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The Verge Uber, Lyft, and Airbnb condemn Trump's revised immigration ban The Verge In a statement issued to The Hill, an Uber spokesperson said, “Our sentiment has not changed: President Trump's immigration ban is unjust and wrong. We will continue to stand up for those in the Uber community affected." Unlike most other tech ... Uber and Airbnb are not the future of capitalism - VoxVox Uber and Airbnb make tax time tricky for Canadians - Nova Scotia ...CBC.ca Uber, Airbnb slam new travel ban | TheHillThe Hill all 10 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

WIRED Telemedicine Could Be Great, if People Stopped Using It Like Uber WIRED These days, more people are working from home, shopping from home, and yes, even seeing the doctor from home. Last year more than a million people traded the waiting room for the comfort of their own couch—which sure beats thumbing through a sad ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Financial Times Uber Should Worry About India's DUD - Bloomberg Gadfly Bloomberg It's great that Travis Kalanick is seeking leadership help, though the Uber Technologies Inc. CEO might need advice in another area. Let's call it DUD ... Uber Chief Travis Kalanick Rides Out Recent StormsWall Street Journal (subscription) Uber employees lose faith and explore exitFinancial Times Programmers in the Valley are pressuring their friends to quit working at UberBusiness Insider Fortune -Fast Company -Workforce Management -Susan J. Fowler all 27 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Business Insider UK Programmers in the Valley are pressuring their friends to quit working at Uber Business Insider UK If you are a developer working at Uber these days, there's a good chance your friends are imploring you to quit the company — publicly on Twitter, privately on Facebook, or whenever you talk to them. People in Silicon Valley can't stop talking about ... Opinion: If Uber is worth what the investors claim, I'll eat my brake padsSunday Times Driving all 8 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Business Insider Programmers in the Valley are pressuring their friends to quit working at Uber Business Insider If you are a developer working at Uber these days, there's a good chance your friends are imploring you to quit the company — publicly on Twitter, privately on Facebook, or whenever you talk to them. People in Silicon Valley can't stop talking about ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Yahoo Finance AmEx platinum offers free Uber rides, higher annual fee Yahoo Finance In an exclusive partnership, card members will receive a $200 annual Uber credit, split up in monthly increments ($15 dollars a month with $35 in December.) This credit can be used for rides in the US, and Uber VIP status, which gives you perks like ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Uber Chief Travis Kalanick Rides Out Recent Storms Wall Street Journal (subscription) Tearing up at times, Uber Technologies Inc. Chief Executive Travis Kalanick reflected on the previous five years after a stretch of negative headlines. “I realize that I can come off as a passionate advocate for Uber,” Mr. Kalanick said, reading from a ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Mashable Facebook exec speaks highly of Uber at local media conference Mashable In fact, Rather admitted that Facebook, a company valued at nearly $400 billion, sees Uber, the company that can't turn a profit, as a "threat." Rather was presenting to a room of media buyers the tools Facebook has to offer local advertisers. He ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Daily Mail 'I kept telling her, "Take deep breaths in"': Uber driver helps NYPD deliver a baby while stuck in traffic Daily Mail An Uber driver helped a New York City Highway Patrol officer deliver a baby on the Kosciuszko Bridge in Queens Sunday afternoon. Athanasios Tsakalos, 23, said he picked up the woman in Astoria, Queens, after she requested a ride to Maimonides Medical ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

The Verge Can Uber be saved from itself? The Verge The week began with a terribly embarrassing video of Uber CEO Travis Kalanick being a jerk to one of his drivers, and ended with a bombshell report about a secret and legally questionable program used by Uber to evade government scrutiny globally ... Uber employees lose faith and explore exitFinancial Times What Can Uber Do To Fix Its Broken Culture?Fast Company Troubled Uber CEO Travis Kalanick 'is set to hire a right-hand man' to help him recover from controversies including ...Daily Mail Workforce Management -Fortune -Business Insider -Bloomberg all 106 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

PYMNTS.com Uber Applying For A Self-Driving Car Testing Permit In California PYMNTS.com Uber Technologies is looking to get permission from California to allow self-driving cars back on the road, according to the company. In a report, an Uber spokeswoman said the company is taking steps to complete its application for a DMV testing permit ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Vox Uber and Airbnb are not the future of capitalism Vox If you read articles about the sharing economy — and there have been hundreds of them over the past decade — you'll often see a line that refers to “sharing economy companies such as Airbnb, Uber, and Lyft.” The implication is that these are just ... Uber and Airbnb make tax time tricky for CanadiansCBC.ca all 3 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Daily Mail Troubled Uber CEO Travis Kalanick 'is set to hire a right-hand man' to help him recover from controversies including ... Daily Mail An Uber investor told The Information: 'You can't ignore the sheer scale of what he's built and the strategy. Can he be radically changed? I think so. Can you bring in a Sheryl Sandberg? Yeah, absolutely. I'd go there before looking for a major change. Disgruntled Uber employees are reportedly talking to recruiters and rival firmsBusiness Insider For Uber's own sake, it must clean up its actTelegraph.co.uk HP Handled My Sexual Harassment Better Than Uber Would Have ...Fortune USA TODAY -Automotive News (subscription) (blog) -Recode -Bloomberg all 99 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

PYMNTS.com Uber Loses Fight In UK Over English Speaking, Writing Standards PYMNTS.com Uber, the leading taxi-hailing app, lost a legal fight in the U.K., which requires private drivers to meet strict English reading and writing standards. According to a report, in August Uber got into a legal fight with the Transport for London after ... Uber loses legal test case over languageBBC News Uber loses court case to block English-language written test in LondonThe Guardian Uber loses court case over English tests for its London driversSky News TechCrunch -The Independent -The Star Online all 101 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

