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TechCrunch Uber reportedly denied recruiters diversity data TechCrunch Uber is expected to publicly release its first-ever diversity report sometime next week. But it turns out that Uber's demographics were also unknown to members of its recruiting team, Bloomberg reported earlier today, citing several sources. According ... WTF is happening at Uber?Recode Uber CEO Travis Kalanick Met With Rev. Jesse Jackson Pledging to Make Diversity a PriorityFortune Uber reviews leasing scheme as driver incomes dropThe Hindu BuzzFeed News -City A.M. -InfoWorld all 27 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Forbes Uber, Netflix And The Rise Of On-Demand Applications Forbes Disruption. That's a catchword you've probably been hearing a lot of these last few days. But what are they disrupting? And why does it need to be disrupted? The first answer, is the market. The second answer, well, that's more complicated. Allow me to ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

CNBC Meet the lawyer trying to make Uber pay more taxes - CNBC.com CNBC Lawyer Jolyon Maugham took an Uber to the ride hailing service's headquarters to deliver a letter which could cost the U.S. start-up millions of dollars. and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Quartz Is the era of cheap Uber rides over? Quartz One of Uber's biggest selling points is price. That may not be true for much longer. As it is, the world's most valuable startup is going through a rough patch, with resignations of top executives, allegations of sexual harassment, and a widespread ... Uber Urges Canadian Government to Keep Ride-Sharing Tax AdvantageFortune Uber pans, taxi industry praises addition of GST to ride-hailingVancouver Sun Uber upset over new taxation rulesCTV News CBC.ca -Toronto Star -Montreal Gazette all 464 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Bath Chronicle Bath councillors vote to investigate Uber following complaints by city cabbies Bath Chronicle An investigation will be launched into how Uber operates in Bath following a "rapid deterioration" of the city's taxi service. The probe has been ordered by Bath and North East Somerset Council after members heard the plight of local cabbies when they ... SA Uber drivers to take selfies to verify identificationEyewitness News SUMMERSON: Stepping into the wonderful world of UberNiagara Gazette Uber updates security with new driver selfie rule - HeraldLIVEHerald live SowetanLIVE all 10 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Bloomberg As Uber Grew Hastily, Diversity Took a Backseat Bloomberg Efforts to hire more women and people of color at Uber Technologies Inc. have been long hindered by a peculiar constraint. Members of the recruiting team were denied access to information about the company's diversity makeup, according to several ... WTF is happening at Uber?Recode Uber boss Travis Kalanick has confirmed his company will soon reveal diversity and inclusion dataCity A.M. Uber finally agrees to reveal diversity dataPCWorld The Economist -Triple Pundit (registration) (blog) -Economic Times all 15 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Recode WTF is happening at Uber? Recode The first three months of 2017 have been rough for Uber: Some customers have boycotted it; Alphabet has sued it; and, most notably, former employees have alleged rampant sexism at the company, leading to the resignations of several top executives over ... Uber boss Travis Kalanick has confirmed his company will soon reveal diversity and inclusion dataCity A.M. Uber is facing the biggest crisis in its short historyThe Economist Uber finally agrees to reveal diversity dataPCWorld Triple Pundit (registration) (blog) -USA TODAY -Economic Times all 14 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

NPR Can Arianna Huffington Save Uber? NPR Uber is in crisis. This week the president resigned, after just six months on the job. Morale has been shaken, following a damning account of sexual harassment. The board of directors is so concerned about the CEO's ability to lead, they're looking for ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

The Guardian Uber manager told female engineer that 'sexism is systemic in tech' The Guardian Uber is facing yet another discrimination scandal after a manager who was recruiting a female engineer defended the company by saying “sexism is systemic in tech”. On 14 March, an engineering manager at Uber tried to recruit Kamilah Taylor, a senior ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

City A.M. Uber boss Travis Kalanick has confirmed his company will soon reveal diversity and inclusion data City A.M. After a bumpy past couple of months, Uber is keen to show it's progressing as a company. The ride-hailing app's boss Travis Kalanick has agreed to release the company's diversity and inclusion data after meeting with Reverend Jesse Jackson yesterday in ... Uber is facing the biggest crisis in its short historyThe Economist Uber finally agrees to reveal diversity dataPCWorld Is Google's Lawsuit the Beginning of the End for Uber?Triple Pundit (registration) (blog) Reuters -gulfnews.com -Chicago Tribune all 12 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

CNBC Meet the man beating Uber at its own game in Asia CNBC The Uber-rival, currently operates in 7 Southeast Asian countries and has six Research & Development centers across Asia. It announced early-March that it would be adding 800 news R&D jobs in the next two years, in a bid to improve the user experience. and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

ABC Online Uber drivers earning 'minimum wage', say South Australian drivers ABC Online Despite ride-sharing service Uber remaining illegal in South Australia due to an accreditation stand-off with the State Government, its drivers have spoken out against their "minimum wage" work and are questioning whether it is worth their while ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

