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FOX 5 DC Uber driver arrested for attempting to shoot officers FOX 5 DC GAITHERSBURG, Md. - Montgomery County police have arrested an Uber driver for attempted murder after police said he tried to shoot two officers with a homemade weapon. Police have charged 52-year-old Jonathan Hemming with two counts of attempted ... Police: Uber driver arrested after attempting to murder police officersWJLA Former Uber driver facing attempted murder chargesWUSA9.com all 6 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Fortune Uber Checks Into Foursquare's Massive Location Database Fortune Over the last several months, the company has been refocusing its business as a rich location data provider, and its latest customer is none other than ride-hailing giant Uber, the two companies said on Wednesday. The companies have signed a multi-year ... Uber and Foursquare team up to make it easier to find your destinationMashable Uber taps Foursquare's Places data so you never have to type an address againTechCrunch Uber now uses Foursquare data because it doesn't know where you're goingThe Next Web SiliconANGLE (blog) -CNET -TechRadar all 10 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

CNN Uber's major step forward for workers CNN But earlier this month, in another deal that may well be far more significant, Uber recognized a new worker association called the Independent Drivers Guild, recently formed by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, the New ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

WPVI-TV SEPTA, Uber team up to help commuters WPVI-TV SEPTA and Uber announced a new partnership that will not only make it easier to get to and from public transportation, it could also save you some money. SEPTA rider Annery Garcia arrived at the Jenkintown-Wyncote station by Uber Wednesday morning ... SEPTA, Uber team to ease suburban parking crunchPhilly.com (blog) SEPTA, Uber to Announce Suburban Pilot ProgramPhiladelphia magazine SEPTA, Uber partner on pilot for Regional Rail commutersPhiladelphia Business Journal PhillyVoice.com -NBC 10 Philadelphia all 15 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Boston.com Some Uber Boston riders can dump surge pricing—for a monthly fee Boston.com For certain Uber users in Boston, the costly scourge of surge pricing is already a thing of the past. Uber Boston is experimenting with selling a monthly pass for users of its carpooling service that would charge a flat fee for each ride, doing away ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

KABC-TV Uber hiring more Spanish-speaking drivers for uberESPANOL KABC-TV ... needs a Flash update, or has Flash disabled. Uber hiring more Spanish-speaking drivers for uberESPANOL. Uber is hiring more Spanish-speaking drivers for its uberESPANOL service, which matches drivers and passengers who prefer to speak Spanish. Is Uber Trolling for Immigrant Labor?L.A. Weekly Why Uber is recruiting 12000 drivers to serve Southern California's Latino communitiesThe Pasadena Star-News all 4 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Chicago Sun-Times Uber and Lyft threaten to abandon Chicago to avoid licensing Chicago Sun-Times “If this ordinance were to pass, ride-sharing as we know it would no longer exist in Chicago,” said Uber's Chicago general manager Marco McCottry. Joseph Okpaku, Lyft's vice-president of government relations, said it's a “distinct possibility” that the ... Toyota, Uber latest to join forces in ride-hailing rushReuters Uber chased self-driving deals with GM, Ford, Cruise and others before hooking up with ToyotaRecode Uber, Lyft Drivers Clash With Cabbies At Council HearingDNAinfo New York Times -Wall Street Journal -Chicago Tribune all 264 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

