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TechCrunch Uber's partnership with Alipay goes global TechCrunch Uber today expanded its partnership with Alipay, a Chinese payment app owned by Alibaba that boasts 450 million active users. The partnership will allow Chinese travelers to pay their Uber fares using Alipay in any of the 68 countries where Uber does ... Alipay Users Can Now Use it to Hail Uber Cars World-WideWall Street Journal Uber Expands a Big Partnership To Lure Chinese CustomersFortune Uber enables global e-hailing through Alipay to fend against Lyft/Didi allianceRe/code Business Insider -Engadget -Fast Company all 32 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Fortune Uber Gets Hit With Two More Lawsuits Over Driver Wages Fortune The new lawsuits, filed in Florida and Illinois, claim that Uber has violated the the Fair Labor Standards Act, and seek to recover unpaid overtime wages and other expenses, according to the Los Angeles Times. The Illinois lawsuit also seeks to recover ... Uber hit by America-wide class-action lawsuitCNET Uber sued again over drivers' employment statusLos Angeles Times Uber drivers in New York can't unionize, but some are forming a labor groupThe Verge TechCrunch -PCWorld -amNY all 85 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

CityLab Austin's Uber War Is the Dumbest One Yet CityLab In the few months since the bill passed, Uber and Lyft have gone into high gear. Their political action committee, Ridesharing Works for Austin, has spent some $8 million to repeal the fingerprinting ordinance—efforts that will culminate with the vote ... The pros and cons of legalizing Uber in Miami-Dade CountyMiami Herald Will Uber and Lyft stay in the suburbs if they leave Austin?KXAN.com 'Uber-Lyft Ordinance': Ride-Booking Companies Have Spent $8.1M To Ban Fingerprinting Drivers In Texas State CapitalInternational Business Times Houston Chronicle -NOLA.com -Next City all 26 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

SiliconBeat Uber drivers can't refuse passengers with guide dogs San Jose Mercury News If the deal is approved in federal court, all drivers will be shown a pop-up window in Uber's app requiring them to agree to transport guide dogs and will receive quarterly email reminders. Drivers who refuse service to a passenger with a guide dog ... Uber Settles Federal Civil Rights Lawsuit, Will Remove Drivers Who Refuse Users With Service AnimalsSFist Uber settles discrimination lawsuit, promises to accommodate blind ridersSiliconBeat Uber settles suit by blind passengers, allows guide dogs to rideSFGate The Consumerist -Insurance Journal -CNET all 87 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Business Insider Uber ditched Slack for its employees and went to its chief rival instead Business Insider Instead, Uber switched to Atlassian HipChat, Slack's main rival, for collaboration company-wide, Business Insider has learned. It's not a great sign for Slack's ability to attract lucrative larger customers to the service and justify its $3.7 billion ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

The Next Web Airbnb and Uber join new lobbying group to take on regulators The Next Web The 'sharing' economy is but one part of the big tech opportunity that remains on the minds of regulators across the world. New York's Major Bill DeBlasio has come to a peaceful, short-term deal with Uber that has seen the city drop plans to cap the ... Google, Facebook, Uber, and others join new NYC tech industry lobbying groupThe Verge all 3 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

The Consumerist Uber, Blind Passengers Reach Settlement In Lawsuit Over Service Animals The Consumerist Uber has agreed to take affirmative steps to prevent discrimination against blind riders who have guide dogs with them across the U.S. According to a press release from the Federation, this is the first nationwide class-action settlement of its kind ... Uber settles suit by blind passengers, allows guide dogs to rideSFGate Uber and National Federation of the Blind Settle Service Animal LawsuitPC Magazine 1000 Uber Drivers In New York City Join Labor Solidarity AssociationCBS Local CNET -Re/code -WNCN all 61 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

International Business Times Hungary Aiming to Drive Uber Ride-Hailing App out of Country ABC News The Hungarian government wants to drive out ride-hailing app Uber from the country while proposing new legislation to crack down on unlicensed passenger transport, officials said Monday. Taxi drivers have held several demonstrations against Uber and ... Will Hungary Ban Uber? Government Proposes Legislation To Bar Ride-Hailing App After Multiple Protests By Taxi ...International Business Times Hungary wants to drive out Uber from the countryThe Indian Express all 12 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Next City Uber, Lyft as Paratransit? Union Says Not So Fast Next City Last week, the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) issued a blistering critique of recent calls for cash-strapped transit agencies to partner with Uber or Lyft to provide demand response paratransit services at a lower cost. If it's so expensive for ... Let Uber and Lyft Ride on Outside ManhattanNYU Washington Square News all 4 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Fortune Uber Drivers Unite in New York Fortune Well, that didn't take long. More than 1,000 Uber drivers are banding together in New York—the birthplace of the organized U.S. labor movement—to create an association that can represent their collective interests to the ride-sharing company's ... Uber Drivers In New York Form Labor AssociationHuffington Post all 3 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

International Business Times Will Hungary Ban Uber? Government Proposes Legislation To Bar Ride-Hailing App After Multiple Protests By Taxi ... International Business Times It was with pride and perhaps a touch of self-importance that Uber announced, in November 2014, that the U.S. company had made its way to yet another country. "Budapest, Your Uber Has Arrived! Copy" read a press release announcing the ride-hailing ... Hungary aiming to drive Uber ride-hailing app out of countryPhys.Org Uber: Hungarian government 'ruins jobs'Budapest Business Journal all 6 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Hungary aiming to drive Uber ride-hailing app out of country Phys.Org Janos Fonagy, state secretary at the Ministry of National Development, says the aim is to make Uber's activities "impossible in Hungary." Fonagy, speaking Monday after meeting with representatives of 16 taxi companies and transportation organizations ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

The Verge Uber bribes New Yorkers with free pizza to celebrate fifth birthday The Verge Uber is rolling out a promotional campaign to celebrate its fifth birthday in New York, offering discounted rates and free pizza throughout the five boroughs. In a blog post published on Monday, the ride-hailing company said its UberPool carpool ... Uber Is Offering $5 Carpools Anywhere in Brooklyn This ThursdayPatch.com Uber gives away free pizza in New York to celebrate five years in the cityamNY all 3 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

CNNMoney Uber's services for the disabled lack actual cars CNNMoney Uber has an option that Parker could use. Called UberWAV, it offers vehicles especially for people with power wheelchairs or motorized scooters. There's only one problem: the service is a ghost town. There are almost never any UberWAV cars available in ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Fortune Uber Drivers in New York Have Formed a Labor Association Fortune Uber drivers in New York state have formed an association to strengthen their hand in dealing with the ride-sharing service, labor leaders said on Sunday, days after the company agreed to a $100 million settlement with drivers in two other states. More ... Uber settles suit by blind passengers, allows guide dogs to rideSFGate Uber and National Federation of the Blind Settle Service Animal LawsuitPC Magazine 1000 Uber Drivers In New York City Join Labor Solidarity AssociationCBS Local CNET -WNCN -Re/code all 47 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

National Post Uber has robbed me of a decent living — and more Toronto Star 'The sad reality with the rise of Uber is I can't make a. Provided photo. 'The sad reality with the rise of Uber is I can't make a decent living anymore,' writes Lincoln Samuel. 'I am making less money now than I did five, ten years ago.' By: Lincoln ... Ola, Uber drivers protest in BengaluruEconomic Times Tim Hudak: Toronto's Uber vote is about more than just ridesharingNational Post Future of Uber in Toronto in council's hands this weekToronto Sun Hindustan Times -Deccan Chronicle -KitGuru all 14 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Grab, Uber's rival in Southeast Asia, hires its first CFO TechCrunch Grab, Uber's rival in Southeast Asia, has expanded its C-level team after hiring its first CFO. Linda Hoglund has joined the company from HOOQ, the Singapore-based video streaming startup founded by telco giant Singtel. Five-year-old GrabTaxi did not ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

The Indian Express Uber vs Ola: Here's everything that has happened so far The Indian Express A flurry of complaints from Uber drivers about an unusually high number of cancelled bookings was the spark that ignited a bitter legal fight with Ola, Uber's rival for dominance of India's $12 billion taxi market, according to court documents and a ... Uber Brings Back Surge Pricing In Delhi, Chief Minister Warns Of Strong ActionNDTV Uber surge pricing to return in Delhi; CM Kejriwal warns of strong actionFirstpost Odd-even ends: Uber, Ola bring back surge pricing in DelhiCatch News Business Standard -Chandigarh Tribune all 31 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Austin Monitor Uber, Lyft rain money on Prop 1 election Austin Monitor Uber and Lyft have dropped a financial bomb in their mutual effort to push Proposition 1 to electoral victory on May 7. Campaign finance reports filed on Friday revealed that both ride-hailing corporations in April contributed nearly $6 million to ... Wear: Gauging the UT student vote on Uber and Lyft's Proposition 1MyStatesman.com all 4 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Stuff.co.nz Uber drivers promise action against falling fares and 'illegal' practices Stuff.co.nz The company also removed the requirement for drivers to carry a passenger endorsement - a move labelled illegal by the New Zealand Transport Agency. Following the change, the cost of registering as a driver fell from $2000 to $20, according to Uber. Upset drivers threaten to strike over Uber's changesNew Zealand Herald all 2 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Huffington Post Uber Drivers In New York Form Labor Association Huffington Post May 1 (Reuters) - Uber drivers in New York state have formed an association to strengthen their hand in dealing with the ride-sharing service, labor leaders said on Sunday, days after the company agreed to a $100 million settlement with drivers in two ... Uber settles suit by blind passengers, allows guide dogs to rideSFGate Uber and National Federation of the Blind Settle Service Animal LawsuitPC Magazine 1000 Uber Drivers In New York City Join Labor Solidarity AssociationCBS Local CNET -WNCN -Re/code all 50 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Wall Street Journal Uber Hits a Buenos Aires Pothole Wall Street Journal Wealth-creating economies welcome innovation. And then there's Buenos Aires, where Uber says it has been waiting more than four months for a tax-identification number. Now the company is under investigation for operating its ride-sharing business ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

SFGate Uber settles suit by blind passengers, allows guide dogs to ride SFGate Uber is settling a discrimination suit by blind passengers with an agreement to carry the passengers' guide dogs in their vehicles and to fire drivers who refuse, advocates for the blind said over the weekend. The suit, filed by the National Federation ... Uber and National Federation of the Blind Settle Service Animal LawsuitPC Magazine 1000 Uber Drivers In New York City Join Labor Solidarity AssociationCBS Local Uber, blind passengers settle service animal lawsuitCNET WNCN -Re/code -The Verge all 57 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Business Insider Uber has a secret weapon in its quest for world domination Business Insider Travis Kalanick Uber CEO REUTERS/Danish SiddiquiUber CEO Travis Kalanick speaks to students during an interaction at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) campus in Mumbai, India, January 19, 2016. and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

The Verge Uber, blind riders reach settlement over service animals WCVB Boston SAN FRANCISCO —Uber and advocates for the blind have reached a lawsuit settlement in which the ride-hailing company agrees to require that existing and new drivers confirm they understand their legal obligations to transport riders with guide dogs or ... Uber agrees to $225000 settlement in lawsuit alleging discrimination against the blindThe Verge Why the Uber drivers' lawyer settled their fight to become employeesRe/code Uber proposes $225000 and other changes to settle guide dog lawsuitVentureBeat Engadget all 16 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber