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Fortune Uber revenue accelerates, loss narrows despite controversies Financial Times Uber's business continued to surge in the second quarter, even as the car-hailing company became engulfed by scandals that led to the departure of chief executive Travis Kalanick and several senior staffers. Gross bookings more than doubled year-on ... Investors Are Questioning the True Value of an Uber RideFortune Uber's biggest investor has not given up on Meg Whitman as CEO, sources sayCNBC Uber's turmoil has reportedly taken a toll on its valuationMarkets Insider New York Times -The-review -Recode -Susan J. Fowler all 131 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

CNBC Uber's business continued to improve last quarter as bookings rose 17% to $8.7 billion CNBC Uber trimmed its losses 14 percent in the second quarter from a year ago, as the ride-hailing giant grew bookings, trips and revenue. The company posted a net loss of $645 million on revenue of $1.75 billion. Revenue this time last year was $800 million. https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Daily Mail Uber drivers have already made $50 MILLION in tips since the car sharing app introduced the feature across the US ... Daily Mail Uber introduced a tipping option to its app just weeks ago, and already drivers have been making a lot of extra money from rider gratuities, the firm has revealed. The firm announced it will this week hit $50 million in tips for drivers. Lyft - which ... Uber drivers have made more than $50M in the first month of tippingArs Technica Uber drivers have earned $50 million in tips in just over 50 daysRecode Uber adds more driver-friendly features as it hits $50M in tipsTechCrunch Fortune -The Verge -Quartz -Uber Newsroom all 59 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

TechCrunch Uber promotes 7 people to the VP level TechCrunch It's promotion season at Uber, as detailed in my post about Uber's new approach to performance reviews. As part of this round of reviews, several people have received promotions to vice president levels, including U.S. and Canada Regional General ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

TechCrunch Uber promotes 7 people to the VP level TechCrunch It's promotion season at Uber, as detailed in my post about Uber's new approach to performance reviews. As part of this round of reviews, several people have received promotions to vice president levels, including U.S. and Canada Regional General ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Fortune Investors Are Questioning the True Value of an Uber Ride Fortune But it may be the most important question of all when it comes to determining the value of Uber Technologies, which has built its business on massive subsidies to both riders and drivers, producing huge losses in the process, and has yet to show that ... Uber is the wrong challenge for Jeff ImmeltFinancial Times Uber's biggest investor has not given up on Meg Whitman as CEO, sources sayCNBC Uber's turmoil has reportedly taken a toll on its valuationMarkets Insider Reuters TV -Washington Post -Recode -Benzinga all 126 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Recode Take a look at Uber's first pitch deck from 2008 Recode Uber, which was conceived in August 2008, is now nine years old and looks largely unrecognizable from the company's original incarnation. Today, Uber is a global company with a growing on-demand food delivery business, a self-driving arm, and has ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Recode Recode Daily: Now that they're allowed to, Uber riders are really good tippers Recode Uber drivers have earned $50 million in tips in less than two months. In June, the company started rolling out driver-friendly improvements, including in-app tipping; now drivers can also decline certain trips. Rival Lyft, which has allowed tips since ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Refinery29 This Uber Rewards Program Makes It Easy Save $$ On Rides Refinery29 Today, August 23, Uber announced it's relaunching a partnership with Visa that rewards you for eating and shopping at certain local and national restaurants and stores — no strings attached. If you waver between ridesharing services, your loyalty ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Ars Technica Uber drivers have made more than $50M in the first month of tipping Ars Technica Uber is making additional changes to its driver-side app by allowing drivers to set more destinations and offering "long trip notifications" to tell a driver when a rider is requesting a ride that's 45 minutes or longer. The company will also stop ... Uber drivers have earned $50 million in tips in just over 50 daysRecode One Month Ago Uber Introduced Tipping. Here's How Much Drivers Have MadeFortune Uber makes it easier for drivers to decline ridesMashable The Verge -TechCrunch -Quartz -Uber Newsroom all 38 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Times LIVE Uber driver killed‚ dumped in field near Daveyton Times LIVE As one man was scheduled to appear in the Roodepoort Magistrate's Court on Wednesday for allegedly hurling acid at an Uber driver‚ another driver has been shot dead. The driver was reportedly killed on Monday night at the Etwatwa off-ramp in Benoni. Burnt Uber driver speaks of his painIndependent Online WATCH: 'He laughed while I was on fire': Uber assault victim relives attackHerald live Acid attack Uber driver speaks of ordealeNCA SowetanLIVE -Citizen all 9 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Metro Uber driver 'rinsed penis with bottle of water after victim told him she had HIV' Metro An Uber driver who allegedly told a passenger to 'suck my ' if she wanted a lift home washed his penis with water after she said she had HIV, a court has heard. Suleiman Abdirizak, 42, is on trial for exposing himself to his passenger before raping ... Uber driver only stopped sexually assaulting passenger after she said she had HIV, hears courtThe Independent Uber driver 'who tried to rape a passenger as she slept panicked and washed his genitals with a bottle of water ...Daily Mail all 5 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Uber driver killed‚ dumped in field near Daveyton Johannesburg Sunday World An SMS circulating on a WhatsAPP group used by a group of Uber drivers revealed that the victim's body was found dumped near the N12 highway while a tracking device traced his vehicle to the Chris Hani informal settlement a few minutes away. An email ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Uber can change its ways, insists HR chief CIPD (blog) In her first few months as chief HR officer at Uber, Liane Hornsey has faced more moments of crisis than many of her contemporaries shoulder in an entire career. But despite a perfect storm of executive malfeasance and cultural missteps, she retains ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

