googlenews

Recode This is the new self-driving truck company taking on Uber's Otto Recode Embark, a self-driving trucking startup backed by Maven Ventures, launched out of stealth on Friday with the goal of easing the pains of long-haul trucking. When it's up and running, the system will take over for truck drivers on the highway and return ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Investopedia Sexism Charges Bring Uber's Toxic Culture to Fore (FB) Investopedia You might be forgiven for thinking that Susan Fowler's account of her year working as an engineer at ride-sharing startup Uber is excerpted from a best-selling thriller or a lurid novel. It contains all the necessary elements: a manager in an open ... Uber investors attack company over 'bullying, lack of diversity and harassment of every form'The Independent Two angel investors in Uber say efforts to change company culture from within didn't workCNBC Hot in Silicon Valley: Uber's very bad weekAxios CNET -Fortune -Bloomberg -Susan J. Fowler all 49 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

The Guardian Google lawsuit could be a fatal setback for Uber's self-driving dreams The Guardian Three weeks later, it is the pioneering engineer of self-driving car technology whose job could be in jeopardy, and the lawsuit he is named in could pose an existential threat to an increasingly vulnerable Uber. With deep pockets and a $70bn valuation ... Uber's mess reaches beyond sexism - and Silicon ValleyBBC News Uber's no good, very bad monthChicago Tribune Google's Lawsuit Against Uber Revolves Around Frickin' LasersWIRED Investor's Business Daily -Livemint all 42 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

The Verge A self driving Uber ran a red light last December, contrary to company claims The Verge The New York Times cites two company employees and internal company documents that reveal that the mapping programs guiding the vehicle in question failed to recognize six traffic lights, which allowed it to roll through a red light last December. and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

TechCrunch Everything we know so far about Uber's sexual harassment scandal TechCrunch Former Uber engineer Susan Fowler Rigetti's story of sexual harassment and HR complicity at the company has drawn a lot of attention from the outside world as many relate to her frustrations and the broader systemic culture of sexism that manifests ... Engineer who blew lid on Uber's toxic sexist culture now menaced by creepy 'smear campaign'The Register Susan Fowler, the techie taking on UberFinancial Times Uber says it's not behind the phone calls to investigate Susan Fowler's personal lifeRecode Vox -Huffington Post -USA TODAY -Susan J. Fowler all 208 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

USA TODAY ICYMI: Uber led biggest tech stories of week USA TODAY LOS ANGELES — This week's tech news was dominated by charges of sexual harassment and discrimination at ride-hailing service Uber, a potential push from Google to bring ride-sharing to the mass market and a move from Facebook to bring more ads to ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Ars Technica Woman: After I rebuffed my Uber driver's advances, he tried to rape me Ars Technica As is the case in other sexual assault lawsuits involving the ride-sharing company, the woman argues that Uber has been negligent in its hiring practices. The company, she claims, is not as safe as it purports to be. Uber has faced numerous similar ... Toxic Uber sued after driver allegedly tried to rape passenger in carThe Register Uber driver allegedly hit on head with bottle by female passengerdailytelegraph.com.au all 6 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Chicago Tribune Uber's no good, very bad month Chicago Tribune While Uber has in the past been adept at weathering bad publicity, brand and industry analysts are less sure about the company's ability to emerge from the recent damaging events unscathed, particularly since Uber has pegged its future to self-driving ... Uber's mess reaches beyond sexism - and Silicon ValleyBBC News Google's Lawsuit Against Uber Revolves Around Frickin' LasersWIRED Uber's Run Of Bad News Just Got Waymo WorseInvestor's Business Daily Livemint all 42 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

The Register Engineer who blew lid on Uber's toxic sexist culture now menaced by creepy 'smear campaign' The Register The engineer who claims Uber is rife with sexism and lying executives has said someone is researching her background for a smear campaign. On Sunday, Susan Fowler, a former Uber engineer and O'Reilly author, published an explosive blog post telling of ... Susan Fowler, the techie taking on UberFinancial Times Uber says it's not behind the phone calls to investigate Susan Fowler's personal lifeRecode Uber says it's 'absolutely not' behind a smear campaign against ex-employee Susan Fowler RigettiTechCrunch Vox -Huffington Post -The Independent -Susan J. Fowler all 202 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

BBC News Uber's mess reaches beyond sexism - and Silicon Valley BBC News Uber's meteoric rise was dogged by incessant lawsuits, enraged protests and staggering losses. Or, as co-founder Travis Kalanick might consider it right now, the "good old days". He now faces tougher challenges. This week began with Uber opening an ... Uber's no good, very bad monthChicago Tribune Google's Lawsuit Against Uber Revolves Around Frickin' LasersWIRED What Google hopes to gain by suing UberLivemint Investor's Business Daily all 39 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

BBC News Uber's mess reaches beyond sexism - and Silicon Valley BBC News Uber's meteoric rise was dogged by incessant lawsuits, enraged protests and staggering losses. Or, as co-founder Travis Kalanick might consider it right now, the "good old days". He now faces tougher challenges. This week began with Uber opening an ... What Google hopes to gain by suing UberLivemint all 29 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Engadget Uber's credibility crisis is getting harder to avoid Engadget The latest ripple effect from recent reports of ingrained sexism within Uber is that the engineer who originally wrote about them now says someone is trying to dig up dirt on her. Susan Fowler tweeted that "Research for the smear campaign has begun ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

