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All posts tagged "Uber"
Business
They book an Uber on the app like other passengers and get in the rear. The tone changes midway through the ride and they...
Business
British money transfer company Wise forecast a weaker than expected outlook for profits on Thursday, sending its shares down more than 20%. The company...
Business
Uber Settles Lawsuit with Australian Taxi Drivers, Agrees to Pay $178 Million, Law Firm Reports Uber has reached a settlement in Australia, agreeing to...
Business
Uber partners with California taxi operators to boost supply. Uber Technologies (UBER.N) said on Tuesday that it is collaborating with Los Angeles Yellow Cab...
Business
Uber Technologies (UBER.N) announced on Wednesday that it was slashing 200 jobs in its recruitment division to maintain staffing levels and decrease costs. The...
Economy
European taxis joining Uber, according to executive. An executive told Reuters that Uber (UBER.N) is attracting European taxi drivers, despite the company’s history of...
Customer Service
Gig Economy Impact From Silicon Valley tycoons to Wall Street moguls, billionaires have been quick to jump on the gig economy bandwagon. But what...
Business
After strong January-March results, Uber Technologies Inc. (UBER.N) forecasted quarterly core earnings above estimates on Tuesday. The company’s shares climbed 10% in premarket trade,...
Business
THE FUTURE OF THE GIG ECONOMY IN 2023 Are you looking for the future of work? Look no further than the gig economy, which...
Business
BluSmart, an Indian ride-hailing startup, is betting on an all-electric taxi fleet to take market share from Uber and Ola. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s...
Business
Hertz and Uber (NYSE: UBER) today are hastening the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) in the U.S. through a new independent partnership to make...
Entrepreneurship
Twilio is one of the best software for sending automatic SMS or emails? The company started in 2008 with its founder, Jeff Lawson. They...
Business
McDonald’s announced that it will be ending its exclusive partnership with UberEats and enter into a new arrangement with new delivery partner DoorDash. UberEats...
Technology
Uber Technologies recently unveiled a new Volvo self-driving car model in Washington. Uber’s plan is to eventually deploy these driverless vehicles. The new XC90...
Finance
According to Bloomberg, Uber is seeking to start selling their market shares in the $44-50 price range. It is estimated that they will raise...
Business
The City of New York is to enforce new regulations regarding the cap of ride-sharing vehicles and the minimum hourly pay rates. The new...
Business
Uber faces über lawsuit The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is investigating Uber for potential gender discrimination. According to some sources close to the...
Business
Toyota has developed and launched a new car-sharing service around Honolulu, Hawaii. The service allows islanders and tourists to access Toyota vehicles at car-sharing...
Business
Lyft expands portfolio with bikes Lyft announced on Monday that it will acquire bike-sharing giant Motivate for an undisclosed amount. Motivate is the parent...
Business
Uber victory in London In September, Transport for London did not renew Uber’s license to operate due to its inability to report background checks...
Business
Uber hopes to overturn the decision that stripped the company of its license to operate in London. Uber has since made some changes, introducing...
Not Sure
The news of Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston started brewing last night after the report surfaced by an ESPN radio commentator in Tallahassee....
Business
Waiting for your Uber driver just became a way of saving money on travel. Uber, the ridesharing company founded back in 2009, now offers...
Finance
Toyota grabs Grab Japanese car manufacturer Toyota announced on Wednesday that it will invest $1 billion in Singapore-based ride-hailing firm Grab. Although many people...
Finance
All aboard the self-driving bandwagon GM and Softbank are the most recent firms to invest in self-driving cars. Japanese holding company Softbank announced its...
Finance
Uber misses out on Buffett’s investment When Warren Buffett invests in or even comments on a company, every investor takes notice. Indeed, he has...
Technology
Uber is taking flight In its first research and development facility outside North America, Uber will build a center in Paris, France. Uber plans...
Technology
Consumers are reluctant to trust autonomous vehicles With the recent increase in self-driving car crashes, players in the industry may have to dial back...
Politics
Recently approved New York state budget includes a surcharge in ride-hailing services. The additional funds will go into the maintenance and upgrade of the subway....
Finance
Uber Technologies is experiencing global challenges. Grab has procured Uber in Southeast Asia. Grab is a ride-hailing and logistics service based in Singapore. Its...
Technology
Uber’s autonomous vehicle kills a pedestrian in Arizona. Waymo, Google’s self-running car service, further expands its business. Smart gadgets have been around for some...
Business
As Uber’s new CEO, Dara Khosrowshahi looks to guide the company back to stability after a flurry of corporate upheaval and operational stumbling blocks....
Business
As Uber takes steps to recover from a string of allegations that called its corporate ethics into question, competing ride-share service Lyft is anxious...
Business
Uber capitulated to a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) early this week, agreeing to submit to two decades worth of audits. The...
Business
Venture capital firm Benchmark, a prominent Uber investor, is suing the ride-hailing company’s founder and former CEO Travis Kalanick—who, under pressure from Benchmark and...
Business
SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son has indicated intentions to make inroads into the US ride-hailing market with a multi-billion dollar investment in Uber or Lyft,...
Business
If you realize you’re hungry in the middle of a Lyft ride, can you ask your driver to go through a drive-thru? The quandary...
Business
On Tuesday, Disability Rights Advocates, on behalf of a litany of advocacy groups and individuals, filed a class action discrimination lawsuit against Uber in...
Finance
Uber and Yandex have agreed to a merger of their ride-sharing businesses in Russia and five eastern European markets with Yandex. This is the...
Business
Wisconsin couple Keith and Audra Tubin will need to pay almost $900 for an Uber fare on Monday. The Tubins used Uber to ride...
Business
Alphabet have accused Uber of covering up the theft of trade secrets from Alphabet. Uber drew Alphabets attention after it acquired the self-driving startup...
Business
In light of recent events concerning Uber, most significant of which is Uber’s CEO, Travis Kalanick, taking a leave of absence in order to...
Technology
The future for Uber is all about looking up as the company announced its plan Tuesday at its Elevate Summit in Dallas, Texas to...
Finance
Uber announced a gross of $20 billion for the year of 2016, which is double what the company made just the year before. After...
Technology
Things between Uber and Alphabet’s Waymo, have only begun to get heated. Just this Friday, Uber made a long-awaited response about the lawsuit that...
Technology
It was just a few days ago that an Uber autonomous SUV was involved in a crash that caused the company to halt all...
Technology
Uber stopped all testing of its self-driving vehicles in Tempe, Arizona after one of the autonomous cars was involved in a three-car collision. Although...
Technology
Ford Motor Co. has decided to jump head first into the self-driving car craze that is sweeping through automakers who want to be the...
Business
Amit Singhal announced on Friday that he planned to join Uber as senior vice president for engineering. Previously, Singhal worked at Google for 15...
Business
The Federal Trade Commission brought charges to Uber on behalf of the drivers who claimed to have been misled about how much money they...
Technology
In a move of unexpected information sharing, Uber is making its traffic data accessible on its new website, Movement. This site sprang from the...
Technology
Uber says its self-driving cars have a “problem” with the concept of bike lanes. It made this statement after a few of its autonomous...
Technology
Uber says that it will continue to test its self-driving cars despite being told by the California DMV to cease all testing. The California...
Technology
Former Uber employee, Ward Spangenberg, claims that other employees had access information to not only spy on ex-girlfriends and boyfriends but also on celebrities...
Business
As of Thursday, Uber has laid down the law when it comes to dos and don’ts for its riders and drivers. Some Uber drivers...
Economy
Uber drivers have decided to take to the picket lines alongside many airport, fast food, and part time workers who are seeking better pay...
Business
In Finland, Uber drivers may face criminal persecution and heavy fines if they do not have the required taxi permits. The investigations are being...
Business
As weird as it sounds, buying unlimited rides for an Uber is cheaper than buying a monthly metro card. Starting on July 11 at...
Finance
A company always looking towards the future, Apple has now invested $1 billion in the ride sharing service Didi. Didi is a Chinese competitor...
Business
Facebook will be getting a new chief security officer and Yahoo will be losing theirs as Alex Stamos, cybersecurity officer for Yahoo Inc. will...
Technology
After announcing a partnership with Carnegie Mellon University in February, Uber has already started testing driverless car prototypes in Pittsburg. Carnegie Mellon has long...
Technology
Uber has been helping people find quick and easy rides in the city for cheaper than a taxi driver, now the same founder is...
Entrepreneurship
Consider this: it’s raining on a Saturday “night” at three a.m., and you’re alone (and possibly tired/wasted/lost/cold etc. You could try to catch a...
Business
Uber may have had the veil pulled off of a grand scheme created to snatch driver’s from Lyft, their most popular competitor in the...
Business
In response to the potentially damaging accusations of sabotage from Lyft, Uber has turned the tables on their rival, arguing that Lyft has been...
Business
According to CNNMoney, Lyft officials claim that Uber employees have been booking and then cancelling thousands of rides over the last nine months. A...
Entrepreneurship
Lyft, rival car service to the ever-expansive company Uber, has officially arrived in NYC to compete against the reigning driving service. The move to...
Business
The CEO to the growing driving service Uber, Travis Kalanick, honored Pride Week, which celebrates the LGBTQ community, by officiating free weddings for same-sex...
Business
Travis Kalanick, CEO and cofounder of the San Francisco based car service app ‘Uber,’ raised $1.2 billion from BlackRock, Fidelity Investments, Wellington Management, Google...
Technology
By now, we’ve all heard of the almighty Uber driving service, and if you haven’t, you must be living under a rock. The startup...