Jul 06 Uber buys Postmates in $2.65 billion deal By Matt Ott, Cathy Bussewitz, Associated Press The acquisition enables the ride-hailing giant to increase its delivery offerings at a time when the global pandemic has suppressed customers' desire for rides while boosting home delivery needs. Continue reading
Apr 02 Arizona justices uphold Phoenix airport's Uber, Lyft fees By Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press The ride-hailing companies have threatened to stop serving the airport over the $4 pickup and drop-off fees. Continue reading
Feb 26 Watch 8:25 Uber whistleblower Susan Fowler details harassment, retaliation in new book In 2015, Susan Fowler was excited about joining high-flying startup Uber -- but was propositioned by her manager on her first day. Just over a year later, Fowler detailed a corporate culture of harassment and retaliation in a blog post… Continue watching
Dec 30 Using a rideshare app this New Year's Eve? Buckle up By Jenni Bergal, Stateline While most people nowadays make sure children in the rear are in car seats or buckled up, transportation officials say it’s fairly common for adults in back not to wear seat belts, especially when they’re riding in taxis and ride-hailing… Continue reading
Dec 24 Former Uber CEO Kalanick to resign from company's board By Associated Press Kalanick was ousted as CEO in the summer of 2017 with the company mired in numerous lawsuits. Continue reading
Dec 05 Uber reports more than 3,000 U.S. sexual assaults on 2018 rides By Associated Press That figure includes 229 rapes, the company said in a long-awaited safety report. Continue reading
Nov 25 Watch 7:13 News Wrap: Judge rules former White House lawyer McGahn must testify to Congress In our news wrap Monday, a federal judge ordered former White House counsel Don McGahn to obey a subpoena and testify to Congress about the Mueller report. The ruling has implications for Trump aides who have refused to appear at… Continue watching
Nov 25 Uber loses license in London over safety, vows to appeal By Kelvin Chan, Associated Press Uber called the decision “extraordinary and wrong,” and has 21 days to file an appeal, which it said it would do. Continue reading
Nov 11 Uber CEO walks back comment on Saudi writer's slaying By Cathy Bussewitz, Associated Press Khosrowshahi later said he regretted his comments, made during an interview with Axios on HBO. He tweeted Monday that there's no forgiving or forgetting what happened to the journalist Jamal Khashoggi and he was wrong to call it a mistake. Continue reading
Aug 29 Uber, Lyft threaten $60 million California ballot measure By Kathleen Ronayne, Associated Press The companies' team-up comes as California lawmakers debate a bill that would make it harder to classify workers as independent contractors instead of employees. Continue reading