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Okayafrica Gauteng Government to Regulate Uber Industry Okayafrica “If metered taxis are to be restricted to certain areas, then so too should Uber be, unless it is a drop-off or pre-arranged trip.” Gauteng Premier David Makhura said this was underway. “The metered taxi service is regulated by section 66 of the ... Metered taxi operators hail Uber regulationIndependent Online Uber, metered taxi violence: special task force set upeNCA South Africa: Gauteng to Clamp Down On Illegal Uber and Metered TaxisAllAfrica.com Times LIVE -South African Broadcasting Corporation all 20 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

eNCA Uber, metered taxi violence: special task force set up eNCA Around 600 Uber operators have already received their permits while 500 metered taxi drivers received theirs. Authorities said they will also probe claims that during some attacks law enforcement officials did not act when they witnessed the violence. Metered taxi operators hail Uber regulationIndependent Online Gauteng Government to Regulate Uber IndustryOkayafrica South Africa: Gauteng to Clamp Down On Illegal Uber and Metered TaxisAllAfrica.com Times LIVE -South African Broadcasting Corporation all 20 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Economic Times Ola, Uber cut driver pay by a third in 1 year Economic Times MUMBAI: The monthly income of drivers on Ola and Uber has taken a hit as these companies cut costs and reduce subsidies. The take-home pay for drivers dropped 33% in the last one year, according to data collected by research consultancy firm Red Seer, ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Daily Mail NHS surgeon, 52, who earned £125000 a year is sacked after blowing the whistle on shocking hospital malpractice ... Daily Mail Peter O'Keefe is perhaps the last person you'd expect to find behind the wheel of an Uber car. For starters, there can't be many taxi drivers who would know what to do if their fare had a heart attack. 'Well, I wouldn't open your chest on the back seat ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

BBC News How seller feedback helped build eBay, Uber and AirBnB - BBC News BBC News Without it, companies in the sharing economy might not have grown as successfully as they have. and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Economic Times Waymo seeks delay in self-driving trade secret trial against Uber Economic Times Alphabet's Waymo self-driving car unit said critical new evidence it recently obtained in a trade secret lawsuit against Uber means a U.S. judge should postpone a trial of the case set to begin next month. Waymo claimed in a lawsuit earlier this year ... Alphabet has asked a federal judge to delay a trial in Waymo's war ...Recode Google Has Spent Over $1.1 Billion on Self-Driving TechIEEE Spectrum all 36 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

CNET Waymo seeks to delay trial in Uber trade secrets lawsuit CNET The lawsuit, in which Waymo accuses Uber of stealing secretive self-driving car technology, was scheduled to go to trial on Oct. 10. But Waymo requested a continuance in a motion filed Saturday in a Northern California federal court, saying it needed ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

TechCrunch Waymo wants to postpone the self-driving car technology trial with Uber TechCrunch “It's now clear why Uber had fought so hard to hide these materials from Waymo and the Court,” a Waymo spokesperson told TechCrunch. “In addition to the Stroz Report, thousands of new documents and hundreds of previously unexamined devices are now ... Waymo seeks to delay trial in Uber trade secrets lawsuitCNET all 4 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Times LIVE Task team formed to address Uber-meter taxi conflict: Makhura Times LIVE Gauteng Premier David Makhura has announced that a special task force has been formed to stop the violence between meter taxi drivers and Uber operators in the province. "You will see a lot of police operations over the next few days‚" Makhura said on ... Gauteng to clamp down on illegal Uber and metered taxisNews24 Metered taxis launch drive to beat UberFin24 Makhura to intervene in Uber, taxi violenceIndependent Online BusinessTech all 9 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Business Insider UK Uber UberEats promotion offered to 'let your wife take a day off from ... Business Insider UK Uber's food delivery service UberEats has run a promotional campaign offering to "let your wife take a day off from the kitchen" — sparking a barrage of angry ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Recode Uber is pushing hard to hire a CFO and top legal execs — even as others will be pushed out Recode Since Uber hired former Expedia exec Dara Khosrowshahi as CEO just a few weeks ago, he and its board have been intensely focused on bringing on more adult supervision to the car-hailing company. That's, of course, the cliched Silicon Valley formula to ... Uber Set to Name Expedia Alum Burke Norton to Head Legal TeamSkift all 3 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

CNBC Pittsburgh's self-driving car boom means $200000 pay packages for robotics grads CNBC In addition to Uber, Argo and Aurora, Moore said there's a fourth self-driving car company in Pittsburgh that's not yet talking publicly. "One of the effects is this dramatic salary rise for anyone with robotics engineering skills," said Moore, whose ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

The Independent What the violent 'Uber wars' tell us about Zuma's South Africa The Independent The “Uber wars” of 2017 recall for many the “taxi wars” that began in the late apartheid era, where turf wars were fought between taxi associations and individual minibus taxi drivers. During that period, hundreds of people were killed as rival cartels ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Forbes BlaBlaCar Ridesharing Service Sneaks Into Uber Territory Forbes Unlike Uber or Lyft, its original business model was based on long-distance shared trips averaging 220 miles and a price-per-mile as much as 30 times lower than Uber. But since its spectacular moment in 2015, it has struggled for traction in various ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

