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The Virginian-Pilot (subscription) (blog) Roger Chesley: Cheers! Uber and Lyft are a new way to find a designated driver The Virginian-Pilot (subscription) (blog) Many are level-headed enough to contact Uber or Lyft so they won't be arrested while driving – or risk killing someone. That's the crux of a weekend article in the Richmond Times-Dispatch. The story cited preliminary statistics from the state ... and more »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

LA Magazine Tools to Tame the Savage Uber Passenger LA Magazine One of the biggest benefits of rideshare culture is that more and more inebriated passengers are out from behind the wheel. Of course, the burden of all those blitzed people now rests on the shoulders of Uber and Lyft drivers, who are just trying to ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Forbes Forget Uber X: Uber Tori Kelly Is Here To Give You Free Rides To 2 Of Her Pop-Up Concerts Forbes 2, when she will perform on top of a bus during two free pop-up concerts in Los Angeles as part of a partnership between Uber and American Express. Although anyone is welcome to attend, Uber app users can win free rides to and from the two performance ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

New York Times Uber Drivers in New York City Protest Fare Cuts New York Times But outside the Uber headquarters in Long Island City, Queens, Bhairavi Desai, the executive director of the New York Taxi Workers Alliance, a taxi drivers' union, said the unilateral move to cut prices did not take into account the opinions of the ... 'Shame on Uber': hundreds of drivers demand more pay at NYC protestThe Verge Uber drivers' rates protest takes to the SF streetsEngadget Some Uber Drivers Strike To Protest Company's Fare CutsCBS Local Daily Beast -CNET -New York Post all 312 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Los Angeles Times Why you should be skeptical about an 'Uber for healthcare' Los Angeles Times A case in point is the mirage of an "Uber for healthcare." The latest and most prominent promoter of this notion is the conservative healthcare analyst Avik Roy of the Manhattan Institute. In a new issue brief he poses the question directly: "Why isn't ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Chron.com See the 20 most popular places people use Uber in Houston Chron.com Of course you want to see Taylor Swift perform, but perhaps you'd rather not pay $80 to park near Minute Maid Park. And, yes, you want to have a night out on the town, but maybe no one wants to be the designated driver. Enter Uber. The mobile ride ... and more »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

CBS News Uber will deliver a puppy to play with CBS News While football might be on everyone's minds as we head into Super Bowl 50, there's another popular contest that has generated enthusiastic fans -- the Puppy Bowl. In a cross-promotion with Animal Planet's Puppy Bowl, Uber says it will be offering an ... Uber Puppy BowlWLS-TV Uber to deliver puppies Wednesday to benefit D.C. shelterWTOP Uber Will Now Deliver You PuppiesUbergizmo KTLA -Washington City Paper (blog) -TheWrap all 26 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Business Insider Startups are learning the wrong lesson from Uber Business Insider The last few years, it's become cliche for startups to describe themselves as “Uber for X”. With Uber as the north star, the mobile phone became the “remote control” for our life and anything we wanted — groceries, take-out, laundry, our car — was ... Taxi operators attack Uber drivers in NairobiCitizen TV (press release) Nairobi taxis want to drive Uber out of townCapital FM Kenya (press release) (blog) all 11 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

VentureBeat Uber expands English-speaking driver option to Brazil ahead of Rio carnival and Olympic Games VentureBeat Uber is pushing its appeal to globetrotters with the expansion of UberEnglish, the service that lets riders request drivers who are proficient in the English language. The trial service kicked off in partnership with language-learning platform Duolingo ... Uber now lets tourists in Rio find English-speaking drivers just in time for CarnivalThe Next Web all 2 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

NYC Uber drivers to protest rate cuts CNN "Let's shut down Uber for the entire day," reads a flier that drivers are circulating among Uber customers. The protest is expected to take place from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. on Monday in front of its Long Island City office. "It is time for our voice to be ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Wall Street Journal (blog) Uber Expands Cooperation With Alibaba's Alipay Wall Street Journal (blog) Uber Technologies Inc. is expanding its cooperation with Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.'s online-payment affiliate, allowing Chinese users to pay for rides with Alipay while traveling outside mainland China. Uber and Alipay are working closely despite the ... Uber riders from China can now use Alipay to pay for trips in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and MacauVentureBeat Uber users in China can now pay with Alipay when travellingMemeburn Uber takes aim at Chinese travellers over Lunar New YearSouth China Morning Post (subscription) China Daily -gbtimes all 25 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

San Francisco Examiner Married couple pioneers Uber's wheelchair-accessible fleet San Francisco Examiner Peter Mendoza sits in his motorized wheelchair while his wife, Jennifer, helps push it out of their Dodge Grand Caravan on Jackson Street last week. The Mendozas are pushing for more wheelchair-accessible Uber vehicles and trained drivers. (Ekevara ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

