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'Now it's on our watch': A chat with the new Uber executive who believes the company can change Hamilton Spectator Back in March, Uber CEO Travis Kalanick said "I need leadership help," issuing a call for assistance amid a crisis that included a viral video of him berating a driver and explosive accusations of a sexist workplace culture. The comment invited plenty ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Business Insider Uber and Waymo are marching toward trial Business Insider A pair of court rulings against Uber in the lawsuit brought by Waymo over self-driving technology seem to bode well for the Alphabet unit. They come after Uber fired Anthony Levandowski, the former Alphabet engineer whose startup Otto was acquired by ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Fast Company Uber is interviewing engineers from Luxe valet service Fast Company Despite the damning headlines and all the controversy over sexist workplace issues, Uber is continuing business as usual. That includes considering an acquisition of some of Luxe Valet's engineers and technology. The company is currently in talks with ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Washington Post 'Now it's on our watch': A chat with the new Uber executive who believes the company can change Washington Post Back in March, Uber CEO Travis Kalanick said "I need leadership help," issuing a call for assistance amid a crisis that included a viral video of him berating a driver and explosive accusations of a sexist workplace culture. The comment invited plenty ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

The Guardian Leaked Uber sex memo throws new spotlight on frat-house culture The Guardian The so-called “Miami letter”, obtained by technology site Recode, is infamous within Uber and set the tone for company culture with a series of dos and don'ts, backed by threats such as “URGENT, URGENT – READ THIS NOW OR ELSE!!!!!” and “You better ... Uber exec fired after accessing rape victim passenger's medical recordsTelegraph.co.uk Uber just pissed off dozens of longtime employees; now they're gunning for managementTechCrunch 'Read it or I'll kick your a**': Uber CEO 'sent bizarre email to staff explaining conditions under which they could ...Daily Mail Fortune -The Verge -CNBC -Susan J. Fowler all 204 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

NPR The Faceless Boss: A Look Into The Uber Driver Workplace NPR That's how it works at Uber. Eric Huestis didn't realize that, until it happened to him. At first, there was nothing unusual about that day in April. He took his Chrysler 300 to a Burlington, Vt., car wash. He bought the used car specifically to drive ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Changing Pay Rates Keep Uber Drivers On The Road Longer NPR Because of supply and demand, pay rates for Uber drivers shift. They never know how much they're going to make. To reach a goal, some drivers stay on the job at least 14 hours — sometimes longer. Facebook; Twitter. Google+. Email ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

CBC.ca Uber charged 2 U of T students $150 to clean up dog poop, but they say they don't even own a dog CBC.ca Two foreign students in Mississauga are complaining after Uber accused them of allowing a dog to defecate in the back of one of its cars. To add insult to injury, the pair says, Uber charged them $150 for the cleanup. And they say they don't even have ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

CNET Uber -- how do you make it likable? CNET Uber CEO Travis Kalanick has managed to make (and earn) the sorts of headlines that would make many a self-aware CEO wince with shame. Relatively few, I suspect, in the outside world have paid that much attention. Or, at least, have cared enough. Uber Drains the Swamp, but Is It Too Deep?Light Reading Uber won't name and shame the alleged harassers it fired, but it doesn't have toLos Angeles Times Can Uber Fix Itself When Silicon Valley Won't?New York Magazine The INQUIRER -Susan J. Fowler all 78 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

getreading Two Uber drivers fined after participating in Reading incentive scheme getreading Two Uber drivers have been fined for plying for hire in Reading after the taxi app company offered incentives for trading in the town. Bruno Cardoso of Portlock Road, Maidenhead and Abrar Hussain of Cannon Gate, Slough were fined hundreds of pounds at ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

TechCrunch Uber is in talks to acquire valet startup Luxe's tech and engineers ... TechCrunch Uber is in late-stage talks to acquire some technology and team members from Luxe, the on-demand car valet service. The deal hasn't closed, and therefore.. Uber is in advanced talks to acquire engineers from the valet startup ...Recode Uber is in talks to acquire part of a startup that offered to valet park your car on demandBusiness Insider Uber in Talks to Acquire Team of Car-Parking Startup Luxe - WSJWall Street Journal (subscription) all 7 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

NPR Uber Drivers Criticize Company For Shady Firing Practices NPR Two words you probably never want to hear: you're fired. Now imagine that instead of your boss telling you — eye-to-eye — you instead get the news as a pop-up alert on your smartphone. That's how it works at Uber, and it turns out, the Uber app's ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Forbes Uber's Problem Isn't Culture, It's This Forbes Uber is in a state of chaos. Executives of the $70 billion company have come under serious questions and allegations, ranging from CEO Travis Kalanick to other high ranking executives. This is a problem--not because such events occurred, but because ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

The Guardian Uber embodies the toxicity of start-up culture The Guardian The latest example of the glass cliff may well be at Uber HQ. It was disclosed on Monday that the car-hailing company has fired 20 employees amid an investigation into the company's workplace culture, sparked by former engineer Susan Fowler's ... The top five (recent) scandals which have engulfed UberIrish Independent all 3 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

NorthJersey.com Uber signs deal with MetLife Stadium to become official 'ride share partner' NorthJersey.com MetLife Stadium officials announced on Thursday a partnership designating Uber as the venue's "Official Ride Sharing Partner." The agreement debuts with the Hot 97 Summer Jam concert coming up on Sunday. Anyone taking an Uber leaving MetLife ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

