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Uber Probe of Cut-Throat Workplace Triggers Firings

Uber said Tuesday that an internal investigation into workplace misdeeds has resulted in 20 people being fired. The...

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Lyft To Bring Autonomous Rides To Boston With Partnership

Uber rival Lyft said Tuesday it would begin testing autonomous ridesharing in Boston under a partnership with the...

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Uber Head of Finance Leaving As Company Narrows Losses

Uber confirmed Wednesday that the company's head of finance is leaving, just after the on-demand ride service trimmed...

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Mother of Uber Founder Killed In Boating Accident

The mother of Travis Kalanick, founder of the on-demand ride service Uber, was killed in a boating accident and his...

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Uber Says It Accidentally Shortchanged Drivers In NYC

Uber on Tuesday said that it accidentally shortchanged drivers in New York City and plans to pay them what they are...

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Hong Kong Police Arrest 21 Uber Drivers In Sting

Hong Kong police on Tuesday arrested 21 Uber drivers for carrying passengers without a proper permit following an...

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Uber Launches Freight App For Trucking Businesses

Uber today revealed its new app: Freight, a spin-off of the popular ride-sharing service aimed at long-haul truckers....

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Angry Taxi Drivers To Government

Members of the Committed Drivers Association have called on government to ban Uber, a location based app that makes...

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Lyft Partners With Alphabet’s Waymo To Launch Self-Driving Cars

Waymo, the self-driving car unit of Google parent Alphabet, has reached an agreement with ridesharer Lyft to test...

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Lyft, Waymo To Cooperate On Self-Driving Cars

Waymo, the self-driving car unit of Google parent Alphabet, has reached an agreement with ridesharer Lyft to test...

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We Are Not A Taxi Company – Uber Clarifies

Uber is not a transport company but a technology corporation that connects riders to drivers on an online platform,...

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Judge Seeks Criminal Review of Uber-Alphabet Dispute

A federal judge has asked for a criminal justice review in the case brought by Alphabet self-driving car unit Waymo...

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Uber To Extend Services To Kumasi By September 2017

Kumasi, arguably the second busiest City after the country’s capital, Accra stands to benefit from Uber services by...

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Uber Faces Criminal Probe In US Over ‘greyball’ Code

Uber has been criticised many times over the way it runs its business Ride-sharing firm Uber is facing a criminal...

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US Opens Criminal Investigation Into Uber

The US government is investigating Uber for the use of secret software called Greyball that allows it to operate in...

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Uber’s CEO Is Gambling With His Company’s Future

Uber's CEO is gambling with his company's future Kalanick, CEO of Uber, who The New York Times recently described as a...

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Taxi Drivers Attack Uber Operators In Ghana

Uber operators are under attack from some taxi drivers in Ghana’s capital, Accra. The traditional Taxi drivers at the...

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Uber Plans To Test On-Demand Flying Cars Network By 2020

Uber has unveiled plans to partner with plane manufacturers to develop and test a network of flying cars by 2020. The...

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Uber To Introduce Flying Cars By 2020

The international transport company Uber says it plans to launch a fleet of flying cars by 2020, the BBC has reported....