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CNET Detest Uber's surge pricing? Some drivers don't like it either CNET Peter Ashlock was driving for Uber that night, as he is on most Friday nights, and got a passenger heading to the airport. The typical fare for an airport ride back then was about $65. But this passenger ended up being charged $179 due to Uber's surge ... and more »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Politico Uber, but for planes Politico Flytenow's business model is similar to Uber's in that it addresses “a two-sided market that hasn't traditionally been connected very well,” Flytenow co-founder Alan Guichard told POLITICO — in this case, hooking up travelers with the myriad pilots ... and more »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Arizona Daily Star Racy Nicki Minaj; hipster tourism; Uber driver drug dealer? Arizona Daily Star Madame Tussauds says employees at the Las Vegas museum will be closely monitoring a wax figure of Nicki Minaj after an image of a visitor posing suggestively with the statue appeared on social media. Minaj (the real one, not the wax figure) is shown at ... and more »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

FOX31 Denver Uber driver brightens passengers' day while singing and dancing during ride FOX31 Denver LOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles Uber driver reportedly filmed himself driving around the city while singing and dancing with his passengers. The driver, Jonathan Gaurano, played the The Weeknd's song “Can't Feel My Face.” All his passengers seem ... Watch As Uber Driver Gets Riders To Join In Epic Lip SyncNewNowNext Viral NewsWhoSay Watching This Uber Driver Turn His Car Into a Nonstop Dance Party Will Fill ...Cosmopolitan.com (blog) E! Online all 10 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Las Vegas Review-Journal Uber, Lyft will be allowed to operate at McCarran Las Vegas Review-Journal Ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft will be allowed to operate at McCarran International Airport and when they do, they'll have designated pickup areas for customers to find their rides. Just don't expect that to happen right away — service at the ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Business Insider Here's proof that Uber is obliterating New York City's taxi industry Business Insider Uber is crushing the taxi industry that has dominated New York City for so many years. Gothamist just published a story about the increasing number of abandoned taxis piling up on the streets of Brooklyn, outside of taxi dispatchers. Hossam Yossri, who ... and more »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Los Angeles Times Uber driver is arrested after guns and drugs are found in Glendale home ... Los Angeles Times "During the investigation, detectives learned that Avakian was employed as an Uber driver for two years and it is suspected that he used the position as a cover to sell drugs," Lightfoot wrote in a news release. Avakian was released after posting bail ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Uber learns lesson in Nairobi ITworld Nairobi is being hailed as one of the fastest growing Uber cities, overtaking South African cities such as Cape Town and Johannesburg. Credit cards are not used in the city as frequently as they are elsewhere and this has forced the company to adopt ... and more »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

In These Times Uber's Attempt To Silence Its Drivers May Have Just Backfired In These Times Much has been made over how Uber, the car service that enables users to hail a car within minutes of pressing a few keys on their smartphones, is jumpstarting the “gig-economy.” Frequently lost amid the discussion over disrupting existing industries, ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

PCWorld Uber learns lesson in Nairobi PCWorld Uber has been operational in Nairobi since January this year, and the company's experience in the city has been a sort of test case for what it can learn as it expands internationally. Nairobi is being hailed as one of the fastest growing Uber cities ... and more »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Fortune Uber's global ride bookings could more than double in 2016 Fortune The data come from a slide show prepared by Chinese bankers, “with input from Uber,” according to the report. The company is planning to aggressively build out its operations in China, and to continue to enter new U.S. markets, such as Albuquerque, N.M. Uber Plans To Go Public In 18-24 Months, According To Leaked PresentationTechCrunch Leaked Doc: Uber Nears $2 Billion in Revenue, Expects IPO in 18-24 MonthsRe/code Uber's global bookings are expected to skyrocket to $26 billion in 2016Business Insider CNBC -Bloomberg all 63 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Los Angeles Times Uber's driver screening practices fuel political debate on rider safety Los Angeles Times The ride-hailing revolution holds the potential to radically change the way people get around. But the political battle over Uber and Lyft in California has focused on something more obscure: fingerprints. Uber is facing some of the fiercest challenges ... Sex offenders, convicted murderer find jobs at UberCNNMoney Uber background checks on drivers missed ex-convicts, prosecutors sayDigital Trends Why Uber Doesn't Want to Fingerprint DriversInc.com New York's PIX11 / WPIX-TV -New York Times -TIME all 390 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Citic Fund Unit Said to Plan $100 Million Uber Investment Bloomberg A fund management unit of China's Citic Group Corp. plans to invest $100 million in Uber Technologies Inc., according to a person familiar with the matter. Citic-CP Asset Management, a joint venture between Citic Trust and Citic-Prudential Fund ... and more »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

TechCrunch Uber Plans To Go Public In 18-24 Months, According To Leaked Presentation TechCrunch The news agency gained access to a presentation that Uber is showing to potential investors in China as part of a new funding round for its international business. (UberChina, the entity Uber created in the country, is separately reportedly seeking to ... Leaked Doc: Uber Nears $2 Billion in Revenue, Expects IPO in 18-24 MonthsRe/code Uber says its global ride bookings will more than double in 2016Fortune Uber's global bookings are expected to skyrocket to $26 billion in 2016Business Insider CNBC -Los Angeles Times all 51 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Pulse Uber Courts Riders by Playid Cupid on Chinese Valentine's Bloomberg Uber Technologies Inc., competing in China with Didi Kuaidi for the ride-hailing market, is building its community of users by playing matchmaker on the nation's equivalent of Valentine's Day. Uber ran a promotion on Thursday in southern Guangzhou city ... Uber's Biggest Competition Is Not a Ride-Sharing Company (In 1 Chart)Pulse all 3 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Wall Street Journal Uber to Offer India Passengers Free Wi-Fi Wall Street Journal Passengers who book a car through Uber will receive a password to access the Internet from the driver. The company says it is working on ways to prevent drivers offering the service to customers who book through rival apps and will track whether data ... Uber to Provide Free In-Car Wi-Fi in IndiaNew York Times Uber's Biggest India Challenge Is ItselfRe/code Uber-Bharti Airtel Partnership To Offer Free 4G Wi-Fi To Passengers In IndiaInternational Business Times Tnooz -Economic Times -NDTV all 79 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

TIME Uber Drivers Would Earn $5500 Per Year in Benefits if Paid as Employees TIME Uber drivers in six major U.S. cities would receive paid holidays and health care benefits worth an average of $5,500 a year, plus thousands more in mileage reimbursement, if the company provided them with the same benefits as its full-time employees, ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

New York Times Uber to Provide Free In-Car Wi-Fi in India New York Times HONG KONG — In India, a country notorious for city-snarling traffic jams, Uber is hoping free in-car Wi-Fi will lure customers who don't want long transit times to take them offline. On Friday, Uber, the ride-sharing company, said it had signed a ... Uber to Offer India Passengers Free Wi-FiWall Street Journal Uber's Biggest India Challenge Is ItselfRe/code Uber-Bharti Airtel Partnership To Offer Free 4G Wi-Fi To Passengers In IndiaInternational Business Times Tnooz -Economic Times -TechCrunch all 82 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Fredericksburg.com High-tech rides come to Fredericksburg via Uber, Lyft Fredericksburg.com According to Brandy Brubaker, public relations and media liaison at the Virginia DMV, there are nearly 400 vehicles in the region registered with companies like Uber or its main competitor, Lyft. Many of these vehicles are registered in Fredericksburg, ... and more »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Australia's Cabcharge pins hopes on payment app amid Uber competition Reuters SYDNEY Taxi services firm Cabcharge Australia Ltd has hired software developers to rush a payment app to the market as its fights against the soaring popularity of ride-sharing service Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL]. Cabcharge, which provides the ... and more »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

CNNMoney Sex offenders, convicted murderer find jobs at Uber CNNMoney One Uber driver was convicted of second-degree murder in 1982. He spent 26 years in prison, was released in 2008 and applied to Uber. A background report turned up no records relating to his murder conviction. He gave rides to over 1,100 Uber customers ... Uber's driver screening practices fuel political debate on rider safetyLos Angeles Times Uber background checks on drivers missed ex-convicts, prosecutors sayDigital Trends Why Uber Doesn't Want to Fingerprint DriversInc.com New York's PIX11 / WPIX-TV -New York Times -TIME all 384 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Bloomberg Racing to Stay Ahead of Uber Bloomberg Uber has 11 percent of the country's private car business and is raising $1 billion to claim more. In a June message to investors, Chief Executive Officer Travis Kalanick said expanding in China is Uber's top global priority and that he plans to put ... Asian Ride Startups Give Uber a Run for Its MoneyWall Street Journal The Chinese government is the latest member of the anti-Uber investor allianceQuartz GrabTaxi Lands $350M From China's Top Uber Rival Didi Kuaidi And OthersTechCrunch Fortune -Re/code -Mashable all 116 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Woman Tries To Get Uber Driver Blocked For Driving While Muslim Refinery29 Sonia Marcella Martinez's profile picture on Uber, where she's a driver, shows a grinning 32-year-old woman wearing big sunglasses and a headscarf. Martinez has been working as a part-time driver in Denver for the past five months, and has been loving ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

TBO.com Victor Crist has plan he says would make Uber and Lyft legal TBO.com Victor Crist, chairman of the transportation commission and a Hillsborough County commissioner, said he will propose creating a new regulatory category called ride-share for transportation networking companies. Crist said if Uber and Lyft accept three ... and more »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

New York Times Uber Missed Criminal Records of Drivers, Prosecutors Assert New York Times SAN FRANCISCO — For more than a year, regulators in various cities have questioned whether Uber, the ride-hailing service, vets its drivers for criminal backgrounds as carefully as traditional taxi companies. Now the district attorneys of San ... Uber's cheapest service significantly lowers drunken driving deaths in ...Fox News DA: major flaws in Uber background checks allow criminal driversSFGate Uber Failed to Screen Out Criminals Including a Murderer, Regulators SayWall Street Journal (blog) Fortune -Forbes -Business Insider all 32 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber