U.S. judge orders Uber customer to arbitrate price-fixing claims U.S. judge orders Uber customer to arbitrate price-fixing claims:- A U.S. judge ruled that Uber can force an unhappy Connecticut customer’s price-fixing case against the ride-service company into arbitration, after the customer said the proposed class action belonged in court because […]
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Uber to end post-trip tracking of riders as part of privacy push Uber to end post-trip tracking of riders as part of privacy push:- Uber Technologies Inc is pulling a heavily criticized feature from its app that allowed it to track riders for up to five minutes after a trip, […]
Uber, beset by scandal, faces battle over destructive lawsuit Uber, beset by scandal, faces battle over destructive lawsuit:- Ride-services company Uber is facing a divided board of directors and angry shareholders after investor Benchmark Capital filed a lawsuit against the company’s ousted chief executive, Travis Kalanick, dealing another blow to […]
New EU court blow to Uber over French taxi case Uber suffered a new setback in Europe on Tuesday when a European Union court adviser said France was entitled to charge local managers of the U.S. ride-hailing app firm with running an illegal taxi service. Uber played down the non-binding […]
Uber board adopts all recommendations from Eric Holder investigation The Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] board of directors voted unanimously to adopt all recommendations from a report stemming from allegations of sexual harassment at the company and other employee concerns, a board representative said on Sunday. The board, at a meeting […]
Uber inadvertently underpaid New York City drivers for over two years Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] said on Tuesday it underpaid its New York City drivers for the past two-and-a-half years, an error that could cost the ride-hailing company tens of millions of dollars. Uber generally takes a commission from its […]
Uber scales back Oakland expansion plans Uber scales back Oakland expansion plans:- Uber is retreating from controversial expansion plans in Oakland, Calif., in favor of shiny new digs under construction in San Francisco. On Monday, Uber said it planned to scale back its plans to a few hundred employees as […]
Uber works to mend relationship with regulators Uber works to mend relationship with regulators:- Uber Technologies Inc is working to mend its relationship with regulators as pressure mounts for the company to improve its business practices and temper Chief Executive Travis Kalanick's aggressive leadership style. Uber on Wednesday obtained the […]
As criticism mounts, Uber seeks chief operating officer to temper CEO As criticism mounts, Uber seeks chief operating officer to temper CEO:- Uber Technologies Inc Chief Executive Officer Travis Kalanick said on Tuesday the ride-services firm is looking for a chief operating officer to help run the company, which has […]
Uber CEO calls for investigation of sexual harassment claims Uber CEO calls for investigation of sexual harassment claims:- Uber CEO Travis Kalanick on Sunday said the company will open an “urgent investigation” after a former engineer wrote a lengthy blog post describing systemic sexual harassment at the San Francisco ride-hailing […]
