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The Independent UK company to launch 'Uber' for air with on-demand flights The Independent A Guernsey-based company is set to launch an Uber-style on-demand air taxi service for passengers and freight which it hopes will revolutionise the way we travel. Waves CEO Nick Magliocchetti came up with the idea after moving to Guernsey and realising ... https://www.google.com/news -
TIME Will Uber's Data Breach Cover-up be the Final Straw for Its Most Loyal Users? TIME (DETROIT) — Uber has managed to hold the title of world's largest ride-hailing service despite its seemingly endless string of scandals. Its latest misbehavior involving a data breach cover-up revealed this week could be the impetus for people to ride ... and more » https://www.google.com/news
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CNBC Uber and Infosys co-founders are latest billionaires to join The Giving Pledge CNBC Uber co-founder Garrett Camp has joined The Giving Pledge, a commitment to give away half of their wealth to charity. So has Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani, who signed on along with his wife Rohini. Camp's net worth is estimated at $5.1 billion ... https://www.google.com/news
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The Denver Post How long will Uber customers be willing to forgive and forget scandals? The Denver Post This Wednesday, June 21, 2017, file photo shows the building that houses the headquarters of Uber, in San Francisco. In a move announced Monday, Nov. 6, 2017, Uber is pledging $5 million over the next five years to seven organizations that work to ... Uber customers torn between scandals and serviceTampabay.com all 13 news articles » https://www.google.com/news
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The Guardian Uber covered up massive hack that exposed data of 57m users and drivers The Guardian Uber concealed a massive global breach of the personal information of 57 million customers and drivers in October 2016, failing to notify the individuals and regulators, the company acknowledged on Tuesday. Uber also confirmed it had paid the hackers ... Uber hid massive data breach from passengers and regulatorsFinancial Times Uber 'paid off' hackers who stole data from 57 million peopleSky News Uber concealed huge data breachBBC News The Independent -Fortune -AdAge.com all 184 news articles » https://www.google.com/news
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The Guardian Uber wants to cure travel sickness with light, air blasts and moving seats The Guardian Uber is working on a system to prevent travel sickness in cars, which it sees as a barrier to the adoption of self-driving vehicles, stopping people from doing other things as they are ferried to their destination. According to a patent, which ... Uber wants the driverless car experience to be sick bag-freeTechRadar Uber is going to make car sickness a thing of the past—especially in driverless carsMashable (blog) all 5 news articles » https://www.google.com/news
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BBC News Leeds has the UK's cheapest Uber journeys Yorkshire Post The news that taxi app Uber will be banned from operating cars in London has caused shock in the capital. Uber's private hire licence was withdrawn by Transport for London over concerns about passenger safety and driver behaviour - although they plan ... What's happening with Uber in London?BBC News Uber: Major UK cities have no plans to follow London in banning taxi-appEvening Standard These are the alternative apps you can use other than UberMetro The Times -Daily Mail -The Independent all 900 news articles » View the full article -
The Boston Globe Driverless cars return to Boston streets after fatal Uber crash in Arizona The Boston Globe Self-driving cars have returned to the roads of Boston this week after a brief shutdown to review safety standards following the death of a pedestrian in Tempe, Ariz., where a woman was struck by an autonomous Uber car. But Massachusetts officials have ... and more » https://www.google.com/news
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Business Insider Uber is on the verge of selling its Southeast Asia business to one of its biggest rivals Business Insider SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Southeast Asia's biggest ride-hailing firm, Grab, is in advanced negotiations to buy parts of Uber Technologies Inc's business in the region, said a source with knowledge of the talks, in what would be Uber's second retreat from ... Southeast Asia's Grab in talks to buy into Uber's regional business-sourceReuters SoftBank grabs a ticket to ride, and Uber is strandedThe Straits Times Grab is said to close deal for Uber South-East Asia businessThe Star Online The Business Times -euronews all 14 news articles » https://www.google.com/news
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The Guardian Uber to set up 24-hour hotline for UK customers The Guardian Uber said it would also change its approach to reporting serious incidents to the police. Concern had been raised by the Met police that Uber was failing to properly investigate allegations of sexual assault against passengers – one major issue when ... Call for women-only Uber Pools for LondonBBC News Uber introduces new safety features as it fights to retain London licenseReuters Uber sets out safety pledges in effort to regain London licenceFinancial Times Engadget -Sky News -CNBC -Transport for London all 63 news articles » View the full article -
The Guardian Uber to set up 24-hour hotline for UK customers The Guardian Uber said it would also change its approach to reporting serious incidents to the police. Concern had been raised by the Met police that Uber was failing to properly investigate allegations of sexual assault against passengers – one major issue when ... Uber to report crimes direct to police to boost safetyBBC News Uber to revamp reporting of violent incidents in bid to placate TfLFinancial Times Uber unveils new security measures in wake of UK safety concerns and TfL banThe Independent Telegraph.co.uk -Sky News -CNBC -Transport for London all 63 news articles » https://www.google.com/news
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Verdict French taxi startup Heetch wants to be the new Uber and has its sights set on London Verdict London has become somewhat of a difficult marketplace for ride-sharing startups. Uber was banned from operating in London back in September last year and is currently appealing the decision. As well, the Estonian-based startup Taxify ran into problems ... Heetch raises another $20 million to compete head-to-head with Uber in EuropeTechCrunch all 5 news articles » View the full article
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Telegraph.co.uk Uber takes driverless taxi dreams up a gear with the help of Nvidia Telegraph.co.uk Uber's dream of ending its employment problems by replacing hundreds of thousands of drivers with computers edged closer to reality in Las Vegas yesterday, as the ride-sharing app announced a deal with a chip maker specialising in artificial ... Volkswagen, Uber to Deploy Nvidia's Technology for Self DrivingBloomberg all 187 news articles » View the full article
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Business Insider Uber Q3 financials leaked: Here's how much the company made ... Business Insider Uber plans to go public by 2019 — here's a look at where its financials are at now, according to a recent leak to The Wall Street Journal. and more » https://www.google.com/news
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The Guardian Uber valued at $48bn after consortium secures shares deal The Guardian The price is a discount of about 30% to Uber's most recent valuation of $68bn. The deal will trigger a number of changes in the way the board oversees the company, which is facing federal criminal investigations, a high-stakes lawsuit and complaints ... SoftBank-led group to acquire $9bn stake in UberFinancial Times Uber's Frankenboard arrivesTechCrunch Uber: Softbank takes large stake in ride-hailing firmBBC News Telegraph.co.uk -CNET -CNBC -Recode all 82 news articles » https://www.google.com/news
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Financial Times 'People love the Uber product; they don't necessarily love the brand' Financial Times At a company full of challenging jobs, Bozoma Saint John surely has one of the toughest. As chief brand officer at Uber, her task is to try to get people to love a business that has become synonymous with the worst excesses of Silicon Valley culture ... https://www.google.com/news
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The Guardian Uber has its licence suspended in Sheffield The Guardian Bertram announced her departure after Transport for London (TfL) stripped Uber of its licence to operate in the UK capital in September. Sheffield city council has said the law does not allow for a licence to be transferred to a different name. However ... Uber's licence suspended in Sheffield - BBC NewsBBC News Uber Sheffield ban: City suspends taxi app's licence after company ...The Independent Uber loses licence to operate in Sheffield after 'failing to answer questions about management'Sky News The INQUIRER -HuffPost UK -The Star all 25 news articles » https://www.google.com/news
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Salon Uber's flying car project shows the company's desperation Salon How bad are Uber's financials? Recently some Silicon Valley investors, such as Roger McNamee, have said that Uber is actually worth far less than $70 billion. Yet the company counters critics by claiming it has about $6.6 billion in cash on hand. That ... https://www.google.com/news
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The Independent Uber data breach: Information Commissioner has 'huge concerns' over taxi app after cover-up The Independent Data protection regulator the Information Commissioner's Office has said that it has “huge concerns” relating to Uber's cover-up of a massive data breach that came to light this week. Uber admitted on Tuesday that it had failed to disclose a ... UK regulator has 'huge concerns' over Uber breachBBC News Uber hid massive data breach from passengers and regulatorsFinancial Times Hiding under a rock will cost Uber dearly – and rightly soCity A.M. The Guardian -MoneySavingExpert -Manchester Evening News -Uber all 423 news articles » https://www.google.com/news