New York Post Why Uber's price drop could actually trigger higher prices New York Post An Uber ride from the South Street Seaport to Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, was 9.8 percent cheaper. A ride from DUMBO to the Javits Center cost 25.3 percent less; and from there to the News Corp building at West 47th Street and Sixth Avenue cost 23.6 ... Uber cutting prices in the Lehigh ValleyAllentown Morning Call Uber drops its prices around PennsylvaniaPennLive.com all 3 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Albuquerque Journal Uber logs 18000 rides at ABQ's Sunport Albuquerque Journal Mayor Richard Berry last summer announced a pilot project that enabled Uber drivers to shuttle passengers to and from the Albuquerque International Sunport. Uber pays the airport $1 per pickup or dropoff. Uber reported 17,664 such trips through the ... and more »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Local 10 Hospital releases statement on suspended Uber... Local 10 MIAMI - Although Dr. Anjali Ramkissoon has apologized on national television for her violent rage against an Uber driver, her employer said its investigation into her actions is still ongoing. Ramkissoon was suspended by Jackson Heath System on Jan. Doctor Who Attacked Uber Driver: He's Accepted My ApologyInside Edition Video Shows Indian-Origin Woman Assaulting Uber DriverNDTV all 19 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Philly.com Uber: Philadelphia Parking Authority is untrustworthy Philly.com The PPA disputed that they were working against Uber, saying that it has sought a regulatory framework that would ensure Uber drivers were vetted and their vehicles were safe. The emails with medallion owners, obtained by the Philadelphia Daily News, ... Uber lashes out against PPA, defends right to operate in PhillyPhiladelphia Business Journal all 4 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

New York's PIX11 / WPIX-TV Uber raises stakes in bitter fight with NYC taxis CBS News Starting Friday, Uber fans in New York City will enjoy lower fares, as the ride-hailing startup seeks to lure customers away from traditional taxis. But advocates for cab drivers say the reduction is no bargain for workers. In a blog post, the ride ... Uber cuts prices 15 percent in New York City in bid to boost ridershipNew York's PIX11 / WPIX-TV Taxi Group Protests Uber's Announcement of Price CutsNY1 Uber Goes After the Taxi Industry Even HarderNew York Magazine CNNMoney -Observer -Fox5NY all 53 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Chicago Tribune 'I nearly passed out': A $640 Uber ride for a 30-mile trip to the airport Chicago Tribune Bonnie Lieb said she expected to pay more than usual for an Uber ride from her Sterling, Virginia, home to Reagan National Airport Monday morning. With her car still covered in two feet of snow and her street unplowed, she said, she agreed to pay the ... and more »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Business Insider You know Travis Kalanick. Meet the 23 other power players of Uber Business Insider Travis Kalanick may be the public face of Uber, but he hasn't built the company by himself. Like any chief executive, Kalanick leans heavily on his team and direct reports to manage all parts of the business from people operations internally to putting ... and more »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

San Antonio Express-News (subscription) Uber Trips Are 15% Cheaper As Of This Morning Gothamist Uber announced on Friday morning that it has reduced Uber X fares by 15% citywide, meaning that an Uber from Midtown to LGA will now cost $37.12 on average, compared to $43.67 under the old pricing scale. According to the company, which was recently ... Uber rides just got cheaperSan Antonio Express-News (subscription) Uber Isn't Taking Its Latest French Defeat Lying DownFortune London's black-cab drivers: 'Four cabbies pay more tax than Uber'The Guardian Nasdaq -Wall Street Journal -WGN-TV all 316 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Re/code Things Are Getting Ugly in Uber's and Lyft's Fight Against Fingerprint Checks in Austin Re/code Last summer in New York, Uber badly embarrassed Mayor Bill de Blasio by soundly defeating his bid to cap the number of for-hire drivers in the city. In the fall, Uber and Lyft beat back the taxi industry in Las Vegas and began offering rides there. The ... Lyft And Uber Continue to Battle With The City of AustinTexas Monthly (subscription) all 44 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Bloomberg How Uber Can Uber Be? Bloomberg For anyone pondering Uber's future, it's useful to look at the markets available to the ride-hailing titan. Using estimates from Aswath Damodaran, a finance professor at NYU's Stern School of Business who has written extensively on this subject, here's ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

KGO-TV Uber to expand carpool service leading up to Super Bowl KGO-TV That's one step toward what Uber calls the perpetual trip, carpools chained together so there's always at least one person in the car, meaning the driver's always getting paid. For the team behind that math, the Super Bowl means one thing, more data. Uber expands uberPOOL for Super BowlSiliconBeat all 3 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Overlooking Uber regulation carries costs Daily Trojan Online It isn't uncommon to find personalities as diverse as the city itself on an Uber ride in Los Angeles. Artists, engineers, students and chefs number a few of those using the ride-sharing app as a part — or even full-time opportunity for supplemental ... and more »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

ZDNet Uber fined €1.2m in France as protests continue ZDNet French taxi drivers have extended anti-Uber protests to a second day as news emerged that a Paris court had fined the controversial ridesharing service for skirting rules in place to prohibit its drivers from touting directly for business on the streets. Police warn taxi, Uber drivers of targeted robberiesWGN-TV Uber Will Soon Be Officially Legal In EdmontonHuffington Post Canada Police warn cabbies, Uber drivers of downtown cellphone robberiesChicago Tribune Fox 32 Chicago -WLS-TV all 98 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber