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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

San Jose Mercury News Uber spawns a million wannabes San Jose Mercury News nspHire - the Uber of job search (also been called "the Tinder for jobs''). GigSalad - the Uber of event planning. SQFT - the Uber of real estate. The Babysitting Company - the Uber of babysitting. UpCounsel - "a cross between the Uber and eHarmony of ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

AL.com Uber: Birmingham 'is getting left behind' without ridesharing; updated ... AL.com Between June 2014 and August 2015, tens of thousands of people opened the Uber app to look for rides in Birmingham, company officials said Thursday. An Uber spokesperson published a blog post highlighting the need for ridesharing in the city, noting ... Reliable transportation graces Buffalo with UberUniversity at Buffalo The Spectrum Birmingham probably won't get Uber until next yearWBRC FOX6 News - WBRC.com all 6 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

CBSSports.com Cam Ward says Uber driver's advice helped him shut out Avalanche CBSSports.com I actually took an Uber over with my goaltender coach. The driver was asking about what we do. I told him I played goal for the Hurricanes. His theory on the position of being a goaltender was to 'protect the castle.' I thought that was just really funny. and more »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Following Uber's success, copycats rush to carve out niches San Jose Mercury News Budding entrepreneurs hoping to cash in on the wave of collaborative consumption breaking across the nation are hitching their wagons to the King Kong of the sharing economy, claiming to be the "Uber of whatever" -- food delivery, diaper service, ... and more »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Uber pushes urban plan in Bridgeport CT Post Bridgeport resident David Matos, who for years had jobs with traditional hours, today makes his own schedule driving for Uber, the service that lets people catch a ride via cellphone. It's that flexibility that allowed him to be there for his family ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Chicago Sun-Times Uber: Chauffeur license mandate would nix airport pick-ups Chicago Sun-Times “When you land in Indianapolis and request an Uber, the pop-up on your screen says, `Welcome to the Indiapnapolis Airport. Request a ride and proceed to this area.' There's a separate airport screen. You're talking about technology built specifically ... and more »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Fortune Here's the other way Uber makes money Fortune On Oct. 21, the so-called Back To The Future Day, Uber offered users in London free rides in a DeLorean in collaboration with Pepsi, providing complimentary beverages en route. Earlier this week, Uber passengers in select cities were treated to free ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

CNBC The Uber future: Here's the next big thing CNBC The on-demand economy is booming, with well-funded start-ups promising to satiate your every desire, be it transportation, booze or medicine. The problem is, you need an individual app for each one of them. If I want to book lunch at Reynard in ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Capital New York Cuomo hints at a new de Blasio fight, this time over Uber Capital New York On Wednesday, Governor Andrew Cuomo indicated that Uber might present another occasion for the state to step in and organize something New York City — and its mayor — couldn't. Speaking to reporters following an event about women's equality in ... Debate Over Lyft and Uber Coming to New York State is Anything But IdleTWC News Cuomo says state, not cities, should dictate Uber policiesNew York Post Afternoon Bulletin: Cuomo Calls for Statewide Regulation of Uber and MoreObserver Bloomberg -Rochester Democrat and Chronicle -Times Union -Times Union all 103 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Fortune How Uber plays the tax shell game Fortune The car-hailing phenom is viewed by many as the model for the 21st century corporation. You should see how state-of-the-art it is when it comes to minimizing its tax bill. The VCs were desperate to give him more money. It was the spring of 2013, and ... It's official - Uber and Airbnb providers will have to declare income, pay taxesYLE News all 2 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Mashable Uber arrives in Croatia despite taxi drivers' vow to revolt Mashable Passengers in Croatia's capital Zagreb have a new travel option starting Thursday — an Uber ride. Launching at noon local time, the service will initially only be available in its UberX variant, with licensed drivers working for the company as ... Uber Will Enter The Balkans Uninvited Because That's Never Backfired On Anyone ...DealBreaker Uber chalks up 2.5 million rides in Brisbane in just 18 monthsSydney Morning Herald Uber launches in ZagrebDigjitale Toronto Sun -NEWS.com.au all 15 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber