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All Uber Wants to Do is Win, Win, Win Fortune That's how much Uber CEO Travis Kalanick wants to win. According to various reports, his company is losing staggering amounts of money—the GDP of Grenada, every 180 days—to secure its place at the top of the global ride-hailing market. Uber generates ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Chicago Tribune Uber said to lose at least $1.2 billion in 1st half of 2016 Chicago Tribune The ride-hailing giant Uber Technologies is not a public company, but every three months, dozens of shareholders get on a conference call to hear the latest details on its business performance from its head of finance, Gautam Gupta. On Friday, Gupta ... How Uber Lost More Than $1 Billion in the First Half of 2016New York Times Uber lost $1.3B in first half of 2016: reportUSA TODAY Uber bleeds more than $1 billion in six monthsCNNMoney The Verge -Christian Science Monitor -Bloomberg all 121 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Police Seek Man Who Posed as Uber Driver, Attacked Woman ABC News Atlanta police investigating a woman's report that she was sexually assaulted by an Uber driver say they now believe the suspect posed as an Uber driver to lure her into his car. The 20-year-old woman told officers she was leaving the Park Bench Pub on ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Forbes Uber Lost More Than $1.2 Billion In The First Half Of 2016 Alone Forbes Bloomberg recently had an article that talked about mounting losses at one of the hottest unicorns out there. Uber, the ride hailing service, has reportedly lost a cool $1.27 billion in the first half of 2016 alone. This whopping loss is operational ... Uber said to lose at least $1.2 billion in 1st half of 2016Chicago Tribune How Uber Lost More Than $1 Billion in the First Half of 2016New York Times Uber lost $1.3B in first half of 2016: reportUSA TODAY CNNMoney -The Verge -PYMNTS.com -Bloomberg all 119 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Houston Press Did a Donor Persuade Mayor Turner to Refuse Uber's Wishes? Houston Press Like many bar owners, Heugel, who owns Anvil Bar & Refuge, has praised Uber as a solution to reducing drunk driving — and thus bringing more people out to the bars on rainy Friday evenings and getting them home safely, when perhaps without the ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

New York Times 2016 Election, Uber, Ryan Lochte: Your Friday Briefing New York Times Hillary Clinton in Reno, Nev., on Thursday, where she delivered a blistering denunciation of Donald J. Trump's personal and political history with race. Credit Max Whittaker for The New York Times. (Want to get this briefing by email? Here's the sign-up.). https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Cincinnati.com Police: Driver crashes into Uber, loses arm Cincinnati.com A speeding female driver crashed into an Uber vehicle and lost her left arm early Friday, Cincinnati police said. Officers found a silver 2004 Toyota Camry Solara on its top when they responded to Dana and Trimble avenues about 1 a.m., said Lt. Tim ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

New York Times How Uber Lost More Than $1 Billion in the First Half of 2016 New York Times Uber recorded losses of roughly $1.2 billion in the first half of 2016, according to a person briefed on the company's financial data, who spoke on the condition of anonymity. More than half of those losses, or around $750 million, accrued in the ... Uber lost $1.3B in first half of 2016: reportUSA TODAY Uber bleeds more than $1 billion in six monthsCNNMoney ​Uber suffers $1.2b half year loss: ReportZDNet Gizmodo -CNET -TIME -Bloomberg all 63 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Page Six Uber CEO splits with beautiful violinist girlfriend Page Six Cue the sad violin: Uber CEO Travis Kalanick has split with his violinist girlfriend Gabi Holzwarth, sources exclusively tell Page Six. The 40-year-old tech billionaire was dating the beautiful, talented street violinist, 26, for nearly two years, but ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

WTOP DC-area Uber users can now schedule rides WTOP Uber users can schedule rides with UberX — the ride-hailing service's lowest-cost option, the company announced Thursday. The option will be available beginning Thursday and will roll out to all users in the area within the next couple weeks. https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