TechCrunch Uber taps Foursquare's Places data so you never have to type an address again TechCrunch Foursquare and Uber have today announced a global partnership that would use Foursquare's location data to let users type in a venue name (instead of address) when setting their destination. Uber currently partners with Google Maps for points of ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Philadelphia magazine Here's How the SEPTA-Uber Suburban Connection Works Philadelphia magazine If you don't have an Uber account already, you will need to create one; Uber has a signup page set up for would-be participants. Use the promotional code ISEPTAPHILLY when creating your account and you will receive a free credit of up to $15 for your ... SEPTA, Uber team to ease suburban parking crunchPhilly.com (blog) SEPTA, Uber partner on pilot for Regional Rail commutersPhiladelphia Business Journal Uber to offer discounts to SEPTA riders headed to and from participating Regional Rail stationsPhillyVoice.com all 14 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Quartz Hoping to expand its market, Uber South Africa now accepts cash Quartz On Thursday (May 26), Uber will begin accepting cash payments for rides in South Africa. The ride-hailing app is adding a cash option to five cities in the country: Johannesburg, Pretoria, Cape Town, Durban and Port Elizabeth. Although South Africa has ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Uber's China Problem Motherboard Last March in Beijing an expat mother, Elaine, and her seven-year-old son Boden took an Uber ride that turned out to be more dramatic than the usual routine of dodgy local radio and small talk about smog with the driver. “We got to the crossroads when ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Uber Driver Quality Scores Ensures Car Loans in Kenya Bloomberg “The finance and leasing options are focused more on the applicant's proven Uber experience than on his or her credit history,” Karanja said. “We expect speedy uptake of this financing package, with the entrenchment of Uber's services in Kenya.” ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Newstalk 106-108 fm Uber Has a Big Ol' Dog Problem Motherboard At one point in time, my very large dog was very small puppy, and for several months, I attempted to transport her around New York City in Uber cars. Sometimes drivers would oblige, and other times they wouldn't. If a driver wasn't comfortable with us ... Hailo fights Uber ride-sharing plansNewstalk 106-108 fm Uber tells Quebec it's ready to compromiseMontreal Gazette Quebec not interested in Uber's 'concessions': PremierCTV News Computer Business Review -Macleans.ca -Irish Independent all 30 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Recode Uber chased self-driving deals with GM, Ford, Cruise and others before hooking up with Toyota Recode Over the last year, Uber actively courted a number of automakers and autonomous tech startups — including both General Motors and the carmaker's newly acquired startup Cruise — to help the company advance its autonomous efforts, multiple sources ... Uber and Lyft threaten to abandon Chicago to avoid licensingChicago Sun-Times Toyota, Uber latest to join forces in ride-hailing rushReuters Uber, Lyft Drivers Clash With Cabbies At Council HearingDNAinfo New York Times -Wall Street Journal -Chicago Tribune all 270 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Automotive News Toyota-Uber places automakers in rival ride-sharing alliances Automotive News Along with buying a small stake in Uber, Toyota will begin offering leases to Uber drivers, who'll be able to cover their payments with what they earn ferrying around the app's users. The collaboration follows investments by Volkswagen AG and General ... Toyota-Uber Puts Automakers in Rival Ride-Sharing AlliancesBloomberg all 27 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Forbes Uber: Users Are More Likely To Pay Surge Pricing If Their Phone Battery Is Low Forbes If you are a frequent Uber user, then you have probably experienced surge pricing at some point. When the demand for Uber rides surpasses the supply of vehicles, surge pricing occurs at a certain multiplier such as 2x or 3x. Surge pricing tends to ... Uber figured out that users will pay more if their phones are dyingAOL News all 3 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Toronto Star Poll suggests strong support for Uber in Mississauga Toronto Star In a separate council vote two weeks ago, the possibility of special rules for Uber and other companies was kept open through a proposed pilot program. A key condition for the possible pilot is that Uber cease operations until an experimental program ... Poll: Nearly half of Mississauga voters disapprove of Uber banCP24 Toronto's Breaking News all 2 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Reuters Toyota, Uber latest to join forces in ride-hailing rush Reuters T) said on Tuesday it would invest in on-demand ride-hailing company Uber, the latest in a wave of high-profile moves by automakers to embrace their potential upstart rivals as partners, customers and sources of valuable data. Toyota and Uber will ... Toyota and Uber Reach Investment, Lease PartnershipWall Street Journal Uber chased self-driving deals with GM, Ford, Cruise and others before hooking up with ToyotaRecode Toyota is establishing a 'strategic partnership' with Uber, which is a really big dealThe Verge New York Times -Q13 FOX -Chicago Tribune all 176 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Daily Mail Uber driver confessions from picking up passengers high and driving to cheat on wives Daily Mail Most Uber drivers are there to take you from A to B, but for some the job is a chance to get up to mischief, it seems. Drivers at the transport company have been sharing revelations about their jobs on the anonymous confessions app Whisper - and the ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Newstalk 106-108 fm Hailo fights Uber ride-sharing plans Newstalk 106-108 fm Taxi app Hailo has voiced its support for the Department of Transport's recommendation to not extend permission to Uber to offer ride-sharing services which go beyond those offered by traditional taxi firms. Tim Arnold, Hailo's general manager for ... Uber tells Quebec it's ready to compromiseMontreal Gazette St. Louis' Taxi Commission to Ticket Uber DriversRiverfront Times (blog) Uber Behaving Like Hardened Criminal, Quebec Taxi Cartel Boss SaysHuffington Post Canada Irish Independent -Macleans.ca all 25 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

The Sydney Morning Herald 'I would be loath to sign it' The Sydney Morning Herald Would you accept a job that guaranteed unpredictable pay, forced you to cover your own costs and put you at risk of losing your income at any time without warning? That's what's expected of the thousands of workers signing up to join Uber's legion of ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

The Verge Volkswagen invests $300 million in Uber competitor Gett Q13 FOX You may not have heard of Gett, but don't discount it. The Uber and Lyft competitor just got a major boost from Volkswagen. Gett, an Uber-like service that's popular in Europe, announced that it has formed a strategic partnership with the Volkswagen Group. Volkswagen just invested $300 million in Uber rival GettThe Verge Toyota and Volkswagen Step Up Investments in Tech Start-UpsNew York Times Uber Rival Gett Receives $300M in Funding From VolkswagenBloomberg Forbes -TechCrunch all 42 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

The Pasadena Star-News Why Uber is recruiting 12000 drivers to serve Southern California's Latino communities The Pasadena Star-News It's part of an initiative to recruit 12,000 drivers in inner city neighborhoods throughout Southern California to serve the region's Latino communities. Uber hopes to fill those slots over the next 12 months. The program aims to provide flexible work ... Uber recruits drivers for new uberESPANOL serviceMyNewsLA.com all 2 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

LA Daily News Why Uber is recruiting 12000 drivers to serve Southern California's Latino communities LA Daily News It's part of an initiative to recruit 12,000 drivers in inner city neighborhoods throughout Southern California to serve the region's Latino communities. Uber hopes to fill those slots over the next 12 months. The program aims to provide flexible work ... Uber recruits drivers for new uberESPANOL serviceMyNewsLA.com all 2 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Christian Science Monitor RideAustin: Can a nonprofit do what Uber and Lyft could not? (+video) Christian Science Monitor "People feel like [Uber and Lyft] lost an election they dumped $10 million into, and took their ball and went home, leaving everybody high and dry," Ride Austin community engagement director Joe Deshotel said in an interview with BuzzFeed News. "We're ... Austin's Uber Exodus Sparks Surge In Black Market Ride-SharingDaily Caller RideAustin invents alternative to Uber, LyftWFAA.com How Much Money Do People Spend on Uber?Motherboard SFGate (blog) -Forbes -CBS Local all 109 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber