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Uber to Lay Off 200 Employees in Recruitment Division to Cut Costs and Streamline Operations
Uber Technologies said on Wednesday it would cut 200 jobs in the company's recruitment division amid plans to keep the staff count flat through the year and streamline costs. The reductions affect less than 1 percent of Uber's global workforce. The ride-share company laid off 150 employees in its freight services division earlier this year.
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Motional & Uber Eats Partner For Deliveries Via Robotaxis
Motional has already started a ride-sharing service with Uber's main rival Lyft.
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US Sues Uber Over Alleged Disability Discrimination
US Justice Department on Wednesday sued ride-sharing service Uber allegations of overcharging people with disabilities, and asked federal court to order company to comply with a federal law protecting the disabled from discrimination.
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Google Maps Getting ‘Ride Services’ Menu Entry to Provide Accurate Ride-Sharing Fares: Report
Google Maps is working on a new menu entry called ‘Ride Services,’ as per a report. This is available in the latest beta of the app – version 10.56.0. This setting will help get more accurate fare, by sending route information from Maps to the ride sharing company.
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Uber Widens Taxi App To Japan's Tokyo But Ride-Sharing Still Barred
Uber Technologies launched a ride-hailing smartphone application in Tokyo on Friday in partnership with three domestic taxi firms, even as strict regulations block its popular ride-sharing service in J
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Coronavirus Lockdown: Ola, Uber See Minimal Demand On Day 1 Of Operations Resumption In Green & Orange Zones
Ola and Uber, the two popular ride-sharing platforms resumed their services after the Union government gave permission for operations resumption in green and orange zones only. As per the report from PTI, the ride-hailing platforms started services post lockdown in the areas such as Gurugram, Kochi and Jamshedpur. The report from PTI also mentioned...
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Uber Adds a 'Quiet Mode' to Its Black Luxury Service
For people who don't prefer chatty drivers, global ride-sharing major Uber is rolling-out "quiet mode" on its luxury services.
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Uber, Driver Sued For $10 Million By US Woman In Sexual Assault Case
Global ride-sharing major Uber has been sued for $10 million by a Washington-based woman on charges of being sexually assaulted by an Uber driver last year.
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Second South Korea Taxi Driver Burns Self To Protest New Ride-Sharing App
A South Korean taxi driver burned himself to death in protest against a ride-sharing service being introduced by the country's largest mobile chat app, the second to do so in a month.
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Uber Announces New Minibus Service in Traffic-Mad Cairo
A part of an aggressive push into emerging countries, the company hopes to draw millions of Egyptians into ride-sharing.
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After Delhi And Mumbai, Uber Rolls Out Its Traffic Tool For Bengaluru
The US-based ride-sharing giant Uber on Wednesday rolled out its traffic "Movement" tool for Bengaluru after launching it earlier in Delhi and Mumbai.
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UberPool, Other Ride-Sharing Services Making Traffic Worse in US Cities: Study
The study says pooled ride services have lured a different market that directly competes with subway and bus systems, while failing to achieve significantly better efficiency than their solo alternatives.
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Uber Driver Charged With Murder in Shooting of Denver Passenger
A Denver-area driver with the ride-sharing service Uber who police say fatally shot a passenger in his vehicle was charged on Thursday with first-degree murder.
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Uber, Yandex Ride-Sharing Services Can Merge in Russia, Regulator Rules
Uber and Yandex, often referred to as the "Google of Russia", announced plans in July to combine operations in 127 cities in Russia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia and Kazakhstan.
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Uber CEO Says Company Failed To Disclose Massive Breach In 2016
Uber Technologies Inc failed to disclose a massive breach last year that exposed the data of some 57 million users of the ride-sharing service, the company's new chief executive officer said on Tuesday.
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Uber to Lay Off 200 Employees in Recruitment Division to Cut Costs and Streamline Operations
Uber Technologies said on Wednesday it would cut 200 jobs in the company's recruitment division amid plans to keep the staff count flat through the year and streamline costs. The reductions affect less than 1 percent of Uber's global workforce. The ride-share company laid off 150 employees in its freight services division earlier this year.
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Motional & Uber Eats Partner For Deliveries Via Robotaxis
Motional has already started a ride-sharing service with Uber's main rival Lyft.
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US Sues Uber Over Alleged Disability Discrimination
US Justice Department on Wednesday sued ride-sharing service Uber allegations of overcharging people with disabilities, and asked federal court to order company to comply with a federal law protecting the disabled from discrimination.
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Google Maps Getting ‘Ride Services’ Menu Entry to Provide Accurate Ride-Sharing Fares: Report
Google Maps is working on a new menu entry called ‘Ride Services,’ as per a report. This is available in the latest beta of the app – version 10.56.0. This setting will help get more accurate fare, by sending route information from Maps to the ride sharing company.
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Uber Widens Taxi App To Japan's Tokyo But Ride-Sharing Still Barred
Uber Technologies launched a ride-hailing smartphone application in Tokyo on Friday in partnership with three domestic taxi firms, even as strict regulations block its popular ride-sharing service in J
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Coronavirus Lockdown: Ola, Uber See Minimal Demand On Day 1 Of Operations Resumption In Green & Orange Zones
Ola and Uber, the two popular ride-sharing platforms resumed their services after the Union government gave permission for operations resumption in green and orange zones only. As per the report from PTI, the ride-hailing platforms started services post lockdown in the areas such as Gurugram, Kochi and Jamshedpur. The report from PTI also mentioned...
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Uber Adds a 'Quiet Mode' to Its Black Luxury Service
For people who don't prefer chatty drivers, global ride-sharing major Uber is rolling-out "quiet mode" on its luxury services.
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Uber, Driver Sued For $10 Million By US Woman In Sexual Assault Case
Global ride-sharing major Uber has been sued for $10 million by a Washington-based woman on charges of being sexually assaulted by an Uber driver last year.
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Second South Korea Taxi Driver Burns Self To Protest New Ride-Sharing App
A South Korean taxi driver burned himself to death in protest against a ride-sharing service being introduced by the country's largest mobile chat app, the second to do so in a month.
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Uber Announces New Minibus Service in Traffic-Mad Cairo
A part of an aggressive push into emerging countries, the company hopes to draw millions of Egyptians into ride-sharing.
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After Delhi And Mumbai, Uber Rolls Out Its Traffic Tool For Bengaluru
The US-based ride-sharing giant Uber on Wednesday rolled out its traffic "Movement" tool for Bengaluru after launching it earlier in Delhi and Mumbai.
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UberPool, Other Ride-Sharing Services Making Traffic Worse in US Cities: Study
The study says pooled ride services have lured a different market that directly competes with subway and bus systems, while failing to achieve significantly better efficiency than their solo alternatives.
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Uber Driver Charged With Murder in Shooting of Denver Passenger
A Denver-area driver with the ride-sharing service Uber who police say fatally shot a passenger in his vehicle was charged on Thursday with first-degree murder.
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Uber, Yandex Ride-Sharing Services Can Merge in Russia, Regulator Rules
Uber and Yandex, often referred to as the "Google of Russia", announced plans in July to combine operations in 127 cities in Russia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia and Kazakhstan.
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Uber CEO Says Company Failed To Disclose Massive Breach In 2016
Uber Technologies Inc failed to disclose a massive breach last year that exposed the data of some 57 million users of the ride-sharing service, the company's new chief executive officer said on Tuesday.
