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Uber loses UK Supreme Court fight, must classify drivers as workers

Taxi ride-hailing giant Uber must classify its drivers as workers with minimum wage, holiday and sick pay rights, rather than be categorised as self-employed, the UK Supreme Court ruled on Friday.

UK's supreme court rejects Uber appeal, says drivers are workers

The decision that threatens its business model and holds broader implications for the so-called gig economy

Covid-19: Uber tells employees to work from home till mid-September

In August, Uber told employees they should expect to work from home through June 2021

Uber reduces losses on food delivery, modest uptick in ride bookings

Uber mentioned prospects in cities' outer boroughs and suburbs had returned to its rides platform in the course of the quarter

Toyota, Denso team with Aurora on self-driving cars for Uber, others

Aurora's new agreement with Toyota and Denso expands on the earlier collaboration between the two Japanese companies and Uber ATG

Bombay HC seeks govts' response on PIL over Uber's mobile app

Bombay High Court on Wednesday sought the response from the Centre and the Maharashtra government to a PIL that raised concerns over the alleged lack of transparency

Uber lays off 185 workers at its food delivery service Postmates: Report

Meal delivery has been one bright spot for Uber amid the pandemic, as bookings in its Uber Eats division rose 135 percent year-over-year in the third quarter while its ride-hailing segment dropped 50%

Entrepreneurs-by-chance who set up a thriving marketplace for gig workers

Gigindia, started by engineering students Sahil Sharma and Aditya Shirole, provides remote working opportunities to 5,000 people and plans to ramp this to 100,000 by 2025

Uber appeals $59 million California fine over sexual assault data request

(Reuters) - Uber Technologies Inc on Wednesday appealed a $59 million fine by a California regulator in a dispute over whether the company should share detailed information on sexual assault and harassment claims reported on its ride-hailing platform.

Uber, Ola face DG-GST Intelligence probe related to alleged tax evasion

Summons issued to officials of the two firms for hundreds of crores of alleged evasion

Cardholders' data leaked on Dark Web: What it means and how it affects you

Data of nearly 100 million credit and debit card holders in the country is being sold for an undisclosed amount on the Dark Web. Tune in for more

Uber fined $59 mn for failing to answer questions on sexual assaults cases

The US has fined ride-hailing major Uber $59 million for failing to answer questions about sexual assaults cases and harassment claims among its drivers and riders

Uber sells its self-driving car business to Aurora for $4 billion

Uber is selling its autonomous driving unit, Advanced Technologies Group, to self-driving car startup Aurora, in a move that would accelerate the ride-sharing company's goal to achieve profitability

Optiver makes highest international offer of Rs 1.39 crore pa at IIT Bombay

Microsoft, Texas Instruments among top recruiters at IITs in terms of offers

Australia a key market, Ola says amid reports of reduced operations

At a time when Covid-19 is pounding the transportation industry, it has been reported that Ola has closed local driver offices in Australia and suspended personal accident insurance for drivers there

Ola, Uber rides to get cheaper? Govt's new guidelines for app taxi firms

In this podcast we will talk about new regulations for cab aggregators, penalties in case of violation among other things

Fixing what isn't broken

The new ride-hailing regulations are ill-conceived

Uber, Ola surge price capped; 10-hour break must for taxi drivers

Firms face penalties, including loss of licence, for violation of govt guidelines

SoftBank hits new 20-year high as Uber gains and DoorDash plans IPO

Nomura Holdings raised its target to 9,100 yen from 8,190 yen citing the same reason. Both brokerages have a buy rating on SoftBank.

India to allow Uber and rivals to charge 20% commission

India accounts for an estimated 11% of Uber's global rides annually