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Mandatory English proficiency test scraped for New York City cab drivers

A new law has gone into effect over the weekend that no longer requires New York City cab drivers to be proficient in English, a move that was seen to combat the challenges from mobile cab-hailing services like Uber and Lyft.

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Beijing regulates cabbies' use of taxi-hailing apps

Beijing taxi drivers are now limited to using only one cab-hailing app on their smartphones to find customers, as authorities ruled the distraction is a threat to driving safety.