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Europe’s top court to decide if Uber is tech firm or taxi company

Decision could give ride-booking company freer reign on continent  Uber Technologies Inc. is bringing its fight against European Union taxi regulations before the bloc’s highest court, setting up a potential decision on whether national transportation laws across the...

Yet ANOTHER Uber driver is arrested for sexual assault

Getty The number of sexual assault claims against Uber taxi drivers is increasing at an extremely worrying rate. And even worse, they don't show any signs of slowing down, which makes for some serious concerns about the taxi app's perfunctory safety standards. Most...

Judge clears way for cabs to sue Uber over false advertising

SAN FRANCISCO -- A coalition of California cab companies can sue ride-booking service Uber for advertising that it offers the safest rides on the road, suggesting to riders that taxis are the more dangerous option to get around town.  A federal judge in San Francisco...

Uber Ordered To Pay Fine Or Lose Licence

The car service is given 30 days to pay after failing to provide details on the causes of accidents and disabled access vehicles. Uber allows people to request a driver in the area via their smartphone App-based car service Uber has been fined $7.3m (£4.6m) in its...

Rio de Janeiro becomes first city in Brazil to ban Uber

Taxi app says it is looking into legal action over ‘completely unconstitutional bill’ after Mayor Eduardo Paes signed legislation: ‘Uber is forbidden’  Taxi drivers in Rio de Janeiro protest against Uber in July. Photograph: Antonio Lacerda/EPA The city that hosts...

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Has Uber already peaked?

 The ride-hailing service Uber is unquestionably one of the defining phenomena of our digital era. But much of the excitement it generates in the investment community comes from the notion that its growth is unstoppable -- that sooner or later Uber will, well, reign...

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