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Gigaom Uber should fear the company formerly known as Google Gigaom Google's restructuring under the Alphabet umbrella means that there's nothing standing in the way of it taking on every company in the technology sector. That should give every company pause, but Uber in particular should worry about the possibility of ... and more »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

New York Times Neighborhood Car Service Companies Adopt Their Own Apps to Fend Off Uber New York Times When Uber made its New York City debut in 2011, it set out to remake the city's for-hire car market — the yellow cabs and black cars in Manhattan, the neighborhood car services in the other boroughs and the newcomer green taxis in Upper Manhattan and ... Taxi networks unite behind new app to battle UberThe Drum NYC Car Service Companies Launching Their Own Smartphone Apps To Compete With UberThe Consumerist all 3 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

New York Post Hong Kong Police Arrest Five Uber Drivers Wall Street Journal The police didn't release the names of the drivers. “Uber ensures that all rides are covered by insurance, and all drivers on the platform undergo an extensive background check,” Uber said in a statement Tuesday, without making any references to the ... Hong Kong's raid on Uber comes right in the thick of the city's taxi bubbleQuartz Police raid Uber offices in Hong KongNew York Post Hong Kong Police Raid Uber Office After Arresting 5 DriversABC News Business Insider -Financial Times all 82 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Reuters Hong Kong's raid on Uber comes right in the thick of the city's taxi bubble Quartz Sting operations and office inspections are par for the course for Uber. But as Hong Kong authorities that knocked on its doors today (Aug. 11), the stakes are especially high: The city is in the midst of a huge speculative bubble that is driving up ... Hong Kong Police Arrest Five Uber DriversWall Street Journal Police search Uber offices in Hong Kong and arrest five driversReuters Police raid Uber offices in Hong KongNew York Post ABC News -Business Insider all 89 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

U.S. News & World Report (blog) Should You Let Uber Help You Lease a Car? U.S. News & World Report (blog) Uber is taking another spin with car leasing. The popular ride-hailing startup began helping its drivers with vehicle financing in late 2013, but the effort quickly drew criticism over high interest rates and rigid lease structures. Uber also cut fares ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

TIME Here's Why Everybody's Fighting Over Uber TIME From New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio to French cab drivers, it feels like everybody's fighting over car-hailing startup Uber. The most valuable venture-backed startup in the world, Uber is beloved by urban commuters but questioned or downright ... Report: Uber Picks Up More Outer-Borough Customers Than TaxisGothamist Uber Is Serving New York's Outer Boroughs More Than Taxis AreFiveThirtyEight NYC voters see taxi firms working to limit UberSalt Lake Tribune New York Daily News -Pamplin Media Group all 71 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Bloomberg View All Hail Uber Bloomberg View Uber is one of many new companies eager to act not as suppliers but as platforms -- offering smartphone apps that connect drivers with riders, apartments with travelers, handymen with homeowners. Such arrangements are often known as the "sharing ... and more »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

CBS News Hong Kong Police Raid Uber Office After Arresting 5 Drivers ABC News Hong Kong police searched Uber's office in the Asian financial center on Tuesday, in the latest legal headache for the fast-growing company that's meeting resistance from regulators and traditional taxi businesses worldwide. The raid came after ... Hong Kong police arrest Uber driversCBS News Police raid Uber's Hong Kong officeFinancial Times Hong Kong Police Arrest Uber Drivers, Search Office: ReportsNDTV Sarasota Herald-Tribune all 32 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Financial Times Police raid Uber's Hong Kong office Financial Times Uber has been hit by another setback after police raided the ride-hailing app's Hong Kong office following a sting operation that led to the arrests of five drivers. The drivers, who had allegedly accepted fares from undercover police officers, were ... Hong Kong Police Raid Uber Office After Arresting 5 DriversABC News Hong Kong police arrest 5 Uber drivers, search officeSacramento Bee Hong Kong Police Arrest Uber Drivers, Search Office: ReportsNDTV all 11 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Fortune The problem with 'Uber for X' Fortune But last week we learned a key difference between Uber and Facebook: One was very profitable at that stage and the other is very much not. Five years in, Facebook had healthy net profits of $200 million on $777 million in revenue. (It has maintained ... and more »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Wall Street Journal Startups Vie to Build an Uber for Health Care Wall Street Journal The companies use slightly different models. Pager, in New York City, dispatches doctors or nurse practitioners via Uber, for $200. Heal, in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Orange County, Calif., promises to “get a doctor to your sofa in under an hour ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Sun Sentinel Uber's fate hangs in balance at Broward meeting Sun Sentinel The fate of the popular ride service Uber in Broward County could be determined Tuesday afternoon. Broward County has been in an Uber blackout for 11 days, after the smart-phone app service for hailing rides withdrew in protest. County commissioners ... Broward commissioner hopes Uber can be back in Florida's second-largest county ...Fusion Broward Commissioners to Discuss Uber Returning; Company Asks Customers to ...New Times Broward-Palm Beach all 7 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Creative Loafing Tampa Romano: Meet in the middle on regulations for Uber, taxis Tampabay.com This is the reason Hillsborough County and Uber have been locked in negotiations for 16 months without coming to agreement. Kyle Cockream, executive director of the Public Transportation Commission, said it has already agreed to loosen regulations on ... Nevada regulations for Uber, Lyft clear another hurdleLas Vegas Sun Lyft, Uber Drivers Await the Return of TNC's to San AntonioWOAI.com all 26 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

The Economist (blog) Taxis v Uber The Economist (blog) Nonetheless, hard proof that Uber is the primary cause of yellow taxis' woes has been hard to come by. Not all Uber passengers would otherwise have hopped in a cab for a given ride—some might have taken the subway or bus, walked, biked or stayed at ... Uber Is Serving New York's Outer Boroughs More Than Taxis AreFiveThirtyEight Poll: NY Voters Believe Uber Limits Motivated by DonationsABC News Bill de Blasio's anti-Uber antics lead to drop in voter approval: pollNew York Daily News Portland Tribune -Syracuse.com all 56 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Las Vegas Review-Journal Commission's action means Uber, Lyft could be operating within 30 days Las Vegas Review-Journal The logo of car-sharing service app Uber is seen on a smartphone as it was photographed in front of the iconic “Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas” sign Wednessday, May 6, 2015. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Bizu Tesfaye on Twitter ... and more »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

TechCrunch Ohlala, An Uber For Escorts, Launches In Berlin, Plans Global Rollout TechCrunch Until now, “let's meet” apps like Tinder have skirted the border between dating and simple sexual hookups. Others, like Grindr, have been far more blatant. But no one (at least to my knowledge!) has tried to create what is in effect an Uber for escorts ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

GOOD Magazine Research Suggests Uber Might Be Making Our Roads Safer GOOD Magazine There is a lot that can be said about Uber, the popular car service and mobile app. On one hand, the company has been hailed as the gold standard of sharing-economy startups, providing a much-needed service to cities with transportation systems ... and more »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

FiveThirtyEight Uber Is Serving New York's Outer Boroughs More Than Taxis Are FiveThirtyEight The recent debate between Uber and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio over whether the ride-for-hire company was exacerbating Manhattan congestion was fueled by incomplete, misleading data. There was no way of knowing exactly where Uber cars and ... A London taxi driver needs to memorize 25000 streets. An Uber driver just ...Quartz Taxis v UberThe Economist (blog) all 3 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

New York Daily News De Blasio's anti-Uber antics lead to drop in voter approval: poll New York Daily News More New York voters think Mayor de Blasio's effort to limit Uber cars was a tip to his yellow taxi donors. A Quinnipiac University poll released Monday said voters weren't buying the de Blasio administration's argument that Uber's explosive growth was ... Poll: Uber Cap Motivated by Political ContributionsWall Street Journal Poll: NYC voters oppose move to limit UberThe Hill Voters Oppose Bill de Blasio's Plan to Limit Uber: PollObserver NY1 -Newsday -NorthJersey.com all 61 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

TechCrunch LockedOut: An Uber For Locksmiths TechCrunch By now, it's clear that we will see “Uber for [x]” companies until there is indeed an Uber for everything. Here is the latest one: LockedOut — an Uber for locksmiths. The locksmith experience is pretty much on-demand already, but LockedOut founder Ray ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Chicago Tribune Uber accused of violating federal law Chicago Tribune An Illinois woman is accusing Uber of violating the Telephone Consumer Protection Act when it erroneously sent her multiple text messages, according to a lawsuit filed Friday in federal court in Chicago. lRelated Would you let a service drive your kids? https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Gawker Uber Explains How Alleged Rapist With Bogus Permit Was Allowed to Drive Gawker Talal Chammout, 56, has been charged with sexual assault in a July 25 incident where he allegedly dropped off a passenger, then followed her into her home and raped her. If Uber had run a background check using city databases that were available to ... Uber Admits It Failed To Follow Procedure In Hire Of Driver Accused Of RapeThe Consumerist Uber pledges to improve vetting of drivers after Dallas sexual assaultThe Guardian How a sexual assault case involving an Uber driver affects its relationship ...Dallas Business Journal (blog) WFAA -Tribune-Review -fox6now.com all 92 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Forbes Democrats Vs. Uber And 'The Sharing Economy' Forbes While the car service app Uber Technologies faces continued government roadblocks to doing business around the world, Democratic candidates for President like Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders have spoken out forcefully against Uber, insisting that ... How Uber is saving lives from drunk driving accidentsExaminer.com all 3 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Wall Street Journal Poll: Uber Cap Motivated by Political Contributions Wall Street Journal Voters also oppose the cap even though they prefer livery cars and yellow taxis to Uber, the poll shows. After a bruising battle with Uber that included Uber spending millions attacking the mayor and other city politicians, City Hall dropped the ... De Blasio's anti-Uber antics lead to drop in voter approval: pollNew York Daily News Voters Oppose Bill de Blasio's Plan to Limit Uber: PollObserver Poll: New Yorkers Favor Uber in Regulatory BattleNY1 Newsday all 53 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Quartz A London taxi driver needs to memorize 25000 streets. An Uber driver just ... Quartz “Take me from Park Lane to Earl's Court,” a customer might say. And a cab driver in London is required to know the quickest way off by heart. That is because they know the center of the British capital; they'll have committed 320 runs across 25,000 ... and more »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber