Uber buys Postmates, ups delivery game in $2.65 billion deal
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...
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Uber cuts 3,000 jobs as pandemic slashes demand for rides
NEW YORK (AP) — Uber has cut 3,000 jobs from its workforce, its second major wave of layoffs in two weeks as the coronavirus slashed...
Uber will require drivers, passengers to wear masks in cars
The rules will require drivers, passengers and food delivery couriers to wear face masks as cities begin to reopen across the U.S.
Uber loses $2.9 billion, offloads bike and scooter business
The ride-hailing giant said Thursday it is offloading Jump, its bike and scooter business, to Lime, a company in which it is investing $85 million....
Uber lays off 3,700 as virus upends sharing economy
NEW YORK (AP) — In a world where the coronavirus pandemic has turned social distancing into a new way of life, companies whose business models...
Uber loses $1.1B investing in food delivery, driverless cars
NEW YORK (AP) — Uber is still losing money as it expands its food delivery business and develops technology for driverless cars. But revenue for...
To fight new employment law, Uber pits California drivers against one another
Critics call the “name your price” system a race to the bottom. Uber is arguing the changes establish driver independence.
Her spine was fractured after the car ran a red light. Uber says she signed away her rights to a jury trial.
A Philadelphia judge has ruled that, because Uber can’t prove that an injured plaintiff actually read the company’s terms and conditions before she signed up...
Uber founder Travis Kalanick leaves board, severing last tie
Former Uber CEO Kalanick is resigning from the company's board, effectively breaking ties with the company he co-founded a decade ago.
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