October 15, 2015
Uber Drivers’ Data Gets Breached
Ride-hailing outfit Uber inadvertently released data tied to hundreds of its drivers, a deluge that included everything from scans of drivers’ licenses, Social Security numbers and other data. Motherboard, citing...
October 05, 2015
Argentina: After months of Taxi-union pressure, Uber to leave BA
Buenos Aires’ taxi unions, a highly-organized group, have managed to halt ride-sharing app Uber’s attempts to enter the Argentinian capital’s market. The company had discreetly begun looking for drivers back...
September 30, 2015
Uber Ups Ride-Sharing Ante With Higher Pay In China
In the ride-sharing wars that have been the hallmark of the Chinese battleground between Uber and Didi Kuaidi, things just got a bit hotter. As reported by CNET on Tuesday...
September 16, 2015
Small Biz Earns A Win In EU Tax Fight
Small businesses across Europe have made it clear that they are strongly opposed to new tax regulations implemented this year that affect how these companies are taxed through the VAT...
September 15, 2015
Brazil: Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro ban Uber
Sao Paulo’s municipal Chamber has followed in the footsteps of Rio de Janeiro, with Brazil’s two largest cities now banning the use of Uber and other similar transport apps. The...
September 04, 2015
Violent Protests Push Uber Expansion Under The Radar
The saga of Uber and its trials and travails as it attempts to navigate new markets in Europe hit a new snag Thursday (Sept. 3) when things turned violent in...
August 31, 2015
Regulation Study Looms For Uber In Europe
In a new development in the ever-raging battle between Uber and European taxi drivers, the European Commission will undertake a study next month of the ride-sharing company, with an eye toward...
August 31, 2015
Uber-Like ‘Meal Sharing’ Miffs French Restaurateurs
French animosity for Uber-like services took a turn for the worse when the country’s restaurateurs’ union Synhorcat decided to support restaurant owners urging the government to take steps against the...
July 28, 2015
Brazil: Uber protests reach Rio’s streets
Thousands of taxi drivers gathered to block one of Rio de Janeiro’s busiest roads, in protest against controversial taxi-hailing app Uber. The company has faced a series of challenges around...