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Recode Recode Daily: Trump addresses Congress, Snap's IPO eve, Uber's CEO apologizes Recode Uber CEO Travis Kalanick apologized after Bloomberg posted a dashcam video of him speaking disrespectfully to an Uber driver. “It's clear this video is a reflection of me — and the criticism we've received is a stark reminder that I must fundamentally ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

The Sun What is Uber, how does it work and why is the taxi cab app so controversial? All you need to know The Sun THE Uber app has revolutionised taxi travel by connecting freelance drivers with passengers in major cities all over the world. The California firm has whipped up a fair amount of controversy during its dramatic rise, as question marks about ... Meru strikes while the iron is hot, even as Uber and Ola are in limboTech in Asia What You Should Know About The Ola-Uber StrikeSwarajya Delhi HC to hear plea against strike by Ola, UberHindustan Times The Hindu all 84 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

New York Times Uber Case Could Be a Watershed for Women in Tech New York Times Few women in Silicon Valley were surprised by the revelations about Uber detailed this month by Susan Fowler, a software engineer who published an exposé on the culture of sexism and sexual harassment that she said she battled during her year at the ... Women in tech say past Uber employee's sexual harassment allegations 'no surprise'CBC.ca all 5 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Telegraph.co.uk 'Ashamed' Uber boss Travis Kalanick filmed in heated row with driver over fares Telegraph.co.uk 'Ashamed' Uber boss Travis Kalanick has apologised after he was caught on camera getting into an heated argument with one of the company's own drivers. Footage was released by Bloomberg of the Uber co-founder in a tense discussion with driver Fawzi ... Fresh Uber row as boss swears at driver upset with faresBBC News Uber chief admits he needs leadership help after outburstFinancial Times Uber CEO Travis Kalanick caught on video arguing with driver about faresThe Guardian Mirror.co.uk -Sky News -Susan J. Fowler -Bloomberg all 346 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

YourStory.com After Uber, Tesla faces heat as engineer alleges a culture of 'pervasive harassment' YourStory.com This also comes at a time when Silicon Valley is reeling from similar allegations of former Uber engineer Susan Fowler and another ex-employee, Amy Vertino (alias), who described herself as a 'Uber Survivor'. Both women have alleged that management ... First Uber, now Tesla: Employee sues over sexism, inappropriate conductTNW all 38 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

BBC News Fresh Uber row as boss swears at driver upset with fares BBC News Uber boss Travis Kalanick has apologised after a video emerged of him swearing at one of the company's drivers. The outburst came after Fawzi Kamel, who was driving the chief executive, complained his income was falling and blamed Uber's fare structure. Uber CEO Travis Kalanick caught on video arguing with driver about faresThe Guardian Uber chief admits he needs leadership help after outburstFinancial Times Uber boss 'ashamed' after video emerges of argument with driverSky News Mirror.co.uk -TechCrunch -Susan J. Fowler -New York Times all 289 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

The Register Uber: Please don't give our London drivers English tests. You can work out the reason why The Register Uber's lawyers in the UK have argued against rules requiring minicab drivers to pass an English literacy test – because many of its cheap cyber chauffeurs would fail. Last August, Transport for London (TfL) told all private-hire vehicle drivers not ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Daily Mail TRANSCRIPT OF TRAVIS KALANICK'S FIGHT WITH UBER DRIVER Daily Mail Kalanick chatted to the two women who joined him in the backseat sporadically, telling them when his birthday was and listening to one say she only dates 'older men'. He marveled over the Bay Bridge ('I'm so glad the bay bridge is what it is') before ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Quartz The simple reason why Uber and Ola can't deter Indians from owning cars Quartz Travis Kalanick, founder and CEO of Uber, built his cab-hailing startup with one ambitious goal: to stop people from buying cars. And while his ultimate goal could well be achieved globally, India would remain an exception. New research by Swiss ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

BBC News Uber boss 'ashamed' after video emerges of argument with driver Sky News Travis Kalanick has said he needs to "grow up" and get help after the embarrassing dashcam footage showed him angrily dismissing the driver's concerns. The businessman, who had been travelling with two women, was coming to the end of his Uber journey ... Fresh Uber row as boss swears at driver upset with faresBBC News 'Ashamed' Uber boss Travis Kalanick filmed in heated row with driver over faresTelegraph.co.uk Uber chief admits he needs leadership help after outburstFinancial Times The Guardian -Mirror.co.uk -Susan J. Fowler -Recode all 329 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Reuters Uber's self-driving unit quietly bought firm with tech at heart of Alphabet lawsuit Reuters Alphabet's autonomous car unit Waymo sued Uber and Otto last week, alleging that former employee Anthony Levandowski, who left Waymo to set up Otto, downloaded and stole more than 14,000 confidential files, including details on light detection and ... Uber Exec: 'We Did Not Steal Any Google IP'Forbes Google's Robocar Lawsuit Could Kill Uber's Future and Send Execs to PrisonWIRED all 21 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Reuters UK Uber's self-driving unit quietly bought firm with tech at heart of Alphabet lawsuit Reuters UK The unpublicised acquisition may become a factor in the high-stakes legal fight between Uber and Alphabet, the parent of Google, as the two Silicon Valley companies aggressively develop self-driving technology, widely seen as the future of private road ... Uber Exec: 'We Did Not Steal Any Google IP'Forbes Google's Robocar Lawsuit Could Kill Uber's Future and Send Execs to PrisonWIRED all 23 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Financial Times Uber chief admits he needs leadership help after outburst Financial Times Uber chief executive Travis Kalanick said on Tuesday that he must grow up and get leadership help after a video emerged of him arguing rudely with an Uber driver, compounding a series of crises that has hit the company. In the footage that surfaced ... Fresh Uber row as boss swears at driver upset with faresBBC News Uber boss 'ashamed' after video emerges of argument with driverSky News Uber CEO Travis Kalanick caught on video arguing with driver about faresThe Guardian Telegraph.co.uk -Mirror.co.uk -The Independent -Susan J. Fowler all 322 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Uber Bare: Four Steps To Avoiding A Corporate Culture Disaster Forbes Now, Uber is faced with the same costly lesson. While this new economy provides amazing opportunities for innovative business models like Uber and Airbnb, a key mistake companies make is not paying proactive attention to building and maintaining an ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

