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A Lyft driver places a company emblem on his dashboard Jan. 31, in San Francisco. Lyft announced it's offering education benefits, a move aimed at recruiting and retaining drivers in its competition with Uber.

In Effort To Court Drivers, Lyft Offering Education Discounts

11:39pm December 11, 2017

by Aarti Shahani

Lyft is offering education benefits, a move aimed at recruiting and retaining drivers in its competition with Uber. But it raises a question about what these companies owe their workforces.

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Uber headquarters in San Francisco. The company acknowledged that the personal information of 57 million customers and drivers was hacked last year.

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Uber Data On 57 Million People Stolen In Massive Hack

11:00pm November 21, 2017

by Richard Gonzales

CEO Dara Khosrowshahi says there is no excuse for the cover up of a 2016 data breach. A source tells NPR that the company paid hackers $100,000 to delete the data and keep the attack a secret.

An Uber ride for a Dallas County prosecutor on Friday ended with the assistant district attorney losing her job days later.

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Dallas County Prosecutor Unloads On Uber Driver, Loses Job

5:57pm November 15, 2017

by Amy Held

"My career is done," a tearful Jody Warner said after audio emerged in which she is heard hurling insults and curse words at the driver.

A man holds a smartphone showing the Uber app in London. In September, London transport authorities announced they would not renew Uber's license to operate in the city for safety reasons; on Friday, Uber lost an appeal of a British tribunal decision that

Uber Loses Appeal In U.K. As Tribunal Reiterates That Drivers Are Workers

11:05am November 10, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

The ride-hailing giant maintains that drivers are self-employed and don't have a right to a minimum wage, but British authorities rejected the argument. Uber plans to appeal again.

Uber plans to appeal the decision denying it a new five-year license to operate in London.

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Uber To Lose License In London: Service Is 'Not Fit And Proper,' City Says

12:30pm September 22, 2017

by Bill Chappell

Transport for London's problems with Uber include its "approach to reporting serious criminal offences" and how it handles background checks.

Uber says it will once more provide users the option to give the application location data only sometimes. Above, a sign marks an Uber pickup point at LaGuardia Airport in New York in March.

Uber Ends Its Controversial Post-Ride Tracking Of Users' Location

5:44pm August 29, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

The practice caused immediate privacy concerns when the ride-hailing company added it in November. Users will regain the option to choose to share location data with the app only when using it.

Dara Khosrowshahi, chief executive officer of Expedia, has been chosen to lead Uber, as it seeks to overcome a string of recent scandals.

Uber Picks New CEO, Expedia's Dara Khosrowshahi

10:59pm August 27, 2017

by Emma Bowman

The travel company CEO will step into the role at a time of immense turmoil for the ride-hailing giant, to fill a leadership vacuum after co- founder Travis Kalanick resigned under pressure in June.

Uber leased cars it knew were unsafe to its drivers in Singapore, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal. Above, Uber's San Francisco headquarters in June.

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Uber Knowingly Leased Unsafe Cars To Its Drivers In Singapore, Report Says

5:52pm August 04, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

The company kept buying cars it knew had defective components from "gray-market" dealers, The Wall Street Journal reports. Then a Honda Vezel burst into flames, with an Uber driver at the wheel.

Careem, a ride-sharing app popular in Pakistan, tried a new twist: putting a matchmaker inside your car.

Pakistani Ride Sharing App Puts A Matchmaker In The Car

11:58am July 27, 2017

by Diaa Hadid

The Careem app ran a campaign: Book a car — and a matchmaker will join you. The company thought it was funny. But a lot of women hated it.

For the business to survive, Uber has to repair its relationship with drivers, which leaders at the company say is "broken."

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To Keep Drivers From Leaving, Uber Tries To Treat Them Better

4:30pm July 25, 2017

by Aarti Shahani

Uber is changing its harsh termination policies and launching a hotline for drivers in distress. Leaders at the tech company are trying to repair the relationship they say is "broken."

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