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Why Uber Faces a Rough Road Ahead

Uber’s hostility to any regulation has backfired, and now it must engage in city-by-city combat By Lawrence Meyers • 01/13/16 9:00am Illustration by Carlos Zamora. Uber is nothing more than a dispatcher for gypsy cabs. That’s all it is. The company’s business model...
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Taxi app Hailo needs new funding after £22m losses in 2014

Cab hailing company needs a cash injection in the next three months to continue as a going concern, according to auditor’s report on latest accounts  A yellow London taxi cab operated by Hailo stands outside store in 2014. Photograph: Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty...
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Uber hit with lawsuit over alleged sexual assaults

The ride-hailing company is being sued after two women allege they were sexually assaulted by Uber drivers. The plaintiffs say Uber needs to do more to keep passengers safe. A new lawsuit alleges that ride-hailing company Uber markets itself to young women who have...
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Uber passenger charged £550 for 60-minute New Year’s Eve journey

A man was charged nearly £550 for his Uber journey due to "surge pricing" Oli Scarff/Getty Images An Uber customer has hit out at the firm after he was charged nearly £550 for a 60-minute ride on New Year’s Eve . Matthew Lindsay from Edmonton in Canada racked up the...
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Cheap cab ride? You must have missed Uber’s true cost

Jan 31, 2016

When tech giants such as Google and Uber hide their wealth from taxation, they make it harder for us to use technology to improve services A striking French taxi driver protests against Uber in Paris. To understand why we see so few genuine alternatives to US...

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French court ‘orders Uber to compensate’ Paris taxi rival

Jan 31, 2016

Image copyrightReuters Image captionThe arrival of Uber has caused much resentment among France's traditional taxi drivers The app-based taxi service Uber is reported to have been ordered by a French court to pay €1.2m (£911,000) to a rival taxi group after a...

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