MarketWatch Uber CEO apologizes for argument caught on video, admits he needs to grow up MarketWatch Travis Kalanick, the chief executive and co-founder of Uber Technologies Inc., apologized late Tuesday after a video surfaced of him getting into a shouting match with one of his company's drivers, and said that he needed leadership help. The argument ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Business Insider Uber CEO Travis Kalanick apologizes for treating a driver 'disrespectfully': 'I must fundamentally change as a ... Business Insider In the dashcam video, Kalanick gets into a heated discussion with Uber driver Fawzi Kamel over the price of fares on the app, with the CEO ultimately telling him that "Some people don't like to take responsibility for their own s---. They blame ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Bloomberg Uber CEO Kalanick Caught on Video Arguing Over Fares Bloomberg Redpoint Ventures Partner Ryan Sarver and Bloomberg's Brad Stone discuss Uber CEO Travis Kalanick's latest public relations nightmare and the company culture. They speak with Selina Wang on “Bloomberg Technology.” (Source: Bloomberg) ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

WPTV.com Man carjacked Uber driver, robbed man at ATM in Port St. Lucie, police say WPTV.com LUCIE, Fla. -- A man was arrested after police say he carjacked an Uber driver in Port St. Lucie and then robbed another victim at an ATM. An Uber driver was picking up a fare at Cashmere Corner in the 800 block of St. Lucie West Boulevard on Monday ... JUST IN: Man robs Uber driver, ATM customer before arrest in St. LuciePalm Beach Post Man charged with carjacking Uber driver, robbing customerWPEC all 6 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

The Register Uber's Boston T party – and T is for taxi: City's cabbies sue app maker The Register Uber faces yet another antitrust lawsuit brought by cab companies, this time in Boston, Massachusetts. Fourteen Boston area taxi companies filed a complaint [PDF] against Uber on Monday in a district court alleging that the ride platform provider ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

The Hill (blog) Uber is on a collision course with regulators and lawyers The Hill (blog) By most measures, Uber is a runaway success. With big investments in artificial intelligence, self-driving cars and next-generation technologies, the company is now valued at close to $70 billion. In June 2016, Uber received $3.5 billion from Saudi ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

The Guardian Uber CEO caught on video arguing with driver about how company treats them The Guardian The embattled ride-hail company logged another controversy on Tuesday when Bloomberg News published dashcam video of CEO Travis Kalanick arguing with his own Uber driver over the company's treatment of drivers. The video, reportedly taken 5 ... In Video, Uber CEO Argues With Driver Over Falling FaresBloomberg Uber's CEO caught being a jerk on camera by one of his own driversThe Verge Uber's CEO lectures a driver about "responsibility" in an argument about fare cutsVox The Independent -Financial Times -Susan J. Fowler -New York Times all 178 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Forbes Uber Exec: 'We Did Not Steal Any Google IP' Forbes On Monday, Anthony Levandowski, co-founder of self-driving-truck startup Otto and now head of Uber's autonomous vehicle program, was interviewed on stage at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Surprisingly, the interviewer didn't mention the ... Google's Robocar Lawsuit Could Kill Uber's Future and Send Execs to PrisonWIRED Alphabet Sues Uber Over Alleged Stolen Intellectual PropertyFortune all 18 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Tech in Asia In Mumbai : Ola, Uber cab strike postponed to March 21 Hindustan Times Commuters in the city breathed a temporary sigh of relief on Tuesday after drivers attached with app-based taxi services like Ola and Uber deferred the strike by a month. After holding a meeting at Govandi, the cab drivers decided to postpone their ... Meru strikes while the iron is hot, even as Uber and Ola are in limboTech in Asia Delhi HC asks striking drivers of Ola and Uber to end stirTimes of India Ola, Uber drivers to begin hunger strike from todayDeccan Herald Moneycontrol.com -The Hindu all 69 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

CityLab Stop Asking Whether Uber Is Transit's Enemy CityLab According to a New York Times article explaining 2016's historic dip in New York City's subway ridership, TNCs including Uber, Lyft, and smaller competitors saw ridership triple in the Big Apple, increasing to about 16 million passengers in October ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

BBC News Londoner accidentally gets Uber to Croydon, via Bristol BBC News A man in London has ended up paying £467 for an Uber after accidentally going via Bristol. Aaron Wray, 18, was trying to get to Croydon from Brixton - both in London - on Sunday, in a journey that should have taken 30 minutes. But Uber claims he ... Uber passenger accidentally goes to Bristol instead of Brixton – and gets billed £467Metro Uber passenger wakes up to £467 fare after being taken on 240-mile detour to south London via BRISTOLMirror.co.uk Uber Rider Charged £467 After Driver Took Him To Bristol Instead Of BrixtonEsquire UK Evening Standard -Daily Star -The Sun all 15 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber