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Telegraph.co.uk Gig economy row escalates as MPs attack Uber, Amazon, Deliveroo ... Telegraph.co.uk The gig economy has come under fresh attack from MPs who have labelled the self-employment contracts of Uber, Deliveroo, Amazon and Hermes as ... Uber contract 'gibberish', says MP investigating gig economyThe Guardian Deliveroo, Uber and Amazon accused of exploiting workers with 'unintelligible' contractsThe Independent Uber contract 'written in gibberish to baffle drivers' | Daily Mail OnlineDaily Mail City A.M. -Belfast Telegraph all 13 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Daily Mail Rise in passengers using Uber over ambulance Daily Mail In an online chat room, dozens of Uber drivers have been sharing their stories of being hailed for as a substitute for emergency services. One driver in Michigan was summoned to pick up a girl from a party who was violently vomiting and possibly ... Uber is driving down value of NYC's yellow cab medallionsCurbed NY In countermove to Uber and Lyft, waivers for too-old taxis to be streamlinedThe Denver Post LAX Is Raking In Millions From Uber And LyftBuzzFeed News Oneonta Daily Star all 16 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

TechCrunch Uber finds one allegedly stolen Waymo file – on an employee's personal device TechCrunch Uber admitted today that it had found one of the documents Waymo alleges was stolen by a former employee — who left its self-driving car effort to join Uber's — on the employee's personal computer. The document was found on a personal device ... Uber Judge Warns Not to Expect 'Get Out of Jail Free Card'Bloomberg Judge orders Uber to search servers, work harder to find Waymo's 14000 filesArs Technica The Engineer In The Google Vs. Uber 'Stolen Tech' Case Might Be An Evil GeniusJalopnik The Guardian -CNET -Vanity Fair -TechCrunch all 98 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

BBC News Uber sued by car-share stab victim BBC News A woman who was attacked with a knife in an Uber car is suing the ride-sharing company. Chicago resident Jennifer Camacho says another passenger slashed her face several times while using Uber Pool. The service lets strangers share a car to reduce the ... Uber Is Being Sued Yet Again After a POOL Passenger Stabbed Another Rider in the FaceObserver How to tell when Uber is secretly overcharging youQuartz all 4 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Forbes How To Get $200 In Uber Rides With This Credit Card Hack Forbes If you're in the market for a new credit card, and also use Uber, then this credit card hack may save you money. American Express is offering $200 in annual Uber ride credit for cardholders of The Platinum Card® from American Express. How It Works. and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

TechCrunch Uber's Instant Pay has cashed out $1.3B to drivers in just one year TechCrunch Uber introduced Instant Pay last year, as a way to use the revenue from their Uber fares right away, without waiting for it to be deposited into their own bank account. The company first launched the program with GoBank and a dedicated Visa card, but ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Recode Nextdoor CEO Nirav Tolia talks about adversity and Uber CEO Travis Kalanick Recode If there's a problem at your company, you should rip the Band-Aid off and confront it before it spirals out of control. That's the short version of Nextdoor CEO Nirav Tolia's management advice from the latest episode of Recode Decode, a bonus episode ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Uber vs AirBnB: do you have to be an asshole to found a brilliant start-up? New Statesman The Upstarts tells the intertwined stories of two start-ups that might almost be twins. Uber and Airbnb have both become multibillion-dollar companies in the space of eight years. Both have created virtual marketplaces that blur the lines between ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

GreenBiz Greening the fleet: Uber eyes EV-only service in London GreenBiz More than 60 percent of Uber rides in London already take place in hybrid cars, but with politicians cracking down on air pollution and the impending rollout of the new ultra low-emission black cab, Uber is feeling the pressure to cut the carbon impact ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

The Guardian Uber's Seattle woes: union battle could see company leave another major city The Guardian Uber is threatening to leave Seattle if it cannot stop a potential union election, and some Uber drivers could not be happier. “Uber came and killed my business,” said Tewodros Ashene, an Ethiopian immigrant who is proud to display the 7,588 five-star ... Uber and Lyft score early win in Seattle union battleFinancial Times For a trip to the ER, some are opting for Uber over an ambulanceSTAT Judge blocks Seattle law allowing Uber, Lyft drivers to unionizeCNET Engadget -USA TODAY -The Verge -DocumentCloud all 36 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Fortune Lawmakers in Brazil Vote to Regulate Uber and Other Transportation Apps Fortune Brazil's lower house of Congress voted on Tuesday to give cities greater power to regulate ride-hailing app Uber and other transportation apps, paving the way for local governments to charge taxes, require insurance and pension benefits for drivers. Brazil Lawmakers Vote to Regulate Uber and Other Taxi AppsteleSUR English all 3 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

