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The Boston Globe Driverless cars return to Boston streets after fatal Uber crash in Arizona The Boston Globe Self-driving cars have returned to the roads of Boston this week after a brief shutdown to review safety standards following the death of a pedestrian in Tempe, Ariz., where a woman was struck by an autonomous Uber car. But Massachusetts officials have ... and more » https://www.google.com/news -
Business Standard Uber calls lenders for $1.25 billion in Wall Street shortcut Business Standard Uber calls lenders for $1.25 billion in Wall Street shortcut. Uber was looking to borrow directly from investors, bypassing the traditional route of using banks to fan the loan among other lenders. Lisa Lee & Sally Bakewell | Bloomberg Last Updated at ... Uber calls lenders for $1.25b in Wall Street shortcutgulfnews.com Uber calls lenders for US$1.25b in Wall Street shortcutMalay Mail all 1 news articles » https://www.google.com/news
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Ahval Istanbul taxi drivers have launched a war against UBER Ahval In Istanbul, on March 10, an UBER driver was attacked by armed man, while he was on his way to pick up a customer. The car was hit with four bullets. There is no casualty reported due to the fact that UBER taxi did not have any customers. One of the ... https://www.google.com/news
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Business Insider Uber is on the verge of selling its Southeast Asia business to one of its biggest rivals Business Insider SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Southeast Asia's biggest ride-hailing firm, Grab, is in advanced negotiations to buy parts of Uber Technologies Inc's business in the region, said a source with knowledge of the talks, in what would be Uber's second retreat from ... Southeast Asia's Grab in talks to buy into Uber's regional business-sourceReuters SoftBank grabs a ticket to ride, and Uber is strandedThe Straits Times Grab is said to close deal for Uber South-East Asia businessThe Star Online The Business Times -euronews all 14 news articles » https://www.google.com/news
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City A.M. Disgraced Uber head Travis Kalanick is starting a new venture in China and India City A.M. He expressed a previous interest in India and invested Uber into three Indian startups last January when he was still at the helm, totalling about $50,000 (£36,011). Kalanick's new fund will oversee his for-profit investments and non-profit work, which ... Travis Kalanick starts investment fund after cashing in Uber stockFinancial Times Ex-Uber CEO Travis Kalanick reveals new project: a 'job creation' fundThe Guardian Ousted Uber CEO Travis Kalanick announces comeback with new job-creation fundCNBC The Verge -Washington Post -Engadget all 90 news articles » https://www.google.com/news
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Uber brings on Amazon voice exec to lead product team - TechCrunch
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TechCrunch Uber brings on Amazon voice exec to lead product team TechCrunch Uber has hired Assaf Ronen, Amazon's now-former vice president of voice and natural user interface shopping, Recode first reported. As SVP and head of product at Uber, Ronen will help Uber “lean in on product this year,” Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi ... Uber has hired a top Amazon voice exec as head of product as Daniel Graf departsRecode Uber hires Amazon's VP of voice shoppingSeeking Alpha all 4 news articles » https://www.google.com/news -
BloombergQuint Uber Steps Up Process to Make Peace With London's Regulator BloombergQuint (Bloomberg) -- Uber Technologies Inc. is launching a range of measures, including 24-hour telephone support hotlines and better contact with local police, in a bid to appease London's regulator ahead of a court battle over its license to operate in the ... and more » View the full article -
The Guardian Uber to set up 24-hour hotline for UK customers The Guardian Uber said it would also change its approach to reporting serious incidents to the police. Concern had been raised by the Met police that Uber was failing to properly investigate allegations of sexual assault against passengers – one major issue when ... Call for women-only Uber Pools for LondonBBC News Uber introduces new safety features as it fights to retain London licenseReuters Uber sets out safety pledges in effort to regain London licenceFinancial Times Engadget -Sky News -CNBC -Transport for London all 63 news articles » View the full article
