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Uber’s first employee is worth over $1 billion as company goes public, and he’s already committed to donating at least $14 million to charity Business InsiderRyan Graves is a founding member of The Pool, an initiative that uses stock earnings to fund clean water nonprofit charity: water. View the full article

Elon Musk is wrong on robotaxi timing, Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi says CNBCUber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi says Elon Musk's vision is right, but his timing is wrong on driverless transportation. View the full article

Elon Musk is wrong on robotaxi timing, Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi says CNBCUber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi says Elon Musk's vision is right, but his timing is wrong on driverless transportation. View the full article

Would you buy shares in Uber? BBC NewsFor sale: shares in a company that has already burned through $27bn (£20.7bn; €24bn) in cash, will burn through tens of billions more of its new shareholders' ... View the full article

DealBook Briefing: Uber's I.P.O. Gets Off to a Modest Start The New York TimesThe ride-hailing company was valued at $82.4 billion, well beneath the $100 billion that it had forecast to some investors. View the full article

Uber IPO: Inside The 2008 Pitch That Birthed An $80 Billion Startup ForbesIts best-case scenario was $1 billion in revenue and next steps were to raise a few million. Uber's 2008 pitch deck shows just how much Uber has grown since ... View the full article

Tariffs enacted; Uber IPO; Inflation data CNNLondon (CNN Business) 1. Tariff hike: It's happening. The trade war between the world's two largest economies is escalating again, after the United States hit ... View the full article

Uber’s Rocky Road To Growth In Europe: Regulators, Rivals And Riots ForbesUber's first international expansion was into Europe but the ride-hailing app, which will list for $82.4 billion, faced some of its biggest challenges on the continent. View the full article

Will Uber drivers benefit from the biggest stock exchange debut in years? Euronews EnglishTop executives, early venture capitalists and board members stand to reap benefits from their stakes in Uber, the decade-old ride-sharing giant that went public ... View the full article

Uber’s trading debut: who was (and wasn’t) at the opening bell TechCrunchUber finally made its debut Friday on the New York Stock Exchange, ending its decade-long journey from startup to publicly traded company. So far, it's been a ... View the full article

World – Uber's arbitration claims of misclassification could total US$170 million; possible risks over London license? Staffing Industry AnalystsHuman cloud, ride-sharing firm Uber Technologies Inc. updated investors on independent contractor misclassification claims against the company — including ... View the full article

The 10 Biggest Winners From Uber's IPO Will Control $38 Billion Yahoo Finance(Bloomberg) -- Uber Technologies Inc.'s initial public offering will concentrate $38 billion of value among 10 of its shareholders. View the full article

What is Uber? Forget the sharing economy – it's just a libertarian scam The GuardianThere are plenty of reasons why Uber's much-hyped share sale might fail – and many more why that could be a good thing. View the full article

Uber drivers go on strike in London and New York ahead of IPO South China Morning PostUber drivers in London and New York started a series of multi-city strikes on Wednesday to protest the disparity between gig-economy conditions and the sums ... View the full article

What do drivers think of Uber? BBC NewsAs the company prepares to sell its shares, the BBC talks to two drivers about what it's like to work there. View the full article

What do drivers think of Uber? BBCView the full article

Uber IPO: Story behind the controversial taxi hailing app and 2019's biggest float The TelegraphA decade after it first hit the streets of San Francisco, Uber is expected to roar onto public markets on Friday in what will be one of the biggest floats in US history. View the full article

TransLink CEO 'bullish' on effect of Uber and Lyft's arrival in Vancouver Vancouver SunTransLink CEO Kevin Desmond sits down for a lengthy interview with The Vancouver Sun and The Province editorial board. View the full article

Uber IPO: Drivers in London and US strike over poor pay IGAhead of Uber's IPO On Friday, Uber drivers in London and major US cities held strikes on Wednesday, protesting unfair pay conditions. View the full article

Uber, Lyft drivers plan hold strike across US and in London KTVU San FranciscoDrivers for ride-hailing giants Uber and Lyft are turning off their apps to protest what they say are declining wages at a time when both companies are raking in ... View the full article

Man died after falling out of Uber in Sydney BBC NewsSamuel Thomas, from Hertfordshire, was halfway out of the taxi in Sydney when it drove off, an inquest hears. View the full article

Uber drivers strike and the future of labor: 4 essential reads The Conversation - USThe Uber driver walkout raises questions about how workers can fight for better pay and benefits in the age of the gig economy – a topic frequently on the minds ... View the full article

Trade wars: Markets reel as China's exports fall - business live The GuardianRolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as US-China trade fears roil markets. View the full article

Uber drivers in UK cities go on strike in protest over pay and workers' rights The IndependentA group of Uber drivers went on strike on Wednesday ahead of the minicab firm's $90bn stock market flotation. Drivers in London, Birmingham, Nottingham and ... View the full article

Why begging for forgiveness is no longer a startup business model San Francisco ChronicleStartups used to break the law to grab market share, and negotiate friendly regulations later. Patience for that approach is running out. View the full article