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Economic Times Ola, Uber drivers to strike again on Tuesday Economic Times NEW DELHI: Thousands of commuters who depend on Uber and Ola in Delhi/NCR might be left stranded on Tuesday as the drivers prepare to go on strike from 11 AM. The strike has been called by the Sarvodaya Driver Association of Delhi, which led the ... Ola-Uber strike back in Delhi from Tuesday: Brace for high fares, long waitHindustan Times Ola-Uber Strike to Return to Delhi-NCR Again on TuesdayThe Quint Ola, Uber strike: Drivers to go on day-long strike on Tuesday for better incentives, action on pending demandsIndia.com all 8 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

The Star Online Uber sales growth outpaces losses The Star Online SAN FRANCISCO: Uber Technologies Inc isn't required to report its finances publicly, but the privately held company has decided to forgo that luxury for the first time. Uber said its revenue growth is outpacing losses, hoping to show the business is on ... Uber registers $2.8bn loss in 2016 expansion driveFinancial Times Uber lost more than $2.8 billion last year despite growthDaily Mail Uber just opened up its books for the first timeCNBC Forbes -Geo News, Pakistan -Bloomberg -Bloomberg all 79 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Daily Mail Uber, Cameron's chumocracy and a culture of entitlement Daily Mail Uber's communications chief just happened to be their close friend Rachel Whetstone, who had worked with both men and is married to Mr Cameron's former head of wacky ideas, the sandal-wearing Steve Hilton. She had also been godmother to the ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Uber goes to school of hard knocks New Zealand Herald Uber pulled its test fleet off the road after the US crash but police found the other car's driver was at fault. • Sean Welsh is a doctoral candidate in robot ethics at the University of Canterbury. Learning how to drive is an ongoing process as we ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

PBS NewsHour Taxing the new economy, starting with Uber and Lyft PBS NewsHour If any service best reflects the new economy, it may be hailing rides on demand from big companies like Uber and Lyft. They let riders avoid the hassle of flagging down a taxicab by simply tapping a mobile application on a smartphone. A driver arrives ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

The Australian Uber reveals big loss and expanding sales The Australian The numbers don't reflect any impact from a string of recent scandals and other setbacks for Uber that began earlier this year, and Uber isn't yet divulging first-quarter financials. Uber is wrestling with charges of institutional sexism and sexual ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Engadget Uber is kicking restaurants off its UberRush service Engadget When Uber launched UberRush in 2015, the company promised to deliver just about anything in minutes to clients in New York, Chicago and San Francisco. In addition to connecting regular users with couriers for small errands, the logistics platform also ... Uber will shut down UberRush for restaurants, since it took away from Uber's actual rides businessMashable Uber is shutting down one of its restaurant delivery servicesQuartz Uber is shifting restaurants away from UberRush and onto UberEats platformFast Company all 14 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Business Insider Ex-Barclays CEO Antony Jenkins: We're 'beginning to see some Uber moments' in finance Business Insider For example, branch traffic has almost halved in the last 5 years in the UK, ATM usage is declining, Scandinavian countries are talking about going completely cashless. We're beginning to see some of these Uber moments happening." Jenkins, who was CEO ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Engadget Italian court halts Uber injunction as Taiwan lifts ban Engadget Uber doesn't have to pack its bags and leave Italy just yet. Another court in Rome has decided to suspend a lower court's rule banning the ride-hailing service from operating in the country completely. The judge has allowed it to continue its ... Uber relaunches in Taiwan after partnering with licensed rental companiesFinancial Times Uber Is Back in Taiwan After a Two-Month SuspensionFortune Uber returns to Taiwan, but now faces shutdowns in Italy, DenmarkMarketWatch The Australian -TechCrunch -Wall Street Journal (subscription) all 56 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Mashable Uber will shut down UberRush, since it took away from Uber's actual rides business Mashable Uber will shut down its current version of UberRush, the logistics and courier delivery service it offered to businesses, Quartz reported Friday. The lesser-known Uber delivery service allowed restaurants and some other businesses to power their own ... Uber is shutting down UberRush delivery service for restaurants in ...Quartz Uber is shifting restaurants away from UberRush and onto UberEats platformFast Company all 8 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Daily Mail Uber lost more than $2.8 billion last year despite growth Daily Mail Uber generated $6.5 billion in revenue last year and its gross bookings doubled to $20 billion, the company said on Friday. However, its adjusted net loss was $2.8 billion, excluding the operation in China it sold last year, Uber said. Uber has been ... Uber registers $2.8bn loss in 2016 expansion driveFinancial Times Caution Ahead: Uber's Financials Reveal Staggering Growth But Raise Many QuestionsForbes Uber saw rapid growth in 2016, but it still bled cashEngadget City A.M. -CNBC -TechCrunch -Bloomberg all 58 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Mashable How an 'Uber for pregnant women' is saving lives in Tanzania Mashable Because of the time saved with the ambulance taxi service, which has been likened to an "Uber for emergencies," Consolata and her twins survived. And it's just one example of the first-of-its-kind program's impact, now saving the lives of 200 mothers ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