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CNBC Uber preparing to sell Southeast Asia Unit to Grab - CNBC.com CNBC After selling its China stake in 2016, Uber is in talks to mimic that strategy in Southeast Asia. Uber users could end up on BUSES as boss suggests public transport system combined with ride-sharing techThe Sun Uber wants to be public transportation, and I have some serious ...The Verge Uber's losses narrowed in Q4, but there's still work to doBusiness Insider Reuters -The Australian -The Japan Times -Brand Equity all 39 news articles » https://www.google.com/news
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The Guardian Uber to set up 24-hour hotline for UK customers The Guardian Uber said it would also change its approach to reporting serious incidents to the police. Concern had been raised by the Met police that Uber was failing to properly investigate allegations of sexual assault against passengers – one major issue when ... Uber to report crimes direct to police to boost safetyBBC News Uber to revamp reporting of violent incidents in bid to placate TfLFinancial Times Uber unveils new security measures in wake of UK safety concerns and TfL banThe Independent Telegraph.co.uk -Sky News -CNBC -Transport for London all 63 news articles » https://www.google.com/news
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Financial Times Uber faces tough new regulations in London - Financial Times Financial Times London's transport authority plans to overhaul regulations for taxis in a move designed to increase oversight of ride-hailing companies such as Uber. The plans to introduce tougher requirements comes as Transport for London clamps down on companies ... London Plans to Rein in Uber With New Rules for Drivers, CarsBloomberg Uber faces fresh regulations from TfL ahead of licence appealTelegraph.co.uk Transport for London to crackdown on Uber and private hire licence with new rulesCity A.M. CNET -Fast Company -Engadget -Transport for London all 25 news articles » View the full article
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Uber Rival Lyft Opens First European Office - Bloomberg
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Bloomberg Uber Rival Lyft Opens First European Office Bloomberg Ride-hailing provider Lyft Inc. is expanding to Europe, opening an office in the southern German city of Munich, home to the likes of BMW AG and Siemens AG. The San Francisco-based rival to Uber Technologies Inc. said workers there will develop ... and more » View the full article -
Verdict French taxi startup Heetch wants to be the new Uber and has its sights set on London Verdict London has become somewhat of a difficult marketplace for ride-sharing startups. Uber was banned from operating in London back in September last year and is currently appealing the decision. As well, the Estonian-based startup Taxify ran into problems ... Heetch raises another $20 million to compete head-to-head with Uber in EuropeTechCrunch all 5 news articles » View the full article
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Christian Science Monitor When Uber drivers don't own cars: Developing world tests 'sharing economy' Christian Science Monitor Middlemen (and women) allow Uber drivers across the developing world to bypass their single biggest hurdle to driving for the company – getting a car. In the US, more than 90 percent of American households own a car, according to census data, and many ... and more » https://www.google.com/news
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City A.M. Uber backs mayor Sadiq Khan's pedestrianisation of Oxford Street planned for this year City A.M. Radical plans to pedestrianise Oxford Street have got the backing of ride-hailing app Uber, which said it supports the plans for the removal of traffic in the area. The tech giant's submission to the consultation on the plans this month, said it ... Uber curbs working hours for its UK driversFinancial Times Uber drivers told they must take six hour break to tackle safety fearsEvening Standard Cab drivers are feeling the pinch of London's nearly 2,600 Uber ...Globalnews.ca Reuters -London Free Press -Quartz -RS-Tech all 88 news articles » View the full article
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Telegraph.co.uk Uber takes driverless taxi dreams up a gear with the help of Nvidia Telegraph.co.uk Uber's dream of ending its employment problems by replacing hundreds of thousands of drivers with computers edged closer to reality in Las Vegas yesterday, as the ride-sharing app announced a deal with a chip maker specialising in artificial ... Volkswagen, Uber to Deploy Nvidia's Technology for Self DrivingBloomberg all 187 news articles » View the full article
