Tag: uber

Uber Drivers Are Employees, Not Contractors, Says Calif. Labor Commission
In a decision that could have far-reaching consequences for Uber and the whole ridesharing industry, the California Labor Commission has...
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Uber Steals Another Google Exec
Uber has poached another Googler. According to a report from...
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Uber’s Self-Driving Research Car Spotted in the Wild
Uber is in the early stages of developing "mapping, safety, and autonomy" systems, and its first vehicles tasked with doing so have just hit the road. Where? In Pittsburgh, wher...
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Uber Steals Google’s Head of Communications and Policy
Uber has scored another high-profile poach. Rachel Whetstone, who served as Google's head of commutations and public policy, has jumped over to Uber. She'll be replacing David P...
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Uber’s SOS Button Now Sends GPS Info to Police in India
In December of 2014, an Uber driver in India was arrested after a female passenger...
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Uber Wants to Transport More Than Just People, Reportedly Planning Big Push into Goods Delivery
It's becoming more and more clear that Uber is not satisfied with simply carting people around. The on-demand car service, which has been valued at over $40 billion, is gearing...
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Uber Is Now Delivering Food in NYC and Chicago
If Uber can get you a ride in a reasonable amount of time, the company thinks it can also get you a hot (hopefully) meal in that same window. Uber has...
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Uber Driver Pulls Out Shotgun, Shoots Gunman
Upon first glance at an "Uber driver pull out gun" headline, your initial reaction was likely oh no not another Uber assault. But this story is a bit different from the re...
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Uber Driver Accused of Rape Spent 14 Years in Prison
A Houston Uber driver accused a raping a passenger has a criminal record, and had just been released from prison three years ago, according to reports. 57-year-old Duncan Eric B...
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Uber Steals Facebook’s Chief Security Officer
Uber's just put a likely considerable amount of money where its mouth is, in regards to its promise to beef up the app's safety and security. The on-demand ride company...
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Cop Filmed Abusing Uber Driver Loses Badge and Gun
An NYPD detective has been temporarily stripped of his badge and gun after a video of him berating an Uber driver went viral. According to the...
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Uber Driver Tried to Rob Woman’s House After Dropping Her Off at the Airport
Tried is the operative word here, as our cunning Uber driver forgot that people oftentimes have roommates. Fifty one-year-old Gerald Montgomery...
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Uber Denies Breach After User Info Goes Up for Sale
Uber says that it has found no evidence of a security breach following reports that user data has popped up for sale on dark web sites....
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Lyft Wants You to Get All Chummy with Your Driver
Lyft wants you to get to know your driver, and vice versa. If you're the type of person who wants to have a conversation with the person who picks you up from the bar (and ther...
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Uber Says It’s Committed to Making the Service Safer, but Is It Capable?
On any given day, 'everyone's private driver' Uber is dealing with some sort of problem. These include, but are not limited to,...
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