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Uber customer complaints from the US are increasingly handled in the Philippines Quartz When Uber users have complaints, they tend to be personal and very specific. Their driver might have turned right on Second Street instead of First Street, causing the fare to go up when it shouldn't have. They might have left their purse in the car ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Fortune Uber now offers its own car leases to UberX drivers Fortune As Uber continues to evolve beyond just dominating on-demand rides, the company is furthering its bets on leasing cars to drivers. Uber announced today a new pilot program, called Xchange Leasing, allowing Uber to directly lease cars to its UberX drivers. Uber Tests a New Car Leasing Program to Appeal to Short Term DriversRe/code Uber launches car leasing unit, makes entry into financial servicesReuters Uber tests flexible car leases for driversSan Francisco Chronicle (subscription) Firstpost all 14 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Curbed LA Six council members question plan to let Uber, Lyft pick up at LAX Los Angeles Times Citing "significant questions" over equity and public safety, six members of the Los Angeles City Council said Wednesday that they want to reexamine the new rules that would allow Uber and Lyft to pick up passengers at Los Angeles International Airport. Powerful LA City Council Wants to Halt Plan to Let Uber and Lyft Make Pick-Ups ...Curbed LA Ready to Take at Uber at LAX? Well It's Not Happening YetL.A. Weekly More trouble for besieged Uber: L.A. may scuttle plan to allow LAX pickupsMyNewsLA.com all 10 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

KXAN.com Uber adds rides for people with disabilities after criticism KXAN.com AUSTIN (KXAN) — The popular ride-sharing company Uber said it's now running a pilot program which offers rides to people with disabilities. This comes after people criticized the company for not offering services to disabled riders. “When I tried to ... Uber expanding options for disabled riders in AustinKVUE Uber expands disabled access program to Austin ridersAustin Business Journal (blog) all 6 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

CBS News Mexico City Uber drivers attacked at taxi drivers' protest CBS News MEXICO CITY -- A raucous crowd attacked Uber drivers and their vehicles with clubs and stones outside the Mexico City airport, the company said Wednesday, as licensed taxi drivers demonstrated to demand a "total halt" to app-based rideshare services in ... Taxi commission slams brakes on UberKSDK Uber cars bashed with sticks, stones in Mexico; cabbies seek 'total halt' to ...Fox News The California Playbook For Fighting Uber Has Gone InternationalDaily Caller The Guardian all 159 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

St. Louis Business Journal Heading into negotiations, Uber, taxi commission appear far apart St. Louis Business Journal Regulators and Uber are set to negotiate later this week on a plan to bring the ridesharing company to St. Louis city and county. But documents provided to the Business Journal show that the San Francisco-based firm and the St. Louis Metropolitan ... Crunch Time For Uber In St. Louis: How It Might All Come Down To FingerprintsDaily Caller Future of Uber in St. Louis still up in the airSTLtoday.com Vote on Uber in St. Louis expected Wednesdayfox2now.com KMOV.com -CBS Local all 25 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

TechCrunch How Uber Can Protect Consumer Privacy TechCrunch Uber knows who you are, your email address and your credit card number. As consumers, we willingly offer up and share all of this information with the company because the data is what makes Uber so great — enabling them to deliver a service as complex ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Fortune StubHub's app now lets you request an Uber to your event Fortune On Wednesday, the event ticket marketplace announced that it's teaming up with ride-hailing startup Uber and integrating the service into its iOS and Android mobile apps. Now, when customers purchase tickets, they can set a reminder in the app to order ... StubHub iOS app adds Uber and Apple Music integration9 to 5 Mac (blog) StubHub lets eventgoers call an Uber from its appEngadget StubHub now lets you request an Uber ride so you're never late to an eventThe Next Web Ubergizmo all 6 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Wired Behind Uber and Lyft, the Gig Economy Is Growing Wired For all the attention lavished on Uber, Lyft, and countless other on-demand services, it's still hard to determine the real impact of these services on the labor force—and the economy as a whole. But the American Action Forum, a center-right think ... Businesses such as Uber, Lyft produced $519M in growth, study findsThe Hill Uber and the Negative Side of the On-Demand EconomyPSFK (blog) all 5 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Engadget The Cars Uber Shows You Before You Hail A Ride Are Bogus SFist ubermapvisuals.png “I know this seems a misleading to you," an Uber staffer tells Vice of the Uber cars you see on the app as you prepare to a hail a car, "but it is meant as more of a visual effect more than an accurate location of drivers in the area ... Some of the cars on Uber's maps don't really existEngadget Uber: There are no ghost cars in our appCNNMoney Uber explains why accurately showing all cars in its app is 'not always possible'Mashable Co.Design -BGR all 30 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

The Consumerist I run a university. I'm also an Uber driver. Washington Post In my day job, I run Oglethorpe University, a liberal arts college in Atlanta. Over the last 40 years, I've also worked in the bleached-white collar realms of law and real estate. This summer, I added a new line to my resume: Uber driver. I signed up ... College President Explains Why He Moonlights As Uber DriverThe Consumerist all 3 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Statesman Journal Proclamations, Uber regulations dominate council meeting Statesman Journal Mayor Anna Peterson began the July 27 Salem City Council meeting proclaiming Aug. 1, 2015, as Friends of the Salem Public Library Day. The proclamation was in recognition of the five decades of support the group has given to the public library ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

New York Observer Uber: Breaking New York's Taxi Cartel Daily Caller Recently Uber, the wildly popular and innovative transportation network app, came under attack in New York. Mayor Bill de Blasio was attempting to push through “Uber Cap” legislation, regulation which would have capped Uber's growth. In reality, it ... Uber mows down Bill de BlasioWashington Post Why Did Uber Beat Bill de Blasio?New York Observer Why Uber Drives the Left CrazyWall Street Journal Breitbart News all 240 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

International Business Times Uber Africa App Update Enables Deaf Kenyans To Become Drivers International Business Times Uber is updating its smartphone app with new features that will enable deaf and hearing-impaired Kenyans to become drivers. The San Francisco-based car service has paired up with the Kenya National Association of the Deaf to better understand the ... and more »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

STLtoday.com St. Louis taxi commission meeting on Uber moved to larger venue STLtoday.com One possible scenario is that the commission gives the green light for such services, but Uber balks at the strings attached, which has happened elsewhere. Commissioner Chris Sommers, an Uber supporter, tweeted this week that "it doesn't look good for ... Taxicab Commission Braces For Uber Crowds, But Proposal Is Still A MysteryCBS Local all 3 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Business Insider Antitax crusader Grover Norquist: Hillary Clinton 'just declared war on the ... Business Insider Clinton's comments, and a debate over Uber's future in America's biggest city, have exposed over the past few weeks a fundamental divide at the center of the Democratic Party that could have ramifications for the 2016 presidential election and beyond. Can Hillary Clinton Turn Her Uber Problem Into an Opportunity?Bloomberg all 2 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Gizmodo Uber Is Faking Us Out With “Ghost Cabs” on Its Passenger Map Gizmodo If you use Uber, you've seen the map that comes up when you want a ride. The map shows little car graphics hovering adorably around your location and the wait time for a pickup. Once you request a ride, you can watch a little car creep closer to your ... Uber's real time car map is fakeWired.co.uk Why your Uber app is lying to you about available carsBGR Swarm of Uber on-screen taxis often 'phantoms', says investigationThe Independent WebProNews -Gizmodo UK all 10 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

How Uber uses free rides as a lobbying tool The Verge Uber's rapid rise has spawned one of America's most heated urban policy debates. In cities across the country, the company has been battling regulators seeking to rein it in, and it has enlisted a formidable army of lobbyists that has begun to rival ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Los Angeles Times Uber faces mounting roadblocks in Asia Los Angeles Times We're more than halfway through the year, and it's clear that it's going to be a rough ride for Uber in Asia. Across the continent, the San Francisco-based ride-hailing company faces new rivals, new legal hurdles and other roadblocks. Uber first ... Uber can't be stopped. So what happens next?The Verge French economy minister: Taxi legislation has to adapt to UberBusiness Insider Uber and the lawlessness of 'sharing economy' corporatesThe Guardian Slate Magazine -CBS Local all 71 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Wall Street Journal Brokers Are Trusted Less Than Uber Drivers, Survey Finds Wall Street Journal Who are more trustworthy—financial advisers or Uber drivers? More Americans seem to trust the drivers they hail on the popular car-service app than brokers, according to Personal Capital Corp., a Redwood City, Calif.-based registered investment ... and more »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Bloomberg Can Hillary Clinton Turn Her Uber Problem Into an Opportunity? Bloomberg Earlier this month in San Francisco, former Florida Governor Jeb Bush took an Uber car to get from point A to point B, all to point a finger at Hillary Clinton from the passenger seat. Kentucky Senator Rand Paul, Bush's rival in the race for the ... and more »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Albany Times Union Chris Churchill: Hindering Uber takes the region for a ride Albany Times Union Albany. The Andrew Cuomo you get sometimes depends on the day. Consistency is not the governor's middle name. Take his recent pronouncements on Uber, the car-ride company that's desperately needed in the Capital Region as an alternative to our ... City staff watching as Uber launches in London and St. ThomasSt. Thomas Times-Journal all 2 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

NBCNews.com Uber Driver Allegedly Turns Away Wisconsin Blind Man and His Service Dog NBCNews.com A blind Wisconsin man claims a driver affiliate with the car service Uber denied him a ride because he uses a service dog. David Tolmie said his Uber driver turned him away last Thursday because the driver did not want the dog, Divit, to scratch his ... Blind Wisc. man says Uber refused seeing-eye dogkgw.com Blind Wisconsin man claims Uber driver turned him away over service dog ...New York Daily News Yet Another Uber Passenger With Service Dog Allegedly Left At The CurbThe Consumerist News3LV all 9 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

New York Observer Uber mows down Bill de Blasio Washington Post Uber just ran over the mayor of New York. Bill de Blasio (D) wanted to limit the company's expansion, citing traffic and complaints from the taxi industry, which is, as the saying goes, on the wrong side of history. Uber marshaled most of the world's ... Why Did Uber Beat Bill de Blasio?New York Observer Why Uber Drives the Left CrazyWall Street Journal Uber Threatens Democrats' Lock on MillennialsBreitbart News Newsmax -Tribune-Review all 236 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Sun Sentinel Broward drafts lawsuit against Uber, Lyft Sun Sentinel Broward County has a 21-page lawsuit prepared and is threatening to file it if Uber and Lyft keep operating illegally here. In a warning letter sent to the two companies Friday, an assistant county attorney warned against drivers serving passengers "at ... Why I Still Ride Cabs In San FranciscoForbes all 6 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber