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Lyft is now valued at over $15 B
They're coming for you Uber... This year Lyft is on a pace to record $7.7 billion in gross bookings, the …
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Thousands of Criminals cleared to work for Uber. Here's how...
Wow, this is a fascinating article. Look at the graph - some states still have no screening laws on drivers …
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Lyft scooping up Motivate, the bike-sharing company
Who knew? This really a thing now. The $250 million acquisition comes moments after Uber bought their own bike-hare for …
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Uber and Lyft are both charging toward potential IPOs next year. [New York Times]
Uber could be valued at $120 billion in an IPO as soon as early 2019 — that’s nearly double the …
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PSA: If you live in NYC, Chicago, D.C. or LA, it’s cheaper to take an Uber than own a car.
Here is where it is cheaper to take an Uber than own a car. https://techcrunch.com/2018/05/30/heres-where-its-cheaper-to-take-an-uber-than-to-own-a-car/
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Uber passengers in Australia and New Zealand will get banned from the app if their rating drops below 4 stars
Are you a good passenger? Is your rating below 4.0? Uber announced it would ban passengers from the app in …
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Has anyone tried SafeTrek? Safe measures for Females. They say it can call police and authorities automatically.
Has anyone tried SafeTrek? I saw it being advertised on Facebook. You use it while taking a ride on an …
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All Rideshare Drivers in California are now Employees
As you all know Uber, Lyft and other Gig economy Companies have been sued several times for misclassification and for …
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The NYC terror suspect drove more than 1,400 trips for Uber after passing background check
http://www.wbir.com/article/news/nation-now/nyc-terror-suspect-drove-more-than-1400-trips-for-uber-after-passing-background-check/465-fd30eb7c-5319-4a9d-b128-f6001ef13e98 SAN FRANCISCO — Sayfullo Saipov, the 29-year-old suspect in Tuesday's deadly New York truck attack, earned money the way …
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The Fall of Travis Kalanick
Long read but fun and full of interesting tidbits. LOL @ he literally got down on his hands and knees …
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Susan Fowler, the Uber whistleblower, opens up at SXSW about her fight against sexual harassment and discrimination.
During her talk, she spoke about the lessons she's learn, one of them being how diversity and inclusion programs aren't …
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For women around the world, the “gig economy” is just business as usual
Women “Uberized” the economy long ago... "Women run daycares out of their homes, provide cleaning services to neighbors, and carpool …
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RIDEGURU GIVEAWAY! Win $200 to Amazon!
This giveaway is simple! All you need to do is create a user login and post at least one topic …
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Uber editing Southeast Asia. Third major loss for Uber. Losing to Grab
There you have it. This story is now confirmed. "Uber is officially exiting Southeast Asia, selling its regional business to …
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Is this common? Uber driver takes advantage of disabled, jacking up fare.
This driver saw an opportuniaty with a disabled man and took him on an almost 2 hours joyride to increase …
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Lyft shares soar 11% on record Q2 revenue, raised guidance!
They only lost $667 million but revenues beat earnings estimates. Good job drivers, it's all due to you.
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SFO airport is unfairly giving out $100 fines to ridesahre drivers
According to this fellow, he has been hit 3 times with this fine and the fee is automatically deducted from …
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The verdict is in, Uber to pay 34k to 56 former employees in harrassment case
"The payouts for harassment and hostile-work environment claims were calculated based on the severity and duration of the alleged misconduct, …
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Uber employees reveal how they were fired. Sounds similar to how drivers are deactivated.
Uber's Dara K. Seems kind of selfish, uncaring, dishonest, and maybe even evil. Just dont like the man. I dont …
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Are Uber and Lyft making traffic worse?
Some are saying yes: Studies are increasingly clear: Uber and Lyft congest cities I guess this shouldn't come as a …