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Studies are increasingly clear: Uber, Lyft congest cities

Onepromiseofride-hailingcompanieslikeUberandLyftwasfewercarscloggingcitystreets.Butstudiessuggesttheopposite:thatride-hailingcompaniesarepullingridersoffbuses,s

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Uber drops opposition to London language test

TaxiappUberisdroppingalegalappealagainsttheintroductionofmorestringentEnglishlanguagetestsfordriversinLondonafterthecity’stransportregulatorsaiditwouldwaterdown

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Uber loss leapt in 2017 as final quarter showed hope

Ride-sharetitanUberonTuesdayrevealedthatitslosseslastyearswelleddespitesignsinthefinalthreemonthsthatitwasstemmingtheredink.FiguresreportedbyTheInformationandco

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Uber to pay $245 million to settle Waymo’s theft allegations

Uberispaying245millionUSdollarstoGoogle’sself-drivingcarspinofftoendalegalbrawlthatairedoutallegationsofasinisterschemethattoreaparttheonce-friendlycompanies.Th

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Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing takes aim at Japan's taxi market

Chineseride-hailinggiantDidiChuxingannouncedadealwithJapanesetelecomfirmSoftBankonFridaytodevelopataxiappinJapan,whereserviceslikeUberhavestruggledtomakeinroads

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Before lawsuit, Uber fell out with Google, Kalanick testifies

Justafewyearsago,UberTechnologiesIncsawitselfasthelittlebrothertoAlphabetInc,butthatcosybondquicklydissolvedintoaturfwarandultimatelyahigh-stakeslegalbattle,aju

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Kalanick says Uber trailed in self-driving cars

FormerUberChiefExecutiveOfficerTravisKalanicktestifiedatatrialovertechnologytradesecretsonTuesdaythatdelaysinUber’sself-drivingcardevelopmentledhimtohireastaren

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In court clash, Waymo says Uber decided 'to cheat' to get ahead

TwotechgiantsracingforaleadinautonomousdrivingclashedMondayincourtasformerGooglecarunitWaymo'slawyerarguedthatUber'sbossdeliberatelychose"tocheat"togetaleguponc

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Uber launches one-stop driver assistance shop ‘UberBAZAAR’

Ride-hailingappUberonTuesdaylaunched“UberBAZAAR”foritsdriverpartnersthatwillgiveaccesstofacilitieslikecarmaintenanceworkshops,fuelcardsandtyremanufacturers.“Ube

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Uber will require UK drivers to take long breaks after 10-hour shifts

AnewUberpolicywillmandatethatdriversintheUKtakeatleastasix-hourbreakafterworkingacontinuousshiftof10hours,accordingtoReutersandBloomberg.Thelimitontheamountofti

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Uber used tech tool to shield data from police outside US

Theride-sharingcompanyUberconfirmedThursdaythatithadtechnologytoshieldcompanydatawhenlawenforcementraideditsofficesoutsidetheUS.UberspokeswomanMelanieEnsignsaid

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Uber rival Taxify expands into Lisbon while eyeing fresh funding

Taxify,Uber’supstartEuropean-basedrival,islookingtoexpandduringthecomingyearoutsideofthebiggestcitiesinthemorethan20countrieswhereitnowoperatesintosecondarymark

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Uber is sued over payment for mobile ads it called fraudulent

ABritishmobileadvertisingagencyhassuedUberTechnologiesInctoforcetheride-hailingcompanytopaymillionsofdollarsofbillsthatUberhadrefusedtopayafterclaimingthatadsbe

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SoftBank seals deal for large Uber stake, trimming valuation

UberandSoftBankannouncedadealonThursdayallowingtheJapanesetechtitantotakealargestakeintheUSridesharinggiant,makingaheftycutinthevaluationofthebiggestventure-bac

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Uber is selling its auto-leasing business to startup Fair.com

Afterconfirmingtheclosureofitsauto-leasingbusiness,XchangeLeasing,Uberisnowreportedlysellingit,accordingtoTheWallStreetJournal.Thebuyer?CarownershipstartupFair.

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China's Didi said to be worth $56B after raising more cash

China'shomegrownanswertoUberisabouttobecometheworld'smostvaluablestartup.DidiChuxing,theridehailingcompanythatbeatUberatitsowngame,saidThursdaythatithadsecured$

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Uber suffers new blow as EU court rules it's a taxi service

TheEU'stopcourtruledonWednesdaythatUberisanordinarytransportationcompanyinsteadofanappandshouldberegulatedassuch,inadecisionthatisbeingcloselywatchedaroundthewo