Media mogul Rupert Murdoch owns a piece of Uber
The billionaire has a minority stake in the company, but even a half-percent share would amount to something close to $300 million.
Uber and Lyft are pausing operations in Austin after losing a citywide vote
Voters rejected a ballot measure that would have let Uber and Lyft set their own rules.
Uber, already in 400 cities, just formed a global policy board
The board will help the company navigate international markets and regulators.
Uber enables global e-hailing through Alipay to fend against Lyft/Didi alliance
Now Chinese riders can use Alipay to hail and pay for an Uber all over the world.
Why the Uber drivers' lawyer settled their fight to become employees
Shannon Liss-Riordan, the attorney representing drivers, defends her decision to settle.
Meet the New York Times' Jenna Wortham before she reinvents herself again
"I always wanted to be in this business because I wanted to write about people who look like me."
Arianna Huffington joins Uber's board of directors
Arianna Huffington will bring a much-needed "emotional intelligence" to Uber, CEO Travis Kalanick wrote.
Google, Ford and Uber just created a giant lobbying group for self-driving cars
Lyft and Volvo are also involved.
Uber's class-action settlement with drivers means almost nothing is changing
Uber gets to keep its drivers as independent contractors, which means it's the big winner.
Here's how the Uber appeals panel and driver association will work
Uber has agreed to help fund the driver association it will set up as part of the settlement.
Uber explodes in Egypt, while EasyTaxi stutters in the Middle East
For Uber and Careem, Egypt has been a huge source of growth.
Uber agrees to pay $100 million to avoid paying for driver benefits
The company has agreed to settle a pair of lawsuits that could have significantly upended its business model.
POTUS taps Uber chief security officer to be a part of a cyber security commission
Uber's chief security officer, Joe Sullivan, has been tapped to join a 12-member cyber security commission.
Three years ago, Uber X was born with a policy manifesto
Here's the white paper that started it all.
Lyft may have to pay more than $12.25 million to settle driver classification suit
Judge Vince Chhabria thinks the payout isn't big enough.
Uber poaches a top Ford engineer to help build self-driving cars
Sherif Marakby, come on down!
Meet the Companies Trying to Dominate the Latin-American Ride-Hail Industry -- And Edge Out Uber
The land grab for markets in Latin America has commenced for ride-hail companies. Here are the major players vying for market dominance in the region.
Uber's Policy Boss Is Cutting Team to Make Way for Googlers
Rachel Whetstone has poached a number of key Google operatives in a widespread internal restructuring at a key unit of the powerful ride-hailing startup.
This U.S. City Is Subsidizing Uber -- Here's Why
Altamonte Springs, Florida's first-in-the-nation test may be a harbinger of how suburbs expand their transportation system.
UberEats Is Going After Caviar in Food Delivery Market
The first casualty of this impending battle may be in-house delivery drivers.
Uber Launches Instant Pay Pilot as It Battles Lyft for Drivers
The move comes just three months after Lyft rolled out its own proprietary cash-out service called Express Pay.
Ola's New Service Quickly Gaining Ground on Uber India
Ola Micro is the company's cheapest offering.
Meet Austin Mayor Steve Adler, the Guy Caught Between a Rock and Uber and Lyft (Q&A)
Disagreement over fingerprint background checks for drivers has led to an upcoming ballot measure.
An Ex-NFLer Made an iPhone Movie About an Uber Driver (And I Liked It)
"9 Rides" was filmed in less than a week last November.
Nobody in India Wanted Fancy Rides, So Uber Is Cutting Them
Demand for some services -- UberBlack, for instance -- turns out not to be so high in India.
Uber's Fight in Florida Is Getting Personal
The company is aiming political-campaign style attacks at a state senator blocking legislation that it favors.
Bloomberg Planned to Tap Sharing Economy in White House Bid
The campaign planned to tap Uber, Lyft, DoorDash and Airbnb.
Lyft Ridership Has Increased 500 Percent in NYC Since May
Lyft is seeing some traction in New York City -- a key market for the company and its competitors.
Uber and Safety
Uber just settled one lawsuit for $28.5 million for, among other things, claiming it was “the safest ride on the road.”
Johana Bhuiyan Is Now Driving Re/code's Transportation Coverage
Although early in her career, she has become the go-to reporter on all things transportation.
Uber Is Expanding Its Self-Driving Research Operations in Pittsburgh
Steel City is getting test roads for autonomous vehicles.
Ex-Uber Public Policy Chief Corey Owens Is Now Working for Drone Giant DJI
Owens left the ride-hailing service in December.