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Flywheel lets taxis replace old hardware with smartphone meter to compete with Uber, Lyft

Posted on December 25, 2015 by verx in Science & patent news

Taxi drivers in California can now use Flywheel's TaxiOS metering technology. Photo via Flywheel.

Taxis in California can now ditch their legacy metering hardware and use smartphone-based technology to calculate fares. Flywheel, the San Francisco-based company which develops an app to let taxi...

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Inside Didi Kuaidi: How the Chinese tech giant plans to fend off Uber in its home country

Posted on December 21, 2015 by verx in Science & patent news

Uber operates in 68 countries, but none may be more important to the $ 62 billion company than China. Travis Kalanick, the 39-year-old CEO of the world’s most valuable private company, has made it clear that expanding his ride-hailing business in the country is a...

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Seattle councilmember who created Uber union law: ‘We can be pro-innovation, but also pro-worker’

Posted on December 20, 2015 by verx in Science & patent news

Seattle Councilmember Mike O'Brien speaks at a City Council meeting on Monday.

The last time the Seattle City Council implemented a law that Uber didn’t like — a cap on the number of drivers who could work at any given time — the...

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Judge knocks Uber over latest attempt to bar drivers from class-actions

Posted on December 20, 2015 by verx in Science & patent news

(credit: Uber)

SAN FRANCISCO—On Thursday, a federal judge admonished Uber over its questionable newly issued labor agreement. He also ruled that the new agreement does not affect members of the certified class of California drivers who are currently suing Uber over whether they should be considered employees.

Uber’s lawyer, Theodore Boutrous, said the company believed it was within...

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Facebook partners with Uber to let people hail rides through Messenger

Posted on December 16, 2015 by verx in Science & patent news

Facebook today announced a new feature for its messaging platform that allows users to request an Uber from within Messenger. The idea is to make it more simple for Messenger users to hail an Uber ride without having to open the actual Uber app. The partnership is a...

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Seattle councilmembers to vote on law that would unionize Uber, Lyft drivers

Posted on December 15, 2015 by verx in Science & patent news

It’s a big day for Uber and Lyft drivers in Seattle — and those that think they should be protected by labor laws. The Seattle City Council will vote later this afternoon on legislation that offers Uber, Lyft, taxi and other “for-hire” drivers the...

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Seattle mayor objects to Uber union legislation, declines to sign bill and asks for changes

Posted on December 15, 2015 by verx in Science & patent news

Seattle Mayor Ed Murray refused to sign a new law his council unanimously approved on Monday that will give Uber, Lyft, taxi, and other for-hire drivers the right to unionize. In a statement, the Seattle mayor noted “several flaws” in the legislation, including the “relatively unknown costs...

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Seattle City Council votes to allow Uber and Lyft drivers to unionize

Posted on December 15, 2015 by verx in Science & patent news

Seattle City Councilmember Mike O'Brien speaking at an October event in support of his bill to allow Uber and Lyft drivers to unionize.

In a first-of-its-kind law, the Seattle City Council voted 8-0 to allow drivers for ride-hailing services like Uber and Lyft to bargain collectively.

"The intent of this legislation is to create an environment where...

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Seattle gives Uber and Lyft drivers the right to unionize — first law of its kind in the nation

Posted on December 15, 2015 by verx in Science & patent news

The Seattle City Council today unanimously passed legislation that gives Uber, Lyft, taxi and other “for-hire” drivers the right to unionize — the first such law in the nation. The ordinance, which still needs a signature from Mayor Ed Murray, gives drivers the ability to negotiate...

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GeekWire Radio on location: Uber tests carpooling, startup bets on marriages, Trump’s Internet plan, and Microsoft’s Panos Panay

Posted on December 12, 2015 by verx in Science & patent news

GeekWire Radio - Microsoft Store Bellevue

This week’s GeekWire podcast is sponsored by the Microsoft Store. This week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast, we’re on location at the Microsoft Store at Bellevue Square, with a live audience, surprising news stories, two of Microsoft’s...

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