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Joseph Gordon-Levitt, ‘Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber’ question the motives of a Silicon Valley startup

For Joseph Gordon-Levitt, the mystery of Uber co-founder Travis Kalanick wasn’t about how he lost the reins of the ride-share company. It was about why he put the pedal to the metal at all.

Tribune News Service

What's On With Yandex Shares Today

Lithuania's transport and economy ministers have asked Alphabet Inc's (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google, and Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) to remove the app for the Yandex taxi ride-hailing service in the country, Reuters reports. The app is a threat to Lithuanian national security, Lithuania's transport minister Marius Skuodsi said. Uber Technologies Inc (NYSE:UBER) and Russia's Yandex NV (NASDAQ:YNDX) own the app.…

Benzinga

NSW coroner considers inquest into deaths of four food delivery riders in road accidents

Transport Workers’ Union backs probe after Uber Eats and Hungry Panda workers died in traffic collisions in 2020

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Uber Taking Steps To Get Its Drivers Into Electric Cars

Electrifying rideshare vehicles should deliver even greater emissions reductions than electrifying personal passenger cars. It's nice to see Uber taking steps.

InsideEVs

‘Super Pumped’: Showtime’s slick series on the CEO of Uber really goes places

Joseph Gordon-Levitt plays founder Travis Kalanick as a possessed version of the Energizer Bunny, outlasting and out-jerking everyone in his path.

Chicago Sun-Times

Super Pumped review – flashy, high-octane Uber saga runs out of gas

The series on the rise and fall of Uber’s hard-charging, grandiose CEO Travis Kalanick, played by Joseph Gordon-Levitt, gets too high on its own supply

The Guardian - US

Mystery as student, 21, dies after being dropped off at hospital following night out hours earlier

During the middle of the night, Ciaya decided to call an Uber to take her to her apartment to check on her dog, Zoe.

Irish Mirror

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Mystery as student, 21, dies after being dumped at hospital following night out with pals

Ciaya Jordan Whetstone had been out at a Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans, US, on Friday and then a bar with friends before she was dropped off unresponsive to a hospital

Daily Mirror

City Council member wants pay hike for Uber, Lyft drivers

Ald. Roderick Sawyer’s proposed ordinance would stop ride-hailing firms from making "record profits" while drivers barely make ends meet. "They need a decent increase. They feel like they’re getting shafted," Sawyer said.

Chicago Sun-Times

Police investigate after 21-year-old found dead after being dropped off at New Orleans hospital

‘She had the cutest East Coast accent you ever heard’

The Independent UK

Uber driver shoots pregnant woman and forces her to give birth prematurely

‘What made him jump out of the car and shoot her knowing she’s pregnant?’

The Independent UK

Glasgow takeaway driver sexually assaulted woman after pretending to be her Uber

Abdul Samad preyed on the 20-year-old victim while she waited for an Uber and carried out his assault while en route to a hot food delivery elsewhere in the city.

Glasgow Live

‘I’m not going to jail if we get caught’: Girlfriend texted suspected Uber killer Calvin Crew during ride

As Christi Spicuzza is farewelled, police say they are weighing up further charges in relation to her homicide

The Independent UK

Bengaluru commuters get tired of ‘being taken for a ride’

Commuters in Bengaluru are up in arms over the increasing number of cancellations on app-based taxi services such as Ola and Uber

The Hindu

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Pa. Uber driver pleaded for her life before she was killed, dashcam video shows

PITTSBURGH — An Uber driver begged for her life and pleaded that she had four children before a Penn Hills man fatally shot her during what investigators believe was a robbery attempt, according to a transcript of dashcam video.

The Independent UK

‘I’m begging you, I have four kids’: Uber driver pleaded for her life before passenger shot her dead, police say

Calvin Crew has been charged in the death of Christina Spicuzza, who was his alleged Uber driver

Benzinga

UK Storm Disrupts Uber, Deliveroo, Just Eat's Food Delivery

Storm Eunice partially disrupted the services of food delivery companies, including Deliveroo PLC (OTC:DROOF), Just Eat Takeaway.com NV ADR (OTC: JETKY), and Uber Technologies Inc (NYSE:UBER) in the U.K., Bloomberg reports. The storm disrupted their services for several hours on February 18. The Met Office issued a red warning for London and Southeast England amid winds as high…

Axios

These cities have the worst-rated Uber riders

The ride-sharing company released these city rankings, based on how many stars drivers give riders.

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The Guardian - UK

If the gig economy won’t look after its workers, this government must

With the new employment bill, we have the chance to target unethical practices and level the playing field for both businesses and workers, says Conservative MP Damian Collins

Daily Mirror

Uber users can now see all the one-star ratings drivers gave them - and it's so awkward

Uber is now giving users the ability to see how a breakdown of the scores drivers gave them, with a new feature helping to finally shed some light on why you might not have a stellar rating

Pedestrian.tv

Uber Has Woken Up And Chosen Violence By Letting Everyone See Their One-Star Ratings

Do I even want to see this???

Input

Uber now lets you see just how much your drivers hate you

A new feature allows riders to access their passenger rating through the Uber app's Privacy Center.

Daily Record

Uber boss confirms app will accept Bitcoin 'at some point' in the future

CEO Dara Khosrowshahi confirmed the company has been having internal discussions about cryptocurrencies.

Wales Online

Uber reveals passenger ratings for the first time

Drivers can give passengers ratings

AFP

As costs jump, Sao Paulo Uber drivers set to launch rival app

Sao Paulo (AFP) - The Uber driver's phone bleeps out the signal to pick up a passenger, but he checks the distance and declines: with fuel prices soaring in Brazil, "I've become a mathematician at the wheel," he says.

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