The Guardian How low does Uber have to go before we stop using it? The Guardian There's a pattern that's becoming clear: a news story breaks, revealing Uber to have been engaged in illegal, unethical, or just downright gross behaviour. Uber half-heartedly swears it's an exception, or it's in the past, or that actually it is the ... Uber exec fired after accessing rape victim passenger's medical recordsTelegraph.co.uk Uber struggles to fix leadership amid Kalanick's one-man showFinancial Times Uber 'obtained rape victim's medical records'BBC News TechCrunch -Daily Mail -Vanity Fair -Recode all 107 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Irish Independent The top five (recent) scandals which have engulfed Uber Irish Independent Uber announced in recent days that it had fired 20 employees, from managers to lower level workers, after complaints of sexual harassment, bullying, and discrimination emerged in the organisation. The scandal is in addition to former engineer Susan ... Uber has a lot to teach Silicon ValleySacramento Bee Can Uber Fix Itself When Silicon Valley Won't?New York Magazine Uber Drains the Swamp, but Is It Too Deep?Light Reading Charleston Post Courier -Los Angeles Times -Business Day (registration) all 54 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Telegraph.co.uk Uber exec fired after accessing rape victim passenger's medical records Telegraph.co.uk A top Uber executive has been fired after obtaining the medical records of a woman who was raped by a driver in India, the latest in a string of scandals at the tech giant. Eric Alexander, who ran Uber's business in Asia, showed the files to Uber ... Uber under pressure from Kalanick's one-man showFinancial Times Uber executive fired amid reports he obtained rape victim's medical recordsThe Guardian Uber 'obtained rape victim's medical records'BBC News TechCrunch -Vanity Fair -CNBC -Recode all 88 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

NPR Uber Drivers Don't Feel Like Their Own Bosses NPR Uber says drivers can each be their "own boss." But in an NPR survey, hundreds of drivers said they don't feel that way. They feel controlled by a boss that is both always there, and yet faceless. Facebook; Twitter. Google+. Email ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

CNBC Loophole allows Uber to avoid UK tax, undercut rivals CNBC Car service Uber is using a gap in EU and UK tax rules to avoid incurring sales tax on the booking fees it charges drivers in Britain, a practise a senior politician said was unfair to competitors and defied the intent of the law. San Francisco-based ... Reuters' Tom Bergin Wrong Again - Uber Does Not Avoid VAT, Rather It Does Not Charge VATForbes Revealed, Uber's £40m tax loophole: Taxi firm registers each of its drivers as a separate business to avoid paying ...Daily Mail Uber avoids £40m VAT bill on British cab faresThe Times (subscription) all 6 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Sacramento Bee Uber has a lot to teach Silicon Valley Sacramento Bee Uber long has been the poster child for everything that's wrong with Silicon Valley. The dismal treatment of women. The corner-cutting business practices. The unbelievably childish and even dangerous bro culture. But as CEO Travis Kalanick is learning ... Can Uber Fix Itself When Silicon Valley Won't?New York Magazine Uber Drains the Swamp, but Is It Too Deep?Light Reading Uber won't name and shame the alleged harassers it fired, but it doesn't have toLos Angeles Times The Globe and Mail -Business Day (registration) -89.3 KPCC all 49 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Man Assaulted, Stabbed After Getting Into Car He Thought Was Uber or Taxi NBC4 Washington A man was assaulted and stabbed after getting into what he thought was an Uber or taxi in Bethesda, Maryland. The 23-year-old man got into a silver SUV in the Woodmont Triangle area of downtown Bethesda about 1:15 a.m. Sunday, believing it was a cab ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

The Guardian Uber executive fired amid reports he obtained rape victim's medical records The Guardian According to reports on the tech website Recode and in the New York Times, Eric Alexander, the president of business for Uber Asia Pacific, obtained the medical records of the victim in a 2014 rape case that caused widespread outrage in India. Uber 'obtained rape victim's medical records'BBC News Uber exec is out after violating rider's privacyTechCrunch Uber reportedly used an algorithm to pay new hires less — reinforcing a gender pay gapCNBC The Register -Vanity Fair -Recode -New York Times all 51 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

BBC News Uber 'obtained rape victim's medical records' BBC News An Uber executive obtained the medical records of a rape victim in India, according to a report. Eric Alexander, who ran Uber's business in Asia, is said to have shared the records with the company's chief executive, Travis Kalanick, over a year ago. Uber exec is out after violating rider's privacyTechCrunch Uber reportedly used an algorithm to pay new hires less — reinforcing a gender pay gapCNBC A top Uber executive, who obtained the medical records of a customer who was a rape victim, is firedRecode Business Insider -Engadget -Bloomberg all 58 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

New York Magazine Can Uber Fix Itself When Silicon Valley Won't? New York Magazine Three and a half months after an engineer named Susan Fowler published a blog post detailing her experience of sexual harassment as an employee of Uber, the company has at last begun to detail the results of multiple investigations into its infamous ... Uber has a lot to teach Silicon ValleySacramento Bee Uber won't name and shame the alleged harassers it fired, but it doesn't have toLos Angeles Times For Uber to Change, Kalanick Must GoInc.com The Globe and Mail -89.3 KPCC -HuffPost all 34 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber