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Shervin Pishevar, the co-founder of Hyperloop One and former Uber board member, has taken a leave of absence following allegations of sexual harassment.

Uber lost $1.46 billion during the third quarter and two potential investors have backed out of a deal to buy stock in the company, according to a report.

Uber allegedly “withheld evidence” on “unlawful schemes” by encouraging its employees to use disappearing message apps.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Federal prosecutors are investigating allegations that Uber deployed an espionage team to plunder trade secrets from its rivals. The revelation triggered a delay in a high-profile trial over whether the beleaguered ride-hailing service stole self-driving car technology from a Google spinoff.

Uber, Tinder, Snapchat, Twitter, and other top apps have allegedly been secretly tracking users, according to a report.

The city of Chicago has filed a lawsuit against Uber following the company’s failure to report a data breach that left 57 million Uber users vulnerable for over a year.

Uber’s ride-sharing has been banned in Israel after a Tel Aviv judge claimed the company lacks the “appropriate insurance” to operate in the country.

Regulators wolrdwide have begun probing Uber following the recent revelation that the company had covered up a hack that stole the personal info of 57 million users.

Meg Whitman is leaving as Hewlett Packard CEO after a successful six-year turnaround, and seems ready to take on her next Silicon Valley Fortune 500 deal.

At some point, the American people are going to conclude, for the sake of their privacy and security, that we can’t let this much power be concentrated into the hands of a few arrogant, irresponsible, and, frankly, neglectful, individuals and their companies. This isn’t just corporate malfeasance causing harm to individuals; this is malfeasance that jeopardize our economic and even national security.

New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has opened an investigation into Uber’s concealment of a data breach in 2016, according to a report.

Uber reportedly concealed a cyberattack that saw the personal data of 57 million people stolen by hackers who the company paid off to keep quiet about the incident.

Colorado’s Public Utilities Commission has fined Uber approximately $8.9 million for their employment of drivers with a history of criminal activities.

A man posing as an Uber driver in Washington, DC, is in custody after he allegedly raped a woman on American University’s campus.

Uber plans to purchase up to 24,000 self-driving Volvo cars in a new deal between the companies.

Eagles cornerback Ronald Darby has come forward to say Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston is innocent of the charges made by an Uber driver who says Winston sexually assaulted her during a ride last year, according to Pro Football Talk.

BuzzFeed News is reporting that the NFL has launched an investigation into a complaint from a female Uber driver, who claims that Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston grabbed her by the crotch.

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has claimed Uber’s appeal of their license cancellation in the city could take “a number of years.”

A lawsuit filed by two women who claim to have been raped by Uber drivers is requesting all data on assaults from the company.

In a long exposé, Arianna Huffington is accused of turning a blind eye to years of sexual misconduct by highly placed editors right under her nose when she was running her famed Huffington Post blog.

Uber has lost an appeal to a ruling in the UK that legally classifies the company’s drivers as “self-employed” according to a report.

LISBON (Reuters) – Uber is taking part in a joint industry and government push with NASA to develop software which the company aims to use to manage “flying taxi” routes that could work like ride-hailing services it has popularized on the ground.

Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi has announced new “cultural norms” for the company to replace the previous values implemented by ousted CEO Travis Kalanick.

Following sexual assault and rape allegations against several drivers, Uber is pledging $5 million to sexual assault prevention groups.

SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son suggested he was considering investing in Lyft instead during ongoing negotiations with Uber over a potential sale of shares, according to a report.

Dr. Sebastian Gorka, chief strategist for the MAGA Coalition, discussed the New York City terror attack with SiriusXM host Raheem Kassam on Wednesday’s Breitbart News Daily.

The man who police say transformed a New York City bike path into a terror scene was an Uzbekistan native who made 1,400 trips as an Uber driver and formed two commercial truck businesses.

A San Antonio-based Uber driver has been accused of taking an unconscious female passenger to his home where he allegedly sexually assaulted her.

Google, Facebook, IBM, Intel, and Uber are among the most well-known participants in the “Coalition for the American Dream” pushing to protect the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google’s parent company is throwing its financial support behind ride-hailing service Lyft, deepening its rift with market leader Uber.

Wine Country firefighters are gearing up for a 14-degree temperature spike over the next 72 hours that could triple wind gust speeds to 60-mile an hour and drive a new firestorm.

Uber is reportedly subject to five criminal probes from the Justice Department as the company’s legal chief Salle Yoo prepares to leave.

Uber has shut down its UberPop service in Norway, expressing hope for a change in the law which currently makes the company’s operation and expansion difficult, according to a report.

A report claims that Uber’s iPhone app was capable of recording users screens, even when they weren’t using the app.

U.S. District Judge William Alsup has delayed the trial for Waymo’s lawsuit against Uber and criticised both companies’ lawyers for “suspicious” actions.

An Uber due diligence report that could prove to be damning in Waymo’s case against the company was made public Monday.