Uber’s taxi hailing service returns to New York City — with some big limitations

Uber is back on the streets of New York -- though the city has imposed some new restrictions on the service.

Watch out, taxi cabs: Uber army growing to 800 strong

At SXSW, Uber CEO revealed the next stage of his battle plan: quadrupling the size of his staff in the next year, growing from 200 to 800 members, and continuing global expansion.

Taxi Magic shows off new powers with biggest update ever

Taxi Magic dispatched the biggest update ever of its popular mobile app today to further improve the experience of calling a cab.

The company shaped the new version based on feedback from users. It offers a whole new platform with …

Funding daily: Make a tiny, creepy doll in your likeness

Funding news was buzzing and the cash was flowing today, so we have plenty of big dollar stories for you. If you want funding news throughout the day, check our deals channel feed by clicking the RSS logo above.

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Exclusive: a sneak peek at the new tablet taxi Verifone is bringing to New York City

One thing Sam hates about being a Manhattan cabbie is picking up tourists hoping to see a Broadway show. “They are always yelling at me, drive faster, we’ve still got to buy our tickets.”

So Sam, who asked we not …

Square card readers approved for pilot run in New York taxis

Last week, we heard that mobile payments powerhouse Square was talking to the Taxi and Limousine Commission of New York City about putting its card readers in cabs. Today, that same commission has approved Square and two other companies to …

Why Square wants to replace TVs with tablets in New York City taxis

Almost all of New York City’s iconic yellow cabs now have a TV in the back seat playing a loop of local news and entertainment. But if innovator Jack Dorsey has his way, those taxi TVs could be replaced with …