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Uber matured from a scandal-ridden startup to a boring company QuartzRemember 2017? Uber never had a dull moment. Former employee Susan Fowler sparked a company- and industry-wide reckoning with sexual harassment. View the full article

'No one helped me' Horrific moment moped thief threw acid on delivery driver's face ExpressFORMER UBER Eats delivery driver Jabed Hussain described the terrifying moment he realised two moped thieves had thrown acid on the side of his face, ... View the full article

Uber drivers file suit against ride-sharing company over wages, OT Boston HeraldDozens of Uber drivers in Massachusetts have filed a lawsuit against the ride-sharing giant, alleging the company skirts federal and state employment laws by ... View the full article

Proposed class action against Uber can proceed, appeal court rules The London Free PressTORONTO — A proposed class-action lawsuit against the ride-hailing company Uber filed by one of its drivers will go ahead after Ontario's top court reversed a ... View the full article

Just Eat Leads Uber Eats and Deliveroo in London Restaurant Delivery Eater LondonThe U.K. restaurant delivery market is now worth £8.1 billion, according to research from MCA Insight. The new figure represents a 13.4 percent growth on 2017, ... View the full article

On-duty Uber driver charged with impaired driving CTV NewsAn on-duty Uber driver was among 22 people charged with impaired driving offenses in the week between Christmas Eve and New Year's Day, York Regional ... View the full article

Uber and Lyft’s valuations expose the gig economy to scrutiny Financial TimesThe platform business model faces challenges. Either customers or investors will pay. View the full article

London Property Feels Brexit Sting The Wall Street JournalBrexit is taking its toll on the once-booming London real-estate market. One of the world's most popular property markets is in reverse and some agents warn it ... View the full article

Flying cars and delivery drones are almost a reality NEWS.com.auNow, more than 50 years on, the idea may soon be a reality. “The technology is there, it's just not yet mainstream,” futurist and author Gihan Perera says. “Some ... View the full article

British Formula 1 maker McLaren designing Uber self-driving failsafe system Telegraph.co.ukBritish supercar company McLaren is supplying key safety technology to Uber's troubled self-driving car business as part of a contract worth tens of millions of ... View the full article

Uber price warning - Why your taxi home could end up costing a lot more than you think ExpressUber has become hugely successful over the past few years with recent stats suggesting the app now has over 100 million customers. This popular *service* ... View the full article

Ideas abound for flex in London's new flex street The London Free PressWith London's downtown flex street roughly half completed, the question for the new year is how to use it. View the full article

Hot Properties Heating Up Big Cities This Winter ForbesIt's officially winter. Time to warm up with some hot properties in three of the world's great (and chilly) cities—New York, London and Seattle. The Tulip (London). View the full article

Uber Loses Exemption To The London Congestion Cost InfosurhoyMore bad news for Uber — or its 'partner-drivers', more realistically — its vehicles will no longer be exempt from the London Congestion Charge as of April. View the full article

The impact homelessness and the opioid crisis are having on San Francisco streets CNNPublic drug usage and homelessness are not new problems for the city of San Francisco, home to Uber, Twitter and Salesforce. But residents say the situation ... View the full article

Lyft plots Uber challenge with rival to Express Pool service Telegraph.co.ukLyft is plotting to squeeze its arch rival Uber by launching a competitor to its cheapest *service*, as the two ride-hailing giants gear up to go public next year. View the full article

LTC mulls bus and taxi service to industrial areas, but who's going to pay? The London Free PressIt's a two-pronged solution to a persistent transportation problem in London, but politicians and transit operators haven't yet figured out who will foot the bill. View the full article

Uber seeks to shed troubled past in pre-IPO peacemaking bonanza San Francisco ChronicleUber's quiet resolution last week of allegations that it put thousands of women at risk of sexual assault by their drivers is just the latest move by the ride-hailing ... View the full article

How electric scooters infiltrated society in 2018 VentureBeat2018 saw a marked evolution in the personal mobility realm, with more form factors, integrations, and investment. E-scooters, in particular, were huge. View the full article

Uber economy: Look beyond formal and informal jobs, say experts Business TodayThere is a strong need to redefine new forms of jobs outside the binaries of formal and informal, says Shahana Chattaraj, Visiting Fellow at Centre for Policy ... View the full article

Uber is three strikes but not out in London The Global Legal PostTaxi company Uber has lost its third case in three years as the Court of Appeal criticises its 'complex and artificial' employment contractual arrangements but it ... View the full article

Uber is getting away with breaking the law. Why doesn't the state intervene? The GuardianWithout increased inspection and penalties, there's no incentive for gig economy firms to treat employees properly. View the full article

Uber resumes autonomous vehicle tests in Pittsburgh The London Free PressPITTSBURGH — Uber is resuming autonomous vehicle tests in an area near downtown Pittsburgh.The restart Thursday comes just over nine months after one ... View the full article

CoA criticises Uber's 'complex and artificial' employment contracts Law GazetteMultinational taxi firm Uber has lost its latest bid to clarify the legal status of its drivers, as the Court of Appeal critcised its 'complex and artificial' employment ... View the full article

Uber Loses Exemption To The London Congestion Charge Gizmodo UKMore bad news for Uber -- or its 'partner-drivers', more realistically -- its vehicles will no longer be exempt from the London Congestion Charge as of April. View the full article