CNBC Funding Talks at Uber and Lyft Complicate Ride-Hailing Allegiances CNBC The only thing changing faster than who is winning the race in the cutthroat world of ride hailing are the shifting behind-the-scenes allegiances between those companies and investors. At the moment, Uber, the ride-hailing behemoth, is nearing a deal ... Google Executives Twist the Knife in Uber's BackVanity Fair Alphabet: Google parent company considers $1bn investment in Uber rival LyftThe Independent If Google invests in Lyft, what does that mean for Uber?Los Angeles Times BGR -Jalopnik -Reuters TV -Bloomberg all 115 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

The Register Portland posts full report on Uber's dirty dealings with Greyball The Register The city of Portland, Oregon has released its full report on illegal operations by ride-sharing company Uber in 2014. The report [PDF], compiled in April and released earlier this week, details the city's findings on Uber's use of the "Greyball ... Here's a real-life, slimy example of Uber's regulator-evading ...Ars Technica Portland Says Uber Used Dirty Tricks to Dodge a Lot of Its RegulatorsFortune Portland Says Uber Targeted More Than a Dozen Officials With 'Greyball' SoftwareGizmodo Engadget -The Drive -London Loves Business -Reuters all 27 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Forbes Massive Uber-SoftBank Deal Inching Closer To A Close As Ride-Hailing Investment War Heats Up Forbes SoftBank has been negotiating with Uber investors and its board all summer about how best to invest billions in the beleaguered ride-hailing company. Sources now tell Forbes a deal could be announced in the next week or two, although that's considered ... Apple or Uber? It's All In the ValuationFortune Japan's Softbank wants to invest $10 billion in Uber, but only if it gets a big discountBusiness Insider Breakingviews - AI is the big driver of SoftBank's Uber moveReuters Nikkei Asian Review -Wall Street Journal (subscription) -Mobile World Live all 26 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Ars Technica Here's a real-life, slimy example of Uber's regulator-evading ... Ars Technica We reported back in May that the Justice Department had commenced a criminal investigation into Uber's use of a software tool that helped drivers evade ... Portland posts full report on Uber's dirty dealings with GreyballThe Register Portland Says Uber Used Dirty Tricks to Dodge a Lot of Its RegulatorsFortune Portland finds Uber used 'Greyball' to evade 16 authoritiesEngadget Gizmodo -The Drive -London Loves Business -Reuters all 27 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

CNBC Uber's Bozoma Saint John: How to fix Silicon Valley's diversity issue CNBC Uber's chief brand officer Bozoma Saint John discusses Silicon Valley diversity problem in an interview at Recode's Code Commerce event. and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

HuffPost A Day in the Life of an Uber Driver HuffPost “It was definitely much better when I started as a driver three years ago,” said Jay, a 42-year old full time Uber driver based in Brooklyn. Having heard about the internal struggles Uber has been having lately within their leadership as well as with ... Uber users can now hail ride for third partyThe Nation all 2 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Business Insider Apple or Uber? It's All In the Valuation Fortune As it happens, I was asked earlier in the day if I were a betting man and had the opportunity would I invest in Apple, the subject of my first book, or Uber, the subject of my second. I first set the record straight that as an acolyte of Vanguard ... Japan's Softbank wants to invest $10 billion in Uber, but only if it ...Business Insider Breakingviews - AI is the big driver of SoftBank's Uber moveReuters AI is the big driver of SoftBank's Uber moveTimes of India Wall Street Journal (subscription) -San Francisco Business Times all 19 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Vanity Fair Google Executives Twist the Knife in Uber's Back Vanity Fair Uber's recent misfortunes appear to be redounding to Lyft's benefit. While the ride-hailing giant hopes to turn the page with new C.E.O. Dara Khosrowshahi, its smaller rival is in talks with Google for a $1 billion investment, Axios and Bloomberg ... Alphabet: Google parent company considers $1bn investment in Uber rival LyftThe Independent Uber's worries could be compounded by Google's $1bn Lyft injectionProactive Investors UK Google's Awkward Relationship With Uber Could Get Even More ComplicatedTheStreet.com Jalopnik -The Week Magazine -TechCrunch all 82 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

City A.M. US probe finds Uber guilty of using software to evade government officials City A.M. An investigation by the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) has found ride sharing company Uber guilty of using software to avoid government officials. The report concluded that when Uber “illegally entered the Portland market” in 2014, before it ... Here's a real-life, slimy example of Uber's regulator-evading softwareArs Technica Portland Says Uber Used Dirty Tricks to Dodge a Lot of Its RegulatorsFortune Portland finds Uber used 'Greyball' to evade 16 authorities - EngadgetEngadget Gizmodo -The Drive -London Loves Business all 18 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Fast Company South Africa's Violent Uber Wars Are Driven By Deep Economic Anxieties Fast Company The “Uber wars” of 2017 recall for many the “taxi wars” that began in the late apartheid era, where turf wars were fought between taxi associations and individual minibus taxi drivers. During that period, hundreds of people were killed as rival cartels ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Eyewitness News Uber drivers blame authorities for permit delays as vehicles impounded Eyewitness News JOHANNESBURG - Uber drivers claim their vehicles are being impounded in the Sandton CBD with Johannesburg Metro Police Department (JMPD) officials demanding to see operating permits. But they're adamant they did apply for the documents and have ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber