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Tech Insider A new app wants to be the 'Uber for filing taxes' Tech Insider Ricky Lavina was riding in an Uber car one fateful day in Miami when he had a revelation. "This Uber driver has a life," he recounted to Tech Insider. "He can work whenever he wants. He doesn't have an immediate boss." At the time Lavina was an auditor ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

NOLA.com Testing Uber pickups at the Seattle airport: How I got home for under $22 GeekWire The airport started a one-year pilot program late last week that allows companies like Uber and Lyft to pick up arriving passengers. Since launching in Seattle three years ago, Uber and Lyft were able to drop off folks at the airport. However, due to ... Uber now picking up passengers at New Orleans airportNOLA.com Uber cleared to take passengers from Louis Armstrong International Airport to cityThe Advocate all 7 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Glamour So Long, Uber: This New All-Female Ridesharing App Will Be the Next Big Thing Glamour In February, a former San Diego Uber driver was accused of raping an intoxicated female passenger. In March, BuzzFeed obtained internal information from Uber's customer support platform documenting thousands of complaints of sexual assault and rape ... This Uber Competitor Wants Female Riders to Feel Safer—so It Only Hires Female DriversSlate Magazine (blog) all 7 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Fox News Latino Uber reimbursing passengers in Mexico City after rate increases due to pollution Fox News Latino Uber said it faced a perfect storm of demand and supply it had never seen before. About two million of the five million cars were ordered off the streets in this megalopolis of 20 million people. It said demand went up by 64 percent on Wednesday, with ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

NPR The Newest Public Transportation In Town: Uber NPR The city will be the first in the country to partially subsidize Uber fares. The city will cover 20 percent of any ride beginning or ending in Altamonte Springs — 25 percent for rides to or from the local commuter rail station. An earlier plan to ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Fox17 Uber agrees to pay $10 million in settlement Fox17 WEST MICHIGAN — The peer-to-peer ride sharing company Uber has agreed to pay $10 million in damages after California prosecutors found it misled passengers about the quality of its driver background checks. Local attorney Tom Sinas has been looking ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

CBC.ca Uber driver says wages work out to about $8 an hour CBC.ca Raph Assaf signed up to drive with Uber a couple of weeks ago, attracted by the independence of the job, and his interest in learning more about the controversial ride-booking company. "Something didn't sit right with me," said Assaf, a film director ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

New York Daily News Taxi group wants regulation change to allow some Uber cars to become yellow cabs New York Daily News A taxi medallion group wants the city to make it easier for Uber drivers in sleek black cars to go yellow. The Committee for Taxi Safety, a group of medallion managers behind the “Come Back to the Yellow Taxi Industry,” will petition to allow Toyota ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Uber Offers Refunds After Mexico City Pricing Spat ABC News The Uber ride-sharing app offered discounts and free rides to Mexico City clients on Friday after they were charged five times normal rates or more during the city's recent pollution alert. The company said in a statement that it understood riders ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

NOLA.com Uber now picking up passengers at New Orleans airport NOLA.com Uber announced Friday (April 8) that its UberX ride-hailing service is now available for pickups at Louis Armstrong International Airport. New Orleans City Council passed regulations legitimizing Uber within city limits one year ago, and drivers were ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Toronto Star Mayor John Tory calls new taxi-Uber rules 'a balanced package' Toronto Star Critics pointed to steeper fees charged to cabs, along with requirements such as onboard cameras that are not forced on Uber drivers. They also criticized the scrapping of safeguards such as a cabbie training course, a requirement to use snow tires and ... City committee clears road for Uber in OttawaCBC.ca Montreal taxi drivers protest, say they won't 'sit and wait' for new laws on UberMontreal Gazette Toronto Uber Regulation Proposal Has Not Made Taxi Drivers (Or Politicians) HappyHuffington Post Canada Ottawa Citizen -Ottawa Sun -Toronto Sun all 175 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

The Independent Uber vehicle possibly carjacked, Bay Area authorities report The Independent Authorities have reported the possible carjacking of an Uber vehicle in a San Francisco suburb. One report says a driver may be kidnapped, as well. Contra Costa Sheriffs are on the lookout for a vehicle with an Uber placard displayed in the windshield ... Sheriff's deputies searching for stolen Uber carKRON4.com all 2 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

