Uber

Uber has paid the state of New Jersey a record $100 million in back taxes for depriving thousands of drivers of benefits by misclassifying them as independent contractors, the state’s labor department said.

Uber says it has reached out to law enforcement after the apparent breach of its network. A security engineer said the person taking responsibility had demonstrated how they obtained access

Ride-hailing giant Uber has paid New Jersey $100 million over what the state attorney general’s office said was misclassification of workers.

A vigil of remembrance took place on Monday in honor of a Filipino attorney who was shot and killed just five minute into his Uber ride to the airport during a visit to Philadelphia with his mother. NBC10’s Aaron Baskerville has the latest on the investigation.

A lawyer from the Philippines who was vacationing in Philadelphia with his mother was shot and killed while they were inside an Uber in University City over the weekend. NBC10’s Brian Sheehan has the latest details on the investigation.

Uber released data about the most unique and uncommon items that have been lost on rides, including a “bucket of slime” (???) and a tortoise.

The sixth annual list released by the rideshare company outlines “The most surprising and most popular items left behind over the past year,” as well as “The 10 most forgetful cities.”

Uber’s new features include things like booking charter transportation, the ability to upload a trip itinerary to book rides and more.

Uber will slash spending on marketing and incentives and treat hiring as a “privilege,” CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said in an email to staff Sunday.

An Uber driver who drove to Coachella to make money for his daughter’s chemo treatment made an unforgettable connection with a Nashville woman who was robbed at the music festival.

An Uber driver is recovering after he was shot by a passenger in the Cobbs Creek section of West Philadelphia on Thursday night. NBC10 reporter Cydney Long talked to a witness who found the driver bleeding from his wounds.

Surveillance video captured the aftermath of an Uber driver being shot by a passenger in West Philadelphia Thursday night.

NBC10’s Lauren Winfrey reports on what Philadelphia police said was the shooting of an Uber driver by his own passenger late Thursday night. The aftermath was caught on camera.

The FBI arrested a Jan. 6 riot participant thanks in part to a conversation the man had with his Uber driver the night of the attack on U.S. Capitol, according to court records unsealed Tuesday. On the evening of Jan. 6, just after 7 p.m., a Donald Trump supporter hopped into the back of an Uber in downtown D.C., about a mile...

Uber says that riders and drivers are no longer required to wear masks while using the service.

Uber and Lyft will no longer require masks for drivers and riders, the company announced Tuesday.

Riding in a self-driving van underscored the potential of autonomous vehicles, which some believe will be a multitrillion-dollar market for investors.

These are the stocks posting the largest moves in midday trading.

U.S. stock futures rose Tuesday, pointing to multiday winning streaks for the Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq.

The stocks making the biggest moves in premarket trading include Nielsen Holdings, FedEx, LHC Group, and more.