FT Alphaville (registration) Snap AV: About that $2.8bn loss for Uber in 2016…. FT Alphaville (registration) Those who have followed Hubert Hogan's excellent series on the non-viability of Uber's business model at Naked Capitalism may be aware of questions posed over whether his analysis understood the exceptionality of the $1.2bn loss figure he cited for the ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

City A.M. Uber insists accelerating sales outpace losses in first public discussion of finances City A.M. I'm City A.M.'s industrials reporter, covering the mining sector, energy (includ [..] Show more. Follow Francesca. BRITAIN-TRANSPORT-LABOUR-COURT-UBER. Uber recently announced it will be leaving Denmark because of harsh regulations (Source: Getty). https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Financial Times Uber registers $2.8bn loss in 2016 expansion drive Financial Times In previous quarters, Uber's financials have been closely scrutinised by investors and often leaked to the press. On Friday, the company took the highly unusual step of directly confirming its audited revenues and losses for the fourth quarter and full ... Uber just opened up its books for the first timeCNBC Uber shares growing financials to distract from negative publicityTechCrunch Here's How Much Uber Made in Revenue in 2016Fortune Jalopnik -BGR -Bloomberg all 29 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Fortune Sao Paulo Judge: Uber Drivers Are Employees, Deserve Benefits Fortune Pires ordered Uber to pay the driver 80,000 reais ($25,000), including compensation for holidays, contribution to a severance fund and 50,000 reais in "moral damages" related to attacks from taxi drivers upset with Uber's competitive pricing model. Uber drivers could be employees... in BrazilMashable all 3 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Jalopnik Uber Is Being Sued For Alleged 'Predatory Pricing' Jalopnik Uber revealed on Friday that its business more than doubled in 2016, but a pair of fresh lawsuits filed in California say that significant growth is due to a business model that relies on “predatory pricing” to drive competitors out of business. Uber ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

WYFF Greenville How dangerous is Uber driving/riding? WYFF Greenville Several Uber drivers have been charged in accidents involving fatalities, but there have also been numerous arrests worldwide, including a driver charged in an assault on a pregnant passenger in Georgia in February, a stabbing during a fare dispute in ... Uber drivers see more people requesting rides to the hospitalWBIR-TV Uber now lets you hide your address when requesting a rideTNW Uber lost $2.8 billion in 2016WTOL.com all 8 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Quartz Uber is shutting down one of its restaurant delivery services Quartz Uber plans to shut down UberRush, its backend logistics and courier service, for restaurants on May 8, Quartz has learned. Uber introduced Rush in New York, Chicago, and San Francisco in October 2015. It was an important addition to Uber's portfolio, ... Uber is shifting restaurants away from UberRush and onto UberEats platformFast Company all 3 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

The Register Super Cali goes ballistic, Uber drivers are stocious (allegedly!) The Register Updated California is probing Uber for allegedly failing to ditch more than 150 sloshed drivers who picked up passengers using its dial-a-ride app. The US state's public utilities commission this week declared it "seeks to investigate and address ... Uber in hot seat with California regulators over drunk driversArs Technica Uber may face $1 million fine over California drunken-driving complaintsCNBC Uber may face $1.13M in fines over drunk-driving complaintsCNET MarketWatch -Jalopnik -State of California all 29 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

GeekWire Uber drivers sound alarm over teen rider program, call for additional protections GeekWire Uber began testing teen accounts last month in Seattle, Phoenix and Columbus. For an extra $2 in booking fees, parents can set up rides for kids between the ages of 13 and 17 and get notifications about the trip's progress. Drivers are not notified ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

The Guardian Here's how to civilise Uber, and make the other 'death stars' work for us too The Guardian Crisis PR expert Jeremy Robinson-Leon remarked that Uber 'has cultivated this reputation as the death star. Until they can really think about the root cause of the issues they are going to have a difficult time changing the narrative'. Photograph: null ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

New York Times Uber Wants to Rule the World. First It Must Conquer India. New York Times Ms. Balasubramanya's is just one of hundreds of UberDost offices that Uber has set up across India, where the ride-hailing company now operates like a military division bent on subcontinental conquest. After last year's bruising retreat from China ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

The Australian Uber Wins Reprieve for Italian Ride Hailing Service Wall Street Journal (subscription) ROME—Uber Technologies Inc. has won a stay on the order to suspend its only remaining ride-hailing service in Italy by Monday, a spokesperson for the company said. “We are happy to announce to drivers and users that they'll be able to use the app ... Uber Technologies faces regulatory roadblocks in EuropeThe Australian Uber relaunches in Taiwan after partnering with licensed rental ...Financial Times Uber Is Back in Taiwan After a Two-Month SuspensionFortune Bloomberg -TechCrunch -euronews all 46 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

The Guardian Hell of a ride: even a PR powerhouse couldn't get Uber on track The Guardian When Rachel Whetstone left Google two years ago to replace David Plouffe, a former Barack Obama official, as policy and communications vice-president at Uber, it seemed like a promising Silicon Valley role. The taxi-hailing app had a reputation for ... A Challenge to Finding Uber's New COO: Its CEOFortune all 7 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber