Uber abandons pledge to hit Labour’s electric car target

Uber has abandoned its 2030 net zero pledge as its chief executive signalled that drivers and governments were turning their ...
NBC Washington

‘The Algorithm Is Our Boss': Uber Drivers Face Long Hours, No Benefits and Sometimes Danger

AT 3 A.M., SONAM LAMA'S ALARM goes off. In his house in Queens, New York, while his wife and baby son sleep, he pulls on his clothes and makes coffee. Then he turns on his Uber app and waits. On this ...
The Japan Times

Uber’s quest to crack Japan leads through a rural hot-springs town

Since Uber entered Japan in 2014, the country, one of the world’s largest taxi markets, has remained a fortress, but the ...
AOL

Uber CEO says rideshare ‘freed up’ his son from having to get a driver’s license—and he’s one of many Gen Zers who aren’t willing to drive

Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi’s son doesn’t yet have his driver’s license, despite being over 18, he told The Verge’s Decoder podcast. According to the Uber boss, his son is one of many teenagers turning ...