New York Times A Lawsuit Against Uber Highlights the Rush to Conquer Driverless Cars New York Times SAN FRANCISCO — Late last year, Uber, in defiance of California state regulators, went ahead with a self-driving car experiment on the streets of San Francisco under the leadership of Anthony Levandowski, a new company executive. The experiment ... Google's Waymo self-driving car unit sues Uber over claims of 14000 stolen documents revealing sensor secretsDaily Mail Uber on Alphabet lawsuit: 'A baseless attempt to slow down a competitor'CNBC Uber's bad month keeps getting worseLos Angeles Times CNET -Business Insider -MIT Technology Review -Medium all 510 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

CNBC Uber on Alphabet lawsuit: 'A baseless attempt to slow down a competitor' CNBC The lawsuit revolves around Anthony Levandowski, who left Google to launch a self-driving truck company called Otto, which went own to be acquired by Uber. The lawsuit claims Levandowski raided design servers and "downloaded more than 14,000 highly ... Google's Waymo self-driving car unit sues Uber over claims of 14000 stolen documents revealing sensor secretsDaily Mail Google v Uber: The engineer that triggered colossal legal fightThe Sydney Morning Herald Uber calls Waymo's lawsuit 'baseless'CNET Los Angeles Times -New York Times -The Verge -Medium all 510 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

The Register Toxic Uber sued after driver allegedly tried to rape passenger in car The Register Uber, facing scrutiny for its "toxic" culture of sexual harassment and for alleged trade secret theft from Alphabet's Waymo, has been hit with yet another lawsuit alleging that one of its drivers attempted to rape a passenger. Attorneys representing an ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

YourStory.com Never made commitment to fulfil driver demands: Uber The Hindu The drivers from Sarvodaya Driver Association, the union which led the strike for 13 days, had met Delhi Transport Minister Satyendra Jain and representatives from Uber and Ola on Thursday. The drivers had claimed they had been assured that their ... Ola, Uber drivers in Bengaluru join their Delhi counterparts on indefinite strikeYourStory.com Ola, Uber drivers call off strikeEconomic Times Ola, Uber drivers call off strike in Delhi after Delhi government assuranceHindustan Times Times of India -ITV News all 103 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

CNET Waymo accuses Uber of industrial espionage CNET ... Jaguar · Land Rover · Mercedes-Benz · Nissan · Tesla · Toyota · Volvo · Chicago Auto Show · Detroit Auto Show. Go. Autoplay: ON Autoplay: OFF. Your video, "Waymo accuses Uber of industrial espionage" will start after this message from our sponsors. https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Co.Exist Uber Raises Prices, But Doesn't Pay Its Drivers Any Extra Co.Exist Good news for workers! Uber is raising prices, which means you can feel a little less guilty about using the private taxi service, because its drivers will finally get paid a fair wage, right? Not so fast: while Uber is raising its booking fee, it won ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Economic Times Google's Waymo sues Uber over 'theft' of self-driving technology Economic Times Waymo accuses several employees of Otto, a self-driving startup Uber acquired in August for $680 million, of lifting technical information from Google's autonomous car project. The "calculated theft" of Alphabet's technology earned Otto's employees ... Alphabet's Waymo Alleges Uber Stole Self-Driving SecretsBloomberg all 612 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

BGR Uber, Fitbit, OkCupid info exposed by "CloudBleed" flaw CNET Usernames and passwords leaked onto the open internet earlier this month because of a security bug that affected 3,400 websites, including popular services like Uber, Fitbit and OkCupid. You wouldn't mind if someone could break into the personal ... Uber, 1Password, Fitbit and OKCupid user data exposed by massive security flawBGR Are you at risk of being hacked? A security bug has leaked the passwords and private messages of MILLIONS of Uber ...Daily Mail Uber, Yelp, OKCupid among major iOS apps potentially affected by massive 'Cloudbleed' leakAppleInsider (press release) (blog) 9 to 5 Mac -CBS Local -Cloudflare Blog -Monorail all 112 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

CNBC It would be 'dangerous to change' Uber's culture at this point, says Gene Munster CNBC Speaking from a hypothetical Uber investor's perspective, "I would like to see the people that actually did this be held accountable, but I wouldn't like to see the culture change, as crazy as that sounds," he said. (Munster is not an investor in the ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Financial Times Susan Fowler, the techie taking on Uber Financial Times The revelation that shook Mr Kalanick, Uber and the technology industry came from Susan Fowler, a 25-year old site reliability engineer, who had worked at the company for a little over a year. She wrote an entry on her personal blog called simply ... Uber female engineers to Travis: 'there's a systemic problem with sexism here'TechCrunch Uber is reeling from allegations of sexual harassment and stolen technologyVox Uber writes to users abandoning service over sexual harassment claimsThe Guardian BGR -The Independent -Quartz -Susan J. Fowler all 161 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

TechCrunch Weekly Roundup: Uber responds to sexual harassment claim, NASA discovers Earth-like planets TechCrunch Tech news was heavy this week. Uber is facing a sexual harassment claim as well as a lawsuit from Google, NASA discovered planets with what could prove to be Earthlike conditions, and more information was revealed about Apple's new Apple Park ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

K24 TV Uber Is Doomed Jalopnik If there is one quote that sums up the ethos of Uber, it might be this cut from the company's firebrand CEO Travis Kalanick: “Stand by your principles and be comfortable with confrontation. So few people are, so when the people with the red tape come, ... Uber drivers ask Parliament to regulate taxi industryK24 TV all 5 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Financial Times Online criticism on sexism gets under Uber's skin Financial Times There has been much hand-wringing about the impact of social media on politics and social cohesion but Uber's experience highlights a different side to the rise of Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. The ability to share personal stories globally has ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber