In early 2012, on a visit to San Francisco, Shannon Liss-Riordan went to a restaurant with some friends. Over dinner,...
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That Little Lawsuit Against Uber Just Got Bigger — And Could Take Down The Sharing Economy
What began as a small lawsuit brought by four former Uber drivers against the tech-titan just expanded into a...
DON’T LET UBER’S SURGE PRICING WIPE OUT YOUR BANK ACCOUNT THIS HOLIDAY SEASON!
“Dynamic pricing” is how Uber describes its infamous surge pricing– a predatory trick anyone else would call “price...
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...
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...
Indonesia just banned a $100 million Uber-like startup, and it is suddenly worth nothing
Go-Jek, the $100 million Indonesian start-up which provides an Uber like service with motorbikes has just been made illegal. Indonesian media is reporting that the Ministry of Transportation has asked local police to take action against the operators of internet based...