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Retired Berkeley professor and Stanford grad turns Uber driver, donates earningsAn Indian-American in San Francisco shared an astonishing experience with his Uber driver, Professor Paul—who holds PhDs in mathematics and...- Uber, facing sexual-assault litigation, pushes plan that may curb suitsUber is seeking to place a measure on Nevada's ballot that would drastically limit the amount of money that lawyers could collect when they...
- Uber, Lyft drivers strike across US, demanding fairer payWorkers say the rideshare and food delivery platforms are taking disproportionate sums from their fares as fees, hurting their earnings. Th...
- A startup's alternative to Uber: Employing its own driversDallas-based start-up Alto is aiming to challenge the dominant ride-hailing model by offering a safer and higher-quality service. Unlike Ub...
- Uber and Lyft drivers’ complaints are a startup opportunityAmong them are Dallas-based Alto, which hires drivers as employees and gives annual compensation. Empower, based in McLean, Virginia, and W...
- View: Do we really need to rejig the gig economy?The Covid-19 pandemic has caused businesses to dry up. Which is why equity is an immediate concern. However, court rulings that tinker with...
- Apps win, labour frets after Uber-led 'gig worker' measure passesRideshare and delivery apps matching tasks with those willing to perform them as independent contractors sidestepped a labor law with the p...
- Uber, Lyft spend big, win in California vote about driversThe titans of the so-called gig economy bankrolled the most expensive ballot measure in state history, which was decided Tuesday with 58% o...
- Uber's new pricing model charges some passengers moreIt’s a break from the past, when Uber calculated fares using a combination of mileage, time and multipliers based on geographic demand.
- Uber reports financial numbers for first time, shows it's a cash-burning machineUber more than doubled gross bookings in 2016 to $20 billion, acc to report. Net revenue was $6.5 billion, while adjusted net losses were $...
- For Uber, Ola drivers, big dreams come to a screeching haltGlut of app-based cabs, frequent discounts and fewer incentives weigh heavily on earnings of drivers of Uber and Ola, writes Shailesh Menon.
- Juno, a ride-hailing startup, wants to kill Uber with kindnessJuno has had early success, although it is still a very small player compared to Uber and Lyft , Uber's biggest US competitor.
- US-based Uber in top gear, catching up fast with its rival OlaUber has been growing its network of drivers at a faster pace and ferrying more passengers, data obtained from the companies and investors ...
- Uber to appoint India CEO soon, will have multi-seater leadershipUber, which is valued at over Rs 2.4 lakh cr, has grown swiftly in India since its launch in Bengaluru in 2013 — it is now present in 12 ci...
- Uber flags surge pricing for partygoers but Ola, TFS keep rates steadySurge pricing is a mechanism by which Uber raises prices when the supply of cars gets tight. This is then lowered when demand goes down.
- Professionals are signing up as part-time drivers with taxi app companies to supplement incomesThese part-time drivers are employed in other professions & have valid commercial vehicles. They use the extra money to finance their passi...
- Uber needs to ensure passengers safety, says Yahoo chief Maynard Webb"Frankly, as bad as that situation is, that same thing could happen with a driver in the US here," Yahoo chairman Maynard Webb said.
- Ola, Uber adopting a surge pricing policy to manage rush hour demandDrivers using the Uber platform love surge pricing, with at least five of them saying they were motivated to log in during rush hours.
- Uber to invest $400 million in India to grow business, expand and hire“It is likely to use the cash to strengthen presence where it has a footprint, expand to newer cities and to aggressively hire,” said one s...
- Indian radio cab operators Meru Cab, Easy Cabs allege FEMA violation by Uber; say flouting RBI norm on credit card transactionsIndian radio taxi providers alleged that the San Francisco startup Uber stores passenger creditcard details on its system.
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