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Don’t let Uber take you for a rideLetters: Uber makes customers identify themselves and records where they go. If such services replace today’s taxis, we will all suffer a loss of freedom
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Study: Uber and Lyft have ‘pattern of discrimination’ against black passengersWaiting times for black Seattle passengers were 35% longer, and Boston drivers cancelled rides for black passengers more than twice as frequently, study found
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Employment tribunal judge’s ruling will send shockwaves through companies using the same business modelUber ruling is a massive boost for a fairer jobs market
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The Guardian view on the gig economy: obligations not excuses to workers are neededEditorial: Judges were right to say that the on-demand industry has not turned our concept of work upside down. Ducking out of paying benefits is not a fair route to profits
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Uber loses right to classify UK drivers as self-employedLandmark employment tribunal ruling states firm must also pay drivers national living wage and holiday pay with huge implications for gig economy
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Uber driver hails landmark tribunal rulingHuge growth in driver numbers and forcing down of fares made it impossible to make a living, claims tribunal plaintiff Asif Hanif
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Uber awaits tribunal ruling over drivers' status as workersUnion cases demanding basic employment rights and paid holidays could affect 40,000 cabbies in the UK
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Uber won't build flying cars but they sure as hell want someone else toCompany report describes network of aircraft that can take off and land vertically and lays out plan in support of companies attempting to build them
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'Clock is ticking' on companies exploiting 'gig economy' says Labour MPFrank Field MP says ‘push back’ beginning against employers who have been ‘testing the law’ as HMRC opens inquiry into delivery firm Hermes
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Self-employment status – who's next under the HMRC spotlightThe inquiry into employment conditions and status at delivery giant Hermes has put the focus on other large companies operating in the gig economy
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Self-employed earn less than in 2001 – and will be hit by welfare cutsNumber of people working for themselves up by half in 15 years but their average pay down £60 a week, thinktanks say
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TfL to make written English test compulsory for private cab driversUber fails to obtain concessions as Transport for London introduces requirement for taxi drivers seeking to obtain or renew licence after 1 April 2017
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The future: where borrowing is the norm and ownership is luxuryTurn any idle asset into a productive piece of capital. All you have to do is set a price, and the robots will take care of the rest. What could possibly go wrong?
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Uber drivers await tribunal verdict on employment statusJudgment over whether taxi app is acting unlawfully by not offering holiday and sick pay could be delivered on Wednesday
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Self-driving car tested for first time in UK in Milton KeynesDriverless LUTZ Pathfinder shares streets of Buckinghamshire town with cyclists and pedestrians, reaching speeds of 15mph
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Uber’s main UK business paid only £411,000 in tax last yearTaxi app’s turnover doubled to £23.3m but income was earned by giving unspecified ‘support’ to other firms, accounts show
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Pittsburgh's thriving tech sector brings new life to post-industrial cityAcademic and healthcare hubs – eds and meds – have helped attract technology companies such as Uber and Google, as showcased by the Thrival festival
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TfL accused of fostering 'brutal exploitation' of minicab driversReport says Transport for London has failed to get to grips with implications for drivers of private hire apps such as Uber
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Pay rates, insurance and superannuation: who's in charge of the gig economy?Unions NSW is considering a test case against Airtasker that could change tax, compensation and labour laws, and shake up the future of work
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Passengers in Uber's self-driving cars waived right to sue for injury or deathThe company has rolled out a self-driving fleet in Pittsburgh. But passengers might not be aware of how experimental the pilot still is
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How driverless cars could change our whole futureVast areas of land are covered in parked cars. When self-driving vehicles become commonplace, we might devote that dead space to something useful instead
The battle over Uber and driverless cars is really a debate about the future of humanity