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WCVB Boston Regulations for services like Uber, Lyft now at Senate WCVB Boston BOSTON —It seems likely based on recent legislative developments that Massachusetts will adopt regulations for ride-sharing services like Uber and Lyft, but it's still far too early to assume what the final rules might entail. A sweeping bill approved ... After House OK, Senate goes to bat on Uber rules | News ...Eagle-Tribune Uber is using its app to troll local politicians againThe Verge Uber and Lyft Drivers Work Dangerous Jobs—But They're on Their OwnWIRED WPEC -Re/code all 107 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

WNCN NC teen claims Uber driver has been sending suggestive texts, harassing him WNCN CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) – A Charlotte teen and his mother are demanding answers from Uber after they said one particular driver has been harassing the 17-year-old. “Frustrated. I mean it's crazy” said Isaiah, who doesn't want his full identity revealed. Teen claims Uber driver has been harassing himWBTV all 1 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Metro Drink driving arrests dropped after Uber launched in London Metro Uber was first launched in London in mid-June 2012 – so it's been with us for almost four years. It also started running in Bristol in June 2015, Glasgow in October 2015, and Birmingham in January this year. Because we have the most data for London, as ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Bloomberg Uber Executive Accused of Taking Lyft Data May Turn Tables Bloomberg Lyft's case against VanderZanden, its former chief operations officer who then became Uber's president of international growth, is set for a jury trial in five weeks. He's accused of breaching his contract by transferring Lyft's most sensitive ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

WCPO Uber drivers: Fare cuts are killing our income - Story - WCPO.com WCPO John Matarese reports on growing anger over fare cuts. and more »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

KOMO News Charge: Uber driver tried to rape Seattle-area passenger KOMO News Investigators say Kebede had been logged in to the Uber system the night of the incident, and described himself as a driver for both Uber and Lyft. Kebede is alleged to have told police he'd had sex with several women who couldn't pay their fares. and more »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Wall Street Journal An Uber Bad Idea Wall Street Journal Unions are alarmed at the so-called sharing economy because it empowers individual workers, and so they're leaning on politicians to rewrite the law to make it easier to organize drivers at ride-sharing services like Uber. The implications could extend ... WA: City Officials Questioned on Proposed Ordinance to Regulate Ride-Sharing CompaniesMassTransitMag.com (press release) (registration) (blog) all 3 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Re/code Nobody in India Wanted Fancy Rides, So Uber Is Cutting Them Re/code As the company would have it, India is Uber's third-largest market when it comes to number of trips. With 250,000 drivers on the platform, Uber India has managed to expand from 11 cities to 26 in the last few months and it has no plans to slow down. In ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Time Out Chicago (blog) Uber offering free rides on Chicago St. Patrick's Parade Day - Time Out Time Out Chicago (blog) Uber is offering free rides during the St. Patrick's Day Parade festivities, and all day from 8am–11pm Saturday. The only catch? You might have to pile in the ... Uber Gives Free UberPool Rides in Chicago on St Patricks Day ...Chicago Inno all 3 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Stuff.co.nz Wellington Uber driver stood down after allegedly hitting on 15-year-old girl Stuff.co.nz Uber, an international app-based ride-hailing service, had also been notified. A spokeswoman said the company was looking into the incident and it had removed the driver from Uber "while we investigate further". She refused to say whether the driver ... Uber: The Good, The Bad, and The UglyNasdaq This Is Uber's Plan To Fix Its Image In FranceFortune Uber Wins a Round for Its App in FranceWall Street Journal Jerusalem Post Israel News -JP Updates all 91 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Philly.com Judge dismisses Philly cab firms' most serious claims against Uber Philly.com An unfair-competition claim and four racketeering allegations have been dismissed against the ride-sharing company Uber Technologies in a federal lawsuit ... and more »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

The Verge Uber has a secret 800 number for emergencies The Verge Uber has an emergency phone number for passengers and drivers to get in touch with a human employee at the ride-hail company, according to a report in Inc. Thursday. The number, which has been operational since October, is only available in 22 cities ... Uber stands to gain big-time by ensuring passengers' safetyThe Next Web Uber's Been Testing a (Secret) Emergency Phone Line: 800-353-UBERGizmodo Uber Has a Secret Security HotlineTIME Business Insider -Free Press Journal -Quartz all 16 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

TechCrunch My Uber driver apparently moonlights as an underground electronics dealer TechCrunch I am of two minds about this. On one hand, there is definitely potential in monetizing the backseat experience in Uber and Lyft rides, just as taxis have been doing for the last decade. On the other hand, Uber and Lyft, please just start paying your ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Rochester Democrat and Chronicle Disability groups push Warren to rethink Uber support Rochester Democrat and Chronicle Two advocacy groups for people with disabilities called Thursday on Mayor Lovely Warren to reconsider her support for allowing ride-sharing services like Uber and Lyft to expand to Rochester. Disability advocates protested Uber's expansion earlier this ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

The Guardian 'We're just getting started': inside Austin's contentious clash with ... The Guardian As thousands of techies head to Austin for SXSW, one city councilwoman stands to lose her job over a regulatory showdown with the ride-sharing firms. Uber, Lyft supporter files election challenge with Texas Supreme CourtKXAN.com Texas Supreme Court Asked to Weigh in on Austin's fight with Uber ...Texas Tribune Texas Supreme Court Asked To Weigh In On Austin's Fight With UberKUT Austin Chronicle -Austin Business Journal -Ridesharing Works for Austin all 13 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Washington Post Uber seems to offer better service in areas with more white people. That raises some tough questions Washington Post Nicholas Diakopoulos is an assistant professor in the College of Journalism at University of Maryland, College Park. This is a guest contribution to Wonkblog. The goal of Uber's surge-pricing algorithm is to influence car availability by dynamically ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

TIME California Bill Would Allow Uber, Lyft Drivers to Negotiate as a Group TIME Gonzalez's legislation follows the Seattle City council's unanimous vote last December to become the first city to allow Lyft and Uber drivers to unionize, though the mayor has neither signed nor vetoed the measure. The primary sponsor of the bill ... California Proposal to Let Uber Drivers, Other Sharing Economy Workers, UnionizeReason all 21 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

The Verge Uber is using its app to troll local politicians again The Verge Florida residents who open the Uber app today won't see the typical estimated time to summon a car, but rather a message that reads "tap to vote for Uber." This leads to a second message: "Legislation currently blocked in the Florida Senate would allow ... Plan to regulate Uber, Lyft all but dead in Florida LegislatureMiami Herald Uber and Lyft Drivers Work Dangerous Jobs—But They're on Their OwnWIRED Uber's Fight in Florida Is Getting PersonalRe/code CBS Local -The Michigan Daily all 33 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Quartz Inside Instacart's fraught and misguided quest to become the Uber of groceries Quartz These startups—think Instacart (groceries), Handy (home cleaning), DoorDash (restaurant delivery), and so on—won tremendous financing and VC enthusiasm by promising to do for their industries what Uber did for transportation. Many accomplished this ... and more »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Editorial: Driving Uber out of Iowa Quad City Times Ride-hailing titan Uber said it will pull out of Iowa, should Senate Transportation Committee Chairman Tod Bowman's crackdown become law. And Uber brass aren't kidding. Last year, the company abandoned Kansas until that state's Legislature succumbed ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Jerusalem Post Israel News Egyptian technical expert: Jewish-owned Uber could serve Israel's intelligence services Jerusalem Post Israel News An Egyptian technical expert has declared that the Jewish-owned Uber Taxi Service poses a very serious threat to Egypt's national security, claiming that information it will collect on Egyptians might serve Israeli intelligence services. Sameh Abou ... Egypt's cabinet forms committee to investigate legal status of Uber ...Ahram Online In crowded Cairo, ride-hailing apps such as Uber and Careem leave ...THE BUSINESS TIMES all 9 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Inc.com Uber Has a Secret Emergency Hotline | Inc.com Inc.com Facing ongoing passenger-safety concerns, the company has been testing its own version of 911 since October -- without telling riders or drivers. and more »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

The Durango Herald NM Gov. Martinez signs Uber, Lyft bill The Durango Herald New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez, center, signs a bill that regulates ride-booking companies like Uber and Lyft during a ceremony in Albuquerque on Wednesday. Martinez said the bill ended confusion over whether those companies could legally operate in ... New Mexico Gov. Martinez signs Uber, Lyft billAlbuquerque Journal all 215 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Voice of America Uber Seeks to Lure Cabbies in Africa Expansion Plan Voice of America U.S.-based Uber plans to expand in Tanzania, Uganda and Ghana this year and will focus on convincing traditional taxi drivers to work for the ride-hailing service, said Alon Lits, Uber's general manager for sub-Saharan Africa. Traffic-clogged roads ... Uber is planning to expand to Mombasa, Kenya's second-largest cityTechCabal all 24 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

KTRK-TV Uber faces class action lawsuit from its Texas drivers KTRK-TV The driver in the lawsuit claims Uber has advertised to customers on its website and in marketing materials that gratuity is included in the cost of its car service, but some Uber drivers say they do not receive the total proceeds of any such gratuity ... Texas drivers file lawsuit against UberWAAY all 2 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber