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BizNews WATCH! Dramatic footage of Uber vehicle attack as taxi wars take ugly twist BizNews EDINBURGH — Taxi drivers around the globe have protested against Uber, arguing that the sharing economy model is not legal and is cannibalising domestic revenue streams. In South Africa, the animosity between taxi drivers and Uber participants has ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Fortune Another European City Lifted a Ban Against Uber Fortune A Czech appeals court on Tuesday lifted a ban that had prevented ride-hailing service Uber operating in Brno, the country's second-largest city. A lower court had issued the injunction in April after the Brno city council argued Uber drivers should ... Court cancels Uber ban in Czech 2nd largest city of BrnoNews & Observer all 3 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Reuters Court lifts Uber ban in second-biggest Czech city Reuters A lower court had issued the injunction in April after the Brno city council argued Uber drivers should have to undergo tests and to equip their cars with meters like a regular taxi services. The regional appeals court did not give a reason why it ... Court cancels Uber ban in Czech 2nd largest city of BrnoWashington Post all 3 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Financial Times Disruption does not redeem Uber's bad boys Financial Times For good reason, many column inches of business commentary have been devoted to Travis Kalanick's stepping down from the helm at Uber after a long string of sexist and other bad behaviour at all levels in the company. The FT's own columnists have been ... Uber's Wild Psychological Ride ContinuesForbes Don't tar us all with same brush says tech leader of Uber's CEO departureCNBC Speed thrills but kills: rules of the road Uber should have followedYourStory.com Entrepreneur -The Sydney Morning Herald -Quartz all 34 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

CNBC Uber scandal will not be the last crisis of equality for tech industry, says Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff CNBC Speaking on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Dalian, China, Benioff warned that tech giants would need to take their capabilities to another level in order to avoid the chaos which rocked Uber. "That will not be the last crisis of equality ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

City A.M. Uber's appeal over Transport for London's introduction of English written tests for private hire drivers set for ... City A.M. Uber has won its right to an appeal on Transport for London's (TfL) plans to introduce a written language test for private hire drivers, and the case will be heard from 20 February next year. The ride-hailing app lost a High Court challenge on the ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

BuzzFeed News Top Uber Engineer, Under Pressure, Tells Staff "I Take All Concerns Raised To Me Extremely Seriously" BuzzFeed News Uber's chief technology officer, whom an ex-employee publicly accused of ignoring her complaints about workplace sexism, told his team on Sunday night in an email obtained by BuzzFeed News, "I take all concerns raised to me extremely seriously.". https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Vanity Fair What's Arianna's Endgame at Uber? Vanity Fair When Uber co-founder and former C.E.O. Travis Kalanick was visited by a grim delegation of V.C.s from Benchmark asking for his resignation, it made a weird sort of sense that one of his first calls was to Arianna Huffington. Kalanick had lost his ... Uber's Biggest Problem Is In CourtBloomberg The new, post-Kalanick Uber needs to raise fares and focus on the taxi business, or it will failQuartz Uber's Tipping PointForbes Axios -TechCrunch -BuzzFeed News -Susan J. Fowler all 300 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Los Angeles Times Uber driver accused of kidnapping, sexually assaulting intoxicated female passenger Los Angeles Times A 46-year-old Uber driver with felony record has been arrested on suspicion of sexual assault and kidnapping after an intoxicated passenger was taken to a hotel and attacked. Los Angeles police said Monday that Alaric Spence picked up a 24-year woman ... Police: Uber Driver Sexually Assaulted Sleeping PassengerU.S. News & World Report Uber driver, convicted felon, arrested in sexual assault of unconscious passenger in LAKABC-TV Uber Driver Arrested for Sexually Assaulting Female PassengerNBC Southern California KTLA -LA Daily News all 11 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Chicago Sun-Times 'Bad boy' culture driving Uber and Silicon Valley off the road Chicago Sun-Times There was that day two years ago, memorably, when Uber informed all its drivers that they now could legally pick up passengers at Chicago's airports. This was not true, as Uber well knew. By city ordinance, only cabs could work the airports. But Uber ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Here's what to tip your Uber driver — or suffer a bad rating New York Post Neubridge 1, a guy whose avatar is bottles of booze and handguns, recalls one passenger who handed him cash rather than tipping him via the app since Uber keeps around 25 percent. “5 stars all day,” Neubridge 1 says, referring to the rating he gave the ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

CNBC Former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick spotted grabbing lunch and advice from JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon CNBC No one knows what former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick will do next after leaving his company, but he seems to be sitting down for some high-powered lunches. Kalanick was spotted with JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon at the Willard Intercontinental ... JPMorgan CEO Dimon Spotted In India With Ex-Uber CEO KalanickTheStreet.com all 3 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