USA TODAY Uber CEO to Jesse Jackson: Diversity will be priority USA TODAY SAN FRANCISCO — Uber CEO Travis Kalanick vowed to make diversity and inclusion a top priority at his company in a sit down with civil rights leader Jesse Jackson. The one-hour meeting in Jackson's office at the Rainbow PUSH Coalition headquarters in ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Fortune Uber Urges Canadian Government to Keep Ride-Sharing Tax Advantage Fortune Uber Canada on Thursday urged the Canadian government to retain a tax advantage available to ride-services companies, a day after the country's Liberal administration proposed removing the measure. The new national budget unveiled on Wednesday ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Mashable Teens can sneak out but not before Uber narcs on them Mashable Kids are not to be trusted. And now, thanks to Uber for teens, they don't have to be. The scandal-plagued ride-hail company announced Thursday a new program allowing parents to add teenagers to a "family profile," thus allowing plucky youngsters aged ... Uber launches teen driving service in PhoenixPhoenix Business Journal Columbus one of cities getting test of Uber service for teensThe Columbus Dispatch all 6 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

GOOD Magazine Here's How Many People Ditched Uber In One Week After The #DeleteUber Movement GOOD Magazine Social media has made easier than ever to preach about just about anything, but do public pledges of change and activism really manifest outside the realms of Twitter and Facebook? It certainly depends on the promise, but the ubiquity of #DeleteUber ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Bath Chronicle Bath taxi drivers fear for livelihoods as Uber drivers flood the city at weekends Bath Chronicle The company said at the time: "All drivers using the Uber app in Bath are licensed for private hire by Bath City Council (sic) and have undergone an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check - the same process black cab drivers, teachers and ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Business Insider Uber brings on 2 execs from Amazon and Dropbox to woo more businesses into expensing rides for employees Business Insider Uber is deepening its push into winning corporate business accounts and has brought on two industry veterans to add to its Uber for Business team. Dropbox veteran Julie Herendeen started this week as Uber's new global head of enterprise marketing. and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

The Economist Uber is facing the biggest crisis in its short history The Economist AS A teenager, Travis Kalanick's first job was to knock on strangers' doors and sell them knives. Now he is trying to dodge the daggers aimed at him and at Uber, a ride-hailing firm that is the world's most valuable startup. On March 19th Jeff Jones ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Will Uber's Bad Month Tank the Startup Market? Fortune The efforts add to a growing anxiety in startup-land, caused by the Uber drama, combined with Snap's soft post-IPO performance (or as Fortune's Shawn Tully called it, "one of Wall Street's biggest flops"). If Uber goes down, could it tank confidence in ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Eyewitness News Uber introduces real-time ID for drivers Eyewitness News The feature, which verifies registered drivers, comes in the wake of reports of some users being attacked, kidnapped and raped by bogus Uber drivers. General Manager for Uber Sub-Saharan Africa Alon Lits says they are always looking at enhancing safety. Uber updates security with new driver selfie ruleHerald live all 2 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Fortune Canada Wants to End This Advantage for Uber Fortune he new national budget unveiled Wednesday by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberal government took aim at ride-sharing providers such as Uber Technologies, looking to end a tax advantage they have over traditional taxi companies. Budget 2017: Hello Uber tax, goodbye transit creditCBC.ca From taxes on alcohol to GST on Uber rides: The top seven ways this budget will help or hit your pocketbookFinancial Post Goodbye transit credit, hello taxes on booze, smokes and UberiPolitics.ca (subscription) all 12 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Money Magazine Lyft Has a New Pitch to Lure Drivers Away From Uber Money Magazine This survey came before Uber was met with a host of criticism, ranging from the Uber CEO Travis Kalanick's involvement in President Donald Trump's economic advisory council (he later resigned) to former Uber employees speaking out about sexism within ... It's Illegal for Uber Drivers to Accept Tips in Some StatesBloomberg Uber's attempt to block Seattle drivers from unionizing has failedThe Verge Alaska is one of few states without Uber or Lyft. New bills could change that.Alaska Dispatch News Crain's Detroit Business -Squamish Chief -KFGO all 59 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Forbes How to Pay for Airbnb and Uber with Rewards Points Forbes Airbnb and Uber are two of the most popular and semi-unconventional travel services for those that don't want to spend the extra money on a regular hotel room or taxi fare. The one problem is that while you can earn points by paying for your ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Jalopnik Uber Employees Use Secret Tools To Target Drivers And Undercut Competition Jalopnik Three years ago, ride-hailing giant Uber came under investigation for a tool called “God View” that allowed employees to track drivers and customers in real-time. Uber has since scaled that ability back, but Jalopnik has learned the company still ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber