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Poughkeepsie Journal Will Uber drive into Dutchess County? Poughkeepsie Journal Executives for the popular ride-sharing service Uber are pushing state lawmakers to pass legislation that would allow for services such as theirs to operate throughout New York. Dutchess County residents, leaders, and even taxi drivers have shown ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

KBOI-TV Uber, Idaho Youth Ranch partner for clothing drive KBOI-TV Gather any gently used clothes that can be put to use by less-fortunate residents and let Uber pick them up! By selecting the "GIVE" option on the Uber app, a driver will be notified of a collection request. The drive is happening Saturday, Dec. 12 ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Business Insider How Uber cleverly controls its stock so it won't have to go public anytime ... Business Insider Uber is currently raising more money — up to $2.1 billion — at a valuation of about $62.5 billion. The round will bring the five-year-old company's total amount raised to just over $12 billion. And as of this moment, the company says it has no plan ... and more »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Ars Technica Uber doesn't want drivers to sue again, so it pushes them to arbitration Ars Technica On Friday, Uber pushed a new 21-page agreement on to all of its 400,000-plus drivers nationwide, forbidding them from filing a lawsuit in the event of a future labor dispute. Drivers were required to agree to the terms on their phones and could not ... Uber wants drivers to sign new lawsuit pledgeUSA TODAY Is Uber trying to pull a fast one on its drivers?The Verge Uber Pushes New Contract on Drivers as Pay Fight EscalatesBloomberg SFGate -TechCrunch -Los Angeles Times all 148 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

GoDanRiver.com Yum CEO: Pizza Hut must emulate Uber Columbus Dispatch NEW YORK — Yum CEO Greg Creed thinks he figured out why sales at Pizza Hut have gone cold: The chain needs to be more like the car-hailing service Uber. “If you think about the Uber experience, it's easy to use, it's easy to pay, it's very easy to ... Yum CEO says Pizza Hut needs to be more like UberGoDanRiver.com Pizza Hut needs to be more like Uber, CEO saysKCRA Sacramento all 40 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

WIRED In the City With the World's Worst Traffic, Uber Is an Awkward Fit WIRED In Manila, Uber has come up against a unique set of cultural challenges that underscore the fact that Silicon Valley solutionism doesn't always translate tidily when it's exported abroad. The system is prone to middlemen and ripe for exploitation by ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

The Guardian Uber taxi-sharing service clocks up 45000 trips in London The Guardian Around 45,000 trips were made in the first week of Uber's new taxi-sharing service in London. UberPool allows up to three passengers to share a car and save money on the standard fare. The scheme was launched by the taxi app service in London on 4 ... 45000 trips in Uber car-pooling app's first weekBT.com all 7 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Belleville News-Democrat Fairview Heights Uber driver has a busy day Belleville News-Democrat Fairview Heights Uber driver has a busy day. LinkedIn · Google+ · Pinterest · Reddit; Print; Order Reprint of this Story. Uber rider Darion Robinson gets into a car driven by Rozmond Dorsey outside Field House Pub and Grill in St. Louis. Darion, a ... and more »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

CBS Local Uber Driver Attacked By Passenger In Boston CBS Local BOSTON (CBS) – Video from inside a Boston Uber shows the driver being attacked. The driver says he was attacked because he refused to give some customers a ride. Abdul Aziz drives for Uber because he feels it's safer. But early Friday morning on Stuart ... Uber Drivers Are Still Refusing to Pick Up Blind PassengersMotherboard Uber driver says he was attacked by passenger in BostonWHDH-TV all 4 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Standard-Examiner Uber to begin service in Ogden fox13now.com Uber said it planned to begin offering rides on Dec. 18, promoting itself to bars and restaurants and offering Ogden customers a $15 coupon. Uber said it also planned service to area ski resorts including Powder Mountain, Snowbasin and Nordic Valley. Uber is coming to OgdenSalt Lake Tribune all 3 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

New York Times Uber Is Said to Be Shaking Up Policy and Communications Team New York Times Uber's policy and communications team has been in flux over the last six months. Last year, Uber hired David Plouffe, a senior policy adviser to President Obama, as its senior vice president for policy and strategy. Nine months later, Mr. Plouffe's ... Uber hired a new director of communications from Google, and she's cleaning houseBusiness Insider Uber is cleaning houseBusiness Insider Australia all 20 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

USA TODAY Uber wants drivers to sign new lawsuit pledge USA TODAY SAN FRANCISCO — Uber on Friday sent all its drivers nationwide a new, 21-page legal agreement that bars them from participating in class action lawsuits against the company and instead requires them to enter into arbitration in the case of disputes. Is Uber trying to pull a fast one on its drivers?The Verge Uber Pushes New Contract on Drivers as Pay Fight EscalatesBloomberg Uber's New Drivers Agreement Could Undermine Judge's Ruling In Class Action ...TechCrunch Los Angeles Times -Engadget -TIME all 133 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Reuters Uber offers free lifts to women voting for first time in a Saudi election Reuters NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Online taxi-hailing service Uber will give Saudi Arabian women lifts to polling stations for free on Saturday to help boost female participation at the first elections in the deeply conservative Islamic kingdom ... Uber is the new feminist on the block in Saudi ArabiaHindustan Times all 437 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Chron.com Uber surprises riders with holiday gifts Chron.com So I know I'm late to the Uber craze, but I happily took my first Uber ride this week to help to surprise riders with luxury designer handbags from the new River Oaks District. It was part of Uber Houston's "12 Days of Christmas" campaign, which ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

ExtremeTech Ford could challenge Uber, Lyft with Dynamic Shuttle service ExtremeTech Does Ford want to compete with Uber and Lyft? With the Dynamic Shuttle service, Ford this week placed a small bet on part of its future being applications and software — not just the century-old industrial process of turning steel, glass and rubber ... Ford to launch Uber-like shuttle service for employeesThe Detroit News Ford's 'Dynamic Shuttle' tests out a competitor for UberEngadget all 19 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Albany Times Union In Albany, Uber meets with potential drivers Albany Times Union Uber takes a 20 to 25 percent of the fare; Lyft takes 20 percent. Some cab drivers who came to the meeting said they worry about the impact on traditional taxi service. "I've got mixed emotions," said Henry Blackman of Albany, a cab driver for more ... and more »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

TechCrunch Toronto taxi driver compares Uber to ISIS, then lunges at driver and gets ... New York Daily News The battle between Uber and taxis just became a bit too literal. An enraged Toronto cab driver compared Uber to ISIS during an intense taxi driver protest Wednesday, then lunged at what he said was one of the ride-share company's cars — which dragged ... Uber Tests A Standalone Food Delivery AppTechCrunch Is Uber Making NYC Rush-Hour Traffic Worse?FiveThirtyEight Uber's first spinoff app is a food delivery service in TorontoThe Verge Jalopnik -Austin American-Statesman all 308 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

TIME Uber's Latest Stunt Is On-Demand Christmas Spirit TIME Today between 1 p.m. and 5 p.m., Uber will deliver ugly holiday sweaters to customers in select cities, as part of an UberELVES initiative. If you enter the UBERELVESCHI promo code in your Uber app in the greater metropolitan areas of Ann Arbor, Dallas ... Uber elves delivery ugly Thursday in the Twin CitiesKARE Uber to deliver ugly sweaters on demand in Madison on ThursdayMadison.com Uber Will Bring You An Ugly Christmas Sweater TodayCBS Local Refinery29 all 42 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

ZDNet Windows 10 universal apps plan gets a lift from Uber ZDNet Uber has its first Windows 10 desktop with live tiles Start menu support. Microsoft/Uber. Uber on Wednesday took to Microsoft's Windows blog to announce its universal Windows 10 which can run on phones, tablets and PCs. Uber product team member Yuixin ... Uber's first desktop app launches on Windows 10 (Updated)VentureBeat You Can Now Book An Uber Using Your Windows 10 PCTech Times Windows 10 Universal App Gets Uber EndorsementValueWalk Mashable -Engadget -StreetInsider.com all 264 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

MarketWatch Uber class action can grow after win for plaintiffs MarketWatch U.S. District Court Judge Edward Chen's previous order certifying the case as a class-action — which Uber is already appealing — did not include California drivers locked into arbitration clauses that Uber began including in its driver agreements in ... Judge hands Uber a major setbackUSA TODAY The biggest legal threat to Uber's business just got a whole lot biggerQuartz Uber ruling may reverberate through Silicon ValleyCNBC CNET -Wall Street Journal -Entrepreneur all 169 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Fox17 Uber customer gets handed $490 bill for an 18-mile ride Fox17 GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- It's something a lot of people use to travel around and get home, but an 18-mile Uber ride after Saturday's Michigan State vs. Iowa game in Indianapolis put quite a wrench in the post-game celebration for some fans from West ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

KOAT Albuquerque Uber, Frontier team up to offer delivery service KOAT Albuquerque The delivery service was a one-time opportunity, but Uber said Albuquerque and Santa Fe are growing markets for them and they have big plans to do more of these promotions in 2016. Uber made 40 deliveries for Frontier Restaurant on Wednesday. and more »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

10News Suspected Uber carjacker stunned after crash 10News SAN DIEGO -- A man allegedly carjacked an Uber driver early Wednesday morning, and then crashed the driver's car in front of the lobby of the Marriott Marquis in downtown San Diego. According to San Diego police, the carjacking occurred at about 1:30 ... Uber driver attacked and carjacked downtownCBS 8 San Diego Uber driver punched during carjackingfox5sandiego.com Suspected Uber Carjacker Tased and Arrested After CrashKOGO KUSI all 10 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Engadget Uber upgrades Windows app with Cortana, desktop support Engadget You can pick up your phone and call-in a car-on-demand anytime, but what if you're sitting at a desktop PC? Well, now you can do it there, too. Uber announced today that it used the Universal Windows Platform to port its app to full Windows 10 ... Uber's first desktop app launches on Windows 10 — sadly still requires a phoneVentureBeat Microsoft (MSFT) Brings Uber to Windows 10StreetInsider.com Uber Delivers a Windows 10 Universal App for PCs, Tablets and PhonesThurrott.com (blog) WinBeta -Business Insider all 138 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

CNBC Judge expands driver class-action lawsuit against Uber CNBC A U.S. judge on Wednesday ruled that Uber drivers can participate in a class-action lawsuit against the company over their employment status, even if they did not opt out of an arbitration clause in their contracts. Earlier this year, U.S. District ... US judge expands driver class-action lawsuit against UberReuters Uber's Class Action Lawsuit Just Became A Bigger Headache For The CompanyForbes The biggest legal threat to Uber's business just got a whole lot biggerQuartz Wall Street Journal -SFGate all 31 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber