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To regulate or not to regulate? EU to launch study on Uber

The Uber logo is seen on a vehicle near Union Square in San Francisco, California May 7, 2015. REUTERS/ROBERT GALBRAITH The European Commission will launch a study in September of the ride-hailing app Uber in an effort to settle legal disputes that have pitched the...

Woman’s Body Discovered Inside Car In Stater Bros. Parking Lot

Woman’s Body Discovered Inside Car In Stater Bros. Parking Lot WEST COVINA (CBSLA.com) — Authorities say a death investigation is underway in West Covina after a woman’s body was found inside a vehicle. West Covina police say around noon Tuesday, officers received a...

‘Just apply anyway’: What Uber told three criminals including a woman charged with trying to run over her boyfriend

  Crime Watch Daily got three ex-cons to apply to be Uber X drivers  Will McCarthy served 10 years for burglary, Sebastian Montoya convicted of reckless driving, Jerri Newsome 'tried to run over her ex-boyfriend' None of them were asked to declare convictions or...

What If Uber Is Overvalued By 90%?

Summary “Unicorn math” is basically pure fiction. Nobody knows how profitable these companies actually are. Rising interest rates could cause the Unicorn bubble to pop. How about that Unicorn bubble? "Unicorns," as most investors now know, are Silicon Valley startups...

Google and Ford reportedly team up to build self-driving cars

A joint venture focused on ride sharing will apparently be announced at CES. Jonathan Gitlin Google just found a major partner for its self-driving car program. A report from Yahoo Autos claims that, during CES, Ford will announce a joint venture between it and...

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MEPs unite behind ‘pro-Uber’ report

Kaja Kallas  [Euranet Plus] Members of the European Parliament backed Uber-type companies in the heated debate about the sharing economy, calling on regulators to encourage their development in Europe. Two parliamentary committees - on Industry, Research and...

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