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Wired
The Big Hidden Problem With Uber? Insincere 5-Star RatingsWired
Or at least that's what I reported to Uber when prompted to rate my ride. It may have been slightly harrowing, but I had been chauffeured door to door without incident—for half the cost of a cab and infinitely less hassle than the bus. Who was I to ...
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NBCNews.com
Uber Cars Now Outnumber Yellow Cabs On New York City StreetsHuffington Post
Uber cars, often black sedans that can be summoned with smartphone apps, now outnumber the yellow taxis that city riders have hailed with a whistle and a wave for generations. It was a changing-of-the-guard moment that passed with little fanfare this ...
Uber Cars Outnumber Yellow Cabs in NYC for 1st TimeNBCNews.com
Uber sued for false advertising by California taxi companiesPCWorld
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SFGate
Taxis sue Uber for misleading ads on safetySFGate
A group of 19 California taxi companies sued Uber in federal court Wednesday, alleging that it misleads customers about its safety, particularly the way it vets UberX drivers offering paid rides in their own cars. “They are trying to undermine the taxi ...
California taxis sue Uber, allege false advertising, unfair competitionLos Angeles Times
Uber cars now outnumber yellow cabs in New York CityEngadget
Meet the brilliant app that neither Uber nor cab companies want you to know aboutBGR
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Minneapolis Star Tribune
Proposed insurance requirements for ridesharing has Uber reconsidering future ...Minneapolis Star Tribune
“This type of legislation affects whether Uber will be able to operate in the state, and certainly impacts whether we would be able to expand to other cities in the state,” Uber Midwest General Manager Michael White said shortly after the Senate ...
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Los Angeles Times
California taxis sue Uber, allege false advertising, unfair competitionLos Angeles Times
Taxi drivers in California must submit to fingerprinting for criminal background checks. UberX drivers don't have to. Yet Uber Technologies advertises itself as "the safest rides on the road" and executives tout Uber as "safer than a taxi.” That's ...
More Uber cars than yellow taxis on the road in NYCNew York Post
There Are Now More Uber Cars In NYC Than Yellow TaxisJalopnik
More Uber cars on NYC streets than yellow cabsmyfoxny.com
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New York Times
An Uber Service Is Banned in Germany AgainNew York Times
BERLIN — A judge in Frankfurt on Wednesday dealt a setback to Uber, ruling that drivers for its ride-hailing service known as UberPop must hold the official permits required of taxi drivers to operate in Germany. The ruling reinstates one of the most ...
German court bans Uber's unlicensed taxi servicesReuters
Uber: State lawmakers and taxi industry are trying to drive us out of NJNJ.com
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Forbes
Uber For Kids: Shuddle Raises $10 Million To Replace Mom's MinivanForbes
In an age of “Uber for X” startups, it was inevitable that we'd start to see ride hailing services splinter into more specialized use cases. Running to the head of that line is Shuddle, a new Uber-like service that arranges car rides for busy families ...
Shuddle Raises $9.6M For Its Uber-Style Service For Kids And SeniorsTechCrunch
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Wired
There Are Good Reasons Why People Love to Sue UberWired
Uber and lawsuits—they just seem to go together. Last week, a new class action complaint was filed against the company over Uber's failure to secure drivers' data in a breach. In another court, a Northern California district judge ruled that a jury ...
Lee County OKs regulation for Uber, Lyft servicesThe News-Press
The Lyft-Uber rivalry rolls on in AustinFortune
Lyft takes over SXSW to prove it's nothing like UberMacworld
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Fortune
German court places nationwide ban on UberFortune
A German regional court on Wednesday imposed a nationwide ban on local transport services using Uber and uberPOP smartphone apps. The Frankfurt regional court said each violation of the Uber order was subject to a 250,000 euro ($264,825) fine.
German court imposes national ban on some Uber servicesReuters
Uber Is Banned in Germany AgainNew York Times
Police raid Uber offices in ParisThe Verge
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Asbury Park Press
Police raid Uber offices in ParisThe Verge
French police raided Uber's office in Paris this week, as part of an investigation into its controversial UberPop service. According to French media reports, 25 officers raided Uber's headquarters for six hours on Monday, seizing emails, documents, and ...
9 reasons Uber is making a killing in JerseyAsbury Park Press
Researchers have found the dollar amount you need to spend to make an Uber ...Business Insider
Are Taxis Cheaper than Uber?Boston magazine's Boston Daily (blog)
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New York Post
More Uber cars than yellow taxis on the road in NYCNew York Post
Uber has thrown down the gauntlet in the Big Apple taxi wars — overtaking the yellow-cab industry in total cars on the streets in less than four years of operation in New York, according to new TLC data. The company has 14,088 black and luxury cars ...
When Is Taking A Yellow Cab Cheaper Than Using Uber?The Consumerist
There Are Now More Uber Cars In NYC Than Yellow TaxisJalopnik
Cambridge University: Below a $35 Fare, Taxis Beat UberBig Think (blog)
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USA TODAY
Uber gives outside vendors ability to request ridesUSA TODAY
Uber may have just explained how it plans to create jobs for 1 million female drivers by 2020. The ride-hailing service opened the doors Tuesday to visitors of third-party apps to request an Uber car within that app, without being redirected to Uber.
7 crazy things you might be able to do with an Uber soonBusiness Insider
Uber Launches Virtual Hackathon For API DevelopersTechCrunch
Uber now lets developers embed its ridesharing service into any appVentureBeat
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Business Insider
Researchers have found the dollar amount you need to spend to make an Uber ...Business Insider
Now, a group of scientists say they've figured out when it's cheaper to take Uber, and when it makes more sense to just hail a cab in New York City. Cecilia Mascolo at the UK's University of Cambridge and her colleagues compared data for UberX rides ...
S. Korea probes Uber employees for breaking transport lawsPCWorld
Data scientists have isolated the exact times a Yellow Taxi is a better deal ...Quartz
This App Tells You When Uber Is Cheaper Than A Yellow CabHuffington Post
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TechCrunch
Uber Launches Virtual Hackathon For API DevelopersTechCrunch
Last August, Uber announced an API that would make it easier for third-party developers to hail a ride from within their own apps. In an effort to get more developers on board, the company has added the ability to add a request endpoint, and is running ...
Uber gives outside vendors ability to request ridesUSA TODAY
Uber now lets developers embed its ridesharing service into any appVentureBeat
Uber Lets Third-Party Apps Request RidesPC Magazine
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The News-Press
Lee County OKs regulation for Uber, Lyft servicesThe News-Press
The future of "transportation network companies" like Uber in Lee County is uncertain, after Lee County Commissioners voted unanimously this morning to approve new regulations for cars for hire. After two hours of public comment, commissioners voted on ...
9 reasons Uber is making a killing in JerseyAsbury Park Press
Bills to Allow Uber to Operate in SC Move ForwardWSPA.com
Lee approves standards for Uber, other ride-sharing companiesNaples Daily News
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Mashable
Bits | Uber's Chief Financial Officer to Leave CompanyNew York Times (blog)
Brent Callinicos, the chief financial officer of Uber, plans to leave the ride-sharing company, in what will be one of the highest-level departures yet for the six-year-old start-up. Mr. Callinicos's departure comes just two years after he joined Uber ...
Read this Uber exec's heartfelt resignation letterFortune
Uber CFO Brent Callinicos steps downCNNMoney
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Boston magazine's Boston Daily (blog)
S. Korea probes Uber employees for breaking transport lawsPCWorld
South Korean police have launched a probe into Uber's local employees and business partners, accusing the company of violating the country's transport and communications laws. The police raided an office in Gangnam where Uber drivers were registered ...
