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ATTENTION VOTERS
On Tuesday, November 6, anyone with an Uber account can use its app to quickly find their polling place and …
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Cell phone photos and a rideshare helped lead to man's arrest in the killing of Mackenzie Lueck
How quickly the story changes. Before they were making it out to be the fault of Lyft. Now it’s a …
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See Jane Go, an all-women ride-hail app. All female drivers AND riders.
"Women drivers will take over the streets of Long Beach this Saturday, Dec. 3, but it's all for a company. …
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Travis Kalanick reportedly plans to sell about 29% of his Uber shares
The former Uber CEO used to brag that he had never sold any of his Uber shares - has he …
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Half of U.S. Uber drivers make less than $10 an hour after vehicle expenses
"They would make more at an Amazon warehouse." Ouch. Is this the answer we expected to the question, how much …
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Uber To Start Banning Passengers With Low Ratings [NPR]
Uber has unveiled a new policy that enables the company to kick riders with low ratings to the curb.For …
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Where Uber Is Winning The World, And Where It Has Lost [Forbes]
Some good regional analysis on where Uber is doing well vs. where they face challenges. I have included some of …
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Google Maps could be a Potential Problem for drivers in the future.
https://www.usatoday.com/videos/tech/2019/06/12/new-google-maps-feature-alerts-you-if-your-taxi-rideshare-driver-strays-off-course/1431251001/This would be a good idea for safety issues. But.... I use Waze all the time. Are riders going …
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Lyft hit 1 billion rides given today!
Congrats Lyft! Though for comparison sake, Uber just hit 10 billion rides this past July, lol https://www.cnbc.com/2018/09/18/lyft-hits-1-billion-rides.html
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Cab driver was shot, killed in Back Bay Tuesday after refusing to drive suspect to Mansfield, officials say
Terrifying incident in Boston yesterday. Cab driver shot and killed in broad daylight. And this was not in a shady …
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Your Uber app will now automatically detect if you are in trouble.
In the event of a crash, the Uber app will automatically send a notification to a rider’s phone to answer …
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This man paid $14,000 for a 20-minute Uber ride!
Holy Cow. Can you imagine?! Apparently a Toronto man was forced to shell out more than $14,400 for a 5-mile …
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Uber finally hired a CFO, after a three-year hunt [Recode]
So you are telling me they didn't have a CFO this whole time? Since 2015? When Uber CFO Brent Callinicos …
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Japan is the next battleground for Uber/Didi
"Didi Chuxing, China's top ride-hailing company, is teaming up with Japan's SoftBank (SFTBF) to launch taxi-hailing services in …
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Lyft is testing out a car rentals program in San Francisco
Lyft is getting in on the car rental market now.
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Just because you got an Uber doesn't mean the driver strike was a bust!
I think the strike was still effective despite what some people are saying. The more we ban together the stronger …
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The Ride-Hail Strike Got Just Enough Attention to Terrify Uber
It was *likely* the largest-ever gig worker protest to date.If you missed all the activities from around the nation, …
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NY and now LA Strike! Can they get Uber to reverse a 25 percent-per-mile pay cut?
Thousands of Uber drivers are striking in Los AngelesUber and Lyft drivers in Los Angeles are refusing to pick …
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Man blames and sues Uber for ruining his marriage
"A French businessman claims Uber broke up his marriage — so he’s suing the company for more than $56 million.The …
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Uber's support is SO bad, this rider couldn't even get through when trying to report a mass shooter
A passenger who rode with Jason Dalton—the Uber driver convicted of a 2016 shooting spree in Kalamazoo, Michigan—is suing Uber …