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The myth of Uber's monopoly is all a big misunderstanding Quartz Uber, love it or hate it, is one of the most fun companies to watch in Silicon Valley. Semil Shah just launched a newsletter to cover everything Uber, and it's easy to understand why. The company is a bad-behaving operational machine with an ... and more »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Sun Sentinel Uber drivers' fines top $2.8 million as company approaches legitimacy Sun Sentinel After a year of South Florida operations, ride-hailing service Uber is approaching legal status. But in the months it took to get there, its drivers racked up at least 3,321 citations in three counties. Even as local elected officials worked on new ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Wall Street Journal Uber's Chinese Rival Didi Kuaidi Quietly Backs Its US Rival Lyft Wall Street Journal China's homegrown ride-hailing service has opened a new front in its battle with global industry leader Uber Technologies Inc. by backing Uber's biggest U.S. rival, Lyft Inc. In a funding round that closed in May, Didi Kuaidi Joint Co. invested in Lyft ... Uber's enemies list grows as rivals take sides to back LyftMashable Uber's biggest Chinese rival reportedly invested in LyftFortune Uber's top Chinese rival has reportedly invested in Lyft, Uber's biggest US ...Business Insider Investor's Business Daily -Bloomberg all 88 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

CNET Fake Uber drivers allegedly convince female passengers into cars CNET An Uber spokesperson declined to comment on the incident but said the San Francisco-based company prohibits drivers from picking up passengers who haven't ordered cars through its app. The app records identifying information, such as the driver's name, ... The Future of Work: For Uber Drivers, Data Is the BossPacific Standard Uber car window shattered by BB gun in road-rage incident, police sayWCVB Boston Police hunting for suspects who shot up Uber driver's SUV in Boston-area road ...MassLive.com The Consumerist -Chronicle-Telegram -cleveland.com all 31 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Wall Street Journal São Paulo Council Votes to Ban Uber Wall Street Journal SÃO PAULO—Lawmakers on Wednesday moved to ban Uber from the streets of South America's largest city, a blow for the popular ride-sharing service, whose fast growth in Brazil has sparked fierce opposition from the nation's powerful cabdrivers unions. Sao Paulo city council votes to prohibit Uber amid protestMacon Telegraph all 70 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

TechCrunch Uber is giving Carnegie Mellon's robotics lab $5.5 million after ransacking it ... Quartz Uber announced today (Sept. 9) that it will donate $5.5 million to Carnegie Mellon's National Robotics Engineering Center to support a new faculty chair in robotics and three graduate fellowships. It's part of the partnership established in February ... Uber Gives $5.5M To Make Amends For Stealing Carnegie Mellon's Self-Driving ...TechCrunch Here's why Uber just gave $5.5M to Carnegie MellonFortune Uber gives $5.5m to drive autonomous car developmentZDNet Tribune-Review -Pittsburgh Post-Gazette -Pittsburgh Business Times all 25 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

TechCrunch Uber Gives $5.5M To Make Amends For Stealing Carnegie Mellon's Self-Driving ... TechCrunch Uber poached around 50 scientists working on self-driving car technology at Carnegie Mellon University's National Robotics Engineering Center earlier this year. Uber had been partnering with CMU to research building its own autonomous vehicles. But ... Here's why Uber just gave $5.5M to Carnegie MellonFortune Uber gives $5.5 million to Carnegie Mellon UniversityTribune-Review Uber giving $5.5 million to CMU to support robotics faculty chair, fellowshipsPittsburgh Post-Gazette Quartz -WTRF all 8 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

WCVB Boston Uber car window shattered by BB gun in road-rage incident, police say WCVB Boston ARLINGTON, Mass. —Police in Arlington are looking for whoever fired a BB gun at an Uber car, shattering a rear window, during a road-rage incident. Police were called about midnight Tuesday to the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Adams Street ... Arlington police: Pellets shot at Uber car in road-rage clashBoston Herald Police hunting for suspects who shot up Uber driver's SUV in Boston-area road ...MassLive.com Suspects Shoot at Uber SUV In Apparent BB Gun Road Rage IncidentPatch.com My Fox Boston -CBS Local all 13 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Forbes De Blasio's Next Target? Uber's Surge Pricing Forbes With public opposition to a cap on ridesharing's growth remaining strong, it is possible that de Blasio and the New York City Council will focus their efforts on “surge” pricing instead, which is unpopular with the public. (Photo by Matthew Stockman ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

TechCrunch Uber launches UberENGLISH, offering English-speaking drivers in Colombia The Verge Uber users in Colombia will soon be able to request a driver certified as an English speaker, through a newly launched service called UberENGLISH. Operating similar to specialty sub-services like UberXL or UberBlack, the new service would let users in ... Duolingo Launches Free Quick Test Assesments, Partners With Uber To Certify ...TechCrunch Duolingo and Uber partner up to let you request certified English-speaking ...The Next Web Uber taps Duolingo to let riders request English-speaking drivers, kicking off ...VentureBeat Pittsburgh Post-Gazette all 7 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Tampabay.com (blog) Hillsborough regulators will stop ticketing Uber, Lyft drivers until October ... Tampabay.com (blog) The PTC has been locked in a regulatory battle with Uber and Lyft for the past year and a half. The companies use smartphone apps to connect riders with nearby drivers who use their own cars. Regulators argue that the companies do not meet necessary ... Hillsborough County to stop ticketing Uber, Lyft drivers – for nowWFLA Proposed regulation bill for Uber, Lift moving on to lawmakersBay News 9 How would Uber, Lyft fare in big hurricane?Orlando Sentinel Palm Beach Post -Daily Caller -Jezebel all 48 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Business Insider Uber's top Chinese rival just raised $3 billion Business Insider Didi Kuaidi, Uber's No. 1 rival in China, just raised $3 billion in venture capital funding, the company announced Wednesday. Didi Kuaidi was created in February, when competing apps Didi Dache and Kuaidi Dache merged to cut the costs of competing with ... Uber and Didi in $1bn China incentivesFinancial Times all 49 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

WIRED Uber for Anything? Yawn. Meet Uber for Uber for Anything WIRED Uber has inspired countless new “on-demand” apps that promise to bring you what you want with just a tap of the screen. There's an Uber for dog walkers, There's an Uber for booze. There's even Uber for cops. Now email marketing company Constant ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Los Angeles Times Uber and Lyft must improve access for disabled riders, advocates say Los Angeles Times The conference Andy Arias planned to attend on a recent weekday was less than a mile from his apartment in downtown Los Angeles, but he called an Uber to stay out of the oppressive summer sun. As Arias approached the sedan, the driver saw that he was ... Seattle considers letting Uber and Lyft drivers join unionFortune Texas police have suspect in fake Uber driver caseCBS News Uber And Lyft Struggle To Accommodate Disabled PassengersLAist JD Supra (press release) all 11 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

How BlaBlaCar Is Different From Uber Entrepreneur You might not have heard of BlaBlaCar until now, but chances are you'll be hearing much more about it in the future. That's because the French ridesharing company has reportedly entered the elite group of unicorns, or startups worth more than a billion ... and more »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Chicago Sun-Times Uber comes out swinging at Emanuel's proposed $1-a-ride fee Chicago Sun-Times Uber is also in the process of recruiting 10,000 additional drivers in South and West Side neighborhoods chronically underserved by taxicabs. The $1-a-ride-surcharge would make it difficult for Uber to meet that goal because it would depress demand by ... and more »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

GeekWire Proposed laws would allow Uber, Lyft pickups at Seattle airport and eliminate ... GeekWire Uber and Lyft are moving closer to being able to legally pick up passengers at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The Port of Seattle Commission will meet today to discuss the latest updates to its ground transportation policies, which could very ... Is safety a concern with Uber and Lyft? Question of the WeekLA Daily News all 3 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Huffington Post Dear Uber: America Needs a Caring, Not a Sharing Economy Huffington Post Like a charismatic politician whose flaws have yet to be exposed, the so-called sharing economy enjoyed a meteoric rise to fame and success. Uber, Lyft, AirBnB -- these companies emerged seemingly from nowhere to become economic and cultural ... and more »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Forbes Uber Wants To Conquer The World, But These Companies Are Fighting Back (Map) Forbes By Liyan Chen and Ellen Huet. Ride-hailing apps are scrambling to grab market share as demographics shift and smartphones proliferate. The map above shows where already dominates — and where Uber is the Lyft to someone else's Uber. Here are the ... 6 Places Your Uber Driver Doesn't Want To Pick You UpLAist Via probes video of taxi driver confronting Uber users at Ottawa train stationMetroNews Canada Litany of taxi complaints set the stage for UberEdmonton Journal Yahoo! Maktoob News -The Canberra Times -The West Australian all 23 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

International Business Times UK Migrant crisis: UberGiving campaign sees Uber collect donated items for ... International Business Times UK Controversial app-based taxi firm Uber is running a campaign to collect unwanted goods from users' homes and drive them to participating charities where they can be sold to raise money for refugees, or to be sent to where they are most needed. https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Business Insider I spent a week using the taxi app Gett and now I know how Uber will destroy ... Business Insider I'm addicted to the app. I'll try to get an Uber even when there is an empty taxi idling in front of me, just on principle (and because it's usually cheaper). I love the way Uber has freed me of the need to own a car. I love the way its driver ... and more »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

RichmondBizSense Uber argues for end to local lawsuit RichmondBizSense Uber is looking to put the brakes on a lawsuit filed against it last month in Chesterfield County. The popular tech-driven ride-hailing service is arguing that the case, which involves a local businessman and an allegedly dramatic New York City taxi ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

WFLA Sarasota City Commissioners to vote on Uber regulations WFLA On Tuesday, city commissioners will discuss having Uber drivers complete background checks (including fingerprints), placing signs (designating Uber) in their vehicles while on duty, paying a $35 registration fee, having regular vehicle inspections ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

BBC News The Government vs. Uber American Thinker Capitalist cronies in government, old-model cab companies, and their unions have been attacking Uber, Lyft, and their 'ride sharing' business model since the Internet gave them birth, in hopes of squelching the new competition. It's a lot easier when ... Will Uber drivers turn on Uber?BBC News Uber is an Investment in Liberty and FreedomWealth Daily Suit by Woman Who Said Uber Indian Driver Raped Her DroppedInsurance Journal all 231 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

KCRA Sacramento Taxi drivers losing business to Uber at SMF KCRA Sacramento That same trip through Uber is nearly half the price. Taxi driver Hadi Jrab, who has been in the business for 30 years, said he's losing between 10 to 15 customers a day. "Our professional customers actually love us and I don't think they're gonna go ... and more »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber