Uber Technologies plans to move ahead with a deal to bring in Japanese technology company SoftBank Group as a major investor …
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Egypt lifts ban on Uber and Careem
An Egyptian court ruled to revoke the suspension of the licenses of ride-hailing companies Uber and Careem, allowing them to continue their work, Reuters reports citing judicial sources said. 0 1844
Experts: Uber’s hack cover-up shocking
Uber’s hack cover-up has brought the issues of increasing cybersecurity attacks and approaches of handling a security breach to the …
Transformation Talk | Weekly news round up 23.11.17
Transformation Talk gives you a weekly roundup of the biggest news in the technology industry.
Uber concealed massive data breach, paid hackers $100,000
Uber Technologies CEO Dara Khosrowshahi revealed in a statement that towards late 2016 hackers had stolen personal data of 57 million …
Volvo to deliver 24,000 cars for Uber’s driverless fleet
Uber Technologies has decided to purchase 24,000 sport utility vehicles from Volvo Cars to create a fleet of driverless autos, …
Bill Gates pledges $80 million to Arizona Smart City project
One of Microsoft founder and former CEO Bill Gates’ conglomerates has reportedly invested $80 million on a Smart City project in a 25,000 acres of land west of Phoenix, Arizona.
SoftBank: Considering Uber but “no final agreement” yet
Japanese multinational telecommunications and Internet firm SoftBank Group said in a statement that although it is considering investing into the …
Uber seals multi-billion dollar SoftBank investment
The agreement lets SoftBank and other firms invest up to $1 billion in Uber, and proceed with a tender offer in coming weeks to buy up to $9 billion in shares from existing investors.
Uber loses UK court appeal against drivers’ rights
Uber has reportedly lost its appeal against a ruling that its drivers should be classed as workers with minimum-wage rights rather than self-employed.
Uber enhances app features to improve experience of Dubai drivers
The company said in a statement that the new features, which are being rolled out across the MENA region, aim to address three key areas: flexibility, efficiency and earnings.