The Guardian Teenagers detained over death of Uber driver in India The Guardian Indian police have detained two teenagers for allegedly killing a 51-year-old Uber driver in New Delhi earlier this week, after an argument erupted in the car. The two 17-year-olds “got into a heated argument with the driver” soon after entering the ... Two Arrested After Uber Driver Shot Dead in DelhiBloomberg An Uber driver in India was shot dead by his passengersTechCrunch Teens kill their Uber driver, caught because they used the app to hail their victimThe Next Web YourStory.com -Hindustan Times -BuzzFeed News all 60 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Huffington Post Toyota Is Giving Away Cheap Uber Rides To College Students Huffington Post To shine a spotlight on the dangers of drowsy driving, Toyota, Uber and The Huffington Post are teaming up to provide discounted Uber rides to college students across the country in April. Starting Friday, HuffPost's co-founder and editor-in-chief ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Court Docs Reveal Details in Alleged Uber Ride Rape NBC 7 San Diego A former Uber driver accused of raping a passenger in February came on to the woman as she was vomiting in the backseat of his car, court records obtained Friday show. John David Sanchez, 52, was arrested March 29 on suspicion of raping an intoxicated ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Reason (blog) Sorry, but Uber Isn't Conspiring to Fix Ridesharing Prices Reason (blog) credit: John Christian Fjellestad via Foter.com / CC BYUber CEO Travis Kalanick faces a lawsuit for violating federal antitrust law by supposedly conspiring with the company's hundreds of thousands of drivers to drive up prices. Though Kalanick filed a ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Vanity Fair Uber's Chinese Rival Could Be Worth $25 Billion Vanity Fair For the past year, Uber has set out to conquer China. In spite of the country's slowing economy, business is booming there for the $50 billion ride-hailing company. Uber's three most popular cities—Guangzhou, Hangzhou, and Chengdu—are all in the country. Uber's fiercest competitor in China is now worth $25 billionQuartz China's Homegrown Rival to Uber Valued at Over $25 BillionWall Street Journal all 19 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

TechCrunch Uber agrees to pay up to $25M for misleading customers in California over its safety TechCrunch Uber has agreed to pay up to $25 million to California-based prosecutors to settle a case in which the ride sharing giant is accused of misleading consumers around the safety of its service. The civil lawsuit, filed in December 2014, took issue with ... Uber Settles Driver Background-Check Case for at Least $10MNBCNews.com Uber Settles Suit Over Driver Background ChecksNew York Times Uber Will Pay $10 Million to Settle Driver Vetting CaseNewsweek USA TODAY -The Verge -L.A. Weekly all 156 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

NBCNews.com Uber Settles Driver Background-Check Case for at Least $10M NBCNews.com LOS ANGELES — Ride-hailing company Uber will pay at least $10 million to settle allegations by California prosecutors that it misled passengers about the quality of its driver background checks. The settlement was signed Thursday in San Francisco ... Uber agrees to pay up to $25M for misleading customers in California over its safetyTechCrunch Uber Settles Suit Over Driver Background ChecksNew York Times Uber Will Pay $10 Million to Settle Driver Vetting CaseNewsweek L.A. Weekly -USA TODAY -The Verge all 153 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

The Verge Uber will pay $10 million to settle lawsuit over driver background checks The Verge Uber is on the hook for $10 million after settling a California lawsuit over its misleading statements regarding driver background checks. In 2014, the cities of Los Angeles and San Francisco sued the ride-hailing company for claiming its background ... Uber Settles Suit Over Driver Background ChecksNew York Times Uber Settles Driver Background-Check Case for at Least $10MNBCNews.com Uber agrees to pay up to $25M for misleading customers in California over its safetyTechCrunch USA TODAY -Newsweek -Wall Street Journal all 160 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

amNY City to consider Uber price request bill; disability advocates to rally for wheelchair accessibility amNY As the City Council is set to vote on a series of bills that would protect Uber passengers' privacy and wallets, a group of disability advocates will push the city to look out for wheelchair bound New Yorkers. The full Council will vote on four bills ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Uber shells out cash to drivers launching women-focused projects San Jose Mercury News In honor of Women's History Month in March, Uber invited its 40,000 Bay Area drivers to share their women-centered ideas on crowdfunding website Indiegogo. Uber received 150 applications, and a pair of judges from the venture capital and nonprofit ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

NJ.com Newark Uber, taxi drivers go head-to-head over proposed ordinance NJ.com NEWARK — Uber drivers and taxi drivers both voiced outrage Wednesday in Newark City Hall concerning a proposed ordinance that could curtail ride-sharing companies like Uber in Newark. While the legislation would theoretically help cab drivers regain ... Ottawa taxi companies, union issue list of demands on eve of Uber debateCBC.ca Uber Is Eating Up All the Rides Yellow Cabs are Losing, Study SaysDNAinfo Uber vs Ola: Who will end up dominating the streets?Economic Times The Globe and Mail -CTV News -CP24 Toronto's Breaking News all 68 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

CBS Local Uber, Lyft Drivers To Attend Newark City Council Meeting On Proposed Fees CBS Local Newark Mayor Ras Baraka argued that Uber and Lyft should be subjected to the same regulations and fees as taxi drivers and that they need to undergo background checks. “Taxis and auto cabs — they have to have a particular license, commercial license. and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Quartz In Mexico City, when air pollution goes up, Uber's surge pricing goes crazy Quartz Mexico is approaching the end of its six-month-long dry season, and pollution in the capital is high. On bad days, to ease the fumes, the Mexico City authorities order 20% of the cars off the road, by banning those with certain license plates. On ... Mexico City Residents Learn The Hard Way About Uber's Unregulated Surge PricingForbes all 38 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber