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Seattle’s landmark Uber union law temporarily blocked by federal judge

A first-of-its-kind law that would allow Uber drivers in Seattle to organize as a union has been temporarily blocked by… Read More

Lyft will let riders round up trip fares and donate to charity

Lyft announced a new feature that lets riders round up a ride fare and donate the difference to a charity… Read More

Uber GM says service may leave Seattle if landmark union law is implemented

Uber’s popular ride-hailing service may leave Seattle if a first-of-its-kind law allowing drivers to collectively bargain is implemented as planned.… Read More

Uber holds press conference to address culture issues and tout growth stats

Uber is dealing with a whole lot of controversy right now — executive departures, sexual harassment claims, legal fights — and the… Read More

Scoop launches carpooling service in Seattle, helping workers get to and from the office

Seattleites have yet another way to get around town thanks to technology. San Francisco-based startup Scoop just launched its carpooling… Read More

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The Week in Geek: AmazonFresh Pickup, a world without Uber, and Xbox 360 at the Supreme Court

You might have noticed GeekWire has been reporting — rather a lot — on a pair of secretive drive-up grocery store… Read More

Judge sides with city of Seattle in legal dispute with Uber over historic driver unionization law

A King County judge today rejected a request from Uber subsidiary Rasier to block several key provisions of Seattle’s historic law that lets… Read More

Washington state considers autonomous vehicle regulations — but is it too early?

A new bill in the Washington State House of Representatives seeks to regulate testing of autonomous vehicles, deal with insurance… Read More

Uber boosts nationwide booking fee for riders, to pay for regulatory, safety and operational costs

Uber has upped a nationwide booking fee for riders that is designed to pay for things like regulatory, safety and… Read More

Man dies following crash in which an Uber also set off fiery explosion at Seattle gas station

The crash of a Seattle Uber that ended with a fiery explosion Monday night at a North Seattle gas station… Read More

Without Uber or Lyft, local ride-hailing apps go down at SXSW in Austin on a busy Saturday night

AUSTIN, TX. — Austin is a unique city. The breakfast tacos; the startup and tech scene; the BBQ; the music;… Read More

U.S. Chamber of Commerce re-files lawsuit challenging Seattle’s landmark Uber union law

This post has been updated with details of another lawsuit against the city of Seattle ordinance. The U.S. Chamber of… Read More

Uber CEO Travis Kalanick says he’s looking for a COO to help steer his troubled ride-hailing company

Uber is looking to hire a second-in-command to CEO Travis Kalanick to help run the company amid backlash over its… Read More

Report: Uber intentionally eluded law enforcement using dedicated software and in-app data

Uber’s reputation is getting totaled in a full-scale pileup. In the latest damning report, the New York Times claims Uber… Read More

Watch Uber CEO Travis Kalanick have it out with a driver over the direction of the company

Uber CEO Travis Kalanick can’t even catch a break in the back of one of his company’s cars these days.… Read More

Uber engineering chief ousted amid revelations about harassment investigation at Google

Uber’s senior vice president of engineering has been asked to resign after failing to inform the company about sexual harassment… Read More

Uber calls claims of stolen self-driving car technology from Google spinout Waymo ‘a baseless attempt to slow down a competitor’

Uber responded to a lawsuit from Google self-driving vehicle spinout Waymo on Friday, denying claims it has used intellectual property stolen by… Read More

Lawsuit: Google self-driving car spinout Waymo claims Uber using stolen laser-mapping technology

Google self-driving car spinout Waymo has filed a lawsuit in federal court in San Francisco against Uber, alleging that former… Read More

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‘Upstarts’ author Brad Stone on Uber’s scandals, Airbnb’s regulatory fight, and lessons from Amazon

When it comes to disruption, Brad Stone wrote the book. Twice. The best-selling author of The Everything Store, a detailed account… Read More

Arianna Huffington vows to hold Uber’s ‘feet to the fire’ amid harassment allegations

Arianna Huffington is speaking out publicly amid the investigation into alleged sexual harassment at ride-hailing company Uber. Huffington, a member of Uber’s… Read More

Backlash against Uber re-emerges after former employee details alleged sexual harassment

A former Uber employee’s allegations of sexual harassment in the ride-hailing company’s corporate office has retriggered the #DeleteUber movement on… Read More

Teamsters group aims to organize ride-hailing drivers under historic Seattle Uber unionization law

The deadline has come and gone for organizations to declare their desire to represent drivers for ride-hailing companies like Uber… Read More

Uber’s flying car project is taking off; company hires NASA engineer for Uber Elevate team

Uber’s vision for a flying car just got a lot clearer. The ride-hailing service has hired veteran NASA engineer Mark… Read More

Uber CEO Travis Kalanick quits Trump’s economic council after employee and customer backlash

Just days after defending his position as a member of President Donald Trump’s economic advisory council, Uber CEO Travis Kalanick is stepping… Read More

Convoy keeps on trucking, hires former Uber Seattle engineering chief

Convoy is putting a little more gas in the tank. The Seattle startup, which matches trucking companies with shippers that need… Read More

#DeleteUber starts trending worldwide amid Trump’s anti-immigration ban; Lyft donates $1M to ACLU

Uber started trending worldwide on social media this weekend, but the company probably isn’t too thrilled about it. #DeleteUber spread… Read More

Lyft lets riders use pre-tax dollars for Line rides to and from work in Seattle, NYC, other cities

Workers in Seattle, New York City, Boston, and Miami are now able to use pretax dollars to commute to work… Read More

Watch Aziz Ansari take the weirdest Uber ever on SNL

The awkward Uber trip has become so universally relatable, it’s joining the Saturday Night Live canon, along with the uncomfortable… Read More

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Week In Geek: Snapchat’s new Seattle office, legal drama for drones, and more

It was quite a week for Seattle’s commercial real estate world. Snap Inc., the parent company of popular messaging app… Read More

Uber sues city of Seattle to block landmark driver union ordinance

Uber is suing the city of Seattle, aiming to block key provisions of the city’s landmark law — set to go… Read More