CNBC Alphabet lawsuit against Uber cements end of uneasy marriage CNBC When Uber Technologies was raising venture capital in 2013, it was one of the hottest deals around — and no one was more eager to write a check than Bill Maris and David Krane of Google's venture capital arm. Not everyone at Google Ventures, since ... Uber's “Greyball” tech is the latest in Uber scaremongeringAlphr Uber is smart, simple and seductive. But should we still be using it?The Guardian Uber's solution to leadership woes may be a second-in-commandEngadget ZDNet -Computer Business Review -The Week Magazine all 39 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

ZDNet Uber's secret Greyball program tracks cops, avoids authorities ZDNet In cities such as Boston, Las Vegas, and Paris, alongside countries including China and South Korea, Greyball is used as part of the violation of terms of service (VTOS) program which Uber created in 2014 to ferret out and black-mark anyone that may be ... More bad news for Uber as VP resigns and new accusations surfaceComputer Business Review Greyball: How Uber Used Secret Software To Dodge the LawSci-Tech Today News BlogThe North Coast Journal (blog) Engadget -Ars Technica UK all 31 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Economic Times Ola, Uber drivers begin strike in Chennai; threaten to picket transport commissioner office Economic Times CHENNAI: Drivers of Ola and Uber in Chennai have begun protesting against falling incentives, stiff performance targets and what they call "exploitation of labour" by both the competitors as they try to outpace each other in the cab aggregation industry. https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

ZDNet How to book an Uber ride for free ZDNet Uber has experienced better months and now a vulnerability discovered in the firm's ride-hailing app could have given users at large the chance to book cars without paying a cent. Security researcher Anand Prakash revealed the bug's presence in a blog ... Researcher finds bug that allowed free Uber ridesTechCrunch Indian Hacker Discovers A Critical Bug In The Uber App, One That Gave Free Rides For Life!Indiatimes.com Indian hacker reveals Uber app bug that could give free rides to anyone, anywhere in the worldTech2 Huffington Post India -India Today -MensXP.com -Anand Prakash all 36 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Bangkok Post 18 Uber car drivers caught, fined in one day Bangkok Post The Land Transport Department apprehended and fined 18 drivers of Uber cars on Monday as it continued its blitz on the popular but illegal taxi service. Director-general Sanit Promwong said department officials were assisted by police and soldiers in ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Alphr Uber's “Greyball” tech is the latest in Uber scaremongering Alphr Uber is getting negative headlines again. The latest Uber controversy? It has been revealed that the ride sharing company has been using a piece of custom software to avoid law enforcement authorities. The application, known as Greyball, doesn't help ... Uber is smart, simple and seductive. But should we still be using it?The Guardian Uber's secret Greyball program tracks cops, avoids authoritiesZDNet Uber's solution to leadership woes may be a second-in-commandEngadget Hindustan Times -Ars Technica UK -The Week Magazine all 38 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

The Guardian NHS trust may use Uber taxis to transfer non-emergency patients The Guardian Uber taxis could soon be used to transfer non-emergency patients with illnesses ranging from cancer to dementia back and forth from NHS hospitals in a deal that could play a part in “cracking down” on bedblocking, according to the social care company ... Uber drivers will transport non-emergency patients around in tie-up with social care start-up CeraCity A.M. Uber drivers to ferry elderly patients home from hospital in attempt to tackle record NHS bedblockingTelegraph.co.uk NHS trust to start using Uber to transfer non-emergency patients to and from hospital after deal is struck with ...Daily Mail Engadget -Financial Times -The Stack all 9 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Financial Times Uber employees lose faith and explore exit Financial Times He said the number of unsolicited résumés from Uber employees coming across his desk spiked last week, a time when two former employees published personal accounts alleging harassment and sexism at the company. He received more résumés from ... What students should learn from Uber's recent troublesWashington Post all 6 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Forbes Uber Has Been Evading, Targeting Officials With Fake Version Of The App Forbes On Friday, the New York Times reported that programmers and management at Uber have been carefully protecting against would-be regulatory interference around the world with a software-enhanced system for blacklisting city officials posing as riders. Uber uses 'secret program' Greyball to avoid regulatorsThe Independent Uber uses secret tool to deceive authoritiesNew Zealand Herald Uber uses 'secret program' Greyball to hide from regulatorsBBC News Irish Examiner -Financial Times -New York Times -Uber all 200 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

New York Post Uber driver helps deliver a baby while stuck in traffic New York Post Saki Tsaki, 23, said he picked up the mom-to-be and her small daughter in Astoria, Queens, after they requested a ride to Wyckoff Hospital in Brooklyn. It soon became clear that the woman was in active labor, according to Tsaki. “The baby was coming ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Telegraph.co.uk For Uber's own sake, it must clean up its act Telegraph.co.uk If you have had a bad week yourself, spare a thought for Travis Kalanick. The ultra-wealthy founder of Uber (personal net worth $6bn) may run the world's most valuable start-up, but at times over recent days, Mr Kalanick probably wished he was anyone else. Uber's PR challenges create opening for rivalsAutomotive News (subscription) (blog) Uber Vice President Resigns as Misconduct Investigation Ramps UpFortune Uber's unraveling: The stunning, 2 week string of blows that has upended the world's most valuable startupBusiness Insider WTSP.com -Gizmodo UK -Recode -Susan J. Fowler all 73 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber