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Uber driver in coma after attack by knife-wielding passenger on Stockton Boulevard
Uber keeps announcing safett measures for passengers. HEY FUBER HOW ABOUT SAFETY MEASURES FOR THE DRIVERS?https://amp-sacbee-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/amp.sacbee.com/news/local/crime/article235833932.html?amp_js_v=a2&_gsa=1&usqp=mq331AQCKAE%3D#aoh=15703055360688&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&_tf=From%20%251%24s&share=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sacbee.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fcrime%2Farticle235833932.html
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Uber shares personal rider information in sexual assault cases with a claims company without informing alleged victims
Wow, how low can these companies go?https://amp-usatoday-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/amp.usatoday.com/amp/3857008002?amp_js_v=a2&_gsa=1&usqp=mq331AQCKAE%3D#referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&_tf=From%20%251%24s&share=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.usatoday.com%2Fstory%2Fnews%2Finvestigations%2F2019%2F10%2F04%2Fuber-uses-claims-company-for-settlements-sexual-assault-cases%2F3857008002%2F
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Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi Sells Millions of Dollars of Expedia Stock
Is DK getting ready to join the unemployment line after third quarter results? It's not like he needs the cash, …
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Didi Chuxing buys control of 99, Brazil’s leading ride-hail app [The Verge]
By Andrew J. Hawkins@andyjayhawk Jan 3, 2018, 3:03pm EST Didi Chuxing, the ride-sharing giant of China and likely the …
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What do you all think of the new Lyft app?
I haven't used it yet, but sounds interesting. How does this benefit Lyft?"Lyft, a company that makes almost all …
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A veteran cab drivers quest for survival in this two part series!
Patrick is very eloquent and his quest for survival is be heart warming in this 2 part series.https://ride.guru/content/newsroom/confessions-from-a-veteran-taxi-driver-part-1https://ride.guru/content/newsroom/confessions-from-a-veteran-taxi-driver-part-2
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Rideshare drivers deaths and help for their families shouldn't be covered by public donations
IC vs employee designation lets U/L get away with these atrocitieshttps://inequality.org/research/uber-drivers-death-misclassifying-workers/
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How much will I make driving for Uber & Lyft?
Is it still a good gig to drive for Uber & Lyft. Which one will make me more money? https://ride.guru/content/newsroom/how-much-will-i-make-driving-for-uber-lyft
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Uber Just Lost Another Battle in the U.K. [Fortune]
Uber has lost its appeal against an employment tribunal ruling in the U.K. that said it has to give its …
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Here's the first investors class action lawsuit, many more to come!
Wall Street is not as easy to manipulate as drivers. https://www.benzinga.com/node/14262268
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How's this for Lyft treating their drivers as employees but calling them IC (Independent Contractors)
Pink glives are off for certain, whoever drank the Lyft Koolaid until now, STOP IT!https://therideshareguy.com/lyft-plays-hardball-in-new-york-city/
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Both Uber and Lyft ban a right-wing activist from using their site
Last week, an activist tweeted something anti-islamic about both Uber and Lyft, and as a response, both services blocked her …
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Rideshare in Los Angeles my interview with Alex Cohen live on Spectrum Channel One
With limited amount of time that we had I tried to hit on how horrible these companies are.https://spectrumnews1.com/ca/la-west/inside-the-issues/2019/08/09/rideshare-drivers--have-their-concerns-been-heard-?cid=share_clip
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Uber stock plunges 12% on $5.24 billion quarterly loss
As promised couple of days ago, here it is, they managed to lose 5.24 billion dollars in one quarter.
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John McNeil COO of Lyft leaves pocketing 32.8 million dollars
After working at Tesla as their COO for over two years, he lasted 18 months at Lyft, it's overpriced executive …
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Lyft opens to the public autonomous driving data set from its Level 5 self-driving fleet [TechCrunch]
Scaryhttps://techcrunch.com/2019/07/23/lyft-opens-autonomous-driving-dataset-from-its-level-5-self-driving-fleet-to-the-public/
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Uber launches PIN feature - A New Pickup Experience
How are people liking this. Anyone from Portland?Uber is piloting a new PIN feature at the Portland International Airport …
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Can rideshare drivers manipulate thw surge? Why are they forced to do it?
https://ride.guru/content/newsroom/can-uber-drivers-really-manipulate-surge-pricing-as-reported-in-the-media
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How does Uber & Lyft match rider with driver? What a dumb question we all know the answer. Rider request trip then their request pings the closest driver of course.
According to the article below that is how it used to work. Not anymore. Uber now uses "batch matching" to …
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The battle is heating up. Should Uber drivers be employees?
What do you think?https://www.vox.com/2019/6/18/18682002/uber-lyft-drivers-california-ab5-bill