The Independent Uber driver only stopped sexually assaulting passenger after she said she had HIV, hears court The Independent An Uber driver caught sexually assaulting a sleeping passenger only stopped after she told him she had HIV, a court heard. The woman woke up to find driver Suleiman Abdirizak had driven into a dead end in east London and parked his car there. He then ... Uber driver 'rinsed penis with bottle of water after victim told him she had HIV'Metro Uber driver 'who tried to rape a passenger as she slept panicked and washed his genitals with a bottle of water ...Daily Mail all 5 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Daily Mail Uber driver 'panicked and washed his genitals with a bottle of water from the back of his cab after trying to rape a ... Daily Mail A distraught Uber driver washed his genitals with a bottle of water after a passenger he tried to rape said she had HIV to stop him attacking her. Suleiman Abdirizak, 42, 'freaked out' when the woman told him she was infected with the disease and ... Uber driver only stopped sexually assaulting passenger after she said she had HIV, hears courtThe Independent all 2 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

TechCrunch Here is Uber's first pitch deck TechCrunch On the ninth anniversary of the founding of Uber, its co-founder Garrett Camp shared the company's initial pitch deck via a personal Medium post. The deck, and the short post, comes off quite sentimental because of how much has happened to the company ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

CNBC Mutual funds reportedly mark down investments in Uber by up to 15% CNBC Four mutual fund companies have marked down their investments in Uber Technologies by as much as 15 percent following the ride-hailing company's scandal-ridden year, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday. Three of the investors, Vanguard Group ... Unhappy Uber investors mark down value of the scandal-ridden ride-sharing companyThe Independent Mutual Funds Mark Down Uber Investments by Up to 15%Wall Street Journal (subscription) all 7 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Independent Online Burnt Uber driver speaks of his pain Independent Online The 33-year-old Uber driver, speaking after his release from hospital on Tuesday, asked not to be named, fearing that his assailant, who is still at large, may return “to finish me off”. Visibly still in pain, the driver showed the severe burn wounds ... WATCH: 'He laughed while I was on fire': Uber assault victim relives attackHerald live Uber driver blames company for acid attackTimes LIVE Acid attack Uber driver speaks of ordealeNCA Citizen all 8 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Financial Times Jeff Immelt is the wrong grown-up for Uber Financial Times The soap opera that is Uber took another turn this week with media reports that Jeff Immelt is the frontrunner to become its chief executive. The ride-hailing company's board is riven into factions, which are in some cases suing each other. It is by no ... Uber's biggest investor has not given up on Meg Whitman as CEO, sources sayCNBC True Price of an Uber Ride in Question as Investors Assess Firm's ValueNew York Times Uber's turmoil has reportedly taken a toll on its valuationMarkets Insider Fortune -The-review -Recode -Benzinga all 110 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Mutual funds slash valuation estimates for Uber Financial Times Because Uber is a private company, its formal valuation technically changes only when it raises funds from investors. However, the mutual fund estimates, which are calculated by independent committees and reported at the end of each month, serve as ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

CNBC Uber's biggest investor has not given up on Meg Whitman as CEO, sources say CNBC In June, HP Enterprise CEO Meg Whitman took herself out of the running for the position of Uber CEO in a public tweet. Two sources familiar with the CEO search, however, say she has been reintroduced into the process. She is currently the favored pick ... Why Uber's Latest Fight Could Get All Sides HurtBloomberg 'It's Unusual': Uber's New Leadership VP Frances Frei Acknowledges Executive VacuumFortune AP Sources: GE's Immelt among finalists in Uber CEO searchNRToday.com Electrek -Jalopnik -Recode -CNBC.com all 86 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Futurism An Investor Wants Tesla and Uber to Merge, With Musk as CEO Futurism Noted tech investor Jason Calacanis has called for a merger between Uber and Tesla, arguing that the two companies are on a “collision course.” Calacanis was an angel investor for popular the ride-sharing app, and owns the Tesla Model S with the serial ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

The Drum Walmart expands its US grocery delivery pilot with Uber The Drum Thereafter, the team requests an Uber delivery partner to pick up the order and take it to the customer's location, Walmart said. Walmart began testing grocery delivery through services like Uber last year and said customers “love the convenience of a ... Walmart expands its grocery delivery business, powered by UberTechCrunch Walmart Uses Uber To Deliver - Attacking Amazon By Exploiting Network EffectsForbes Wal-Mart expands online grocery delivery via Uber to Orlando, DallasCNBC ZDNet -Engadget -Fortune -Walmart Today all 152 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Ars Technica Woman: My Uber driver went wrong way, I said something, he pushed me out Ars Technica In the California case, Katherine Conner hailed an Uber to take her from one part of the city of Ventura to another—a route that she was familiar with. According to her civil complaint, the driver began driving in the wrong direction. When Conner ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber