging Japanese tech firm Softbank will sink up to ten billion dollars into Uber, following a vote of approval by the taxi app's board. In addition to the direct purchase of $1bn Uber shares, Softbank also wants to buy out other investors ... Uber Board Strikes Agreement to Pave the Way for SoftBank InvestmentFortune Uber agrees multi-billion dollar Softbank deal after unpicking boardroom feudCity A.M. Uber set to sell $10bn stake to SoftbankBBC News Financial Times -TechCrunch -Business Insider UK -Reuters all 129 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

Financial Times Lyft expands ride-sharing battle with Uber beyond US Financial Times Uber's US rival Lyft is expanding outside of its home market, taking the competition between the two companies into a new arena at a time when both ride-hailing companies are in separate fundraising talks. After successfully stealing market share from ... Lyft is expanding beyond the US as it battles UberLos Angeles Times Uber's biggest rival Lyft eyes Toronto expansion by year endCBC.ca Lyft to Launch in Toronto Next Month as Uber Competitor Expands to First City Outside of United StatesMac Rumors Toronto Star -CP24 Toronto's Breaking News -Globalnews.ca all 53 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

The Independent Uber gets billions from SoftBank but does this signal a reset at the company? The Independent An outbreak of peace at the top of Uber has cleared the way for Japanese tech investor SoftBank to jump in its car rather than hailing a ride from rival Lyft. The $10bn (£7.6bn) fare that was at stake seems to have motivated founder Travis Kalanick and ... Uber-SoftBank deal moves ahead after Kalanick truceFinancial Times Uber Board Strikes Agreement to Pave the Way for SoftBank InvestmentFortune SoftBank looks to finalize Uber investment todayTechCrunch CNBC -Recode -BBC News -Bloomberg all 145 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

The Guardian Yes, Uber has lost its ludicrous appeal. But will its drivers get their rights? The Guardian No company better epitomises the so-called “gig economy” than minicab firm Uber. All the key ingredients are there: the company uses an app, the drivers work flexibly – indeed, they can turn the app on and off at will – the drivers are paid per job ... Uber loses UK appeal bid to overturn workers' rights decisionAOL all 50 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

Inc.com Uber's Trying to Change by Copying Others. But Netflix Explained What's Really Needed--in Just 1 Sentence Inc.com Since he took over as Uber's chief executive two months ago, Dara Khosrowshahi has been working hard to change both the company's reputation and organizational culture. Just last week, he published a new set of values on LinkedIn, which he's calling ... https://www.google.com/news

IFLScience Uber Is Working With NASA To Introduce Flying Cars To Los Angeles By 2020 IFLScience Jeff Holden, head of product at Uber, told audiences at the Web Summit, held in Portugal, that the company will be adding Los Angeles to its list of guinea pig cities. Angelenos could be jetting around in helicopter-style vehicles within the next three ... Uber Hypes NASA Involvement With its DFW Flying Taxis, but Don't Start Watching the Skies YetDallas Observer 7 things to know today and Uber aims to IPO in 2019, plans flying taxis by 2020Orlando Business Journal all 7 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

WBIR-TV Uber seals multibillion-dollar investment from Softbank WBIR-TV Uber's statement said it reached an agreement with a consortium led by SoftBank and Dragoneer Investment Group. The deal is a vote of confidence in the company's potential and “will help fuel our investments in technology and our continued expansion at ... and more » https://www.google.com/news

City A.M. Uber agrees multi-billion dollar Softbank deal after unpicking boardroom feud City A.M. Uber has struck a deal with Japanese tech giant Softbank for a multi-billion dollar investment into the ride-sharing firm, according to overnight reports. Troubled board members have set aside their differences to agree an accord with a consortium led ... SoftBank could still walk away from UberTechCrunch Softbank says Uber investment is 'by no means' decided -- now it's all about the priceCNBC Uber-SoftBank deal moves ahead after Kalanick truceFinancial Times Fortune -Recode -BBC News -Bloomberg all 145 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

Daily Mail Manhattan Uber driver who was beaten with a hockey stick in crosswalk confrontation drives off and dies after ... Daily Mail Uber said he was off-duty at the time of the attack. 'The attacker is a coward and should be in jail, beating and elderly man with a hockey stick is unforgivable,' NY Federation of Taxi Drivers spokesperson Fernando Mateo told Pix11. 'We don't know the ... NYC Uber driver hit by hockey stick before death, police sayCBS News Man Charged In Uber Driver's Death To Face JudgeCBS New York Uber driver dies after being struck in the head with hockey stickWLWT Cincinnati NBC New York -New York's PIX11 / WPIX-TV -Fox 59 all 32 news articles » https://www.google.com/news