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2 women captured on video coughing on an Uber driver after he asked them to wear masks have been charged with assault
Another woman seen in the video grabbing the driver's mask and phone said through her lawyer she wo…
Kelsey Vlamis
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Video of an Uber ride is all the rage on TikTok and Instagram — the driver got himself a cockpit covered in plastic
Calling an Uber won’t be the same anymore once the lockdown lifts. Drivers in India are going to be…
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Uber delivers a miss in third-quarter earnings as it slowly recovers from the pandemic
Shares of the ride-hailing giant sank as much as 5% in late trading Thursday following the earnings…
Graham Rapier
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Major companies might mandate COVID-19 vaccines for some employees, a poll of 150 current and recent CEOs suggests
Out of 150 business leaders polled, 72% said they were open to the idea of mandatory COVID-19 vacci…
Grace Dean
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An Uber driver shared video of 3 women coughing on him after he denied them a ride for not wearing masks
The driver, Subhakar Khadka, told KPIX 5 reporter Betty Yu that one of the women also pepper-spraye…
Sarah Al-Arshani
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'Herculean-like challenges looking ahead': Here's what 4 analysts are saying ahead of Uber's first-quarter earnings report
Uber also reports results following its main rival in the sector, Lyft. Shares of Lyft surged as mu…
Carmen Reinicke
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Uber reports a $1.78 billion loss as its food-delivery business outshines rides for the first time
The ride-hailing giant was forced to lean heavily on Uber Eats, which saw a huge increase in demand…
Graham Rapier
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Uber is set to reveal how badly the coronavirus hurt its business in the 2nd quarter. Here's what to expect from its pivot to food delivery.
With rides-requests battered by stay-at-home orders, the company has leaned heavily on its Eats del…
Graham Rapier
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Lyft surges 17% after posting a narrower-than-expected quarterly loss as coronavirus hit the ride-hailing industry
"The strength and duration of these headwinds cannot presently be estimated. These are the hard tru…
Carmen Reinicke
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Travis Kalanick's $37 million NYC penthouse was reportedly the site of a large party where no one was wearing a mask
In a story featured in The Cut, Cat Marnell said there were "tons of people there, and of course no…
Avery Hartmans
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Uber has reportedly offered to buy GrubHub as it leans on food delivery to make up for coronavirus losses
Shares of GrubHub skyrocketed more than 30% after Bloomberg reported the potential acquisition talk…
Graham Rapier
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Uber reveals first-quarter losses of $2.9 billion as the coronavirus pandemic cripples ride-hailing
Uber Eats saw a 54% increase in bookings as customers ordered food amid the pandemic's shelter-in-p…
Graham Rapier
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'I am truly sorry': Read the full email Uber's CEO sent employees after laying off 25% of the company's staff in 2 weeks
"I am truly sorry," Uber's CEO told affected employees in an email, noting that the company must ta…
Julie Bort,Graham Rapier
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Over one-third of gig workers say they have felt unsafe on the job, and nearly one-fifth have experienced sexual harassment
As demand for services like DoorDash and Instacart continues, workers have been forced to reckon wi…
Grace Kay
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Uber's recovery is slowing down as a second coronavirus wave hits countries around the world, JPMorgan says
The bank's analysts say Uber will still turn a profit within a year, despite its recent struggles i…
Graham Rapier
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Lyft fends off coronavirus fears to top Wall Street expectations
The coronavirus pandemic has caused a crisis for Lyft and Uber as ride-hailing requests plummet ami…
Graham Rapier
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Uber suspends shared rides to combat the spread of coronavirus
Shelter-in-place orders (like that mandated by San Francisco officials on Monday) notwithstanding, …
Graham Rapier
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Uber will require passengers to prove they're wearing a mask with a selfie if a driver reports them for not wearing one
If the Uber passenger refuses to upload a mask selfie after being reported, they won't be allowed t…