Uber trials fixed-price hourly rentals for visits to the butcher, the baker and the candlestick-maker Because if you have to go out in a plague, who wants multiple rides? Personal Tech01 May 2020 | 8
Lyft dumps 17% of staff, furloughs 5%, cuts pay as people stay home, avoid rides in possibly virus-ridden cars Uber is reportedly thinking about laying off 5,000-plus, too Science29 Apr 2020 | 10
California emits latest layoff statistics. March's numbers are ugly. It's 19,000 total, including many in tech Symantec, Cisco, Uber, loathsome Juul, others shed staff amid pandemic On-Prem27 Mar 2020 | 8
Former Googler Anthony Levandowski ‘fesses up to pinching trade secrets about self-driving cars But only for a progress update document, as Feds recommend 30-month stretch after reaching a deal on theft of IP that made its way to Uber Science20 Mar 2020 | 20
There's gold in your biz's processes and mining them is the future, says bloke behind topic's first practical guide Interview El Reg speaks to Siemen's Lars Reinkemeyer On-Prem10 Mar 2020 | 7
Shouldn't Uber freeze app accounts to prevent spread of coronavirus by drivers and fares? Oh, OK, it already is Someone's not getting a five-star rating Science04 Feb 2020 | 23
Uber forks out $4.4m to settle claims of rampant sexual harassment and retaliation in the Travis Kalanick era Dial-a-ride dev opens wallet to make complaints vanish Legal19 Dec 2019 | 22
Taxi for Uber: Ride-hailing app giant stripped of licence to operate in London String of failures put passengers at risk, says city transport authority Legal25 Nov 2019 | 101
Uber CEO compares pedestrian death to murder of Saudi journalist, saying all should be forgiven Opinion Uber PRs missing the days of Travis Kalanick On-Prem11 Nov 2019 | 78
Remember the Uber self-driving car that killed a woman crossing the street? The AI had no clue about jaywalkers The last thing we need right now is a rise in ignorant cyber-Judge Dredds AI + ML06 Nov 2019 | 357
'Don’t be so concerned with your image'... US prosecutor lets rip on Uber for hack cover-up as pair plead guilty Scumbags admit extorting $100k from taxi app biz Security30 Oct 2019 | 15
Don't take Uxbridge, but TfL's given Uber a mini-licence for London Gets 2 months to prove its bona fides and make regulator Morden happy On-Prem24 Sep 2019 | 15
Pizza prankster's prisoner plea plot perturbs police, Norks invading and Uber woes Roundup Plus, a Windows NTFS flaw, Fortnite hacking, and much, much more OSes23 Sep 2019 | 37
The gig (economy) is up: New California law upgrades Lyft, Uber, other app serfs to staff Analysis Rules may blow up bug bounty upstarts, too Science11 Sep 2019 | 87
Apple's making some announcements! Quick, lay off 435 Uber workers Engineers nervously check their personal ride-sharing ratings On-Prem11 Sep 2019 | 23
Uber, Lyft and DoorDash put $30m apiece into ballot battle fund to kill gig-economy employee benefits We love our employees, sorry, contractors, so much we’ll spend a small fortune stopping them from getting overtime, workers’ comp etc On-Prem30 Aug 2019 | 31
Otto man thrown under the bus: 33 crim trade secret theft charges for ex-Uber exec Anthony Levandowski Former Waymo bigwig in way mo' trouble On-Prem27 Aug 2019 | 18
What's a billion dollars between friends? Uber tosses match on mound of cash in first results since going public Stock prices take predictable battering On-Prem31 May 2019 | 50
Uber JUMPs at chance to dump load of electric bikes across Islington Trial starts in London borough with £25 fine for crap parking Science24 May 2019 | 110
Silence of the vans: Uber adds 'Plz STFU, driver' button to app for posh passengers using Black Low wages and job insecurity, with an added hint of dehumanizing social control Bootnotes15 May 2019 | 52
What's that? Uber isn't actually worth $82bn? Reverse-gear IPO shows the gig (economy) is up Debut skids off the road as people reluctantly admit they hoped everyone else's stupidity would help them cash out Science10 May 2019 | 161
Uber, Lyft rides among the biggest reasons why you're probably sitting in traffic right now – study Maybe Wednesday's strike helped a bit Personal Tech09 May 2019 | 44
Double trouble for Lyft after share price drop sparks class action lawsuits claiming hype Rideshare company lied about market share, claim investors On-Prem19 Apr 2019 | 47
'Safety will always come first,' insist Arizona biz org in response to Uber self-driving car death Intel Capital Robot rides slow down but keep moving Science03 Apr 2019 | 24
Stop us if you're getting deja-vu: Uber used spyware to nobble dial-a-ride rival, this time Down Under, allegedly Aussie media claims Silicon Valley giant used surveillance tool to torpedo competitor Personal Tech21 Mar 2019 | 14
Want to cruise your auto auto around but don't fancy killing people? Nvidia has an answer GTC Training wheels for… wheels AI + ML19 Mar 2019 | 16
Uber won't face criminal charges after its robo-car killed woman crossing street Prosecutors mull complaint against the 'safety' driver, tho AI + ML06 Mar 2019 | 108
Crowdfunded lawyer suing Uber told he can't swerve taxi app giant's £1m legal bill If you lose, get your cheque book out, High Court judge rules amid two-year legal battle Software25 Feb 2019 | 94
Until now, if Canadian Uber drivers wanted to battle the tech giant, they had to do it in the Netherlands – for real Yes, taxi app biz has managed the impossible – angering the good folks of Canada Science04 Jan 2019 | 44
France next up behind Britain, Netherlands to pummel Uber with €400k fine over 2016 breach Dara and pals told to hand over yet another cash wodge for hack it spent $100k covering up Security20 Dec 2018 | 21
Sidecar drags itself out the grave, sues Uber for putting it there Cab hailing app accuses rival of predatory prices and fake bookings Personal Tech14 Dec 2018 | 8
Montezuma's Revenge can finally be laid to rest as Uber AI researchers crack the classic game But is it really all that useful? AI + ML28 Nov 2018 | 48
Uber fined £385k by ICO for THAT hack of 57m customers' deets Updated 2.7 million Brits caught up in 'serious failure of data security' says UK data watchdog Security27 Nov 2018 | 26
Tech hub blames tech: San Francisco fingers Uber, Lyft rides for its growing traffic headache Nothing to do with lousy infrastructure, poor public transport, etc etc etc Personal Tech16 Oct 2018 | 29
Uber to dole out $148m settlement among US states over breach it paid $100k to bury Nice. Ride-hailing app firm also vows to comply with law Security27 Sep 2018 | 11
Uber's London licence appeal off to flying start: No, you cannot do driver eye tests via video link Updated Amid Greyball and hack cover-up, app biz isn't endearing itself Legal25 Jun 2018 | 59
Cops: Autonomous Uber driver may have been streaming The Voice before death crash Reports say she was watching reality TV at time of fatal impact Science22 Jun 2018 | 68
Uber 'does not exist any more' says Turkish president Authorities start rounding up ride share drivers, passengers Legal04 Jun 2018 | 51
Uber robo-ride's deadly crash: Self-driving car had emergency braking switched off by design It's to avoid 'erratic vehicle behavior', says taxi app maker Science24 May 2018 | 129
Uber jams Arizona robo-car project into reverse gear after deadly smash Layoffs coming as taxi-app shuts up shop Science24 May 2018 | 55
Former Facebook and Uber CSO hired by Cloudflare The glitches in your résumé might not be that worrying, people On-Prem18 May 2018 | 8
Uber says it's changed and is now ever-so ShinyHappy™ CEO Dara Khosrowshahi launches light-on-detail charm offensive On-Prem15 May 2018 | 27
Robo-callers, robo-cops, robo-runners, robo-car crashes, and more Roundup Find out more about Google Duplex, the Atlas robot, and what caused Uber's deadly accident AI + ML12 May 2018 | 24
Uber and NASA pen flying taxi probe pact What happens when cabs go aerial next to an airport? They'll figure it out together Legal09 May 2018 | 13
Wow, braking news: Overworked, tired ride-sharing drivers declared a public health risk Self-driving AI won't snooze at the wheel – it may run you over Science16 Apr 2018 | 15
Uber hid database hack from FTC while FTC probed Uber for an earlier database hack Cab-hailing upstart shows it takes your privacy seriously On-Prem12 Apr 2018 | 25
Nope, you're still a transport biz, top EU court tells Uber Updated France et al can ban illegal taxi services without having to give Brussels a prior legislative heads-up Legal10 Apr 2018 | 33
Uber JUMPs, slurps San Francisco bike biz Nobody believes we're not a taxi company, let's go multi-modal and see if that works On-Prem10 Apr 2018 | 12
Uber self-driving car death riddle: Was LIDAR blind spot to blame? Biz scaled back number of sensors from five to just one Science28 Mar 2018 | 137
Fatal driverless crash: Radar-maker says Uber disabled safety systems App biz refuses to comment – but it DID write the software Science27 Mar 2018 | 88
Uber's disturbing fatal self-driving car crash, a new common sense challenge for AI, and Facebook's evil algorithms Roundup Are we doomed? AI + ML24 Mar 2018 | 136
Uber breaks self-driving car record: First robo-ride to kill a pedestrian Updated Autonomous auto system tests halted after woman dies Science19 Mar 2018 | 302
Birmingham UK to Uber: Want a new licence? Tell us about your operating model App biz's Nice Guy makeover yet to convince all regulators Legal16 Mar 2018 | 36
Uber hopes to butter up Brit transport chiefs with lots of lovely data App biz flings travel info at capital's transport regulator ahead of licensing decision Software15 Mar 2018 | 17
London Mayor calls for social networks and sharing economy to stop harming society And for politicians to regulate before disruption disrupts disruptively Legal13 Mar 2018 | 88
Uber-Lyft study author jams into reverse gear over abysmal pay claims Dial-a-ride driving sucks... but sucks less than previously thought On-Prem08 Mar 2018 | 14
Pennsylvania AG sues Uber over 2016 data fail Not much brotherly love in this Philly court case Security05 Mar 2018 | 7
MIT gives one-star review to Lyft, Uber over abysmal '$3.37/hr' pay Updated Gig economy serfs make less than min wage, on average, according to uni study Science03 Mar 2018 | 46
Super Cali's futuristic robo-cars in focus. Even though a watchdog says tech is quite atrocious If we have to remote control it, we hope you'll never notice AI + ML27 Feb 2018 | 29
Transport for London to toughen up on taxi firms in the Uber age Sort out your safety policies... oh, and share all your travel info with us Legal16 Feb 2018 | 36
Uh-oh! Someone hit the Kalanick button! Uber's fired CEO claims Waymo deal vindicates him Comment Travis: A pain in the ASCII right to the end Science09 Feb 2018 | 14
Uber and its 245 million reasons to settle with Google's Waymo Analysis Taxi app biz expresses 'regret' for being scumbag outfit Science09 Feb 2018 | 33