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Uber tells U.S. court customers must arbitrate disputes
(Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court in New York on Friday weighed arguments over whether Uber customers gave up their right to sue the company when they registered for its popular taxi hailing service....
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Uber suspends self-driving car program after Arizona crash
(Reuters) – Uber suspended its pilot program for driverless cars on Saturday after a vehicle equipped with the nascent technology crashed on an Arizona roadway, the ride-hailing company and local...
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Lyft tests letting riders donate part of their fare to charity
Lyft is taking a page right out of Ride Austin‘s book with a feature that allows riders to donate part of their fare to charity. Called Round Up & Donate, the feature being tested by the on-demand...
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Otto cofounder: Driverless trucks will cruise U.S. freeways within 10 years
Expect artificial intelligence technologies to alter the truck driving industry within the next 10 years. That’s according to Lior Ron, the cofounder of self-driving truck company Otto, which...
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Uber is 64% male, 50% white, says ‘much more work to do’
Uber has released its first-ever diversity report, coming on the heels of many weeks of bad publicity around the on-demand ride service. In the hopes of trying to repair its public image, the company...
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Ride-hailing firm Careem considers acquisitions and possible IPO
(Reuters) — Dubai-based ride-hailing company Careem is looking for acquisition opportunities and is considering an initial public offering as a possible option but has no timeframe in mind, its founder...
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The 10 biggest European tech stories this week: Uber, Square, Picnic, and more
This week, Tech.eu tracked 9 technology M&A transactions and 96 tech funding deals totalling €460 million (about $491 million) in Europe, Turkey and Israel. Here’s an overview of the 10 biggest...
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Uber’s 8th birthday dilemma: Self-destruct or self-disrupt?
GUEST: Most birthdays involve cake, fizzy drinks, and balloons. Not so for Uber, which celebrated its 8th birthday in March with a lawsuit, a driverless car crash, and its CEO caught on tape unleashing...
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Uber paid $1.3 billion to drivers using Instant Pay in the past 12 months
Last year, Uber launched Instant Pay, a service that enabled drivers to receive their earnings on demand. On Thursday, the company announced that $1.3 billion has been paid out in the past 12 months...
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Uber’s policy and comms chief Rachel Whetstone resigns
(Reuters) – Ride services company Uber’s said on Tuesday its head of communications, Rachel Whetstone, will leave the company. Whetstone’s departure comes weeks after two of Uber’s high-level...
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Travis Kalanick’s sweeping authority could hinder Uber’s hunt for a COO
(Reuters) — Help Wanted: A chief operating officer to help change a Silicon Valley giant’s now-notorious “bro” culture, but who can thrive in a power dynamic that hands the boss overwhelming control....
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Uber partners with Getaround so you don’t need a car to become a driver
Uber is adding an incentive for people who want to become drivers but don’t own a car. The on-demand ride service has teamed up with Getaround to provide a vehicle, if needed, starting in San...
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Uber confirms Ford veteran Marakby is leaving after 1 year
App-enabled cab company Uber is losing another member of its self-driving car team. Sherif Marakby, who spent 25 years at Ford, is leaving Uber after spending a year as the startup’s vice president of...
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UberEats begins tailoring recommendations and accepting scheduled orders
After celebrating more than a year in operation, UberEats is fine-tuning to help improve its food delivery service. The company now has more than 40,000 restaurants signed on across 71 cities. With so...
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Uber opens up ride-hailing service for companies
Uber is expanding its solution for businesses with the launch of a service called Uber Central that enables companies to act as dispatch operators for their customers. This shifts the focus away from...
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Uber postpones report on sexual harassment probe until end of May
(Reuters) — Uber Technologies Inc said it has extended its internal investigation into sexual harassment claims in its own organization, and a report is expected by the end of May. In February, Susan...
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Hailo files patent-infringement suit against Uber
Hailo Technologies LLC, a company whose name resembles that of app-enabled cab service Hailo, today filed a lawsuit against larger competitor Uber alleging that Uber infringed on its 1999 patent of an...
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Uber and France battle in court over whether company is a taxi service
(Reuters) — U.S. ride-hailing app Uber told Europe’s top court on Monday that it was a digital service, not a transport service, and that a French law clearly targeted online taxi services, in its...
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Uber now asks why your Pool ride didn’t get five stars
Uber has today released an app update to better understand the circumstances in which any UberPool ride is rated less than five stars. If you dole out a less than perfect rating, the app will now...
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Uber’s Levandowski gives up self-driving car leadership position amid Waymo suit
(Reuters) — Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] said the head of its self-driving vehicles unit, Anthony Levandowski, will step aside from his role for the remainder of the company’s litigation with Waymo,...
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