Data scientists have isolated the exact times a Yellow Taxi is a better deal ...Quartz
Are Taxis Cheaper than Uber?Boston magazine's Boston Daily (blog)
Airport taxi cabs say Uber drivers have unfair advantageWBIR-TV
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Business Insider
Uber drivers surrounded and attacked by masked men in AmsterdamThe Next Web
Uber is facing further issues in Europe as uberPOP drivers in Amsterdam have been targeted by a group of armed, masked men. The first incident happened Tuesday, March 10, when an uberPOP driver had his car surrounded by a group of masked men and ...
Masked men are attacking Uber drivers with brass knuckles and hammers in ...Business Insider
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Asbury Park Press
9 reasons Uber is making a killing in JerseyAsbury Park Press
When you're bar hopping along the Jersey Shore, figuring out how to get home safely can be a hassle. After enjoying a couple of drinks, the last thing you want to worry about is finding a number for a local taxi service that can fit six of your friends ...
9 reasons Uber is making a killing in New JerseyMyCentralJersey.com
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Wall Street Journal
Uber CFO Brent Callinicos steps downCNNMoney
Callinicos joined Uber in September of 2013, after 21 years with Microsoft (MSFT, Tech30) and Google (GOOG). At that time, Uber was 1/10th of the size it is today, Uber CEO Travis Kalanick wrote in an email to investors announcing his departure.
Bits | Uber's Chief Financial Officer to Leave CompanyNew York Times (blog)
Uber CFO Brent Callinicos Stepping DownWall Street Journal
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Fortune
Lyft's Logan Green Touts Carpooling Edge on UberInc.com
Lyft CEO Logan Green wants to make one thing very clear: His company is very different from Uber. Really,. Yes, technically, Lyft and its ride-hailing arch-rival Uber do the exact same thing: Provide smartphone apps that customers use to hail rides ...
The Lyft-Uber rivalry rolls on in AustinFortune
Lyft CEO on Pending Uber Lawsuit: 'They've Crossed a Handful of Lines'Re/code
Uber and Lyft in California: How to use employment law to wreck an industryForbes
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Fortune
Uber's CFO steps down, sparking IPO speculationFortune
In an e-mail sent to investors Monday by Uber CEO Travis Kalanick said that the company has not named a replacement CFO, but that Gautam Gupta, Callinicos' “right hand on Strategic Finance,” will be Uber's acting head of finance. (Gupta is a former ...
Uber CFO steps down after two years of surging growthUSA TODAY
Bits | Uber's Chief Financial Officer to Leave CompanyNew York Times (blog)
Uber CFO Brent Callinicos Stepping DownWall Street Journal
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Wall Street Journal
Uber CFO Brent Callinicos Stepping DownWall Street Journal
Uber Chief Executive Travis Kalanick shared the news of Mr. Callinicos's departure with investors Monday in an email reviewed by The Wall Street Journal. Mr. Callinicos will stay on as an adviser to Uber, while no replacement has been named, Mr ...
Uber's CFO steps downBusiness Insider
Uber's CFO is leaving… Let the IPO speculation beginQuartz
Uber's CFO steps down to let 'wife and daughter take the front seat'Mashable
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Fortune
The Lyft-Uber rivalry rolls on in AustinFortune
“In Austin, a city where people enjoy their libations, the mayor has resisted [Uber] more than almost any other city,” said Bill Gurley, an Uber investor and University of Texas alumnus, during a keynote interview. Later, Lyft CEO Logan Green noted ...
Lyft CEO on Pending Uber Lawsuit: 'They've Crossed a Handful of Lines'Re/code
Uber and Lyft in California: How to use employment law to wreck an industryForbes
What the Uber, Lyft lawsuits mean for the economyCNBC
Google News Uber is 'out of control,' says Michigan senator looking for reforms - MLive.com
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LANSING, MI -- Transportation network companies like Uber and Lyft allow users to summon a car from their smartphones, but some Michigan lawmakers want to make sure the drivers and cars are safe before Michiganders hop in. "I'm very concerned that ...
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