Uber

Uber’s Chief Security Officer Convicted: A Cyber Teaching Moment

Cyber's New Paradigm: The Higher the Trust Level, The Lower the Trust Joseph Sullivan, the former Chief Security Officer of…

2 years ago

Justice Department Sues Uber for Overcharging People

The Justice Department today filed a lawsuit against Uber Technologies Inc. (Uber) for charging “wait time” fees to passengers who,…

2 years ago

Lack Of Drivers Is A ‘Reckoning’ For Uber, Executive Says

Ride-share companies like Uber and Lyft have been using incentives to make the gig economy more attractive in an attempt…

3 years ago

California Just Passed a New Environmental Mandate That Could Ruin Uber

California’s war on the gig economy continues. After past labor regulations nearly prompted Uber to entirely abandon the state until…

3 years ago

How Columbia’s Crackdown on Uber Is Hurting Their Transportation Industry

In his essay, “Transportation in the Free Market,” corporate executive Lovett C. Peters complains that, “regulation of transportation is not…

3 years ago

Uber To Give Paid Vacation, Pensions To Drivers In UK After Court Ruling

Uber drivers in the U.K. will begin receiving benefits traditionally associated with full-time work such as paid vacation and pensions…

3 years ago

Lyft, Uber Continue Operating In California After Court Delays Order Forcing Them To Reclassify Drivers

Uber and Lyft will continue operating in California after a court issued a stay on an order forcing the ride…

4 years ago

Uber Might Temporarily End Service In California Over Law Classifying Drivers As Employees, CEO Says

Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi suggested Wednesday that the ride-sharing app will likely close down for several months in California if…

4 years ago

Uber To Buy Major Food Delivery App In $2.65 Billion Deal

Uber has agreed to a $2.65 billion takeover of food delivery competitor Postmates, the company said in a statement Monday.…

4 years ago

Putting a Price on Moral Exhibitionism

Moral exhibitionists are people who make a point out of taking a very public ‘moral’ stands on an issue. This…

4 years ago

New York Labor Groups Eye California’s Bill That Would Recognize Uber, Lyft Drivers As Employees

Some New York labor groups have expressed interest in changing New York gig-worker laws to resemble California’s AB5 bill. AB5,…

5 years ago

Uber, Lyft Prepared To Spend $90 Million Against Bill That Would Turn Drivers into Employees

Silicon Valley giants Uber, Lyft and DoorDash are willing to spend $90 million to lobby against a California bill that…

5 years ago

Former Uber Exec Indicted For Allegedly Stealing Trade Secrets From Google

A federal grand jury indicted a former Google executive for allegedly stealing documents from the company that contained troves of…

5 years ago

Ride-Hailing Company Uber Reports $5 Billion Dollar Loss

Uber Technologies, Inc. announced Thursday that it lost over $5 Billion last quarter, and experienced its slowest revenue growth ever.…

5 years ago

What We Learned From Uber Making Its IPO Filing Public

Uber made its initial public offering public of Thursday ahead of a public listing that experts say could set records.…

5 years ago