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Uber driver fuming as he's fined £100 for stopping to speak to parking attendant

Gerald said he had only pulled over to speak to the worker as airport bosses ask for fine to be waived

Liverpool Echo

Brian Merchant: Uber and Lyft's 'deactivation' policy is dehumanizing and unfair. It must end

By any metric, James Jordan was an exemplary Uber driver. Starting in 2016, he worked 10 hours a day, six days a week. Over the course of 5 1/2 years, he logged 27,000 trips and maintained a rating of 4.95.

Los Angeles Times

Ride-hailing service app Careem ceases operations in Qatar

The announcement came in the form of an email sent to customers in Qatar on Monday.

Al Jazeera

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Uber’s Challenging 50 Car Owners To Give ‘Em Up For A Month To See How Much $$$ They Save

One less (lonely) car.

Pedestrian.tv

Drivers asked to go without a car in Uber experiment

Fifty Australian drivers will be paid to go without their own car for a month in a social experiment designed to accelerate transport trends.

AAP

Amazon argues for dismissal of lawsuit brought by delivery drivers

A two-day preliminary hearing to decide if an employment tribunal between Amazon and the drivers can go ahead is taking place in central London.

The Independent UK

Courier firm ordered to make driving safe

Arab Emirates-owned courier company Aramex is again in the gun over worker health and safety, writes Rebecca Macfie.

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Pregnant prisoner demands unborn baby be released from jail as she awaits murder trial

Natalia Harrell shot Gladys Borcela in the back of an Uber taxi last summer, in Florida, USA, but as the mum-to-be awaits trial for murder she has claimed her unborn child should be released from jail

Daily Mirror

Double rapist who posed as Uber driver jailed for 19 years

A sexual predator who raped a sleeping woman while posing as an Uber driver and carried out a violent park attack on a second victim has been jailed for 19 years.

Evening Standard

Pregnant woman argues her unborn baby is being illegally detained at Florida jail

Natalia Harrel, 24, is accused of fatally shooting 28-year-old Gladys Borcela during an argument inside an Uber last summer

The Independent UK

Anyone with an Uber account could save 90% by ticking a box in the app

We tried it for ourselves, and it works

Manchester Evening News

Chicago wants to make left turns safer using ‘traffic calming’ speed bumps, bollards

The city has revamped 18 busy intersections, adding rubber speed bumps and bollards to force more precise left turns. Feedback has been mixed, but the city plans to install more this year.

Chicago Sun-Times

"I tried an Uber for the first time to find out what all the hype is about"

Having never taken an Uber before and not being the biggest lover of Taxis, I was apprehensive to say the least.

Bristol Post

Ride-share companies are losing billions, so why their interest in unprofitable public transport?

Why do Uber, Lyft, Didi, OLA and other ride-sharing companies want to partner with public transport agencies? For Uber and Lyft, the reason is simple: their business plans were based on eventually using driverless vehicles to eliminate their main cost, the labour cost of the driver. But human drivers won’t…

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Edinburgh Live

Royal Mail issues urgent warning to anyone sending or receiving post in the UK

The letter and parcel delivery company have warned that more industrial action could be near, as the Communication Workers Union is yet to agree a new deal in 2023.

Newsroom.co.nz

Ride share not the traffic buster you'd expect

Despite their environmentally friendly perception, ride-hailing platforms do not appear to reduce traffic congestion, writes Alejandro Tirachini

Manchester Evening News

"I just want to know why": Customers left mortified after discovering how their Uber drivers have rated them

How to find out whether or not you are the perfect Uber passenger

Chicago Sun-Times

Man, 19, accused of fatally stabbing, beating roommate found dead in Roseland apartment

Trashah Wallace, 21, was found dead on Jan. 21 after her co-workers became concerned when she didn’t show up for work and requested police check on her, Cook County prosecutors said Friday.

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Fraser Coast community holds vigil for Scott Cabrie, Uber driver allegedly killed by teenagers

It has been more than a week since the 47-year-old Uber driver was allegedly killed by two teenagers while on the job in the Fraser Coast, but residents at a vigil held Friday night focussed on the legacy he left behind.

The Independent UK

Connecticut man pleads guilty again in 2020 killings

A 26-year-old Connecticut man has pleaded guilty to murder and kidnapping charges in connection with killings in 2020 that ended after a six-day multistate manhunt

Salon

Reporters stunned DOJ dropped Gaetz case

"Given what we've seen, the decision not to charge Gaetz seems pretty f**king remarkable," said Roger Sollenberger

Fortune

Ashton Kutcher doesn't care if critics pan his movies. He's a 'surprisingly' good VC investor

Through his fund, Kutcher has been an early backer of several big-name tech companies, including Airbnb and Uber.

Daily Mirror

Woman shows how to find your one-star Uber reviews - but many wish they didn't know

The woman took to TikTok to explain how to view the amount of one-star reviews you have received on the app but admits she wasn't sure whether she wanted to see hers

The Guardian - UK

Uber Eats is begging me to come back – but I’m out there in the real world, supermarket shopping

Post-pandemic, companies that boomed by helping us stay at home are struggling to stay afloat. Their loss is my gain, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes

Glasgow Live

Lewis Capaldi jokes of 'romantic tension' between Uber driver as he fails to recognise singer

Lewis Capaldi is one of the most famous singers in the world - not just in Scotland - but it seems that one Berlin driver didn't know who the Glasgow-born singer was despite having him in his taxi.

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