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Tag: uber

01 Sep

Uber to require that passengers provide face-mask selfies

published on September 1, 2020 - 12:46 PM

(AP) — Mask slackers will now have to provide photographic proof they’re wearing a face covering before boarding an Uber.

06 Jul

Uber buys Postmates, ups delivery game in $2.65 billion deal

published on July 6, 2020 - 1:03 PM

(AP) — Uber has widened its reach in the fiercely competitive delivery market by acquiring Postmates in a $2.65 billion

18 May

Uber cuts 3,000 jobs as pandemic slashes demand for rides

published on May 18, 2020 - 12:35 PM

Uber has cut 3,000 jobs from its workforce, its second major wave of layoffs in two weeks as the coronavirus

06 May

Uber lays off 3,700 as virus upends sharing economy

published on May 6, 2020 - 1:46 PM

(AP) — In a world where the coronavirus pandemic has turned social distancing into a new way of life, companies

05 May

California sues Uber, Lyft over alleged labor law violations

published on May 5, 2020 - 12:11 PM

(AP) — California is suing ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft, alleging they misclassified their drivers as independent contractors under the

31 Dec

Uber, Postmates sue to challenge California’s new labor law

published on December 31, 2019 - 12:57 PM

(AP) — Ride-share company Uber and on-demand meal delivery service Postmates sued Monday to block a broad new California law

06 Dec

Uber reports more than 3,000 sexual assaults on 2018 rides

published on December 6, 2019 - 12:40 PM

(AP) — Uber, as part of a long anticipated safety report, revealed that more than 3,000 sexual assaults were reported

11 Nov

Uber CEO walks back comment on Saudi writer’s slaying

published on November 11, 2019 - 1:11 PM

(AP) — Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi is being criticized for calling the murder of a Washington Post columnist “a mistake”

31 Oct

Hackers plead guilty in data breach that Uber covered up

published on October 31, 2019 - 1:06 PM

(AP) — Two computer hackers have pleaded guilty to concocting an extortion scheme that entangled Uber in a yearlong cover-up

29 Oct

Lyft, Uber will ask California voters to block employee law

published on October 29, 2019 - 2:00 PM

(AP) — Some of the country’s largest ride-sharing companies plan to ask California voters to guarantee that their drivers are

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