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Business Insider An Uber driver in London mailed a passenger's lost items back to her with a ...Business Insider One Uber customer in London who accidentally left her credit card, debit card, and driver's license in the backseat of her Uber was left "speechless with tears" after her driver, Jamshid, mailed her back her cards, along with a handwritten note to her. *Good Uber news alert*: Customer 'speechless with tears' after driver returns ...Metro Kind-hearted Uber driver helps reunite woman with lost cards and cashTelegraph.co.uk Uber customer's tears of joy after driver posts her the bank cards and cash ...Evening Standard all 6 news articles » https://news.google.com/news/feeds?pz=1&cf=all&ned=en&hl=en&q=uber

WXIA-TV Ga. House passes Uber insurance billWXIA-TV The bill that passed Tuesday would require Uber drivers to have commercial insurance. There is other legislation still making its way through the legislature that would require that Uber jump through many of the same regulatory hoops taxi companies ... House votes to require greater insurance for Uber driversAtlanta Journal Constitution Georgia House passes bill to regulate car hailing firms such as UberOnline Athens all 19 news articles » https://news.google.com/news/feeds?pz=1&cf=all&ned=en&hl=en&q=uber

The Atlantic Uber Ordered to Halt Ride-Sharing Pilot in JapanBloomberg (Bloomberg) -- Japan's transport ministry ordered Uber Technologies Inc. to stop a ride-sharing pilot program in southern Fukuoka city, deepening the regulatory challenges the startup company faces globally. The San Francisco-based company was told to ... Are Taxis Safer Than Uber?The Atlantic Why drivers are winning the labor war between Uber and LyftWashington Post (blog) Taxis jam Brussels in protest over possible Uber arrivalReuters CNBC -Hartford Courant -Wall Street Journal (blog) all 178 news articles » https://news.google.com/news/feeds?pz=1&cf=all&ned=en&hl=en&q=uber

Mashable Uber acquires mapping startup deCartaMashable "A lot of the functionality that makes the Uber app so reliable, affordable and seamless is based on mapping technologies," an Uber spokesperson told Mashable. "With the acquisition of deCarta, we will continue to fine-tune our products and services ... Uber buys mapping startup deCarta: MashableReuters Uber buys maps platform DeCarta — its first public acquisitionVentureBeat Uber buys a mapping company. Is this its first acquisition?Gigaom all 7 news articles » https://news.google.com/news/feeds?pz=1&cf=all&ned=en&hl=en&q=uber

CNBC Is Uber crushing NYC's taxi industry?CNBC New York taxi medallion prices are plummeting as ride sharing takes off in the city, but the head of the Taxi and Limousine Commission insisted that her industry is not in danger of collapse. After hitting an all-time high of $1.3 million in April 2013 ... https://news.google.com/news/feeds?pz=1&cf=all&ned=en&hl=en&q=uber

SFGate Hackers get info on 50000 Uber driversSFGate Uber and Lyft, the yin and yang of ride-hailing services, seem to have bad news-good news disclosures in tandem. On Friday Uber disclosed that an unauthorized person had breached its driver database, gaining access to 50,000 drivers' names and driver ... Uber Launches a Magazine to Make Nice With Its DriversWired Uber Got Hacked Because It Left Its Security Key Out In PublicGizmodo In major goof, Uber stored sensitive database key on public GitHub pageArs Technica Business Insider -Digital Trends -UPI.com all 58 news articles » https://news.google.com/news/feeds?pz=1&cf=all&ned=en&hl=en&q=uber

GeekWire Uber opening Seattle engineering office, led by Isilon vet Tim ProutyGeekWire The office will be started up by Tim Prouty, a University of Washington Computer Science & Engineering alum who was most recently a director of engineering at EMC's Isilon Storage Division, reporting to Paul Mikesell, an Uber infrastructure engineering ... Uber engineers have new offices in SeattleUSA TODAY all 3 news articles » https://news.google.com/news/feeds?pz=1&cf=all&ned=en&hl=en&q=uber

WXIA-TV House votes to require greater insurance for Uber driversAtlanta Journal Constitution As new technology-fueled cab hailing services like Uber aim to shake up how people get around transportation-challenged metro Atlanta, it's also spreading to one of the region's biggest centers for ground transportation: the world's busiest airport ... Georgia House passes bill to regulate car hailing firms such as UberOnline Athens Ga. House passes Uber insurance billWXIA-TV all 13 news articles » https://news.google.com/news/feeds?pz=1&cf=all&ned=en&hl=en&q=uber

The Atlantic Are Taxis Safer Than Uber?The Atlantic In other words, Boston doesn't track assaults by where they happen—in a taxi, in an Uber, or in someone's home—so there's no data to compare reports against Uber drivers versus taxi drivers or limo drivers. That's true in other cities, too. We asked ... Why drivers are winning the labor war between Uber and LyftWashington Post (blog) Taxis jam Brussels in protest over possible Uber arrivalReuters Uber, Lyft make moves to benefit driversCNBC Hartford Courant -WTNH -San Antonio Business Journal all 104 news articles » https://news.google.com/news/feeds?pz=1&cf=all&ned=en&hl=en&q=uber

Uber user charged $500 for 30-mile ride after attending RodeoKPRC Houston SHE CLAIMS SHE TOOK AN UBER BACK TO HER HOME IN HUMBLE. AND THAT THE CAR SERVICE OVERCHARGED HER SEVERAL HUNDRED. NOBODY IN THEIR RIGHT MIND WOULD STEP IN THE CAR KNOWING IT WOULD COST THEM $500 ... and more » https://news.google.com/news/feeds?pz=1&cf=all&ned=en&hl=en&q=uber

The Atlantic Cabbies: Make Uber Follow Stricter Taxi RulesHartford Courant HARTFORD — Depending on who is speaking, regulating Uber and the ride-share industry in Connecticut would either protect under-informed customers, block unfair competition — or choke off job-creating entrepreneurs. Dozens of drivers and dispatchers ... Are Taxis Safer Than Uber?The Atlantic Uber, San Antonio should reach compromise in ongoing ride-share debate ...San Antonio Business Journal Why drivers are winning the labor war between Uber and LyftWashington Post (blog) WTNH -The CT Mirror -Houston Chronicle all 89 news articles » https://news.google.com/news/feeds?pz=1&cf=all&ned=en&hl=en&q=uber

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Cincinnati.com Police: Man assaulted Uber driver on OTR's Main St.Cincinnati.com A man is in police custody after an alleged fight with an Uber driver on popular section of Main Street in Over-the-Rhine earlier Sunday morning. Varun Varma, 27, was arrested and charged with assault and criminal damaging just before 1:30 a.m. Sunday. https://news.google.com/news/feeds?pz=1&cf=all&ned=en&hl=en&q=uber

Spätes Eingeständnis: Fahrerdaten-Hack bei UberBasic Thinking (Blog) Taxi-Killer Uber zählt nicht unbedingt zu den beliebtesten Unternehmen. Mal wieder trägt man ein Stück weit selbst zu diesem Ruf bei. Gerade hat Uber eingestanden, dass eine Datenbank mit Angaben über die Fahrer von Unbekannten kompromittiert wurde ... Nach Hackerangriff: Uber räumt Verlust von Fahrerdaten einZDNet.de Alle 4 Artikel » https://news.google.com/news/feeds?pz=1&cf=all&ned=en&hl=de&q=uber

San Antonio Business Journal Uber Launches a Magazine to Make Nice With Its DriversWired Now that it's valued at $41 billion for its ambitious plan to transform transportation, Uber has decided that the future of its business is…print? Just kidding. Well, sort of. Today, Uber did launch a print magazine aimed specifically at its drivers ... Uber just launched a quarterly print magazine, MomentumBusiness Insider Uber, San Antonio should reach compromise in ongoing ride-share debate ...San Antonio Business Journal Overfunded Uber Will Sink Excess Money Into Print MagazineSlate Magazine (blog) SFGate -Insurance Journal -PYMNTS.com all 75 news articles » https://news.google.com/news/feeds?pz=1&cf=all&ned=en&hl=en&q=uber

Ars Technica In major goof, Uber stored sensitive database key on public GitHub pageArs Technica Uber is trying to force GitHub to disclose the IP address of every person that accessed a webpage connected to a database intrusion that exposed sensitive personal data for 50,000 drivers. The court action revealed that a security key unlocking the ... https://news.google.com/news/feeds?pz=1&cf=all&ned=en&hl=en&q=uber

Heise Newsticker Nach Angriff: Uber will GitHub zur Herausgabe von Nutzerdaten zwingenHeise Newsticker Im letzten Jahr wurden bei einem Angriff auf Uber die Daten von 50.000 Fahrern kopiert. Nach monatelangem Schweigen hat der Dienst dies nun öffentlich gemacht. Die Angreifer scheinen über Zugangsdaten eingedrungen zu sein, die auf GitHub gepostet ... und weitere » https://news.google.com/news/feeds?pz=1&cf=all&ned=en&hl=de&q=uber

Firstpost Uber's biggest competitor in its second-largest market is getting even biggerQuartz Consolidation has finally begun in India's booming online taxi-hailing industry—and Uber's competition in its second-largest market (in terms of cities covered) just got bigger. Online taxi app Ola announced on March 2 that it has acquired TaxiForSure ... India's Ola Buys Smaller Rival TaxiForSure For $200M To Put Pressure On UberTechCrunch India's Largest Cab Hiring Startup Ola Acquires Nearest Rival TaxiForSure ...Forbes Watch out Uber: Ola Cabs just bought rival TaxiforSure for $200 mnFirstpost The Next Web -VC Circle -Tech News Today all 109 news articles » https://news.google.com/news/feeds?pz=1&cf=all&ned=en&hl=en&q=uber

Forbes Uber Cofounder Garrett Camp, First Hire Ryan Graves Join FORBES Billionaires ...Forbes Each time Uber's valuation bolts upward — $3.5 billion in mid-2013, $18.2 billion in June, and $41.2 billion in December – so do the net worths of its stakeholders. FORBES identified three Uber billionaires: cofounder and CEO Kalanick, cofounder ... Forbes billionaires list: Founders of Uber car app make first appearanceThe Independent Forbes billionaires list: Founders of Uber car app Travis Kalanick and Garrett ...Belfast Telegraph Forbes billionaires list swells to 1826 peopleCBC.ca all 605 news articles » https://news.google.com/news/feeds?pz=1&cf=all&ned=en&hl=en&q=uber

Golem.de Fahrerdienst: Uber verschweigt monatelang einen Server-EinbruchGolem.de Der Fahrdienst Uber gibt einen Einbruch in seine Server bekannt, der im Mai 2014 stattfand und im September 2014 bemerkt worden ist. Mehr als 50.000 Datensätze registrierter Fahrer in den USA sind betroffen. Der Vorfall wirft ein schlechtes Licht auf ... https://news.google.com/news/feeds?pz=1&cf=all&ned=en&hl=de&q=uber

Edmonton Journal Uber says personal information of 50000 drivers compromisedEdmonton Journal A database containing personal information of 50,000 Uber drivers was breached in May, the taxi and rideshare company said Friday in a blog post. Uber said it has notified the drivers that the database, containing the names and driver's licence numbers was ... and more » https://news.google.com/news/story?ncl=dEZOU-M4brkLlsMWS5UNTV8XsZmIM&q=uber&lr=English&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Qp7zVOWnJc2U7Q

Uber drivers' data breachedStuff.co.nz Uber says a database containing the names and drivers' license numbers of 50,000 of its drivers was breached in May. The ride-sharing service says it has notified the drivers and hasn't received any reports of the information being misused. Uber says it will ... and more » https://news.google.com/news/story?ncl=dEZOU-M4brkLlsMWS5UNTV8XsZmIM&q=uber&lr=English&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Qp7zVOWnJc2U7Q

Uber Was Hacked Last MayPC Magazine Uber revealed on Friday that an "unauthorized third party" broke into a company database last May and gained access to driver data. The ridesharing service said in a blog post that it discovered the security breach last September and "pon discovery we ... and more » https://news.google.com/news/story?ncl=dEZOU-M4brkLlsMWS5UNTV8XsZmIM&q=uber&lr=English&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Qp7zVOWnJc2U7Q

Uber security breach revealed 50000 driver's license numbersAl Jazeera America A security breach at Uber, a ride-hailing service, may have disclosed the names and driver's license numbers of about 50,000 drivers across multiple states, the company said in a statement on Friday. The data breach involved current and former Uber drivers, ... and more » https://news.google.com/news/story?ncl=dEZOU-M4brkLlsMWS5UNTV8XsZmIM&q=uber&lr=English&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Qp7zVOWnJc2U7Q

Daily Mail Uber hack reveals information for 50000 drivers across the USDaily Mail A security breach at cab-hailing service Uber more than nine months ago may have disclosed the names and driver's license numbers of about 50,000 drivers across multiple states, the company said in a statement. In the statement by Katherine Tassi, Uber's ... and more » https://news.google.com/news/story?ncl=dEZOU-M4brkLlsMWS5UNTV8XsZmIM&q=uber&lr=English&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Qp7zVOWnJc2U7Q