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NY Woman Looks to Sue Uber Driver for Refusing to Drive Her to Get An Abortion

A 20-year college student in upstate New York took to Reddit earlier this month to express her displeasure with the actions of an Uber driver she hired to take her to Planned Parenthood for an abortion appointment. The woman chose to go to a clinic about an hour away from her student residence in New…

De Blasio: New York City Council Cap On Licenses For Uber And Lyft Will Stop ‘Poverty’

Evie Fordham on August 9, 2018 The New York City Council will stop licensing new Uber and Lyft services for a year under legislation passed Wednesday so that the city can study ride-sharing services’ effects on transportation. The legislation marks the first time a city has stopped issuing new licenses for ride-sharing services, reported The…

Uber CEO’s Letter To Employees: ‘To Work On Uber 2.0, I Also Need To Work On Travis 2.0’

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Eric Lieberman Uber CEO and co-founder Travis Kalanick reportedly told employees in a staff-wide email that the main reason he is leaving the battered company is to work on personal issues. “For Uber 2.0 to succeed there is nothing more important than dedicating my time to building out the leadership…

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Uber’s New Feature Let’s You Avoid Taking An Uber

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Eric Lieberman Uber announced Tuesday it’s offering users information on public transportation services to make it easier to explore other travel options. “Keeping tabs on upcoming departure times for the train while in an Uber means toggling between apps,” reads an official blog post. “We want to make it easier…

Three Spy Programs Show How Far Uber Is Willing To Take Market Competition

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By: Eric Lieberman Uber, the ride-sharing startup turned tech conglomerate, has been accused of creating and operating three invasive spy programs in recent months and years, indicating the lengths the company will go to in order to survive and thrive in the ride-hailing market. Authorities investigated Uber in 2014 for a…

Irate Passenger Threatens To File Fake Rape Accusations Against Uber Driver [VIDEO]
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Irate Passenger Threatens To File Fake Rape Accusations Against Uber Driver [VIDEO]

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By: Eric Lieberman An unruly female passenger in New York City threatened to falsely accuse an Uber driver of rape after the two started arguing for unknown reasons. “I am going to start screaming out the window that you raping me, that you raped me,” the woman tells the male…

Google Says Employee Was Secretly Building Another Company While They Paid Him $120 Million
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Google Says Employee Was Secretly Building Another Company While They Paid Him $120 Million

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Eric Lieberman Google is accusing its former self-driving car chief of surreptitiously building his own company while working and making $120 million in incentives at the company. The allegations surfaced after Google filed an arbitration demand Monday against the autonomous vehicle expert Anthony Levandowski and another once-classified employee, according to CNBC….

Uber Quietly Ditches Secretive Tool Regulators Hated
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Uber Quietly Ditches Secretive Tool Regulators Hated

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Eric Lieberman Uber, the ride-sharing tech giant, said it’s ditching a secretive tool used to elude authorities and regulators for years. Uber was evading officials of local governments, both within the U.S. and abroad, through a covert proprietary technology called “Greyball,” according to a lengthy story from the New York Times. The ride-hailing…

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Uber Hires Former AG Eric Holder To Investigate Alleged Sexual Harassment, Lack Of Diversity At Uber

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Eric Lieberman The CEO of Uber, the ride-sharing tech conglomerate, told employees Monday that he hired former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to conduct an investigation into sexual harassment claims levied by a former female employee. Susan J. Fowler, who worked as an Uber engineer for roughly a year, wrote…

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Former Uber Employee Writes Incredibly Creepy Account Of Her Manager’s Sexual Harassment

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Eric Lieberman A former engineer for Uber wrote a highly disturbing account of her time at the ride-sharing company, including accusations of sexual harassment and unfair treatment, after complaining about the alleged misconduct. Susan J. Fowler joined Uber as a site reliability engineer in November of 2015 and left in…