The DOJ said these fees were discriminatory. The DOJaccused Uber of discriminationlate last year. At the time, Uber said the lawsuit was both surprising and disappointing. On Monday, Uber defended its policies. Uber charges fees to passengers who take additional time to get to a vehicle. Uber said the average wait time fee charged to riders in 2020 was less than 60 cents. Now riders can request wait time fee refunds in the app or on Uber’s website....

Uber continues its push into on-demand and scheduled grocery delivery. Uber One members will receive free delivery on all Grocery Outlet orders over $15 indefinitely.

It’s part of Uber’s first official holiday shop, the company said Thursday. The holiday shop will appear in available cities. Uber PassandEats Passholders won’t have to pay a delivery fee on eligible orders $15 and up. See also:Best food delivery service: DoorDash, Grubhub, Uber Eats and more compared

Uber is now offering free Rosetta Stone language classes to ride-hail and deliver drivers, thecompany said Thursday. The language lessons are the latest effort by Uber to provide some perks for drivers. It offers free tuition at Arizona State University for its top drivers and delivery people.

For a full list, check out the company’sblog post. Here’s How It Works

Uber didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment. The employee’s credentials were then likely purchased from the dark web. Uber says no personal data was compromised.

Uberon Tuesday announced itsupgraded Safety Toolkitwith new options designed to improve user safety. For now, this feature is only available in the US. The revamped Safety Toolkit also more widely rolls out a more discreet way to text 911. The feature first rolled out in 2019, but is now expanding to nearly 60% of the US.

Uber istrialing video recordingduring rides in an effort to improve safety features. Files are encrypted and stored directly on the driver or rider’s rig.

Uber and Lyft are both offering 50% discounts on rides Tuesday. For Uber, a “Go vote!” option will be available in the app at half price for up to $10. In addition, Uber says it will offer 25% discounts nationwide as people go to election watch parties. This code also works for scooters and bikes from Lyft and for vehicle rideshares. And insome citiesacrossthe country, public transportation services are offering free bus or light rail rides to the polls....

TheFBI is reportedly helping Uber investigatethe incident. Uber didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment on this. Other internal systems were also inaccessible, the Times reported. The message also listed several internal databases that the hacker claimed had been compromised, the Times reported. The hacker sent the message through the app after compromising a worker’s account, Uber told the Times. Uber has been hacked before.

It’s already available on PCs,Amazon Lunaand Google Stadia.

Ubisoft Plus, the publisher’sgame subscription service, is making its way to Xbox. Ubisoft first revealedplans to bring its subscription service to the Xbox platform last year. EA,NintendoandApplealso have their own monthly subscriptions for their respective games.

The long-dormantUbisoftseries Splinter Cell will return. Publisher Ubisoft revealed Wednesday thata total remake for the stealth gamehas been approved and will start development soon. Splinter Cell made its debut in 2002 for the original Xbox. Fisher takes on solo missions requiring him to keep to the shadows and use stealth to complete his tasks. The last game of the franchise came out in 2013 with Splinter Cell: Blacklist.