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Jeff Immelt of General Electric quits race to be Uber boss

GeneralElectricchairJeffImmelthasruledhimselfoutoftheracetobecomethenewbossoftaxiserviceUber.Inatweet,MrImmeltsaidhehad"decidednottopursuealeadershippositionatU

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Uber to resume Philippine service 'soon' after fine

UbersaidSaturdayitexpectstoresumeoperationsinthePhilippines"soon"afterregulatorsagreedtoliftabanslappedagainsttheAmericanride-sharinggiantinexchangeforafine.The

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Philippines says will lift Uber suspension if hefty fine paid

ThePhilippinetransportregulatorsaidonFridayitwouldliftaone-monthsuspensiononUberTechnologiesInc[UBER.UL]ifitpaidapenaltyof190millionpesos($3.7million),afinenear

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Uber grows in spite of scandals, but keeps bleeding cash

Uber'sendlessstreamofscandalsdoesn'tappeartohavemademuchofadentinitsbottomline...notthatthecompanyisbreakingoutthechampagnejustyet.Theride-sharingfirmreportstha

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Under US government pressure, Uber agrees to protect rider data

Ride-hailingserviceUberhasagreedtoprotectdataandaudituseofriderinformationtosettleacomplaintfromtheUSfederalgovernmentthatitdeceivedcustomers.TheFederalTradeCom

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Uber says appeals one-month Philippine suspension, resuming services

UbersaidonTuesdayithadappealedtothePhilippineauthoritiestoreconsideraone-monthsuspensionhandedouttotheride-hailingfirmadayearlier,andwasresumingservicesasitwait

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Uber investor sues to force former CEO Kalanick off board

VenturecapitalfirmBenchmarkCapitalissuingformerUberChiefExecutiveOfficerTravisKalanicktoforcehimofftheboardoftheride-servicescompanyandrescindhisabilitytofillth

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One of Uber’s biggest investors is suing Travis Kalanick for fraud

BenchmarkCapital,oneofUber’smostinfluentialinvestorsandlargestshareholders,issuingformerCEOTravisKalanickforfraud,accordingtoAxios.Thecomplaint,whichwasfiledinD

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Silicon Valley finally faces a reckoning with sexism

WhenSusanFowlerallegedinFebruarythatsexismandsexualharassmentwasrampantatUber,itwasn'tjustthechargesthatwereshocking.Itwasherwillingnesstospeakoutagainstapowerf

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Uber is reportedly closing down its car-leasing program in the US

Uber'sterrible,awful,no-good2017isn'toveryet.Twoyearsafteritstartedleasingcarstodrivers,theride-hailingcompanyhasrealizedthatitshould'velookedattheeconomicsofsu

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Uber considering sale of U.S. car-leasing business: source

Ride-hailingcompanyUberisevaluatingoptionsforitscapital-intensiveU.S.car-leasingbusiness,includingasaleoftheunit,asourcefamiliarwiththemattersaid.TheXchangeLeas

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Lyft's quarterly gross bookings exceed $1 billion,surpasses Uber

Lyftisgaininggroundonarch-rivalUber—althoughthere'sstilllotsofdistancebetweenthetwoapp-basedtaxicompanies.Grossbookingsatthecompany,knownforthepinkmustachesdriv

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Uber’s airport service in Madrid under attack from town hall

ThecityofMadridhasaskedSpain’santi-trustwatchdogtoinvestigatewhetherUber’snewairporttransportserviceviolatesfaircompetitionlaws.Uber,theSanFrancisco-headquarter

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Madrid asks anti-trust watchdog to probe Uber's new airport service

AuthoritiesinMadridaskedSpain'santi-trustwatchdogonSaturdaytoinvestigatewhetherUber'snewlow-costairporttransferserviceconstitutesunfaircompetition.Thecitycounci

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Uber sued again for failing to accommodate disabled passengers

DespiteUber'sprogramstoservetheneedsofpeoplewhousewheelchairs,theridesharingcompanyfacesalonglineoflawsuitsandcomplaintsaboutitsabilitytoservepeoplewithdisabili

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Uber sued over lack of wheelchair access

The ride-sharing company Uber was sued on Tuesday by disability rights groups for discriminating passengers with mobility disability in New York City.

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Uber says will suspend operations in Macau

Ride-sharingcompanyUberTechnologiesIncsaidonMondayitwillsuspendoperationsintheformerPortugueseterritoryofMacaufromJuly22asitcould"notsecureabusinessenvironment"