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  Over 50% Australians expected to be using shared economy platforms by year's end

  New research by start-up accelerator The Sharing Hub has asserted that an increasing number of Australians are turning to the sharing economy to bridge the pay gap.

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  Uber confirms massive 2016 data breach

  Uber has confirmed that in October 2016 hackers gained access to the licence numbers of 600,000 of its US drivers and the personal information of 57 million Uber users from around the world.

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  Uber offers taxi service, not software as a service, says EU court official

  Uber operates a transport service, not a software service, and so can be subject to taxi licensing regulations, the Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the European Union has advised.

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  Lessons from SXSW: Life without Uber is mostly fine

  Surviving SXSW without Uber and Lyft had its hiccups, but it wasn't as bad as it could have been.

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  Uber now lets you set a friend's location as your destination

  Uber is getting more convenient and social with Snapchat integration and new filters, as well as the ability to set a friend's current location as your destination.

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  Uber drivers in the UK are employees, court rules

  Uber should treat its drivers in the U.K. as employees, paying them at least minimum wage from the moment they are available to work until they log off, and providing them with paid time off, a London employment tribunal has ruled.

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  As self-driving cars hit Pittsburgh's roads, Boston wants to be next

  Uber today announced that some customers in Pittsburgh will find themselves in its first self-driving vehicles; meanwhile, Boston's mayor said he wants his city wants to welcome the testing of autonomous vehicles.

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  Your next Uber could be self driving

  Self-driving Ubers are now arriving in Pittsburgh as the company tests out its autonomous car development

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  Uber's self-driving cars will start picking up passengers this month

  Uber wants to be first to market with driverless cars and replace its human-powered fleet of drivers with robots.

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  Uber will guarantee fares upfront, but surge prices are here to stay

  "No math, no surprises," Uber promises.

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  More Uber deliveries may be coming from your favorite online services

  Uber just announced that its UberRush delivery service is now available to any business, and can be easily integrated into an existing website or mobile app.

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  Uber to test self-driving cars in Pittsburgh

  Uber will begin real-world tests of self-driving car technology in the coming weeks, putting a custom Ford Fusion onto the streets of Pittsburgh.

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  ingogo introduces fixed taxi fares

  Taxi payment company, ingogo, has introduced fixed fares in an attempt to change the taxi booking process by doing away with traditional metered fares.

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  Uber faces more lawsuits for classifying drivers as contractors

  Uber Technologies faces more class-action lawsuits from drivers seeking reclassification as employees, even as its settlement in two other suits with drivers in California and Massachusetts has been submitted to a judge for approval.

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  Optus to bring in-car 4G Wi-Fi to Uber drivers

  Optus has partnered with Uber to bring in-car 4G Wi-Fi for selected Uber vehicles.