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February 02, 2016
Spain: Taxi drivers unite against Uber and regulators

Uber’s return to Spain after their initial failed attempt has also now seen the revival of protests against the mobile cab hailing app. The company will return with it’s UberX...


January 19, 2016
London Cabbies Launch Crowdfunding Campaign Against Uber

The iconic black cabs of London are putting up a fight to keep Uber off the streets of the city. “Action for Cabbies,” the campaign through which the black cab supporters hope to right...


January 14, 2016
Workplace Privacy And IoT Collide

When so many people have a stake in seeing the Internet of Things truly take off, it’s natural that the potentially unsavory aspects of an all-connected world might be played...


December 16, 2015
Walmart’s Union (And Document) Woes

As its battle with labor unions goes on, Walmart has taken issue with the fact that the opposing side went public with the company’s tactics in that very conflict. Via...


October 19, 2015
UK Court Rules In Favor Of Uber’s App

Score one for Uber. The ride-hailing company got handed down a legal victory, and what’s more, it’s in Europe, where Uber has been a flashpoint across the Continent. [bctt tweet=”Uber...


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...