RIP: A Bloke In The UK Mistakenly Paid $61K For An Uber After The Address Was Set To ‘Australia’ Tobias! Did you accept a $61,000 Uber from the UK? Pedestrian.tv · Oct 9, 2022
NSW Labor to give rights to gig workers A Labor plan would see the introduction of a workers compensation benefits scheme for NSW gig workers similar to one other employees can already access. AAP · Oct 8, 2022
Uber passenger, 22, charged £35,000 for four-mile trip "When I woke up hungover the next morning, the last thing I expected was a charge of over £35,000!" Manchester Evening News · Oct 7, 2022
Proposition 30 has Calif. voters deciding on a tax for zero-emission vehicles. What you need to know LOS ANGELES — On its face, Proposition 30 is simple enough: Raise taxes on the richest Californians. Pull in $30 billion to $90 billion over the next 20 years. Use 80% of the money to subsidize electric vehicles and charging stations, and 20% for wildfire suppression and prevention. Los Angeles Times · Oct 7, 2022
Man left shocked after being charged over £35,000 for 15-minute Uber ride Oliver Kaplan discovered the morning after his supposed £10 taxi journey that Uber had attempted to take £35,427,97 from him, after his destination stop was accidentally set to Australia. Daily Record · Oct 7, 2022
Motional's Ioniq 5 Robotaxis To Offer Uber Rides In The US This Year At launch, the service will be deployed in cities across the US, with Uber expected to offer the first trips in self-driving Motional EVs later this year. InsideEVs · Oct 7, 2022
Man charged £35,000 for a 15-minute Uber journey after destination blunder Oliver Kaplan travelled just four miles but he was billed for a trip to Australia Wales Online · Oct 7, 2022
Man charged £35,000 for 15-minute Uber journey Oliver Kaplan, 22, got more than he bargained for when he ordered a ride to go and meet some friends for a drink The Independent UK · Oct 7, 2022
Man's horror at being charged £35,000 for a four mile, 15-minute Uber ride Oliver Kaplan, 22, had finished work and was going to meet some friends for a drink so he decided to order an Uber - but he was stunned when he received a bill for over £35,000 Daily Mirror · Oct 7, 2022
Here's what Elon Musk will likely do with Twitter if he buys it Musk says he'd loosen rules against spreading misinformation, allow former President Donald Trump back on Twitter, shake up the company's business model and find new revenue sources. WEKU · Oct 7, 2022
Politicians, business titans, hear this: we don’t need any more of your ‘disruption’ Beloved by policy wonks and embraced this week by Liz Truss, what began as dry business theory has become the plague of our lives, says author Stefan Stern The Guardian - UK · Oct 7, 2022
Uber offering £250k to 25 restaurants owned by people from minority backgrounds At least half of the grants will go to small businesses outside of London Wales Online · Oct 7, 2022
Uber To Add Motional Autonomous Vehicles To Fleet For Rides, Food The cars will begin completing trips by the end of the year. Motor1 · Oct 6, 2022
Tribune News Service · Oct 6, 2022 Ex-Uber chief security officer pleads guilty to covering up 2016 data breach SAN FRANCISCO – The ex-chief security officer of Uber Technologies Inc. has been convicted of covering up a 2016 data breach involving 57 million of the San Francisco-based ride-hailing company’s users, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
The Hindu · Oct 6, 2022 Karnataka Transport Department issues notices to Ola, Uber, and Rapido for charging exorbitant fares for auto rides Bengaluru
Benzinga · Oct 6, 2022 Tesla To Feel Pressure After Musk's Twitter-Deal News; OPEC Output Cut Disappoints Biden; Shell Profits Low: Top Stories Thursday, Oct. 6 Benzinga
Salon · Oct 6, 2022 Right's new slur: "Child abduction" A student-led group in Virginia promised to protect trans kids. That sparked a massive right-wing freakout
Businessweek · Oct 6, 2022 Even After $100 Billion, Self-Driving Cars Are Going Nowhere They were supposed to be the future. But prominent detractors—including Anthony Levandowski, who pioneered the industry—are getting louder as the losses get bigger.
The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2022 Uber’s former security chief covered up enormous hack he said ‘did not exist’ ‘The story outside of the security group was to be that “this investigation does not exist”’, Joseph Sullivan told subordinates
The Guardian - US · Oct 6, 2022 Former Uber security chief found guilty of concealing data breach Joe Sullivan failed to report a cybersecurity incident to authorities in 2016
The Guardian - UK · Oct 5, 2022 UK drivers for Bolt ride-hailing app pursue worker benefits claim Lawyers acting for more than 1,600 drivers say they have been wrongly classed as self-employed
The Conversation · Oct 4, 2022 Blaming poor labour conditions in Ghana's transport sector on ride-hailing companies misses the deeper issues Ride-hailing services like Uber and Lyft have become ubiquitous in many parts of the world over the past decade. Criticism of their business model has also become commonplace: ride-hailing companies are frequently accused of destroying traditional taxi businesses, undermining wages, and creating the digital equivalent of sweatshops.
Evening Standard · Oct 4, 2022 Cost of a black cab ride could go up by 11% Rise will help drivers hit by higher fuel costs as they enjoy surge in demand
Pedestrian.tv · Oct 3, 2022 Two Blokes Released On Bail After An Alleged ‘Punch-Up’ Over Margot Robbie Cara D Pics Yikes.