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Democrats think they've figured out how to turn the Uber wars to their advantage Washington Post At a time when fast-growing companies like Uber are giving struggling American workers a fresh source of income — but not necessarily steady or reliable employment — liberals are fighting to reconcile the rise of a new “sharing” economy with their ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

TechCrunch Hong Kong Police Raid Uber Offices, Arrest Drivers TechCrunch Uber's worldwide expansion plans have hit yet another legal bump. Five Uber drivers were arrested in Hong Kong yesterday, allegedly for operating without a hire car permit and driving without proper insurance. Two of Uber's local offices were also ... Hong Kong Police Release Uber Employees on Bail After RaidBloomberg Police search Uber offices in Hong Kong and arrest 5 driversCNBC Police search Uber offices in Hong Kong and arrest five driversReuters Wall Street Journal -Quartz -Business Insider all 148 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Sun Sentinel Broward Commissioners embraces Uber compromise Sun Sentinel A majority of commissioners — Mark Bogen, Beam Furr, Marty Kiar, Chip LaMarca and Stacy Ritter — said they support laws allowing Uber and other app-based ride-hailing services to largely self-regulate. They said they'll vote to loosen a relatively ... Broward Considers Uber Friendly ProposalsCBS Local Uber to come back to Broward County?Local 10 Uber supporters, critics speak out at Broward Commission hearing7Online WSVN-TV WPTV.com -NBC 6 South Florida -MyPalmBeachPost (subscription) all 24 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

TechCrunch Uber Expects India To Surpass Its U.S. Business Soon, And More [Q&A] TechCrunch As Asia becomes an increasingly strategic region for Uber, both in terms of existing scale and growth potential, we asked a series of questions to the world's most iconic taxi app company to better understand its plans for India, which is already Uber ... Uber expects India to overtake US and become second largest market soon: ReportBGR India all 2 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

CNN International Health care will be Uber-ized CNN International (CNN) In just five years, Uber has gone from a prefix meaning "supreme" to an international transportation juggernaut operating in more than 300 cities in 58 countries -- all from a simple smartphone app. You sign up, you tap in where you are and where ... Startups Vie to Build an Uber for Health CareWall Street Journal all 6 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Business Insider Uber is a special interest nightmare Business Insider Through a mixture of presidential decrees and national laws, politicians have tried to protect the taxi industry from competition by requiring car service companies like Uber, Lyft and their French equivalents, to wait 15 minutes before picking up a ... Taxi exec calls proposed Uber, Lyft rules a 'public safety disaster'Las Vegas Review-Journal Officials say Uber, Lyft a success in MinneapolisKARE Mpls. officials say first year for Uber, Lyft was a successMinneapolis Star Tribune News & Observer (blog) -Tampabay.com -WNCT all 52 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

KSAT San Antonio Uber offers proposal to come back to San Antonio KSAT San Antonio Uber ceased local operations in April after the city passed new policies regulating the relatively new ride-hailing industry. Officials with Uber called the policies some of the most restrictive in the country, and despite direct negotiations with the ... Mpls. officials say first year for Uber, Lyft was a successMinneapolis Star Tribune Officials say Uber, Lyft a success in MinneapolisKARE Taxi exec calls proposed Uber, Lyft rules a 'public safety disaster'Las Vegas Review-Journal News & Observer (blog) -Tampabay.com -WNCT all 48 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Minneapolis Star Tribune Mpls. officials say first year for Uber, Lyft was a success Minneapolis Star Tribune A year after Minneapolis approved ride-sharing services Uber and Lyft, city officials say they've fielded no complaints over peak-hour price surges or failures to pick up people who have requested a ride. Minneapolis was one of the first cities in the ... Taxi exec calls proposed Uber, Lyft rules a 'public safety disaster'Las Vegas Review-Journal Bill to regulate ride-sharers like Uber clears House panelWNCT Uber regulations clear NC House committeeNews & Observer (blog) Tampabay.com -Las Vegas Sun all 44 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Uber stung by cops in Hong Kong raid CNNMoney Officials in Hong Kong became the latest to go after Uber when police raided one of the car-hailing service's offices there Tuesday. A handful of Uber employees were arrested and charged with illegally carrying passengers for a profit and driving ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Dallas Morning News (blog) Dallas woman sues Uber after accusing driver of sexual assault Dallas Morning News (blog) The lawsuit comes on the same day that Uber got a victory in a separate court case. Taxi cab operators had sued the D/FW International Airport Board over a new policy that allows competitors like Uber to do business at the airport, but at an initial ... The Criminal Histories of These Eight Drivers Got Them Dumped by UberL.A. Weekly all 5 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Fortune Uber drivers could earn thousands in benefits as full-time employees Fortune Ever since the California Labor Commission ruled in June that former Uber driver Barbara Berwick should be considered an employee—not an independent contractor—there's been speculation of what will happen if the $51 billion unicorn loses its ongoing ... All Hail UberBloomberg View Uber Drivers Could Gain Thousands in Pay, Benefits as Full-time EmployeesNerdWallet (blog) all 5 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Re/code Despite Uber's Arguments, Flexibility for Employees Is a Company's Choice Re/code “The way we look at it, the laws governing employers require [them] to exert much more control over their employees, monitor, make sure they're taking break times,” Ted Boutrous, Uber's lawyer, said in a press conference last week. “It's inevitable the ... and more »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Business Insider A Miami Dolphins player who makes $500000 explains why he started driving an Uber Business Insider With NFL training camps underway, Miami Dolphins defensive tackle A.J. Francis can resume playing football, his biggest priority. During the NFL's long off-season, however, Francis took up another job — driving an Uber. In a video with ESPN, Francis ... and more »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

CBS Local Broward To Consider Uber Friendly Proposals CBS Local FT LAUDERDALE (CBSMiami) – After being hammered on social media and in online forums for passing measures which essentially forced the popular ride service Uber to stop operating in county, Broward commissioners will meet Tuesday to discuss ways ... Uber's fate hangs in balance at Broward meetingSun Sentinel Broward County May Reconsider Uber RulesNBC 6 South Florida Broward commissioner hopes Uber can be back in Florida's second-largest county ...Fusion Palm Beach Post (blog) all 13 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

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