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The Register Engine warning light appears on Uber's $100m driver settlement The Register Uber's $100m settlement with thousands of its drivers has spun around, mounted the curb and is careering back toward a California courthouse. Following the filing of objections [PDF] from drivers who take issue with terms of the settlement that they ... Uber and Lyft Are Adding Jobs, Not Just Stealing ThemBloomberg Uber accused of wage stealing in new lawsuit from New York driversTechCrunch Uber Drivers Push Back Against Proposed Settlement in SuitMission Local Business Insurance -The News Journal -Ars Technica all 68 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

WUSA9.com Uber driver allegedly refuses to give ride to blind woman with service dog WUSA9.com (WUSA9) -- A blind woman from Arlington says an Uber driver not only refused to take her and her service dog in the car, but also allegedly injured her in the process. One year ago, Tiffany Jolliff and her friends were having Thai food when she called ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

CNBC Uber in China is 'cute': Rival Didi's president CNBC Ride-hailing rivals Uber and Didi Chuxing continue to battle for market share in China, both announcing new funding this week. But Didi Chuxing's president, Jean Liu, downplayed any competition. "I find it quite cute because I've never seen a company ... Rivals Uber and Didi Drive Closer to Profitability in ChinaWall Street Journal Uber: We'll be China's number one taxi app within a yearTechCrunch Uber-Didi Global Duel Intensifies as Each Raises BillionsBloomberg CNNMoney all 48 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

The Verge Wall Street loans Uber $1 billion to offer subprime auto leases The Verge Uber, which has recently been trying to appease its drivers, has secured a $1 billion loan in a deal led by Goldman Sachs to underwrite new car leases for drivers, Bloomberg reports. The ride-sharing giant's wholly owned subsidiary, Xchange Leasing ... Uber's Subprime Auto Leases Sound Awfully PredatoryCityLab all 4 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Fortune Uber Promotes New Head of North American Operations Fortune Historically, Uber's managers have been focused on cities and regions, but Holt has been promoted because of the company's new need to “think more holistically,” as Holt tells Fortune. “We see tons of people traveling from New York to Chicago, to LA, ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

CityLab Uber's Subprime Auto Leases Sound Awfully Predatory CityLab Uber's claims to be a steady income supplier have grown shakier with every labor lawsuit and fare cut. Now an investigation by Bloomberg goes inside the world of the company's year-old, Delaware-based auto-financing subsidiary, Xchange Leasing LLC, ... Wall Street loans Uber $1 billion to offer subprime auto leasesThe Verge all 4 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

The Guardian Saudi Arabia's Uber venture: a case of if you can't beat 'em, join 'em The Guardian This week Saudi Arabia announced a surprising new venture for the kingdom's vast oil-generated sovereign investment fund: a $3.5bn stake in Uber. The investment, which values the six-year-old taxi-hailing startup at $62.5bn, is one of the largest ever ... Uber China: How Saudi Arabia's $3.5B injection can help usCNBC Saudi Arabia invested $3.5 billion in Uber. That could be bad news for the global economy.Vox Uber's No Good, Very Bad Deal with Saudi ArabiaFortune Forbes -Aljazeera.com -TIME all 331 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Bloomberg Uber and Lyft Are Adding Jobs, Not Just Stealing Them Bloomberg For a business that's being disrupted in a big way by the rise of ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft, this is remarkable. Yes, employment at taxi and limo services declined slightly over the past two years even as overall employment grew ... Uber accused of wage stealing in new lawsuit from New York driversTechCrunch Uber Drivers Push Back Against Proposed Settlement in SuitMission Local Thousands of Uber Drivers Are Suing Over their Employment StatusVanity Fair Times LIVE -Fortune -FT Alphaville (registration) all 34 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Forbes Driving Uber Away: First Austin, Now Montreal? Forbes Bill 100, as it is known, would treat ridesharing platforms such as Uber in the same manner as the Montreal taxi industry. If passed, it would force Uber drivers to purchase taxi permits for the “privilege” of conveniently and cheaply transporting ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

USA TODAY Walmart partners with Uber, Lyft to offer same-day grocery deliveries USA TODAY Ahead of its annual shareholders meeting Friday, the retail giant announced that it would be partnering with Uber, Lyft and Deliv to test same-day grocery deliveries. Walmart has been expanding its online grocery business in recent years, letting ... Walmart partners with Uber and Lyft to test grocery delivery serviceThe Verge Wal-Mart to Test Grocery Delivery With Uber and LyftWall Street Journal Walmart Teams Up With Uber and Lyft For Grocery Delivery TestFortune TIME -BBC News -Engadget all 64 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Bloomberg Uber's Deal With Saudi Arabia Hasn't Gone Down Well With Saudi Women Bloomberg They are angry that Uber's new $3.5 billion investment from Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund not only means the government directly profits from the ban, but also it effectively – in their view – endorses the country's no-women-behind-the-wheel policy. Uber Makes History With a Country That Doesn't Let Women DriveATTN all 3 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Adjectives, Uber and Internalizers Bloomberg Yes, money has been in infinite supply for Uber, its Chinese rival Didi and a tiny minority of other hot startups. At some point, though, after the mutual funds and the hedge funds and the Chinese hedge funds and the Saudi government, even the ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

The Guardian From taxis to takeaways: Uber drives in to UK food delivery market The Guardian Uber is recruiting an army of delivery drivers as it prepares to go to war with Deliveroo for a slice of the UK's takeaway food market. The taxi-hailing app confirmed it was finalising plans to roll out its UberEATS service in the UK as it looks for ... Uber cooking up UK expansion for its food delivery service, report saysCNET Uber planning to take on the takeaways by launching new app in UKEvening Standard all 6 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Fortune Uber Finds a Niche in Japan Fortune In Japan, Uber was blocked by authorities from setting up in two cities, as Japan bars non-professional drivers from offering taxi services. In Tokyo, Uber operates as a travel agent, connecting users to established taxi company drivers through its ... Uber comes to Japan to help the agedEngadget all 2 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Evening Standard Uber cooking up UK expansion for its food delivery service, report says CNET Uber's food delivery service may be headed to the UK. The UberEats service lets customers order meals from local restaurants through their smartphones. California-based Uber is currently recruiting bicycle and scooter drivers in London ahead of an ... Uber planning to take on the takeaways by launching new app in UKEvening Standard all 5 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Wall Street Journal Rivals Uber and Didi Drive Closer to Profitability in China Wall Street Journal HONG KONG—China's ride-hailing battle is finally no longer just about who can spend money faster. After raising and spending billions of dollars last year subsidizing rides in China to build scale, executives of Uber Technologies Co. and its Chinese ... Uber-Didi Global Duel Intensifies as Each Raises BillionsBloomberg Uber exec says company will pass market leader Didi in China by 2017VentureBeat Uber: We'll be China's number one taxi app within a yearTechCrunch Livemint all 34 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

The Verge Walmart partners with Uber and Lyft to test grocery delivery service The Verge Walmart is partnering with Uber and Lyft to test a grocery delivery service, in a bid to directly compete with similar offerings from Amazon. The pilot program will begin within the next two weeks in Denver and one other market, Michael Bender, Walmart ... Wal-Mart to Test Grocery Delivery With Uber and LyftWall Street Journal Walmart Teams Up With Uber and Lyft For Grocery Delivery TestFortune Walmart partners with Uber, Lyft to offer same-day grocery deliveriesUSA TODAY TIME -Engadget -BBC News all 67 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

TechCrunch Uber: We'll be China's number one taxi app within a year TechCrunch Uber says it is on course to topple bitter rival Didi Chuxing and become China's most popular ride-on demand service within a year. That's according to Zhen Liu, SVP of Strategy at Uber China who oversees the company's business in the country. During ... Uber-Didi Global Duel Intensifies as Each Raises BillionsBloomberg Uber hopes to overtake China market leader Didi in 2017: strategy headReuters Didi's Plan to Take On UberWall Street Journal Livemint all 30 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

6abc.com Woman says dispute with Uber driver turned violent in Yeadon 6abc.com Sorry, your browser doesn't support Flash, needs a Flash update, or has Flash disabled. VIDEO: Uber dispute. A woman has filed a criminal complaint against an Uber driver with police in Yeadon after a ride early Monday morning she says she'll never forget. https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

CNBC Uber China: How Saudi Arabia's $3.5B injection can help us CNBC The funds could help Uber China improve on product innovation, quality control, and customer service, which were the company's three key areas of focus, she told CNBC on Friday, adding that Saudi Arabia's investment was "a vote of confidence in Uber ... Uber Is Breaking All The Rules In Its $25 Billion Arms RaceForbes Saudi Arabia invested $3.5 billion in Uber. That could be bad news for the global economy.Vox Uber-Saudi Arabia Deal Is the Latest Sign the Tech Bubble Could Be PoppingFortune Washington Post -Aljazeera.com -Marketplace.org all 302 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Uber considering campus expansion in Strip District Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Uber Technologies appears to be plotting a major expansion of its Strip District campus, with plans to add office and research space, a park, a large boat dock and an observation deck on the Allegheny River near 33rd Street. The San Francisco-based ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Fortune Walmart Teams Up With Uber and Lyft For Grocery Delivery Test Fortune In a test, the largest U.S. retailer will use either Uber or Lyft for the so-called “last mile” of grocery delivery in small areas of Denver and Phoenix when a customer requests home delivery. There will be no additional fee to the customer. “We'll ... Wal-Mart to Test Grocery Delivery With Uber and LyftWall Street Journal Walmart partners with Uber and Lyft to test grocery delivery serviceThe Verge Walmart partners with Uber and Lyft for grocery delivery as it battles AmazonGeekWire TechCrunch -NBCNews.com -Bloomberg all 23 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Wall Street Journal Wal-Mart to Test Grocery Delivery With Uber and Lyft Wall Street Journal Dozens of startups, including Instacart Inc. and DoorDash Inc., the U.S. Postal Service, Uber and Amazon, are all vying for accounts with retailers, restaurants and grocery stores to bring goods to people's homes. Wal-Mart has also started testing a ... Walmart partners with Uber and Lyft for grocery delivery as it battles AmazonGeekWire Walmart will test last-mile grocery delivery via Uber, Lyft and DelivTechCrunch Walmart to test grocery delivery through Uber, LyftCNET CNBC -ABC News -The Verge all 18 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

WTOP Blind woman sues Uber over refusing ride because of service dog WTOP “We were disappointed to learn of this rider's experience as we are committed to increasing transportation options everywhere for everyone,” Uber said in a statement to WTOP. “We expect drivers to comply with our Code of Conduct that explicitly states ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

New York Daily News NYC 'Super Uber' driver offers nightclub on wheels New York Daily News For New Yorkers heading out for a night on the town, the party starts in the back of Kahseem Panchoo's Uber. The 24-year-old Bronx native rigged his black 2013 Chevy Suburban to be a club on wheels. Light strips built into the roof lining pulsate along ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber