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Wall Street Journal Uber Executives Ordered to Stand Trial by French Prosecutors Wall Street Journal PARIS—French prosecutors on Tuesday ordered two top executives for Uber Technologies Inc. to stand trial on a raft of charges that could bring fines and jail time, a rapid acceleration of France's legal salvos against the ride-sharing firm. Uber ... Uber France executives to go on trial over UberPopThe Verge Two Uber executives to go on trial in France on September 30Reuters France Is Right to Mistrust UberBloomberg View U.S. News & World Report all 131 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Uber's API Affiliate Program Pays Devs $5 For Each User They Refer TechCrunch Uber wants its “Request A Ride” button in any many apps as possible, and it's willing to pay to get there. Now developers will get $5 for every U.S.-based user they sign up for Uber through API integrations in their own apps. Map, restaurant, travel ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Bloomberg View France Is Right to Mistrust Uber Bloomberg View Uber's troubles have been particularly acute in France. Last week, licensed taxi drivers blocked roads and airports, burned tires and trashed cars. Previously, President Francois Hollande demanded that the company's UberPop service be "dissolved" and ... Uber downloads in France hit all-time high after strikeFortune Uber France executives to go on trial over UberPopThe Verge Uber Execs Arrested In France After Luddite ProtestsForbes Miami Herald -Los Angeles Times -Wall Street Journal all 313 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Business Insider Uber is offering free rides to its own protest today Business Insider The bill in question is backed by New York's Taxi & Limousine Commission, and if it were to become law, it stands to severely kneecap Uber's growth in New York, one of the company's largest and more mature markets. Under the proposed bill, for-hire ... Uber is offering free rides to a protest against a proposed crackdown on New ...Quartz Uber Offers Free Rides to Its New York ProtestTIME Council meeting could limit number of Uber cars on the roadNew York Post Crain's New York Business (blog) -CBS Local -CNBC all 12 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Miami Herald Taxis ring County Hall in protest of Uber's thriving Miami-Dade business Miami Herald Dozens of taxis blared their horns during a rolling protest of County Hall on Tuesday as they tried to pressure elected officials to crack down on Uber and Lyft. The cellphone-based ride providers are taking a dramatic bite out of the taxi industry's ... Taxi drivers protest against Uber in Miami7Online WSVN-TV all 3 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Washington Times Uber driver breaks anti-gun policy, shoots passenger who allegedly choked him Washington Times Clearwater police are investigating after the passenger in an Uber vehicle was allegedly shot Sunday night during an altercation with the driver, 74-year-old Steven Rayow. Passenger Marc Memel, 60, was shot in the foot and treated and released from a ... Clearwater Police: Uber passenger shot, woundedABC Action News Argument between Uber driver, passenger leads to shootingWTSP 10 News UBER Driver Shoots Passenger Who Was Allegedly Choking HimBreitbart News Daily Caller -Quartz -Tampabay.com (blog) all 25 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Wired The Chinese Ride-Hailing Startup That's Out-Ubering Uber Wired Didi Kuaidi is taking on Uber for the title of largest ride-hailing company in the world's largest country—or more precisely, Uber appears to be trying to unseat the homegrown favorite. Uber might be in more cities worldwide, and its backers may have ... China's anti-corruption drive might be great for Uber and other ridesharing appsQuartz Uber's Biggest Rival In China Claims It Handles 3 Million Rides Per DayTechCrunch Uber Makes Big Push to Win Over Chinese ConsumersVoice of America OZY -Fortune -Reuters all 52 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

New York Post Uber loses nearly half a billion dollars New York Post Uber's race to expand comes at a high cost. The fast-growing car-hailing recorded $470 million in operating losses on $415 million in revenue, according to a bond prospectus obtained by Bloomberg News. The term sheet, which making the rounds as Uber ... Uber's numbers seem ugly either way you look at themBusiness Insider Report: Uber's huge growth comes with huge lossesFortune Uber Bonds Term Sheet Reveals $470 Million in Operating LossesBloomberg CNBC -Telegraph.co.uk -Silicon Valley Business Journal all 22 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Quartz Uber is offering free rides to a protest against a proposed crackdown on New ... Quartz Uber is pulling out the stops to fight a New York City bill that would cap the number of drivers it can employ. Mobilizing its users to “Save Uber as you know it in NYC,” the company said in an email to customers that it would offer a free ride to ... Uber Offers Free Rides to Its New York ProtestTIME all 2 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

ABC Action News Clearwater Police: Uber passenger shot, wounded ABC Action News But when a passenger, Marc Mermel, 60, ordered an Uber ride home Sunday night he ended up in an ambulance rushing to the hospital. "We heard sirens, saw lights everywhere. We kept thinking, 'What is going on?'" said Clearwater Beach visitor Eileen ... An Uber passenger in Florida is shot during a fight with his driverQuartz Clearwater police investigating shooting involving Uber driverTampabay.com (blog) Police investigating shooting involving Uber driver and passengerFOX 13 Tampa Bay, WTVT-TV TBO.com -Breitbart News -Bay News 9 all 11 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Re/code Uber acquires mapping tech and talent from Microsoft The Verge As it seeks to sharpen its focus, Microsoft confirmed to Recode today that it will no longer be collecting its own mapping data. As part of that transition, it is selling a number of assets to Uber, including a data center, cameras, intellectual ... Microsoft Stops Collecting Own Map Data, Sells Part of Business to UberRe/code Uber just bought part of Microsoft Bing's mapping technology, including 100 ...Business Insider Uber picked up some of Bing's mapping tech and employees (update)Engadget New York Times (blog) -Reuters -Wall Street Journal all 111 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Re/code Microsoft Stops Collecting Own Map Data, Sells Part of Business to Uber Re/code As part of the move, Microsoft is selling some of its technology to ride service Uber, which will also take on 100 workers who had been working for the software giant. Uber is also buying a data center near Boulder, Colo., as well as cameras and ... Uber acquires mapping tech and talent from MicrosoftThe Verge Uber just bought part of Microsoft Bing's mapping technology, including 100 ...Business Insider Uber picked up some of Bing's mapping tech and employees (update)Engadget Reuters -New York Times (blog) -Wall Street Journal all 144 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

TechCrunch 2 Uber Executives Questioned by Police in Paris New York Times Uber, based in San Francisco, said in an emailed statement on Monday that the two executives had gone voluntarily to the police for questioning. They are Pierre-Dimitri Gore-Coty, Uber's general manager for Western Europe, and Thibaud Simphal, general ... Uber executives taken into police custody following French taxi strikeThe Verge Uber France Leaders Arrested For Running Illegal Taxi CompanyTechCrunch Two Uber Executives Arrested in FranceTIME VentureBeat -Wall Street Journal -CNET all 435 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Las Vegas Review-Journal Agency opens application process for Uber, other ridesharing companies Las Vegas Review-Journal Uber, Lyft and other transportation network companies can now apply for licensing through the state, thanks to action taken Monday by the Nevada Transportation Authority. But don't expect to be hailing a ride with those companies with an app any time soon. and more »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Business Insider Uber just bought part of Microsoft Bing's mapping technology, including 100 ... Business Insider Currently, Uber relies on Google Maps technology for its mapping. But Bing's technology would help the company develop its own mapping software and data, which would help Uber's central driving business, but also its other logistics-related endeavors, ... and more »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Politico France arrests Uber executives Politico Uber France General Manager Thibaud Simphal and the company's regional general manager for Western Europe, Pierre-Dimitri Gore-Coty, were taken into custody on Monday after a pre-arranged meeting with Parisian police, the company confirmed. and more »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Business Insider 2 Uber executives have been taken into police custody in France Business Insider 2 Uber executives have been taken into police custody in France. Reuters. Sophie Louet and Leila Abboud, Reuters. Jun. 29, 2015, 11:00 AM; 8,013; 8 · facebook · linkedin · twitter; email; print. A leaflet which reads Thomson ReutersA leaflet seen on a ... and more »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Forbes If Uber, FedEx, Other Workers Are Employees, Who Pays What? Forbes There is considerable talk these days about the positives and negatives of Uber, Lyft, Sidecar, and many other so-called tech companies. Now, California has ruled that at least one Uber driver is an employee. The on-demand economy relies on hordes of ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

TechCrunch Uber's Biggest Rival In China Claims It Handles 3 Million Rides Per Day TechCrunch Uber surprised China watchers this month when it said it is processing one million rides per day in the country. That impressive number, which leaked out via a letter to investors, is now dwarfed by arch rival Didi Kuaidi's claim that it is seeing ... This ride-sharing app is crushing Uber in ChinaFortune After rival Uber, China taxi app Didi Kuaidi showcases gains to investorsReuters Uber China Rival Hits $1.5 Billion Funding Target in 5 DaysBloomberg Deutsche Welle -ecns all 41 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

EDITORIAL: Cab industry does safety dance on Uber Las Vegas Review-Journal Cab companies and many cabdrivers cited safety as the overriding reason to deny Uber and other ride-sharing services the ability to operate in Nevada, despite the fact that such services are wildly popular in major cities across the country and around ... and more »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

New York Post 'Another Period' delights in the small tragedies of the uber-privileged New York Post The friends started brainstorming the show three years ago as “Downton Abbey” was captivating American viewers — inspiring Lindhome and Leggeroto mine the inherent comedy in the small tragedies of the uber-privileged. They're all id — they have sex ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Bloomberg One Driver Explains How He Is Helping to Rip Off Uber in China Bloomberg James Li was unhappy with his pay as a security guard in Shanghai, so he started driving on weekends for Uber Technologies Inc. He's almost tripled his pay -- in part by scamming the company. Li, an alias since he feared retribution if his real name ... China: Uber's drivers quickly learned to take advantage of the firm's ...INAUTONEWS all 6 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Uber Ruling Is A Harbinger Of The Need For Employment Law Change TechCrunch The recent ruling by a hearing officer with the California Labor Commission in a case involving an Uber driver is bad public policy. The issue this ruling addresses — whether the driver should be classified as an “employee” or “contractor” — is of ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Ubergizmo (blog) Uber will help you hail a boat in Istanbul The Verge Of course, Uber does face some competition for transportation across the Bosphorous: in addition to the public ferry (which costs just about 81 cents according to Bloomberg Businessweek), there's an underground metro and two highway bridges that ... Uber Can Now Take You Across ContinentsUbergizmo (blog) Uber (Really) Launching UberBOAT in IstanbulPC Magazine Uber Crosses Continents With Istanbul Water-Taxi ServiceBloomberg Jewish Business News -Hurriyet Daily News all 17 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

TechCrunch Approaching Policy After Uber's Scorched Earth TechCrunch The blowback to Uber reached a new level of intensity this week with massive and occasionally violent street protests in France. Our very own Romain Dillet walked around Paris snapping photos of the protests, which included overturned cars, smashed ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber