Uber’s garbage year somehow gets even worse
2017 has not been gentle to Uber. Between the sexual harassment allegations, video of Uber’s CEO being a jerk, and reports of an insidious program …
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Your Uber horror stories have nothing on this
Everyone who uses ridesharing apps has at least a couple of horror stories. But regardless of whether yours was the result of a creepy driver, …
Alphabet wants Uber’s self-driving car project shut down for using stolen technology
When Waymo, the self-driving car subsidiary operated by Alphabet, sued Uber two weeks ago for stealing “hundreds of gigabytes” of proprietary information, it made a …
Uber uses a fake app and digital surveillance to evade government officials in some cities
A new NYT report sheds light on how Uber, a transportation company that has recently become a scandal machine, has been evading government enforcement agencies in cities …
Uber CEO Travis Kalanick: ‘I need help’
After being caught on video verbally berating one of his own Uber drivers, Uber CEO Travis Kalanick is issuing an apology to all of his employees, …
Uber blasts Google, claims self-driving car lawsuit is a ‘baseless attempt to’ slow Uber down
Not ever one to back down from a fight, it took Uber less than 24 hours to respond to a lawsuit alleging that it misappropriated …
Uber, 1Password, Fitbit and OKCupid user data exposed by massive security flaw
The good news is that hackers do not appear to have taken advantage of a severe Cloudflare security bug that would have given them access to sensitive …
Uber begs users not to delete their accounts, says it’s ‘deeply hurting’
It hasn’t been a great week for Uber. First, a bombshell account from Susan Fowler, a former Uber engineer went viral. In it, she alleges unchecked …
Google’s self-driving car division sues Uber for stealing top-secret technical information
As the battle to bring self-driving car technology into the mainstream intensifies, it’s no surprise that we’re starting to see a discernible increase in the number …
Uber hires former US Attorney General to investigate its massive sexism scandal
Uber has a huge sexism scandal on its hands after former Uber engineer Susan Fowler Riggetti exposed her experiences while working at the alternative taxi …
Explosive blog post details ‘abhorrent’ sexism at Uber
In a blog post published Sunday, former Uber engineer Susan Fowler Riggetti details her experiences working for the company. Sadly, given she’s a female engineer …
French man wants $48 million from Uber for allegedly breaking up his marriage
A French businessman from Côte d’Azur has sued Uber, asking for no less €45 million in damages, or around US$48 million. The reason is mildly …
Uber wants to build flying cars, with the help of a top NASA engineer
Uber may have earned its stripes by bringing ridesharing into the mainstream, but the Travis Kalanick led company clearly has ambitions that stretch far beyond routine carpooling. …
Uber teams up with Mercedes for more self-driving cars
It’s no secret Uber is interested in removing the other guy/gal in the car with you, and the company has already started testing its self-driving …
Just what Uber needs: More creepy information about your personal life
Everyone who converts from cabs to Uber tends to rave about the pricing and service. But one thing that Uber is not so great at …
MIT: 3,000 Uber and Lyft cars could completely replace all New York City taxis
A new study from the MIT found that a fleet of 3,000 four-passenger ride-sharing cars from services like Uber and Lyft could virtually displace the …
Uber’s response to accusations that it tracks users for weeks doesn’t seem accurate at all
Reports recently began circulating from users who claimed that Uber may be abusing the background location tracking feature in Apple’s iOS platform. Uber recently made a …
Rather than pay for $150 for a permit, Uber is moving self-driving cars to Arizona
The DMV decided to ban Uber’s self-driving ride-sharing service in California until the company obtains a permit like every other company that’s conducting autonomous vehicle …
Uber may now have permission to track your iPhone
Uber updated its mobile application recently, adding features that may let it continue to collect user location data even after a ride is completed. Uber said it …
Uber launches electric fleet of Teslas as self-driving California cars are cancelled
Uber executives will undoubtedly have mixed emotions as they arrive to work at the company’s San Francisco headquarters on Thursday morning. On one hand, the …
DMV forced Uber to remove self-driving cars from San Francisco roads
Uber’s self-driving adventure in San Francisco was short-lived, as California’s DMV decided to revoke the registration of the 16 self-driving cars the ride-sharing service operated …
Uber driver shoots and kills robbery suspect, with a passenger in the car
Uber drivers are huge assets to anyone who needs to get across town in a hurry and doesn’t have their own vehicle, but apparently they’re …
Uber is ignoring California rules on self-driving cars, and the government is pissed
Uber, the quintessential disrupter, has standard method of crashing into a new market: set up shop with low prices and zero permits for drivers; get …
Uber’s self-driving car in SF already got caught running a red light
Welp, that was fast. On the same day that Uber announced that its self-driving car pilot is available in San Francisco, a dashcam caught one …
You can hail a self-driving Uber starting right now
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the future. Sort of. Uber on Wednesday announced the immediate launch of its self-driving Uber taxi program, which will initially …
Uber has been spying on users and lying about it for years, former security exec reveals
Uber might be one of the best ways to hail a taxi in many cities around the world, but it’s also a controversial service that …
Google has abandoned plans to make its own self-driving car
Google, one of a handful of tech companies at the forefront of the self-driving car revolution, will not make its own autonomous vehicle, according to a …
Sex, flirting, and everything else that will get you banned from Uber
When you spend your days carting random strangers from place to place in the back seat of your personal vehicle, you expect a certain degree …
Uber is tracking passengers even after their rides are over, and it isn’t going well
If you updated your Uber app recently — specifically since the most recent update on November 24th — you may not even have noticed that the …
These creepy Uber drone adverts are the future we all deserve
Bloomberg has an in-depth feature looking at the world of Uber as it grows into Latin America. It’s an interesting look at what it takes to …
