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Uber and its executives are fined in France

Uber and two of its senior European executives were convicted and fined nearly $500,000 in France on Thursday for running an illegal transportation business.

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Uber fined 900,000 USD in France for illegal service

​Ride-hailing firm Uber has been fined 900,000 U.S. dollars in France for using non-professional drivers between February 2014 and July 2015, local media reported Friday.

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Uber raises $3.5 billion from saudi fund

Funds are part of a $5 billion investment effort, largest ever for a venture-backed company

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Toyota hails a ride with U.S. Uber

Toyota Motor Corp. said on Tuesday it would invest in on-demand ride-hailing company Uber, the latest in a wave of high-profile moves by automakers to embrace their potential upstart rivals as partners, customers and sources of valuable data.

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Toyota, SMBC to make investment in ride-hailing app Uber

Toyota said Tuesday it is investing in Uber, making it the latest car company to put money in a ride-hailing app.

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Uber to test self-driving car on streets

​Ride-hailing company Uber Technologies, Inc. on Thursday announced it would road-test its first self-driving car in the U.S. eastern city of Pittsburgh in the coming weeks.

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Uber introduces UberPOOL to Jakarta

Ride-hailing app Uber Technologies has introduced its newest product UberPOOL to Jakarta, the first city it has been introduced in Southeast Asia.

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Portugal's transport authority says Uber service illegal

​Portugal's transport authority said on Wednesday that car-sharing service Uber was illegal, according to local media reports.

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Uber drivers settle with ride-hailing company in labor dispute

Uber will continue to classify drivers as contractors and will pay drivers up to $100 million

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Uber eyes smaller Chinese cities to take on home-grown Didi

Undaunted by ride-hailing app Didi's dominance in the Chinese market, Uber sees potential to chip away at the company's virtual monopoly outside first-tier cities.

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Argentinean President Macri defends ban on Uber

Argentinean President Mauricio Macri on Thursday said he supported the ban on Uber's operation in Buenos Aires, the national capital, after the ride-hailing service sparked furious protests of taxi drivers.

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What are Uber's next steps toward security?

Since the beginning of the year, it’s safe to assume that Uber Technologies has been running into many problems concerning their safety policies.

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Hong Kong Uber drivers plead not guilty in licence row

Five Hong Kong Uber drivers arrested in a dramatic police swoop pleaded not guilty Wednesday to driving without proper licences.

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Uber losing $1 billion a year to compete in China

Uber Technologies Inc is burning through more than a billion dollars a year in China as it wages a fierce price war against local rival Didi Kuaidi, its chief executive said.

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Uber drives into China tourism industry with HNA Group tie-up

Uber Technologies Inc said on Jan 11 that its China unit will get an undisclosed amount of investment from Chinese firm HNA Group as part of a partnership of the US ride-hailing firm with the aviation and shipping conglomerate.