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A European Union court has issued Uber a setback by ruling that the ride-sharing app is operating as a transport company, not a tech company, and is subject to transport regulations.

A letter written by the attorney of former Uber security employee Richard Jacobs alleges that Uber took part in unethical competitive surveillance practices and spied on individuals working at competing companies.

An elderly North Texas woman is suing the ride-sharing company Uber for $1 million after a Dallas-based driver allegedly raped her, according to a lawsuit.

Another Uber driver has been charged with rape, this time of a 16-year-old girl in Gwinnett County, Georgia.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A recent letter from the U.S. Attorney’s office confirms that the Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation connected to allegations that a former Uber executive stole self-driving car technology from a Google spin-off to help the ride-hailing service build robotic vehicles.

An Uber driver in New York has been arrested and charged with public lewdness for allegedly exposing himself to a female passenger.

Police indicate that a concealed carry permit holder shot and critically wounded a robbery suspect on Chicago’s South Side Tuesday morning.

Dec. 11 (UPI) — Uber charged a Toronto man more than $18,000 for a 5-mile ride that should have cost about $10 Friday after an error during surge pricing.

Uber reportedly paid a 20-year-old Florida man $100,000 via a bug reporting reward system to keep the data breach of 57 million users information a secret.

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

Three senior security managers at Uber have left the company following the revelation the company covered-up a data breach.

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.

Police in the Fort-Worth area are searching for an Uber driver that allegedly sexually assaulted an elderly Uber passenger.

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.

Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi was reportedly aware of a hack that took place at the company last year for months before revealing the extent of the data breach to the public.

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.