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WIRED Toyota Joins With Uber and Amazon to Find Its Self-Driving Future WIRED Toyota is joining with Uber, Uber's Chinese rival Didi, Mazda, Pizza Hut, and Amazon. The first three are technology confederates. They'll help design the vehicle and, if they like, can stuff it with their own self-driving code. The latter two are ... Toyota's Vision For Self-Driving: A Robot Pod Van And Uber, Amazon CollaborationForbes Toyota teams up with Uber, Amazon, Pizza Hut and more on mobility servicesTechCrunch Toyota Working With Amazon, Uber, and Pizza Hut to Develop Self-Driving ShuttleFortune Popular Mechanics -TheStreet.com -The Detroit News -YouTube all 151 news articles » https://www.google.com/news
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Recode Uber powered four billion rides in 2017. It wants to do more — and cheaper — in 2018. Recode In an otherwise turbulent year, Uber — which operates in 600 cities across 78 countries — managed to give four billion rides in 2017 alone. That's significant for a company that for its entire existence hit the five billion total rides mark in May of ... https://www.google.com/news
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Recode Didi is buying an Uber competitor in its fastest-growing region Recode Brazil is an important market for Uber, and Didi wants to compete with Uber there head on. Now that China is no longer one of the markets Uber operates in, Latin America as a whole has been the fastest-growing region for the embattled ride-hail player ... Didi Chuxing, China's Ride-Hailing Giant, Said to Buy Uber Rival in BrazilNew York Times all 22 news articles » https://www.google.com/news
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Business Insider Uber Q3 financials leaked: Here's how much the company made ... Business Insider Uber plans to go public by 2019 — here's a look at where its financials are at now, according to a recent leak to The Wall Street Journal. and more » https://www.google.com/news
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The Guardian Uber valued at $48bn after consortium secures shares deal The Guardian The price is a discount of about 30% to Uber's most recent valuation of $68bn. The deal will trigger a number of changes in the way the board oversees the company, which is facing federal criminal investigations, a high-stakes lawsuit and complaints ... SoftBank-led group to acquire $9bn stake in UberFinancial Times Uber's Frankenboard arrivesTechCrunch Uber: Softbank takes large stake in ride-hailing firmBBC News Telegraph.co.uk -CNET -CNBC -Recode all 82 news articles » https://www.google.com/news
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Financial Times 'People love the Uber product; they don't necessarily love the brand' Financial Times At a company full of challenging jobs, Bozoma Saint John surely has one of the toughest. As chief brand officer at Uber, her task is to try to get people to love a business that has become synonymous with the worst excesses of Silicon Valley culture ... https://www.google.com/news
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Fortune Uber Paid a 20-Year-Old Hacker To Keep Its Data Breach Secret Fortune Khosrowshahi fired two employees over the cover-up. The company never provided any information about the hacker or how he was paid. Sources told Reuters that former CEO Travis Kalanick, who stepped down in June, was aware of the data breach and the ... Florida Man… pockets Uber cash to keep quiet about data breachThe Register Uber reportedly paid a 20-year-old man to keep silent about security breachThe Verge Uber used bug bounty program to launder blackmail payment to hackerArs Technica The Independent -Engadget -iNews -Uber all 56 news articles » https://www.google.com/news
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CNBC UberEats: Profitable in 40 cities, Uber says - CNBC.com CNBC Uber says Uber Eats is profitable in 40 of 165 cities as of October. Uber's food delivery service arrives in GR | WOODTV.comWOODTV.com all 6 news articles » https://www.google.com/news
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The Guardian Uber has its licence suspended in Sheffield The Guardian Bertram announced her departure after Transport for London (TfL) stripped Uber of its licence to operate in the UK capital in September. Sheffield city council has said the law does not allow for a licence to be transferred to a different name. However ... Uber's licence suspended in Sheffield - BBC NewsBBC News Uber Sheffield ban: City suspends taxi app's licence after company ...The Independent Uber loses licence to operate in Sheffield after 'failing to answer questions about management'Sky News The INQUIRER -HuffPost UK -The Star all 25 news articles » https://www.google.com/news