Alphabet’s Waymo had filed a lawsuit against Uber Technologies a year ago over charges of theft of self-driving car trade …
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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 1966
Uber presents details on 2016 data breach
The two individuals responsible for hacking Uber’s data in 2016 were in Canada and Florida at the time, the ride-hailing …
Dubai Uber users will soon be able to book air taxis
Uber Technologies and Bell Helicopter have announced that it is expecting to roll-out the first air-taxis by 2025, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Why we’re getting self-driving delivery before self-driving Ubers
The public will have to wait another decade for self-driving Ubers. But autonomous vans are already delivering groceries.
Mercedez-Benz parent firm to test robo-taxis in months
Daimler and automotive supplier Robert Bosch have reportedly tied up to begin testing self-driving robo-taxis in the next few months.
10 biggest data breaches of the 21st century
Data breaches happen daily, in too many places at once to keep count. But what constitutes a huge breach versus a small one? We bring you 10 of the biggest or most prominent breaches of the 21st century.
WEF 2018: technologists and futurists take centre stage
The theme for this year’s meeting of business, political and academic elites at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, is ‘Creating a Shared Future …
Uber’s time-based service debuts in Dubai
Uber has announced that it will launching its new on-demand, time-based service UberHIRE in Dubai.
Careem, Uber recruit female drivers in Saudi
Ride-hailing applications in Saudi Arabia are recruiting female drivers, after the Kingdom announced plans to lift the ban on women …
Self-driving cars head for CES
With millions of autonomous vehicles expected on our roads a decade from now, who’s going to teach them all to …