A company called Empower is trying to take on Uber, Lyft and local regulators as it piles up fines and draws new passengers to its service. Computers and the Internet, Car Services and Livery Cabs, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, Uber Technologies Inc, Empower, Washington (DC), Sear, Joshua, Rogers, Jonathan, Nadeau, Brianne A company called Empower is trying to take on Uber, Lyft and local regulators as it piles up fines and draws new passengers to its service. NYT > Business