San Francisco, US-based on-demand transportation app Uber is gearing up for a soft launch in Boulder, Colorado amid the controversies regarding regulations and accidents that it is currently facing.
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Berlin bans car service Uber
Berlin has banned car service Uber, which allows users to summon a ride on their smartphone, for not offering drivers and vehicles licensed to carry passengers, or full insurance cover, the German capital said.
Kleiner to invest in messaging startup Snapchat at near-$10 billion valuation: report
Venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byer has agreed to invest in fast-growing messaging startup Snapchat at a valuation close to $10 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing people with knowledge of the matter.
Obama campaign manager is Uber’s new SVP for Policy and Strategy
Ride-sharing app platform company Uber announced on Tuesday the appointment of David Plouffe as its new Senior Vice President of Policy and Strategy. Plouffe is a political strategist best known as Barack Obama’s campaign manager in 2008. He also served the White House as Assistant to the President and Senior Advisor from 2011-2013.
Uber teams up with Tesla in Shanghai
Uber Shanghai announced on 10 June an exclusive offer to test drive the brand new Tesla Model S for free.
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San Francisco, US-based on-demand transportation startup Lyft announced that it will add more coverage to its ride insurance to include the time that drivers are not actively driving passengers.
California, US-based payments firm PayPal said it will open its new mobile software development kit (SDK) to all mobile developers across 30 countries starting February 24 to make way for a more convenient PayPal checkout in mobile apps.
San Francisco, US-based delivery firm Postmates nabbed $16 million in Series B funding to help improve its mobile app and one-hour package delivery service within the area.
A post on the official company blog of Uber said that they will be doing more thorough background checks of the drivers of its car riding service, TechCrunch reported.
Kickstarter, a crowdfunding site, won the "Best Overall Startup" at the 2013 Crunchies, besting other tough contenders in the category which included Uber, CloudFlare, Snapchat and Twitter, TechCrunch reported.
San Francisco, California-based online car booking service Uber planned to venture into the Asia Pacific market and start hiring staff members across 14 cities, according to an Uber representative.
China's mobile-based taxi booking service Kuaidadi confirmed it recently received a USD100 million investment from Alibaba, and has acquired a Shanghai-based taxi booking app called Dahuangfeng.
Uber, a ride solutions provider, is aggressively pushing for more drivers on the road that it had struck a deal with car manufacturers and auto finance firms to provide Uber drivers which better rates to own a vehicle.
The three-person management team of private limousine service Uber had severed ties with the company six months after the car service company launched its services in the capital of Germany.
