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Couple Mistakenly Hit With $30K Uber Charge: ‘Bank Basically Says It’s Our Fault’

During their vacation in Costa Rica, an American couple alleges that they were billed $29,994 for a single Uber ride.

Zenger

Road Angel Halo Pro review

A 2K dash cam with GPS, excellent video quality and a rear-facing camera included, but it lacks bonus features and the app could be better

Digital Camera World

Couple's holiday horror after they're accidentally charged £23,000 for Uber ride

A couple’s anniversary holiday took a wrong turn after an apparent currency conversion error landed them a £23,362 charge for a single Uber ride

Daily Mirror

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New minimum wage rule for NYC food delivery workers temporarily halted by judge

A New York state judge issued a temporary halt to a new city law scheduled to go into effect next week, which requires minimum wage payments for app-based food delivery workers.

Tribune News Service

Diablo 4 patch accidently sparks Uber Uniques loot rush that Blizzard had to swiftly stamp out

We hope you got in while the going was good

GamesRadar

Food delivery services sue NYC over minimum pay rates for app-based workers

Uber Eats, DoorDash and Grubhub have sued New York City to block its new minimum pay rules for food delivery workers

The Independent UK

Couple claim they were charged $30,000 for single Uber ride in Costa Rica

Issue was later resolved

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Most bizarre job interview questions - from Uber rating to favourite Pokemon

Job interviews can often include some really random questions that you never expected to have to answer - but luckily experts have shared what to do if you feel awkward in those situations

Daily Mirror

Woman's Costa Rica holiday ruined after Uber slaps her with £23,000 bill

A woman posted a video on TikTok explaining how she had been charged a huge amount for her relatively short Uber trip while on a holiday in Costa Rica in Central America

Daily Mirror

Uber (UBER) vs. Lyft (LYFT): Which Ride-Hailing Giant Is the Better Investment Now?

Following the pandemic-induced slowdown in their businesses, the prospects look bright for ride-hailing giants Uber Technologies (UBER) and Lyft (LYFT) as people return to their pre-pandemic habits. Let’s compare these two stocks to identify which is better positioned for an upside in the near term.

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Schools across North East close as teachers go on strike again in long-running pay dispute

Teachers were back on picket lines as they staged another strike on Wednesday, with many North East schools closed or partially shut to pupils

Chronicle Live

150,000 food delivery riders to get free safety gear

Thousands of Australian food delivery riders will be offered free high-visibility safety kits this month in a fresh bid to reduce injuries.

AAP

Nottinghamshire man's fight to reclaim £82 after accidental Uber Eats order

Warren Blackwell, 42, was in the middle of cutting a hedge at 12.20pm on Tuesday, June 27, when he realised he had made an unintentional and unfortunate food order on UberEats

Nottingham Post

Uber launches in Europe’s top holiday destinations in time for summer travel season

The transportation network company will also offer services in top holiday destinations such as Spain, Italy, France Malta and Croatia

Evening Standard

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The Hindu

Indian-origin man in U.S. sentenced to jail for smuggling Indians using Uber app

A 49-year-old Indian-origin man was sentenced to over three years in jail for smuggling more than 800 Indian citizens into the U.S. using ride-hailing app Uber.

Marie Claire

Greta Lee on How Filming 'Past Lives' Felt Like Skydiving

The actress, who has a career-defining performance in one of the year's best movies, breaks down the challenges she faced while filming the existential romance, her views on what ifs, and how she thinks Nora's story plays out.

The Independent UK

Uber passenger shot and killed driver because ‘she feared he was kidnapping her to Mexico’

Phoebe Copas allegedly ‘panicked’ and shot Daniel Piedra Garcia several times in the head after she saw a sign reading ‘Juarez, Mexico’

The Guardian - US

US woman who shot and killed Uber driver claims she thought she was being kidnapped

Kentucky woman allegedly saw sign for Mexican city of Juárez and shot Daniel Piedra multiple times in the back of the head

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The Guardian - US

Four more people just died in an e-bike fire. If nothing changes, they won’t be the last

Battery fires put gig workers at particular risk – but safer alternatives are often out of reach

The Hindu

Driven by driver’s union, Bengaluru’s ‘Namma Yatri’ makes inroads through ONDC

Ravi Prasad, an IT employee in Bellandur, who normally books an auto every day to and from office through ride-hailing players such as Ola and Uber, recently switched to ‘Namma Yatri’ app. Mr. Prasad said he started to use this app after many auto drivers requested him to download the…

Pedestrian.tv

I Tried Giving Up My Car For A Month & Here’s Everything I Learnt From The Experiment

Do you think you could give up your car? I mean seriously give it up, not leave it in your car spot for moss to grow over it, I mean hand the keys off to someone else for good. Most Australians can’t. Despite Australia’s car ownership being the highest in…

Tribune News Service

Identical and inseparable, the Stokes twins were softball stars. Then came the crash.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Before the wreck that killed the two people on the passenger side of the car, before the packed funeral that included a tearful eulogy from softball’s biggest celebrity, before the court case that may finally be decided Wednesday after five postponements, Mia and Mallory Stokes were simply…

Manchester Evening News

Bizarre moment Uber driver stops on ziz-zag lines outside school to wash his car

The driver dodged a fine due to a legal loophole

StockNews.com

Alphabet (GOOGL): Are Investors Buying It This Week?

Besides making significant strides in AI technology, tech giant Alphabet (GOOGL) has seen a surge in trading volume and price performance in recent months. Let us explore whether you should buy the stock this week. Keep reading to find out.

Evening Standard

Bridgerton’s Ruby Barker opens up about finding purpose again after losing her dad to cancer

EXCLUSIVE: ‘It’s hard to even put into words that feeling, that loss: it hit me really hard’

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