Uber - Recode

Even with an Uber drivers’ ‘union,’ little has changed in their fight for in-app tipping

By Johana Bhuiyan @JMBooyah Aug 13, 2016, 4:00p

The group has launched an online petition and awareness campaign similar to those drivers have launched before the Independent Drivers Guild was formed.

Here’s how Uber and Brazil’s own 99 prepared to compete at the Rio Olympics

By Johana Bhuiyan @JMBooyah Aug 13, 2016, 1:55p

Language barriers shouldn’t be an issue — so long as you speak English.

Uber’s surrender in China puts more pressure on big tech companies to thrive in India

By Mark Bergen @mhbergen Aug 1, 2016, 6:09p

Why Apple, Google and Facebook might head south in Asia.

Didi’s acquisition of Uber China throws the global anti-Uber alliance in doubt

By Johana Bhuiyan @JMBooyah Aug 1, 2016, 3:05p

Didi is now literally more invested in Uber than it is in Grab, Lyft and Ola combined.

The Uber-Didi deal is straight out of Peter Thiel's playbook

By Noah Kulwin @nkulw Aug 1, 2016, 12:36p

Here’s what the Gawker destroyer said in 2014.

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You gotta know when to fold ‘em: Uber and Didi call a truce in China with a $35 billion deal

By Kara Swisher @karaswisher Aug 1, 2016, 12:33a

The U.S. ride-hailing phenom was engaged in a pricey battle with its Chinese rival.

Uber confirms its partnership with Amazon’s India rival, Snapdeal

By Jason Del Rey @DelRey Jul 28, 2016, 2:49p

Uber wants to be everywhere, which increasingly means being in other apps.

Uber and Didi are now legal in China but the struggle to sign up drivers may continue

By Johana Bhuiyan @JMBooyah Jul 28, 2016, 1:42p

The drafted guidelines require drivers to have at least three years of experience and less than 380,000 miles on their car.

Uber is growing in NYC, but yellow taxis still do double the business

By Johana Bhuiyan @JMBooyah Jul 11, 2016, 7:32p

The average taxi driver makes about twice the number of weekly trips that an Uber driver does.

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Uber suspended its service for a moment of silence to ‘reflect on gun violence’

By Kurt Wagner Jul 9, 2016, 2:45p

Tech companies are responding to a week of senseless killings.

Platform thinking in the expectation economy

By Ian McCaig and Mark Choueke Jun 30, 2016, 9:00a

We’re changing as human beings. We’re getting more demanding.

Uber is using its drivers' phones to keep riders honest and everyone safer

By Johana Bhuiyan @JMBooyah Jun 29, 2016, 6:00a

The features are meant to discourage things like speeding or abrupt braking and accelerating.

You’ll now know exactly how much your UberX ride will cost before the ride begins

By Johana Bhuiyan @JMBooyah Jun 23, 2016, 6:00p

Uber has started to roll out upfront fares to its UberX riders across the U.S. and India.

Uber is offering free rides to and from LGBTQ centers all weekend

By Johana Bhuiyan @JMBooyah Jun 17, 2016, 9:00a

Except for in Orlando, where the ride-hailing service is offering free rides to families of victims of the Pulse shooting.

Uber is looking to raise up to $2 billion through loans

By Johana Bhuiyan @JMBooyah Jun 14, 2016, 3:40p

The move lets Uber raise money without diluting its stock.

Uber just raised $3.5 billion from the Saudi Arabian sovereign wealth fund

By Johana Bhuiyan @JMBooyah Jun 1, 2016, 5:13p

It's the largest chunk of change the company has received from a single investor.

A complete list of all the ride-hail, auto and tech companies that have joined forces

By Johana Bhuiyan @JMBooyah May 27, 2016, 5:12p

In the future of transportation, everyone is looking for a dance partner.

Uber chased self-driving deals with GM, Ford, Cruise and others before hooking up with Toyota

By Johana Bhuiyan and Kara Swisher May 25, 2016, 6:59a

Uber has approached every automaker, sources said.

Toyota has made a strategic investment in Uber

By Johana Bhuiyan @JMBooyah May 24, 2016, 3:12p

It likely has to do with self-driving technology.

Media mogul Rupert Murdoch owns a piece of Uber

By Johana Bhuiyan and Edmund Lee May 11, 2016, 4:27p

The billionaire has a minority stake in the company, but even a half-percent share would amount to something close to $300 million.

Uber and Lyft are pausing operations in Austin after losing a citywide vote

By Dawn Chmielewski @DawnC331 May 8, 2016, 3:30p

Voters rejected a ballot measure that would have let Uber and Lyft set their own rules.

Uber, already in 400 cities, just formed a global policy board

By Johana Bhuiyan @JMBooyah May 4, 2016, 4:38p

The board will help the company navigate international markets and regulators.

Uber enables global e-hailing through Alipay to fend against Lyft/Didi alliance

By Johana Bhuiyan @JMBooyah May 2, 2016, 11:30p

Now Chinese riders can use Alipay to hail and pay for an Uber all over the world.

Why the Uber drivers' lawyer settled their fight to become employees

By Johana Bhuiyan @JMBooyah Apr 30, 2016, 10:11a

Shannon Liss-Riordan, the attorney representing drivers, defends her decision to settle.

Meet the New York Times' Jenna Wortham before she reinvents herself again

By Eric Johnson @HeyHeyESJ Apr 28, 2016, 4:30a

"I always wanted to be in this business because I wanted to write about people who look like me."

Arianna Huffington joins Uber's board of directors

By Johana Bhuiyan @JMBooyah Apr 27, 2016, 8:18a

Arianna Huffington will bring a much-needed "emotional intelligence" to Uber, CEO Travis Kalanick wrote.

Google, Ford and Uber just created a giant lobbying group for self-driving cars

By Andrew J . Hawkins Apr 26, 2016, 10:46a

Lyft and Volvo are also involved.

Uber's class-action settlement with drivers means almost nothing is changing

By Johana Bhuiyan @JMBooyah Apr 25, 2016, 3:35p

Uber gets to keep its drivers as independent contractors, which means it's the big winner.

Here's how the Uber appeals panel and driver association will work

By Johana Bhuiyan @JMBooyah Apr 22, 2016, 12:09p

Uber has agreed to help fund the driver association it will set up as part of the settlement.

Uber explodes in Egypt, while EasyTaxi stutters in the Middle East

By Johana Bhuiyan @JMBooyah Apr 22, 2016, 4:00a

For Uber and Careem, Egypt has been a huge source of growth.

Uber agrees to pay $100 million to avoid paying for driver benefits

By Johana Bhuiyan @JMBooyah Apr 21, 2016, 9:43p

The company has agreed to settle a pair of lawsuits that could have significantly upended its business model.

POTUS taps Uber chief security officer to be a part of a cyber security commission

By Johana Bhuiyan @JMBooyah Apr 14, 2016, 7:38a

Uber's chief security officer, Joe Sullivan, has been tapped to join a 12-member cyber security commission.