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EU seeks clarification from former EC vice-president over Uber revelations

EU executive responds following claims Neelie Kroes lobbied Dutch PM and others

The Guardian - UK

Uber offered shares to media barons for political help, leak reveals

Tech firm wooed owners of publications in Europe and India as it sought favourable treatment from governments, documents show

The Guardian - UK

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The Uber whistleblower: I’m exposing a system that sold people a lie

Exclusive: Mark MacGann says he has decided to speak out about firm to ‘right some fundamental wrongs’

The Guardian - UK

France's Macron under fire over Uber contacts as minister

French President Emmanuel Macron came under pressure on Monday from opposition politicians over his reported links with ride-hailing company Uber Technologies during his years as economy minister.

Reuters

Tech & Science Daily: Leaked Uber files ‘reveal secret lobbying of politicians’

Plus, get ready for some stunning images from the James Webb Space Telescope...

Evening Standard

Macron under pressure to explain 'secret deals' with US taxi company Uber

Opposition deputies have called for an enquiry into French President Emmanuel Macron's past support for online transport giant Uber when he worked for a socialist government. This follows media revelations accusing the former economy minister of making "secret deals" to bend legislative rules.

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Macron’s government survives no-confidence vote in parliament

French Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne survived her first no-confidence vote in parliament on Monday sponsored by the hard-left opposition. The vote came as President Emmanuel Macron was under pressure to explain allegations of his past support for taxi app Uber while he was economy minister.

France 24

Ministers secretly lobbied by Uber to influence London's transport policy

UBER secretly lobbied ministers in order to influence London’s transport policy, it has been reported.

The National (Scotland)

Secret texts, illegal actions: What we’ve learned from ‘the Uber Files’ so far

The Uber Files reveal secret meetings and texts with world leaders, drivers endangered for sympathy points, and admissions of illegal activity.

The New Daily

‘A state scandal’: calls for inquiry into Macron’s links to Uber lobbying

Opposition politicians attack French president over reports he supported Uber’s efforts to disrupt taxi sector

The Guardian - UK

The Moscow moves: how Mandelson’s firm helped Uber reach Russian elite

Leak shows how the former Labour minister used his access to pro-Kremlin oligarchs, including some now under sanctions

The Guardian - UK

Uber hired oligarch-linked Russian lobbyist despite bribery fears

Leak shows firm made effort to court several billionaires and state officials allegedly aligned with Vladimir Putin

The Guardian - UK

Stocks Edge Lower, Week Ahead, Twitter, Nio And Uber - Five Things To Know

Stock futures edge lower, dollar leaps; Week Ahead: earnings, inflation, retail sales in focus; Twitter shares slump as board lawyers up, Musk walks out; Nio shares slide as EV maker responds to Grizzly Reports allegations and Uber responds to ICIJ report on Kalanick lobbying era.

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AFP

Macron under pressure over Uber links

Paris (AFP) - French President Emmanuel Macron was under pressure Monday to explain his past support for taxi app Uber while he was economy minister, following media revelations that have been seized on by critics.

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Uber broke laws and secretly lobbied governments, leak reveals

More than 124,000 confidential documents leaked to the Guardian expose attempts to lobby Joe Biden and other world leaders. Plus the US cruise ships using Canada as a toilet bowl

Salon

Leaked files put Uber in negative light

The files further that the ride share company "flouted laws, duped police and and secretly lobbied governments"

The Guardian - AU

How global media are covering the Uber law-breaking revelations

From Washington Post’s reporting of the company thwarting government probes to Germany’s Süddeutsche Zeitung on Uber’s ‘wild west’ tactics

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The Guardian - UK

Monday briefing: How disregard for the law turned Uber into a global empire

In today’s newsletter: What you need to know about the leak of 124,000 documents revealing inner workings of tech giant

The Guardian - UK

Star executive quit Uber as it faced pressure over UK tax structure

Questions raised for George Osborne – named as ‘strong advocate’ for firm – after revelations about avoidance strategy

The Guardian - UK

The Uber files tell a simple truth: democracy depends on curbing mercenary tech giants

These revelations reveal the political credulity and negligence surrounding the growing power of Silicon Valley, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

The Guardian - UK

‘We needed Dave and George to lean on Boris’: Uber’s battle for London

The US firm used Tory connections to wage a relentless UK lobbying campaign, leaked files show

The Guardian - UK

Osborne, Hancock and other ministers did not declare secret Uber meetings

Leaked files show at least six Tory ministers attended meetings that experts say expose UK lobbying loopholes

WEKU

Uber lobbied and used 'stealth' tech to block scrutiny, according to a new report

A nonprofit network of investigative reporters details charges of how the ride-sharing service pushed into markets around the world as a company spokesperson acknowledged "mistakes'' in the past.

Axios

Leaked Uber files detail how politicians helped ride-sharing giant's global rise

An Uber lobbyist described France's Macron as a "true ally," according to the Guardian-led report.

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