NewYorkUpstate.com Uber, Lyft set to start at 12:01 am Thursday in Upstate NY NewYorkUpstate.com UPSTATE N.Y. -- Uber and Lyft have announced the exact minute they will arrive in Upstate New York after several years of waiting. It's 12:01 a.m. on Thursday. That means the Wednesday night downtown crowd will have a safe ride home if they stay out ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Forbes Uber's Wild Psychological Ride Continues Forbes Following behavioral issues at Uber can leave you breathless; and the psychology that underlies that behavior will be a major driver of the future return to its stock. The most recent drama centers on the changing role of Uber's Travis Kalanick, whose ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Fortune Congressional Black Caucus Urges Uber to Diversify Leadership Fortune In March, Uber released its diversity numbers for the first time, following a barrage of criticism for keeping them private. Women in leadership accounted for 22% of Uber's employee base. For tech and engineering roles, that number dropped to 15%. When ... A powerful group of black lawmakers is pressuring Uber to hire more diverse executivesRecode all 3 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Financial Times Uber has been a positive force for creative disruption Financial Times But Uber's popular, technology-enabled, consumer-focused operation demonstrated that services could be delivered in a different way. Producer interests did not always have to dominate. Uber's messy intervention achieved some of the results that the ... Silicon Valley will draw inspiration from Uber fiasco next season, continue VR storyPolygon all 3 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Tampabay.com Romano: I think Uber is Latin for gouging (Or why I should apologize to cabs) Tampabay.com Specifically, let's talk about the battles we've seen locally, and nationally, that have pitted the taxi industry against ride share companies such as Uber. So I was in Foxborough, Mass. Sunday night for a U2 concert at the stadium where the New ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

The Sydney Morning Herald Taking an Uber for work? Clocking up frequent flyers points? Your boss may have to pay tax on it The Sydney Morning Herald Employers letting their staff use ride-sharing services such as Uber, rather than a licensed taxi, could be liable for fringe benefits tax, the Australian Taxation Office says. That is, unless the law is challenged or changed to state otherwise. and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Quartz The new, post-Kalanick Uber needs to raise fares and focus on the taxi business, or it will fail Quartz CEO Travis Kalanick's departure from Uber is not a surprise to those who have been following this company for the last several years. In my book Raw Deal about what I call the “Uber Economy,” I predicted this would happen. With Kalanick gone, does Uber ... Uber's Tipping PointForbes Uber reassures DC partners after Kalanick's exitAxios The Uber and the frogTechCrunch BuzzFeed News -Livemint -Fortune -Susan J. Fowler all 292 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

NewYorkUpstate.com Upstate NY's long wait for Uber and Lyft ending, what you need to know NewYorkUpstate.com Uber and Lyft are apps that connect people who need rides to drivers. The drivers are using their private vehicles and are paid fares based on how long and how far rides are. When can we use Uber and Lyft in Syracuse? Both apps will be working ... Uber adds option to tip drivers as it heads in new directionSoutheast Missourian We asked Texans who should regulate Uber and Lyft. Here's what they said.Texas Tribune Can Uber ever make money?TODAYonline The Journal News | LoHud.com -Albany Democrat Herald all 15 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Polygon Silicon Valley will draw inspiration from Uber fiasco next season, continue VR story Polygon As the team gets ready to settle in and work on the script for the fifth season, one of the biggest issues that they'll tackle in some way is the controversy that has occurred within one of the valley's biggest companies: Uber. What started with a ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Forbes Uber's Tipping Point Forbes The Uber CEO chair was still warm from founder Travis Kalanick's abrupt exit when the company announced several major policy changes. Unfortunately, these changes appear signal a shift away from its relentless focus on optimum customer experience ... Uber adds option to tip drivers as it heads in new directionSoutheast Missourian We asked Texans who should regulate Uber and Lyft. Here's what they said.Texas Tribune Can Uber ever make money?TODAYonline Independent Online -Berkshire Eagle (subscription) -Albany Democrat Herald all 13 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Recode Uber can change, 'Wild Ride' author Adam Lashinsky says Recode On the latest episode of Recode Decode, Lashinsky spoke with Recode's Kara Swisher about his new book “Wild Ride: Inside Uber's Quest for World Domination,” which traces the rise of the ride-hailing company and its former CEO Travis Kalanick. When the ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Investopedia How Flying Cars Will Boost Intel, Uber and Airbus Investopedia In particular, these prototype flying cars do not have the long, protruding rotor blades that make the safe operation of helicopters difficult, if not impossible, in cramped urban settings. Meanwhile, ride-sharing coordinator Uber Technologies Inc. is ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Recode A powerful group of black lawmakers is pressuring Uber to hire more diverse executives Recode In the eyes of the Congressional Black Caucus, the inner turmoil at Uber — including the departure of its chief executive, Travis Kalanick, last week — means it has ample opportunity to improve the diversity of its workforce, which like many tech ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber