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Las Vegas Review-Journal Lyft looking at smaller Las Vegas presence than Uber with 2500 cars Las Vegas Review-Journal The ride-hailing company Lyft will only be a fraction of the size of its rival Uber when it opens for business in Nevada, requesting a maximum of 2,500 cars for licensing its first two years of operation compared with the unlimited number sought by Uber. Why Lyft Should Go Public Before UberRe/code Uber? Taxi? Lyft? Finding the Cheapest RideNext City all 4 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Uber sets goal of adding 5000 drivers Houston Chronicle (subscription) Uber leaders, staff of the nonprofit Change Happens and local NAACP leaders on Thursday are expected to announce a partnership aimed at recruiting drivers, especially in underserved areas where the new hires might fill a growing demand. https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Wall Street Journal Inside Uber's Fight With Its Chinese Nemesis, Didi Kuaidi Wall Street Journal As Uber Technologies Inc. chief Travis Kalanick was preparing for an all-out push into China, he visited the country's dominant ride-hailing company in July 2014. Mr. Kalanick suggested Uber invest in the company, the Beijing startup's chief executive ... and more »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

UPDATE 1-Brazil's president says Uber costs jobs, needs regulation Reuters The chilly reception for Uber contrasts with Rio's embrace of another icon of the so-called "sharing economy." Home-rental marketplace Airbnb Inc is an official accommodation provider for the 2016 Olympic Games next year in Rio, which has a paucity of ... and more »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Government Technology Will Uber Drivers in Seattle Unionize? Government Technology City Councilmember Mike O'Brien will introduce legislation next week that would give taxi drivers, for-hire drivers and drivers for app-based transportation-network companies such as Uber and Lyft the right to collectively bargain with those companies ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Brazil's president says Uber costs jobs, let cities decide Reuters Brazil's three major cities Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Brasilia have all moved to ban the mobile app developed by Uber Technologies Inc that enables users to hail Uber drivers for rides. None of the bans has yet taken effect, with mayors holding off ... and more »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

KXAN.com Uber voices concerns over city regulation recommendations KXAN.com AUSTIN (KXAN) — Transportation Network Companies (TNCs) like Uber and Lyft have operated legally in Austin for over a year now. For months, the city has been working together with parties to create permanent regulations for the companies. Some of ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

NJ.com Want to work for Uber? Job fair in Gloucester Township to show you how NJ.com The company has made headlines in the state this year following legislative attempts to regulate the growing ridesharing industry, which has come under fire from the state's taxi industry for not holding Uber drivers to the same safety and insurance ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

NPR How A Suit Against Uber Could Redefine The Sharing Economy NPR Updated at 12:08 p.m. ET: Uber Responds. Uber has been fighting challenges to its business model. But a federal judge in California has allowed some drivers to proceed with a class-action lawsuit against the ride-hailing service. The case could affect ... Uber argued against itself in class action case, judge saysFortune Uber Drivers' Labor Lawsuit Granted Class Action Status In CaliforniaHuffington Post The court ruling that could blow up Uber's business modelLos Angeles Times Wired -CNBC -Quartz all 468 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Business Insider Philadelphia is the latest city to try to kneecap Uber Business Insider When Uber starts operating in new markets, it tends to act aggressively, often operating unauthorized. Uber asks for forgiveness from cities, not permission. Sometimes, this behavior gets the company in trouble. That's what's happening right now in ... Philadelphia Sues, Fines Uber $300K Over Allegations Of Operating IllegallyThe Consumerist all 8 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Fortune Uber has signed up thousands of businesses for rides Fortune On Tuesday, the company said it has enrolled over 50,000 businesses into its Uber for Business program. The initiative, which premiered last year, is intended to help companies integrate corporate accounts into Uber's app so that workers can bill their ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Forbes The Growing Unreality Of The Uber Wealthy Tech Overlords Forbes Yesterday brought the news that the lawsuit brought against ride-sharing company Uber by some California drivers who did work for the company would proceed as a class action. That could mean the estimated 160,000 people in the state who drive for the ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Los Angeles Times Uber's expansion prompts a taxi strike in Mumbai, India Los Angeles Times A taxi strike in India's second largest city spilled into a second day Wednesday as a powerful union protested the expansion of Uber and other mobile cab-hailing services. Many of Mumbai's familiar black-and-yellow taxis – known as kaali-peelis ... Mumbai taxi drivers strike over Uber incursionFinancial Times What's cheaper in your city: Cabs or ride shares?CNBC City Cracks Down On Uber DriversAm980 London News all 72 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

CNET Uber bends its business model to offer cash payments across all of India Quartz In another two weeks, India will become the first major international market where Uber will introduce cash payments across all cities, a spokesperson told Quartz. India is Uber's largest market, in terms of the number of cities it serves, outside the ... Woman who sued Uber over alleged rape in India withdraws lawsuitCNET Woman Who Sued Uber Over Alleged Rape in India Ends LawsuitNBCNews.com Indian woman who sued Uber after alleged rape voluntarily ends lawsuitThe Verge Re/code -CIO -Firstpost all 148 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

BDlive Uber Links With Kia to Expand in Africa's Biggest City Bloomberg Uber Technologies Inc. is negotiating cheaper deals for new vehicles with Kia Motors Corp. to boost its number of drivers fivefold in the Nigerian city of Lagos, Africa's biggest, to 3,000 by the end of next year. The U.S. car-booking company has ... Transport laws need to move with the times, Uber tells MPsBDlive Uber links with Kia to expand in NigeriaTimes LIVE all 7 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Huffington Post Uber Drivers' Labor Lawsuit Granted Class Action Status In California Huffington Post SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Uber drivers are entitled to class action status in litigation over whether they are independent contractors or employees, a key development in a case threatening Uber's business model and that of other hot startups ... Judge: California Drivers Can Go Class-Action to Sue UberWired Uber Rebuffed by Judge in Ruling on Drivers' SuitNew York Times A federal judge greenlights a class-action suit by Uber drivers seeking full ...Quartz USA TODAY -TIME -ThinkProgress all 325 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

TMZ.com UCLA Football Star -- SUSPENDED INDEFINITELY ... After Allegedly Robbing Uber ... TMZ.com 0901-ishmael-adams-getty-ucla More damage for the UCLA football star who allegedly fought and robbed an Uber driver ... now the guy has just been suspended indefinitely and will probably miss the season opener. The alleged Uber jacker is Ishmael ... UCLA suspends Ishmael Adams after alleged robbery of Uber driver's phoneLos Angeles Times Star UCLA Football Player Charged with Robbing Cell Phone from Uber DriverBreitbart News UCLA's Ishmael Adams arrested for robbing Uber driver of cell phoneNBCSports.com Daily Caller -LAist -Daily Bruin all 204 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Forbes While Starting Carpool Services, Uber and Lyft Should Study Cuba's System Forbes Havana, Cuba. Cuba is often derided, appropriately, as a backwards nation that has failed to modernize its houses, cars and overall economic policies. I got to visit its capital city of Havana this summer, and found this perception evident from the ... and more »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

CNET Woman who sued Uber over alleged rape in India withdraws lawsuit CNET A woman who sued Uber after allegedly being raped by a driver for the ride-hailing service in India has voluntarily withdrawn her lawsuit, according to a court filing Tuesday. The 26-year-old woman filed her lawsuit in January in the US, about a month ... Woman Who Sued Uber Over Alleged Rape in India Ends LawsuitNBCNews.com Indian woman who sued Uber after alleged rape voluntarily ends lawsuitThe Verge Alleged Rape Victim in India Pulls Uber LawsuitRe/code Bloomberg -ITworld all 50 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Wired Judge: California Drivers Can Go Class-Action to Sue Uber Wired A federal judge in San Francisco has granted class-action status to a lawsuit brought by three Uber drivers against the on-demand ride company. The decision issued today by US District Judge Edward Chen means as many as 160,000 Uber drivers in ... Uber drivers granted class action status in lawsuit over employmentReuters Judge Lets Drivers' Class Action Lawsuit Against Uber Go ForwardTIME Judge grants class action status in California labor lawsuit against UberFortune TechCrunch -New York Times -USA TODAY all 117 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

TIME Judge Lets Drivers' Class Action Lawsuit Against Uber Go Forward TIME Northern District Court Judge Edward Chen determined that 160,000 current and former Uber drivers in the state could be treated as a class, which will allow a lawsuit against the company to go forward. At stake are questions about the future of jobs in ... Uber's California drivers granted class-action status — with limitsUSA TODAY Judge: California Drivers Can Go Class-Action to Sue UberWired Uber drivers granted class action status in lawsuit over employmentReuters TechCrunch -Fortune -New York Times all 138 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Mirror.co.uk London cabbies launch fightback against Uber Financial Times The pricing change is part of a rearguard action by London's “hackney carriages”, whose business model has been upended by Uber. The growth of the service, which began life in San Francisco, has sparked protest from cabbies worldwide. Parts of London ... London's black cabbies take the fight to Uber with price drop on rival appMirror.co.uk Black cabs offer new 'off-peak' fares to woo Londoners back from UberEvening Standard all 6 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Reuters Uber drivers granted class action status in lawsuit over employment Reuters Three drivers sued Uber in a federal court in San Francisco, contending they are employees and entitled to reimbursement for expenses, including gas and vehicle maintenance. The drivers currently pay those costs themselves. In the ruling, U.S. District ... Uber Rebuffed by Judge in Ruling on Drivers' SuitNew York Times Uber's California drivers granted class-action status — upping financial stakesUSA TODAY Uber Drivers Suit Granted Class-Action StatusWall Street Journal The Verge -Forbes -San Jose Mercury News all 68 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

NBCNews.com Woman Who Sued Uber Over Alleged Rape in India Ends Lawsuit NBCNews.com SAN FRANCISCO -- A woman who sued Uber after accusing one of its drivers of raping her in India has voluntarily ended her lawsuit against the company, according to a court filing on Tuesday. The passenger, who reported being raped and beaten after ... Alleged Rape Victim in India Pulls Uber LawsuitRe/code UPDATE 1-Indian woman who sued Uber over rape accusation ends lawsuitReuters The woman who sued Uber over an alleged rape in India has dropped her caseBusiness Insider NDTV -Times of India all 33 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

ABC News Cops Help Deliver Baby in Uber Car After Woman Goes Into Labor in Lincoln Tunnel ABC News One Uber employee has earned a five-star rating, not for delivering his customer to the destination, but helping to deliver a new life into the world. A driver from the car service company pulled over near the Lincoln Tunnel, which connects New York ... Baby Girl Enters World in the Backseat of an NYC UberNew York Magazine Lincoln Tunnel: Baby Girl Born in Back of UberU.S. News & World Report Baby delivered in an Uber during rush-hour trafficNew York Post DNAinfo -Business Insider all 113 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber