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WBIR-TV Uber nears deal for huge SoftBank investment WBIR-TV Kalanick, who controls three seats on the Uber board, agreed to allow a majority of board members to vote on any future appointments he makes, a source close to the deal told The Associated Press. Benchmark agreed to suspend a lawsuit against Kalanick ... and more » https://www.google.com/news

Dallas News Listen: Dallas prosecutor accuses lost Uber driver of kidnapping her in rant after night at bar Dallas News An Uber driver alleges that while he was giving a Dallas County assistant district attorney a ride late Friday night, she hit him, insulted him and accused him of kidnapping her. The Dallas County district attorney's office is investigating the ... https://www.google.com/news

Liverpool Echo The Uber-style bus app which could let you design your own bus routes Liverpool Echo Just like with apps such as Uber, all payments are handled securely through the app. And, as more people sign up to each trip, the price of the journey should fall. Trips already planned for Liverpool include the Trafford Centre, Christmas at Dunham ... https://www.google.com/news

CleanTechnica Uber Flying Cars Could Be Tested As Soon As 2020 In LA CleanTechnica Uber Flying Cars A few months ago, we introduced the Uber vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) event the company put on, which was more a gathering of the minds and technology. Recently, the company announced it could start testing its Uber flying car ... Uber Has Partnered With NASA For "Flying Cars"GameSpot Uber's teaming up with NASA to build a flying car by 2020Top Gear all 31 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

NDTVAuto.com Uber Offers Indian Heritage Car Rides On Children's Day NDTVAuto.com In quite a cool move, Uber will offer a range of Indian heritage classic car rides on the upcoming Children's Day (November 14, 2017). The cars on offer will range from the Maruti Suzuki 800 to the Hindustan Ambassador and Contessa and the Premier ... https://www.google.com/news

TechCrunch Uber 'Express POOL' offers the cheapest fare if you'll walk a little TechCrunch Uber's found a way to shave another 25 percent or so off the price of a ride. Uber Express POOL asks you to walk up to a few blocks to your pickup and destination before and after the ride in exchange for the cheapest fare out of all of Uber's options. and more » https://www.google.com/news

Adweek Uber and Visa Created a Sweet NYC Dining Experience on a Double-Decker Bus Adweek Earlier this month, Uber and Visa partnered to launch an Uber Visa card, which gives cardholders four percent back on dining alongside a host of other benefits on hotels, airfare and online purchases. To celebrate the launch of the card and its dining ... https://www.google.com/news

CNBC Uber backer Jason Calacanis: Why IPO? SoftBank will save your ... CNBC SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son has pledged to invest $100 billion in start-ups through the Vision Fund. Uber's London Headache Just Became a Legal NightmareVanity Fair Now Even Travis Kalanick Wants Uber to Go PublicFortune Uber Must Treat Its British Drivers as EmployeesMIT Technology Review Telegraph.co.uk -TechCrunch -Daily Mail all 78 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

ZDNet No more Uber, Hertz, or even car owners: How Amazon and Apple will take us all for a ride ZDNet Now, if I'm going to be in a city where Uber and Lyft have service, I no longer do so. It's just that much more convenient to pick up my smartphone, click a button, and have a driver summoned within minutes. No parking hassles, no worries about ... Tougher Background Checks Required for Uber, Lyft DriversSF Weekly Lyft is gaining ground on Uber in the United StatesMyBroadband CA won't require Uber, Lyft drivers to be fingerprintedKCRA Sacramento all 16 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

BBC News Uber driver accused of sex assaults loses private hire licence BBC News An Uber taxi driver accused of sexually assaulting two of his passengers in Leeds has lost an appeal to keep his private hire licence. Leeds City Council claims Naveed Iqbal used his brother's Uber driver login while he was away and assaulted two women ... and more » https://www.google.com/news

Financial Times Uber 'workers' ruling deals blow to gig economy Financial Times Uber's court defeat in London on Friday was the latest sign of the growing resistance to the key premise that has powered the rise of the so-called gig economy: that workers work for themselves and not the apps that rely on them. Companies such as Uber ... Uber loses key appeal over drivers' rightsTelegraph.co.uk Uber loses appeal in UK employment rights caseThe Guardian Uber has lost its appeal on the employment rights of its driversCity A.M. Fortune -Sky News all 168 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

Vanity Fair Uber's London Headache Just Became a Legal Nightmare Vanity Fair Last month, after Uber lost its license in London, new chief executive Dara Khosrowshahi flew to the British capital to do some much-needed damage control. London, which is one of Uber's biggest international markets, with 40,000 registered drivers and ... Uber backer Jason Calacanis: Why IPO? SoftBank will save your ...CNBC Now Even Travis Kalanick Wants Uber to Go PublicFortune Uber Must Treat Its British Drivers as EmployeesMIT Technology Review Telegraph.co.uk -TechCrunch -Axios all 72 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

Quartz Uber has ended its subprime car leasing program for New York drivers Quartz Uber has ended a troubled car leasing program for drivers with bad credit in New York. The company told Quartz it terminated the lease-to-own program it operated through partnerships with four car dealers in New York City after an internal audit of its ... https://www.google.com/news

Telegraph.co.uk Uber loses key appeal over drivers' rights Telegraph.co.uk Uber has failed to overturn a landmark legal judgement over drivers' working rights, in a fresh setback for the company in the UK. The Employment Appeals Tribunal ruled on Friday that Uber's drivers qualify as workers, upholding a decision against the ... Uber 'workers' ruling deals blow to gig economyFinancial Times Uber loses appeal in UK employment rights caseThe Guardian Uber has lost its appeal on the employment rights of its driversCity A.M. Fortune -Sky News all 185 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

The Drum Is the Uber Eats man even worse than the Trivago woman? The Drum The man who has just received his Uber Eats order looks more like he's just received the wrong order as opposed to someone who can't wait to tuck in to a delicious meal. He almost appears to be holding back the tears as he clutches his bag, possibly ... https://www.google.com/news

The Independent Uber ordered to treat drivers as workers with full rights after losing appeal in landmark case The Independent Uber has lost its appeal against a landmark ruling ordering it to treat its drivers as workers, paying them minimum wage and affording them rights including sickness and holiday pay. The business giant vowed to launch another appeal in the case, which ... Uber 'workers' ruling deals blow to gig economyFinancial Times Uber loses key appeal over drivers' rightsTelegraph.co.uk Uber loses appeal in UK employment rights caseThe Guardian City A.M. -Fortune -CNBC all 160 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

Reuters.com Uber boss says US market unprofitable amid tough competition from Lyft Reuters.com SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] will continue to lose money in its home market for at least the next six months as rival Lyft Inc poses a fierce competitive challenge, Chief Executive Dara Khosrowshahi said on Thursday in his ... As Uber spends big to compete with Lyft, profitability in the US is not in sightLos Angeles Times Uber and Lyft will test dedicated pick-up spots in San FranciscoEngadget Lyft hires Uber's pricing expert to help figure out its impact on the city of the futureThe Verge Santa Rosa Press Democrat -Sacramento Bee -CNET all 41 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

Telegraph.co.uk Uber float planned for 2019, says chief executive Telegraph.co.uk Uber's chief executive Dara Khosrowshahi has said the ride hailing company is planning to float in 2019, adding that ousted boss Travis Kalanick was now on board with the idea. Speaking in his first public interview since joining Uber this summer, ... Uber CEO says 2019 is the target for IPOTechCrunch Uber's new CEO says we can expect flying cars in 5 yearsCNBC Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi: The SoftBank deal hasn't happened yet but it willRecode Quartz -Axios -Markets Insider all 35 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

Fortune Uber Wants to Enroll Drivers in Obamacare Amid Trump Administration Cuts Fortune Uber Technologies and some smaller technology companies are launching campaigns to publicize Obamacare enrollment among their contract workers after the Trump administration slashed government marketing for the health program by 90%. Freelance ... Uber Needs Obamacare to Work Just as Much as Trump Wants It to FailGizmodo all 119 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

Forbes Flying Cars Are No Joke For Uber Forbes On November 8th at Web Summit in Lisbon, Uber Chief Product Officer Jeff Holden used his full twenty minutes with thousands of journalists and tens of thousands of attendees to detail the company's plans for … flying cars. Given the year Uber is ... Uber Wants Flying Taxis by 2020, and Here's Everything it Has to DoInverse Uber Teams with NASA on 'Flying Car' ProjectSpace.com Uber enlists help from NASA in bid to launch flying taxis by 2020Sky News AutoExpress -Yahoo Finance -BT.com -Uber all 83 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

The Verge Uber is testing 24/7 hotline support for its most frequent riders The Verge Uber is conducting a pair of experiments to see whether its most premium riders would use 24/7 support features. The pilots were first reported by TechCrunch, and involve both a hotline and an in-app feature staffed by “specially trained experts” who ... https://www.google.com/news

Quartz Uber drivers in Lagos are suing it for employee status Quartz The ride-hailing company has faced lawsuits from drivers who argue they are employees rather than independent contractors in several cities where it operates and it can now add one more city to the list: Lagos. Two drivers representing other drivers on ... and more » https://www.google.com/news

TechCrunch Uber brings five-star rating system to UberEATS app TechCrunch UberEATS, Uber's standalone app for on-demand food delivery, has added in-app restaurant reviews in order to help people make more informed decisions about what to eat. “We had heard from our consumers for a long time that they were interested in ... and more » https://www.google.com/news

Mirror.co.uk Uber and NASA to develop flying taxi software that will guide electric aircraft over cities at 200mph Mirror.co.uk Uber has struck a deal with NASA to develop software for managing "flying taxi" routes in the air along the lines of ride-hailing services it has pioneered on the ground, the company said on Wednesday. And in this case, it's working hard to stay on ... Uber signs contract with Nasa to develop flying taxi softwareThe Guardian Uber and NASA to launch flying taxi service by 2020Dezeen Uber and Nasa working to pilot flying taxis by 2020The Independent WIRED -The Verge -Alphr -Reuters all 209 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

Recode Uber is asking drivers if they want to provide other on-demand services Recode Uber is gauging its drivers' interest in providing TaskRabbit-like services for consumers and potentially other businesses, Recode has learned. The $69 billion company sent out an email to drivers asking if they'd be willing to take on other on-demand ... https://www.google.com/news