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Chicago Tribune Uber would pay 2 cents a ride but get airport access under latest Emanuel plan Chicago Tribune Ride-share companies like Uber would be charged an additional 2 cents per ride, with the money raised going to lower some costs for traditional cabdrivers, as part of Mayor Rahm Emanuel's attempt to tamp down aldermanic opposition to taxi industry ... In Push to Expand, Uber Highlights Its Role as a Designated DriverNew York Times This is Uber's plan to invade New York StateFortune Uber, competitors cleared for Chicago airport pickupsChicago Sun-Times all 6 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

PYMNTS.com Apple Watch Commercial Pitches Uber – And Apple Pay PYMNTS.com It's not like Apple and Uber really need each other's help to gain even more name recognition with consumers, but a new ad campaign featuring the two companies might do just that. Re/code reported late last week (Oct. 22) that Apple has produced a ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

TechCrunch News | Morning Agenda: Uber Said to Plan Another $1 Billion in Fund-Raising New York Times (blog) Another successful round of fund-raising would make Uber, a ride-hailing company, the world's most valuable start-up. Fund-raising this summer valued the company at more than $50 billion — beating Facebook's valuation after its last big round of ... Uber Refueling Its Warchest Yet Again, At A Valuation Of Up To $70BNTechCrunch Capital Gains: Uber Wants to Raise Another Billion, Palantir's Quiet Round and ...Re/code Uber eyeing another $1 billion in funding, according to reportsMashable PYMNTS.com -South Florida Business Journal (blog) all 49 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Dallas Observer Uber Drivers Say They're Getting Screwed. Maybe It's Time to Switch to Lyft. Dallas Observer Over the past month, drivers from across Uber's platform — black-car drivers, UberSelect luxury sedan drivers and UberX drivers who just use their personal vehicles, whatever it is — have protested at the technology company's Dallas headquarters in ... Tighten rules for cab booking services like UberThe Straits Times Uber Drivers Forum Surpasses 500 Members and 5000 PostsDigital Journal all 3 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

New York Times In Push to Expand, Uber Highlights Its Role as a Designated Driver New York Times The company's app is popular among millennials, but it is not available in upstate college towns. Uber officials hope the State Legislature will pass new rules allowing the service to move beyond New York City next year. Despite its many fans, Uber has ... Test drive: Apps like Uber are opening up entirely new advertising channels ...VentureBeat all 2 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Miami Herald With Broward on board, Uber, Lyft can't be kept out of Miami-Dade Miami Herald Broward County recently joined Gainesville and Sarasota by allowing ridesharing companies like Uber and Lyft to operate without fear of reprisal. This is a remarkable turnaround less than three months after Uber left the county in response to overly ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

New York Post Taking Uber statewide: a fare deal for New York? New York Post Here's Cuomo: “You can't do Uber city by city . . . You're an Uber driver in New York City, you then drive to Nassau and drop off a person. It only works if you can pick up a person in Nassau. And it has to be the same terms and conditions, etc. So ... The Big Idea Behind the Battle Between Uber and Yellow CabsNewsweek Let ride-sharing service Uber drive on inBuffalo News Uber Makes Its Push In New York StateWBT WXXI News -Dispatch Times -wwntradio all 32 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Wall Street Journal Uber Logs Major Gains in New York City, Figures Show Wall Street Journal Newly compiled data confirm what many regular customers already know: Uber is moving into the driver's seat in New York City. Uber drivers took New York City riders on more than 100,000 trips on the average day in July, a fourfold increase from a year ... Uber resorts to social media to take on local laws harming businessTimes of India No policy against Ottawa fed public servants getting reimbursed for UberOttawa Sun Uber urges Mumbai users to support 'progressive' tax lawse27 DEALSTREETASIA -Businessinsider India all 17 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Digital Trends Too drunk to drive? The city will call you an Uber Digital Trends When you're quickly approaching a record number of drunk driving cases, you have to get creative in your solution. And that's exactly what Evesham, New Jersey is doing by way of the town's partnership with Uber that gives individuals who've had a few ... New Jersey town offering free Uber rides to prevent drunken drivingNew York Daily News Here's One Way Uber Could Get Some Good PR6 On Your Side New Jersey Will Generously Offer Free Uber Rides To Stop Drunk DriversUPROXX International Business Times UK -Ars Technica all 55 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Los Angeles Times Law lets state workers use Uber and Airbnb for business travel Los Angeles Times Representatives for Chang said the amount of the savings will depend on how much workers rely on Uber, Airbnb and other sharing-economy services. But they noted that some short-term home rental businesses can cut the cost of lodging by up to half ... and more »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

TMZ.com Sam Smith Jacks Justin Comb's Uber TMZ.com It's undisputed who's higher up on the Uber food chain ... Sam Smith towers over Diddy's son. Sam and Justin Combs were leaving 1OAK in WeHo separately after catching a Travis Scott concert. Sam was led out by some handlers, right into the back seat of ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

WGBA-TV Here's One Way Uber Could Get Some Good PR WGBA-TV If Uber is looking for a bit of good PR, one small township's program could be a good blueprint. Evesham Township in New Jersey teamed up with Uber this month to help beef up an attempt to decrease its amount of DUIs. The program started out as a ... Township in New Jersey partners with Uber and BeMyDD to cut its DUI numbersArs Technica all 33 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Midland Reporter-Telegram Uber ordinance 'most likely' on docket for Nov. 3 meeting Midland Reporter-Telegram 3 meeting for an ordinance that would regulate transportation-network companies like Uber. Regulations would be similar to the way taxi cab companies are currently regulated by the city of Midland, according to councilman J.Ross Lacy. Uber hires local ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

San Francisco Chronicle (subscription) Cook Your Week: Uber Eats San Francisco Chronicle (subscription) About the app: I know, I know, we're cheating. The Uber Eats feature — a lunch-delivery service that, as far as we can tell, was created to keep Uber drivers busy during the workday — is not open for dinner. But, if you're into the menu, it just ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Ars Technica New Jersey Township Gives Free Uber Rides to Reduce DUIs PC Magazine So far, the partnership between Uber and Evesham Township is scheduled to run through January 2. However, it's been so successful, that some local businesses and nonprofits have donated funds to support a second, similar program that kicked off this ... Township in New Jersey partners with Uber and BeMyDD to cut its DUI numbersArs Technica New Jersey town first in US to use Uber to curb drunken drivingCNBC One South Jersey town calls a free Uber if you're too drunk to driveEngadget Tech Times all 19 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Reason (blog) The World Was His 'Oyster.' Then Uber Rolled Into Town. Reason (blog) Last September, his driver left to go work for Uber. Singh was left to cover his roughly $7,000 in monthly overhead by himself. (The first $4,300 goes to cover the medallion mortgage.) So he started driving seven days a week, which means he never gets ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Asbury Park Press Uber offers free rides if Rutgers football wins Asbury Park Press PISCATAWAY - Looks like Uber is a Rutgers fan. At least in New Jersey. Uber New Jersey is offering riders in New Brunswick or on the Rutgers campus, including at High Point Solutions Stadium, free fares if Rutgers football beats No. 1 Ohio State when ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Business Insider Why there's a good chance your Uber driver is new Business Insider If you get in an Uber, there's a good chance your driver is pretty new. In 2015, Uber doubled the number of active drivers on its platform in the U.S. as it's grown. Last month, the ride-hailing company had 327,000 active drivers on the road in the U.S ... Uber covers 75 percent of the US, but getting to 100 will be really hardThe Verge Survey shows Uber and Lyft Drivers are usually new – and make very little moneyThe Next Web David Sarasohn: Oregon labor commissioner may have ride-sharing services Uber ...OregonLive.com SFGate -New York Post all 59 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Society6, Uber Bring Mobile Pop-up Art Gallery to Los Angeles Business Wire (press release) LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Society6 and Uber, leading innovators in the on-demand economy, are teaming up this Saturday to bring a mobile pop-up art gallery to Angelinos across the city. A 40' long cargo container that's been transformed into a ... and more »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Newsweek The Big Idea Behind the Battle Between Uber and Yellow Cabs Newsweek I'm sitting in the car with my Uber driver and he points to some construction on the road. We are driving through the clogged streets of downtown Manhattan. “See that construction? It's been that way for 10 years,” he notes, pointing to a big mess of ... Let ride-sharing service Uber drive on inBuffalo News Uber Makes Its Push In New York StateWBT Uber Wants In On Westchester MarketWestchester Magazine Dispatch Times -Insurance Journal all 29 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

TechCrunch Uber Refueling Its Warchest Yet Again, At A Valuation Of Up To $70BN TechCrunch Another month, another billion for Uber… The ride-hailing business is reportedly raising yet again — planning to raise close to $1 billion in new investment according to the NYT citing “people close to the matter”, with investors looking at a ... Uber Is Said To Be Planning Another Fundraising Round For $1BTech Times Uber is raising another $1 billion and could soon be worth $70 billionBusiness Insider Uber said to plan another $1 billion in fund-raisingThe Boston Globe Seeking Alpha -Silicon Valley Business Journal (blog) -AfterDawn all 16 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

MyDaytonDailyNews Uber's fast growth brings praise, controversy MyDaytonDailyNews If you frequent any of the area's bars and restaurants, chances are you'll be rubbing elbows with someone who will pull out their smartphone and hail an Uber driver when it's time to go home. The popular transportation network — which claims to have 1 ... and more »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Uber Driver Carjacked and Kidnapped Fox 2 Detroit He had the time and it appeared they had the money, until Uber sent him a notice midway through Ohio - telling him to end the trip. His passengers weren't having it. "It was when I was letting them know the ride was being ended that I saw a firearm in ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Cherry Hill Courier Post Uber covers 75 percent of the US, but getting to 100 will be really hard The Verge A spokesperson for the company confirmed that upstate New York, with its depressed rural areas and struggling cities, was among the "last places" in the country Uber would be making a strong push. After that it will likely shift focus to building out ... COMMENTARY: Bill would protect Uber passengersCherry Hill Courier Post Why there's a good chance your Uber driver is newBusiness Insider Survey shows Uber and Lyft Drivers are usually new – and make very little moneyThe Next Web Tech Times -OregonLive.com all 64 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

New York Post Gang trafficked guns using Greyhound and Uber, officials say New York Post A Big Apple gun ring left the driving to Greyhound — and to Uber, officials with the NYPD and state Attorney General's Office said Thursday. The gang funneled 50 firearms from Southern states up to New York City, often on a bus, then took an Uber car ... Police: Man used Uber, Greyhound to smuggle gunsWSMV Nashville all 9 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber