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7 Reasons Why Uber Launched a Desperate PR Campaign to Team up with the UN to Help Women

The ride-sharing company has really upped its PR game when it comes to sexism. Plagued by an endless stream of accusations about sexism that stretches across the globe, the ride-sharing company Uber has entered the major leagues of corporate image repair by teaming up...

Uber Driver Choked and Sexually Assaulted Young Man, Prosecutors Say

Adnan Nafasat, 46, choked and groped a man he picked up in Boystown last summer, prosecutors said. Adnan Nafasat, 46, choked and groped a man he picked up in Boystown last summer, prosecutors said. Chicago Police Department COOK COUNTY CRIMINAL COURTHOUSE — An UberX...

Uber Files EU Complaint Against Laws Blocking Its Growth

A taxi line in Berlin, Germany. Till Krech / Flickr Uber Technologies Inc. said German transport and competition laws violate European Union principles as the company landed another complaint on the EU’s desk against legislation blocking its growth. Uber asked the...

Ford Motor Company, Could Launch Its Own ‘Uber-Like’ App In London

Ford is experimenting with its own "Uber-like" ride-sharing app, the Washington Post reports. The US car manufacturer is toying with the idea of rolling out its own fleet of cars in what it calls a "dynamic social shuttle." According to the Washington Post, Ford's app...

Can Cabs Make a Comeback?

These days ask anyone, and they will tell you Uber is all the rage. At least, they will say that if they don’t work for the cab company. Talk to a cabbie about Uber, and you are liable to get slammed with a string of four-letter expletives that would make a Parris...

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Uber Dealt Fresh Blow by French Court

Constitutional Council upholds parts of transport law aimed at reining in car-hailing firm PARIS—Uber Technologies Inc. lost a round in its ongoing legal battles in Europe, when a French court upheld parts of a transport law aimed at reining in the California-based...

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