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Uber Drives Up Prices For Shared Rides, Chicago Data Reveals
How much ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft charge customers throughout a day is one of the most closely held secrets in Silicon Valley. But a law in Chicago requiring the companies to disclose fare data shines a light on how at least one of the former "unicorns" is trying to turn a profit for the first time. A Reuters analysis of the data shows ...
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Chicago Approves Traffic Congestion Tax On Ride-Hailing Services
A proposal to combat traffic congestion in Chicago by increasing taxes on certain ride-hailing trips won city council approval on Tuesday as the city and ride providers accused each other of penalizing low-income passengers.
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Uber US Drivers Plan Protest Over Pay Ahead of IPO
Drivers in San Francisco, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Diego, Philadelphia and Washington DC will shut their app on the day.
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"Dear Travis...": Lawsuit Reveals Letter That Forced Uber Founder Out
On June 20, 2017, two venture capitalists arrived at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Chicago to hand-deliver a letter to Travis Kalanick. The memo helped convince the Uber Technologies Inc. co-founder to step down as chief executive officer.
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Study Finds Female Uber Drivers Earn Less Than Their Male Counterparts
Male Uber drivers earn roughly seven percent more per hour than female drivers, as per a new study conducted in a collaboration between the University of Chicago, Standford University, and Uber's in-house economic team.
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Uber Sued by Washington, Chicago, and Cook County Over 2016 Data Breach
Uber last week revealed that more than a year ago, it paid hackers a $100,000 ransom to destroy personal data they stole.
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Kalanick's Ouster As Uber CEO Began With Hand-Delivered Letter
As Travis Kalanick was in Chicago interviewing a candidate to be his deputy at Uber Technologies Inc., two investors were on a plane to deliver the news that they wanted the chief executive officer gone.
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Teen Girl Charged With Murder, Uber Driver Dies Of Machete Wounds
A 16-year-old girl was carrying a machete in one hand, a knife in the other, as she walked "nonchalantly" out of a Walmart store in the Chicago suburb of Lincolnwood without paying at about 3 a.m. Tuesday, prosecutors said. The girl, Eliza Wasni, called for an Uber ride - her third that night - and a driver pulled up in a silver Hyundai Sonata.
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Disability Rights Group Sues Uber Over Wheelchair Access
A Chicago disability rights group sued Uber on Thursday over wheelchair accessibility, arguing that the mobile ride-hailing company's adherence to federal disability laws "ranges from token to non-existent" despite its expanding role in the nation's transportation system.
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UberRush Local Delivery Service Launched in 3 US Cities
Uber said the service will allow users in Chicago, New York and San Francisco to get quick delivery of "pretty much anything in minutes."
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Uber Drives Up Prices For Shared Rides, Chicago Data Reveals
How much ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft charge customers throughout a day is one of the most closely held secrets in Silicon Valley. But a law in Chicago requiring the companies to disclose fare data shines a light on how at least one of the former "unicorns" is trying to turn a profit for the first time. A Reuters analysis of the data shows ...
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Chicago Approves Traffic Congestion Tax On Ride-Hailing Services
A proposal to combat traffic congestion in Chicago by increasing taxes on certain ride-hailing trips won city council approval on Tuesday as the city and ride providers accused each other of penalizing low-income passengers.
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Uber US Drivers Plan Protest Over Pay Ahead of IPO
Drivers in San Francisco, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Diego, Philadelphia and Washington DC will shut their app on the day.
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"Dear Travis...": Lawsuit Reveals Letter That Forced Uber Founder Out
On June 20, 2017, two venture capitalists arrived at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Chicago to hand-deliver a letter to Travis Kalanick. The memo helped convince the Uber Technologies Inc. co-founder to step down as chief executive officer.
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Study Finds Female Uber Drivers Earn Less Than Their Male Counterparts
Male Uber drivers earn roughly seven percent more per hour than female drivers, as per a new study conducted in a collaboration between the University of Chicago, Standford University, and Uber's in-house economic team.
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Uber Sued by Washington, Chicago, and Cook County Over 2016 Data Breach
Uber last week revealed that more than a year ago, it paid hackers a $100,000 ransom to destroy personal data they stole.
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Kalanick's Ouster As Uber CEO Began With Hand-Delivered Letter
As Travis Kalanick was in Chicago interviewing a candidate to be his deputy at Uber Technologies Inc., two investors were on a plane to deliver the news that they wanted the chief executive officer gone.
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Teen Girl Charged With Murder, Uber Driver Dies Of Machete Wounds
A 16-year-old girl was carrying a machete in one hand, a knife in the other, as she walked "nonchalantly" out of a Walmart store in the Chicago suburb of Lincolnwood without paying at about 3 a.m. Tuesday, prosecutors said. The girl, Eliza Wasni, called for an Uber ride - her third that night - and a driver pulled up in a silver Hyundai Sonata.
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Disability Rights Group Sues Uber Over Wheelchair Access
A Chicago disability rights group sued Uber on Thursday over wheelchair accessibility, arguing that the mobile ride-hailing company's adherence to federal disability laws "ranges from token to non-existent" despite its expanding role in the nation's transportation system.
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UberRush Local Delivery Service Launched in 3 US Cities
Uber said the service will allow users in Chicago, New York and San Francisco to get quick delivery of "pretty much anything in minutes."
