Uber News
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By AFP
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Uber on Tuesday said it is granting its UK drivers worker status, with benefits including a minimum wage -- a world first for the US ride-hailing giant.Weeks after a top court ruling that could shake up Britain's wider "gig economy" of 5.
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By AFP
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Britain's Supreme Court is to rule Friday on the employment status of Uber drivers in a judgement with wider implications for the "gig economy".
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By AFP
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Drivers for ride-share and meal delivery apps filed a lawsuit Tuesday to nullify a referendum passed by California voters that lets such "gig workers" be treated as contractors.
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The U.S. Department of Justice issued a release disclosing the charges of Former Uber CISO Joseph Sullivan. The charges result from Sullivan’s attempt to cover up paying out a ransom in relation to a cyberattack.
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By AFP
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Uber said Tuesday it intends to become a "zero emission platform" by 2040 and will seek to have all its rides by electric vehicles by 2030 in the United States, Canada and Europe.
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By AFP
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Uber on Wednesday said it was seeking an urgent meeting with Hong Kong's government after drivers working for the company lost a landmark court case that could cripple ride-sharing apps in the finance hub.
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By AFP
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Uber and Lyft are hoping a courtroom reprieve will spare them from shutting down their rival smartphone-summoned ride services in California on Friday.
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By AFP
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California has filed lawsuits against Uber and Lyft for alleged wage theft by misclassifying their drivers as independent contractors rather than employees, the Labor Commissioner's Office said Wednesday.
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By AFP
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Uber has agreed to buy food delivery app Postmates in a multibillion dollar deal, according to Bloomberg.
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By AFP
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Uber said Thursday its losses widened in the first quarter as the pandemic bit hard into ridesharing but that it saw signs of recovery and a booming appetite for its Eats meal delivery helping it through the crisis.
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By AFP
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Uber said Wednesday it was cutting 3,700 jobs amid a huge slump in its ride-hailing operations during the pandemic.The cuts amount to around 14 percent of Uber's global workforce, which does not include its contract drivers.
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By AFP
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Uber said Thursday it planned to give out "tens of millions" of masks to drivers worldwide as part of its efforts to boost safety amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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By AFP
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Ride-hailing giant Uber and delivery company Postmates have filed a lawsuit against the state of California, claiming a new law that would treat gig-economy freelancers as employees is unconstitutional.
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By AFP
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Nearly 6,000 sexual assaults, including more than 450 cases of rape, were reported to Uber in the United States in 2017 and 2018, the ride-sharing company said Thursday, as it faces increasing pressure to cope with complaints of abuse.
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By AFP
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Nearly 6,000 instances of sexual assault, including more than 450 cases of rape, were reported to Uber in the United States in 2017 and 2018, the ride-sharing company said in a report on safety released Thursday.
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By AFP
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London's transport authority on Monday refused to renew an operating licence for ride-hailing giant Uber because of safety and security concerns.
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Uber the ride-haling company has moved into the highly competitive world of only grocery deliveries. It has acquired a startup called Cornershop for an undisclosed sum. The deal will help the company expand beyond its core ride-haling business..
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The ride-hailing company Uber is experimenting with a new feature that is designed to reduce cancellations from customers who want to bring their pet on a ride. The new feature Uber Pet will be offered in select cities beginning this October 16th.
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Earlier in 2019, Uber the ride-hailing company began to offer helicopter trips from downtown Manhattan to the J.F. Kennedy International Airport but only to select passengers.
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Recent lawsuits have been filed against Lyft for failing to protect women from predatory drivers. Security expert Robert Prigge, President of Jumio provides his thoughts on the matter to Digital Journal readers.
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Two stories have appeared which demonstrate severe vulnerabilities affecting Instagram and Uber. Both of these require a rapid response in order to protect users of the services, as expert Vinay Sridhara explains.
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Uber Technologies, most noted for its taxi service, is to consider the feasibility of using drone technology to bolster its Uber East business. This is in addition to continuing to invest in self-driving vehicles.
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Uber suffered another significant drop in its share price, following its low-end IPO launch. The taxi company's performance came amid a global stock market fall, driven by tensions between the U.S. and China over trade.
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Uber has grown to dominate the ride-hailing business but it's IPO has not been well-received by Wall Street. Uber pitched its shares at the lower end of expectation, but the share price still fell by 8 percent after just one day of trading.
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By AFP
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One of the early promises of the ride-hailing era ushered in by Uber and Lyft was that the new entrants would complement public transit, reduce car ownership and help alleviate congestion.
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By AFP
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Global ride-sharing firm Uber on Friday faced another legal bump on the road to its blockbuster initial public offering, with taxi drivers launching a class action lawsuit in Australia.
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By AFP
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Uber filed documents Thursday for its much-anticipated public share offering expected to be the largest in the tech sector in years, and a bellwether for other venture-backed startups eyeing Wall Street listing.
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By AFP
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Uber is set to buy its Middle Eastern rival Careem for $3.1 billion, financial news agency Bloomberg reported Sunday.The deal, expected to be announced Tuesday, will see Uber pay $1.
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By AFP
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Ride-hailing giant Uber said Friday that it would appeal a fresh legal setback in Europe after a French court ruled a former driver who sued the firm effectively had a work contract, potentially undermining a pillar of the US group's business model.
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By AFP
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Ride-hailing giant Uber has lost an appeal in France brought by a former driver who wanted his terms of employment recognised as a fully-fledged work contract.
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2016 Volvo XC90 SUV. Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
Anthony Levandowski (right) speaking at an autonomous trucking panel at MCE 2016. Transport Topics
Leigh Cameron (left) reconsiders her old flame, Beck Taxi (Kevin Whalen), in Second City's "The Hotline Always Blings Twice". Racheal McCaig
An Uber ride in Bogotá, Colombia. Alexander Torrenegra (CC BY 2.0)
A scene from 'Stuber' Fox Home Entertainment
A self driving Volvo XC90 outside 737 Harrisonn in San Francisco, Calif., the unmarked headquarters of Otto, an autonomous trucking company acquired by Uber in 2016. Dilu (CC BY-SA 4.0)
A Nissan LEAF vehicle recharging in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Bontenbal
Travis Kalanick, CEO, Uber, speaking at an event in Munich, Germany. Dan Taylor
First electric Passenger Drone: Ehang 184. Rob Clapp
An Uber electric bike ready for hire in London, U.K.
Bozoma Saint John has left Uber. Tech Crunch
Uber and Taxis in São Paulo Núcleo Editorial
Place des Arts, Montreal. Jeangagnon
Uber drivers in the United States, Australia and New Zealand can now tune in to Pandora stations while they drive.
Travis Kalanick, CEO, Uber PC Magazine
Steven Hill's book "Raw Deal, How the 'Uber Economy' and Runaway Capitalism Has Screwed The American Worker, is also available in ebook format.
California State Assemblyman Evan Low addresses those gathered at the State Assembly hall in Sacramento. Courtesy of CA State Assemblyman Evan Low
From 2019 forward, Volvo will only manufacture partially or completely battery-powered cars. Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
SETTLED: An Uber car with markings from three rideshare company signs waits for its next driving assignment in Venice, Calif., in 2014. Colin@TheTruthAbout / Wikimedia Commons
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