CNET ​Another Uber exec outed in Waymo self-driving car suit CNET When Waymo, the self-driving car unit of Google parent company, Alphabet, first filed its suit in February only one senior Uber executive was named -- Anthony Levandowski. Court documents made public on Monday show that another Uber executive, Lior ... Uber is '5000 times worse than Google's Waymo at self-driving cars'The Guardian The Evidence Against Uber Keeps Piling UpVanity Fair Uber exec accused of stealing IP from Google made $120M, but worked on the sideArs Technica Automotive News (subscription) (blog) -Engadget -Reuters all 68 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Brazil lawmakers vote to regulate Uber, other apps Reuters BRASILIA Brazil's lower house of Congress voted on Tuesday to give cities greater power to regulate ride-hailing app Uber and other transportation apps, paving the way for local governments to charge taxes, require insurance and pension benefits for ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Financial Times Uber and Lyft score early win in Seattle union battle Financial Times The Seattle lawsuit, which was brought by the US Chamber of Commerce (in which Uber and Lyft are members) argues that the Seattle ordinance violates federal laws, including antitrust regulations, because it would promote anti-competitive behaviour ... Uber's Seattle woes: union battle could see company leave another major cityThe Guardian For a trip to the ER, some are opting for Uber over an ambulanceSTAT Judge blocks Seattle law allowing Uber, Lyft drivers to unionizeCNET Engadget -USA TODAY -The Verge -DocumentCloud all 38 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

CNET Canadian town picks Uber for public transit CNET Uber is suffering from a legal attack, a self-driving car crash, sexism criticisms and other concerns, but it just won a victory in a Canadian town looking to help its citizens get around. Innisfil, population 32,727 as of 2014, concluded in a March ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Fast Company The motorist who collided with a self-driving Uber is lawyered up Fast Company There are still conflicting accounts of a collision last month between a Honda CRV and a self-driving Volvo run by Uber in Tempe, Arizona. After the Tempe Police Department released an incident report, I reached out to the Honda driver, Alexandra Cole, ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

The Guardian Law allowing Uber and Lyft drivers to unionize temporarily halted in Seattle The Guardian A federal judge in Seattle on Tuesday temporarily blocked the city's first-in-the-country law allowing drivers of ride-hailing companies such as Uber and Lyft to unionize over pay and working conditions. US district judge Robert Lasnik's ruling comes ... Uber and Lyft score early win in Seattle union battleFinancial Times Seattle court strikes blow to Uber driver unionization effortsEngadget Judge blocks Seattle law allowing Uber, Lyft drivers to unionizeCNET USA TODAY -The Verge -Wall Street Journal (subscription) all 28 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Gizmodo Scary Uber Driver Arrested for Impersonating a Cop, Packing Heat, Using Sirens Gizmodo Uber driver David Stanley Hubbard was arrested on Saturday after a pair of passengers, apparently fearing for their lives, fled his vehicle at a stoplight. The couple in question became understandably scared when Hubbard started running his mouth about ... Uber driver charged after police find fake badge, gun in carCNBC Uber driver arrested 'after cops find fake badge in car'Daily Mail all 6 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

The Verge Uber drivers in Seattle blocked from unionizing after federal judge's temporary ruling The Verge A federal judge temporarily blocked the city of Seattle from implementing a landmark law allowing Uber and Lyft drivers to unionize, according to the Associated Press. The ruling is a temporary reprieve for Uber, which just a few weeks ago saw its own ... Federal judge halts law allowing Uber and Lyft drivers to unionizeThe Guardian Judge Blocks Seattle Law That Let Uber and Lyft Drivers UnionizeTIME Judge Blocks Seattle Law Allowing Uber and Lyft Drivers to UnionizeBloomberg The Seattle Times -Forbes -Wall Street Journal (subscription) all 17 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

CNBC These Uber business proposals show how data could justify its $68 billion valuation CNBC Uber has considered at least two business models where it sells specific services to local governments, The Information reported Tuesday. One idea was to sell access to the vast amount of ride data it has collected to government officials to help them ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

KVIA El Paso Uber and Lyft apps for disabled El Pasoans working, police say KVIA El Paso EL PASO, Texas - Uber is providing an app for members of the disabled community in the El Paso area. City Council representatives had given the ride-sharing company until March 24 to show it is complying with the city's Transportation for Hire ordinance. and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

AL.com Will Uber return to Alabama's beaches? Coastal cities reconsidering service AL.com Uber could be returning to Alabama's beaches if cities such as Gulf Shores and Orange Beach approve ordinances to regulate ride sharing companies. Uber, though, is hoping state legislation is approved in Montgomery that would allow for an uniform ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Backchannel Why Uber Won't Fire Its CEO Backchannel As the calamities amass at Uber, many people — including me — have called for new leadership. Usually, the job of hiring and firing a CEO falls to a company's board of directors. Yet in a March 21 phone call with the press, board member Arianna ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

MarketWatch What Uber drivers can teach America about work-life balance MarketWatch While drivers at Uber face many drawbacks such as dealing with members of the public at all times of the day and night, they benefit significantly from a flexible schedule, earning more than twice the surplus they would in less flexible arrangements ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

The Australian Uber self-driving program hits speed bump The Australian It isn't about regulation, which steered Uber's driverless program out of San Francisco. Nor is it about safety, which last month led the ride-hailing company to temporarily suspend its self-driving testing after an accident in Arizona. In Pittsburgh ... Pittsburgh Mayor Wants Uber to Do More For CommunityThe Drive Pittsburgh's rocky relationship with UberCNNMoney Uber Self-Driving Program Hits Another Pothole - WSJWall Street Journal (subscription) WTAE Pittsburgh -Investopedia -Daily Mail -Reuters all 34 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber