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Holy sh*tsnacks! Danger zone! Edinburgh Uni's Archer 2 super 'puter will cost a cool £79m The RegisterThe University of Edinburgh is getting a new supercomputer for academic and commercial research, and now we know it'll cost around 79 million quid. View the full article

Auckland Airport to partner with Uber to create more seamless journey International Airport ReviewGetting to the airport can be the most stressful part of the journey, but Auckland Airport plans to reduce this stress with a multimodality plan with Uber. View the full article

Pixel Spirits Distillery Inverness CourierPixel Spirits Distillery is the first and only gin and craft distillery in Lochaber. Founded by husband and wife team Craig and Noru Innes, this distillery has been ... View the full article

Roosters Piri Piri: fried and grilled chicken restaurant brand on expansion, takeaway and delivery BigHospitality.co.ukWhat started off as a bit of a 'KFC rip off' has grown into an international chicken brand that has its sights on 100-plus sites. Having started life as a traditional ... View the full article

Uber driver abducted sleeping woman, faked $1,000 fare, then dumped her on road Metro.co.ukAn Uber driver abducted a sleeping woman and ran her fare up to $1,000 before dumping her on the side of a highway. Harbir Parmar, 25, pleaded guilty to ... View the full article

Uber driver kidnapped passenger to boost fare BBC NewsThe driver "groped" a sleeping female passenger while taking her on a long ride to boost his fare. View the full article

Weirdest items left in Ubers revealed - including a CAT and 45 pieces of chicken Mirror OnlineUber has now revealed the most weird and wonderful items - and you won't believe some of them are real. View the full article

Severn Trent 'used Uber drivers to look at water leaks' BBC NewsA water company has been using taxi drivers to look at leaks. Severn Trent said it had deployed the drivers on about 50 small leaks "as a cheaper way to get live ... View the full article

Blow for Uber VAT case as limit to costs is dismissed | TaxiPoint Taxi News | UK | Black cabs TaxiPoint Taxi NewsA bid to limit costs in the case being brought against Uber has been dismissed by a judge, “handing corporations a massive advantage in future cases,” it has b. View the full article

Uber deemed not criminally liable in Arizona self-driving car death TaxiPoint Taxi NewsView the full article

Edinburgh murder: First picture of chef, 36, found dead in street Mirror OnlineLionel Simenya, 36, died following an altercation on Fords Road in the early hours of Thursday morning. View the full article

The amazing way the world could be £21 trillion richer by 2025 – Susan Dalgety The ScotsmanGender equality isn't just 'self-evidently right', it is also a major economic opportunity for the planet – according to hard-headed uber-capitalists, writes Susan ... View the full article

Uber drivers hired by water company to roam streets to find leaking pipes Mirror OnlineSevern Trent has sent drivers to 50 reports of leaks in the last two weeks in a bid to reduce its 400million litres of lost water every day. View the full article

The amazing way the world could be £21 trillion richer by 2025 – Susan Dalgety The ScotsmanGender equality isn't just 'self-evidently right', it is also a major economic opportunity for the planet – according to hard-headed uber-capitalists, writes Susan ... View the full article

Quiz: How populist were these politicians on the stump? The GuardianFrom Nigel Farage to Barack Obama, politicians of left and right have been called populist. But how populist were their campaign speeches? See if you can ... View the full article

'Suspect package' evacuations in Edinburgh and Dumfries BBC NewsPolice have carried out evacuations in Edinburgh and Dumfries over two reports of suspicious packages. The Halifax building on Princes Street, as well as ... View the full article

Google spin-off Waymo to sell Lidar it fought Uber on BBC NewsGoogle spin-off Waymo plans to sell the sensors it uses on its self-drive cars to other industries. The technology behind them was at the heart of legal action last ... View the full article

25 Bizarre Items Uber Riders Have Left Behind Mental FlossYou'd be surprised by the number of Uber passengers who leave their pets behind—including one person forgot their fish tank (with fish and water inside). View the full article

Prince Philip's most adorable family moments over the years Yahoo StyleIncluding some sweet moments with his grandchildren. View the full article

Whisky bottle sells for more than £600,000 in Edinburgh Edinburgh LiveIt has a label designed by the artist for a Beatles' album cover. View the full article

Comic Daniel Sloss' hilarious Edinburgh history lesson goes viral after US talk show appearance Edinburgh LiveThe comedian somehow managed to make jokes about the Black Death and Burke and Hare while chatting to Conan O'Brien. View the full article

Uber 'not criminally liable' for self-driving death BBC NewsUber will not face criminal charges for a fatal crash involving one of its self-driving cars. Prosecutors have ruled that the company is not criminally liable for the ... View the full article

Uber not criminally liable for fatal self-driving car crash in Arizona E&T MagazineA court has ruled that Uber is not criminally liable for a crash that occurred last year where one of its self-driving cars killed a pedestrian in Arizona. View the full article

Uber won't face criminal charges after its robo-car killed woman crossing street The RegisterThis month last year, one of Uber's self-driving cars operating in autonomous mode hit and killed Elaine Herzberg as she walked a bicycle across a road at night ... View the full article

Where do you find the world's super rich? Not in Sydney or Melbourne Sydney Morning HeraldWith their private jets and multiple houses, the world's mega-rich are the ultimate globetrotters. Yet about half of this elite population have their main residences ... View the full article