CNNMoney Uber tests $2 flat rate fares and edges closer to public transit CNNMoney Uber is testing out flat fares in a handful of U.S. cities as part of a new program called Uber Plus. To get the deal, a rider must first pay $20 for a month of up to 20 fixed-cost trips, or $30 for up to 40 trips. You'll be charged the flat rate in ... Uber's new flat fare is cheaper than the busBGR Uber Just Introduced This Perk to London RidersFortune Uber Is Testing Pre-Paid, Flat-Rate Rides, And They're Already Sold Out In SFSFist The San Diego Union-Tribune -Forbes -Mashable all 48 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Atlanta Journal Constitution Man accused of raping woman pretended to be Uber driver Atlanta Journal Constitution Atlanta police say a man accused of raping a woman and then pushing her out of his car was not an Uber driver after all. Surveillance footage released Thursday from that night shows the fake Uber driver pushing her out of the car along West Wieuca Road. Police: Man poses as Uber driver, sexually assaults woman11alive.com all 4 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Mashable Uber drivers still aren't employees, but they can retire through Betterment Mashable Uber is partnering with Betterment, the "investing made better" robo-advisor for retirement and other investment goals. Uber drivers will be able to open Betterment accounts through Uber, with their first year on Betterment free. "Now, drivers can use ... Uber Partners With Betterment to Offer Drivers IRAsNew York Times Uber offers retirement plans to drivers as legal battle continuesTechCrunch Uber gives drivers a chance to save for retirementDigital Trends Wall Street Journal -USA TODAY -Los Angeles Times -Uber all 62 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Business Insider Uber employees worry about self-driving cars and their stock options, an anonymous app shows Business Insider Uber employees are apparently worried about the future of the company after self-driving cars become a real thing, and about the kind of money employees can make in a presumed IPO. That's according to snippets of conversations sent to us from an Uber ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Mashable Taxi drivers hope to beat Uber with their own apps Mashable India's taxi unions are done trying to stop Uber. Now, they're trying to beat them. “If they can make apps, why can't we?” said Anthony Quadros, general secretary of the Mumbai Taximen's Union. “To compete with Ola and Uber, we can't just sit back. We ... Radio Taxi seeks ban on Uber, Ola; Bombay HC seeks reply from stateTimes of India all 20 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Scientific American Uber's "Self-Driving" Test Cars to Be Overseen by Driver and Engineer Scientific American The ride-sharing company has not offered many details about what to expect during the experiment in Pittsburgh, chosen because Uber's advanced technologies center is based there and because it gives the company a diverse set of traffic patterns, road ... Uber Set To Release Driverless Cars Next MonthOilPrice.com Uber's audacious plan to replace human driversCBS News Driverless Uber Cars Are Coming to Disrupt the Sharing Economy, Capitalism Carries OnObserver Washington Post -Fortune -Voice of America (blog) -Bloomberg all 115 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Reuters Uber to pull out of Macau in September: Macau media Reuters Global ride-hailing giant Uber Technologies Inc UBER.UL will pull out of the gambling hub of Macau on September 9, less than 10 months after it launched there, Macau media reported, citing a letter they said was sent by Uber's Asia regional chief ... Uber plans to end services in Macau on September 9ZDNet Uber to pull out of Macau next month as drivers continue to face heavy finesSouth China Morning Post Uber may pull out of Macau citing HK$10M fines and failure by gov't to legalise serviceHong Kong Free Press Marketing Interactive all 15 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Fortune Uber Is Reportedly About to Pull Out of Macau Fortune According to a copy of a letter uploaded onto Macau legislator Au Kam-san's official Facebook account, Uber's Asia Regional General Manager Mike Brown said the firm planned to exit the small China-ruled city, saying its drivers have been fined a total ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

TechCrunch MIT spinout NuTonomy just beat Uber to launch the world's first self-driving taxi TechCrunch NuTonomy, a three-year-old company that span out of MIT, announced that its first autonomous vehicles available for public hire have hit the roads of the Southeast Asian country today. The name may not be familiar, but this development hasn't come out ... Singapore begins self-driving taxi trial program ahead of UberUPI.com NuTonomy Beats Uber to Self-Driving Taxis TrialTheStreet.com Nutonomy just beat Uber in the race to launch self-driving cabsThe Next Web The Guardian -Wired.co.uk -SiliconANGLE (blog) all 43 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

12news.com Could Uber function as an ambulance service? 12news.com That's why some cities are considering using Uber or taxi drivers to transport emergency but non-critical patients. “I think that could be beneficial and something to consider,” said Bigler. The Phoenix Fire Dispatch Center serves dozens of cities in ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Digital Trends Uber Partners With Betterment to Offer Drivers IRAs New York Times The ride-hailing service Uber told drivers in four large American cities on Wednesday that it had teamed up with the robo-adviser Betterment to offer individual retirement accounts. Drivers in Boston, Chicago, Seattle and New Jersey can sign up for ... Uber gives drivers a chance to save for retirementDigital Trends Uber offers retirement plans to drivers as legal battle continuesTechCrunch Uber Lets Drivers Hail an IRA with BettermentWall Street Journal Mashable -Quartz -Los Angeles Times -Uber all 63 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Business Insider Uber is quietly testing flat fares that make it almost as cheap as a bus Business Insider Uber is experimenting with new pricing that lets passengers prepurchase rides in its cars at a flat, preset price. The way Uber's pricing works now depends on time and distance traveled plus surge pricing, a multiple added to the ride during high-demand. Uber beta testing $2 flat-fee rides in some metro areasThe Next Web You Could Get Uber Rides For As Low As $1 Next MonthRefinery29 all 7 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

TechCrunch Uber offers retirement plans to drivers as legal battle continues TechCrunch The ride-hailing company announced today that drivers in several cities will be offered retirement plans through Betterment, an automated investment service. The deal, which has been in the works since this spring, will be offered first to drivers in ... Uber Partners With Betterment to Offer Drivers IRAsNew York Times Uber would rather give drivers lots of small benefits than make them real employeesQuartz Uber's Latest Perk for Drivers Is a Fancy Savings Management ServiceFortune USA TODAY -Wall Street Journal -Los Angeles Times -Uber all 41 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

NOLA.com Uber, Lyft unregulated and unsafe in New Orleans, taxi union says NOLA.com Ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft are openly bucking city regulations and endangering public safety, and Mayor Mitch Landrieu's administration is doing nothing about it, according to a scathing report released Wednesday (Aug. 24) to the City Council ... Robbing Uber to subsidize the taxi industryChicago Tribune Tyler city council vote makes way for UberKLTV Finnish police crack down on Uber drivers without taxi permitsBusiness Insider KYTX -The Advocate -Autoweek -Reuters all 74 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Bloomberg Uber's Food-Delivery Drivers in London Plan Strike to Boost Pay Bloomberg Drivers for Uber's food-delivery service in London are threatening to strike this week if wages aren't increased--a sign workers toiling for on-demand apps in the city are emboldened after a rival take-out service made concessions following a protest ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber