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Business Insider EXCLUSIVE: Uber's rival says it uses 'tax avoidance on an industrial scale ... Business Insider An alliance of London minicab drivers wants the EU to probe Uber's tax arrangements and grill founder Travis Kalanick personally on the issue. Business Insider has seen a copy of a letter sent by the London Private Hire Car Association (LPHCA) to the ... and more »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

CNNMoney Uber invests $1 billion in Indian market CNNMoney Uber is bullish on the Indian market: The company said it plans to pour $1 billion into its India operations over the next nine months. India is Uber's second biggest market after the U.S., according to an e-mail statement from Amit Jain, president at ... Uber to plow $1B into India investment driveCNBC Uber Closes $1 Billion Funding at $51 Billion Valuation While Pledging to ...Re/code Uber will invest $1 billion in India to battle its local rival, OlaFortune Wall Street Journal -Fast Company -Quartz all 289 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Sun Sentinel Uber is gone Broward, now what? Sun Sentinel As of 7 a.m., Uber has made good over its promise to leave Broward County over a long-simmering flap about new regulations. Broward commissioners have drawn their line in the sand: They demand Uber drivers get FBI background checks, purchase ... Uber, Lyft leaving Broward County on FridayWPTV.com Today: Uber No Longer in BrowardNew Times Broward-Palm Beach all 8 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Sun Sentinel Uber suspends service in Broward, despite petition 7Online WSVN-TV FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (WSVN) -- Uber suspended its service in Broward County Friday, but that did not stop a group of patrons to express their support at a local bar. Supporters gathered to sign a petition at Tap 42 Bar & Kitchen Thursday night in an ... Fort Lauderdale bars rally in support of UberSun Sentinel all 4 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

CNBC Uber to plow $1B into India investment drive CNBC Uber is set to plow $1 billion into a major expansion in India, placing its investment in the country on a par with China and signalling an escalation of its rivalry with domestic ride-sharing Ola. The U.S. ride-hailing app company said the spending ... Uber to Invest $1 Billion in India in Next Nine MonthsRe/code Uber Will Invest $1 Billion In India By 2016Fast Company Uber will invest $1 billion in India to battle its local rival, OlaFortune Los Angeles Times -San Jose Mercury News -Reuters all 227 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

New York Daily News Disability rights activists protest at Uber's NYC offices for failing to put ... New York Daily News Uber boasts that it serves New Yorkers in the far reaches of the city and never discriminates. But one group feels kicked to the curb: the disabled. Disability rights activists protested Thursday outside Uber's west side offices for failing to put any ... New Yorkers love Uber. But is Uber good for New York?Fusion Uber to Launch in Twin Falls This WeekendTwin Falls Times-News Uber ban causes AU$40m annual loss to Queensland economy: ReportZDNet Observer -Capital New York -New York's PIX11 / WPIX-TV all 43 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

NBC Southern California Man Takes on Uber in Possible Class Action Lawsuit NBC Southern California A Southern California man has filed a lawsuit against Uber for the ride-sharing app's price claims and regulation of free ride vouchers, which he hopes to make a class-action lawsuit. Sennett Devermont is the creator of Mr. Checkpoint, an app that ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

The Next Web Uber's problems could send shockwaves through the on-demand economy The Next Web But then they're not Uber drivers specifically – they're drivers who choose to drive for Uber. Ones who, the company say, are very happy being self-employed contractors, rather than actual employees, which would require a whole different set of ... Uber To Lease Cars Directly To UberX DriversFast Company Like Uber But for Protests: Rideshare Drivers Targeted in …Foreign Policy (blog) Uber Starts Directly Leasing Cars in Program That Could Appeal to Short Term ...Re/code Los Angeles Times -Gizmodo -Quartz all 323 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Engadget Uber opens car-leasing program to lure in more drivers Engadget Over the past few days, Uber's been busy introducing new PR stunts and dealing with a controversy about its app being deceitful. Today the company's making a move that, if it works according to plan, will benefit its long-term business strategy: it is ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Observer Disabled Advocates Rip Uber Over Lack of Accessibility Observer More than a dozen wheelchair and seeing-eye-dog users rallied in the steamy weather today outside e-hail app Uber's Manhattan offices, complaining that the company's drivers do not have cars that can accommodate disabled passengers—and accusing ... Uber appearing more often than cabs on Certify expense reportsTravel Weekly What Uber owes the disabled: Make all the e-hail giant's cars wheelchair ...New York Daily News all 4 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

TIME Uber Wants Your Parents to Be Drivers TIME On Thursday, Uber announced a partnership with Life Reimagined, an organization under the AARP umbrella that exists to help older people figure out “what's next?” after life transitions. The same day, Airbnb released data aimed at “celebrating” older ... Uber partners with senior citizen group in hunt for new driversCNET Life Reimagined Announces Collaboration with Uber to Offer New Income ...AARP News all 6 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

RedEye Chicago Uber riders can attend a free, private Kygo show Thursday RedEye Chicago When you're riding in an Uber, it's lucky enough when the driver has Spotify connected or passes you the AUX cord. But when your Uber driver takes you to a private, free concert of one of Lollapalooza's most buzzed-about acts, that's something else ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

KVUE Uber driver claims he was fired after being attacked KVUE AUSTIN -- An Uber driver claims he was fired after he pulled his gun while being attacked by a passenger. Deven Garza joined Uber two months ago. The CHL teacher and former military policeman picked up a couple at Uncle Gary's Bar in Pflugerville on ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Sun Sentinel One more day until Uber leaves Broward, now what? Sun Sentinel There is next to no chance the Broward Commission will make any moves to smooth over the battle between Broward and Uber over new regulations. The commission doesn't meet again until Aug. 11. It didn't have to be this way. Broward and Uber could ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

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