Uber
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Why do uber drivers cancel rides? A 70-year old driver gave the answer
Technology | Nov 06, 2023, 07:45 PM ISTA 70-year-old Uber driver shared how he ignored the company’s policy and made huge financial benefits by cancelling the rides.
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Uber launches 'Group Rides' feature in India: Details
Technology | Aug 22, 2023, 07:01 PM ISTThe 'Group Rides' feature in Uber allows users to easily invite their friends to join their rides by sharing ride details through messaging apps. Once friends have joined the ride, they can enter their own pickup locations, which will then be incorporated into the trip.
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Indian-origin man pleads guilty for smuggling 800 Indian citizens to US via Uber cab; earns $5 lakh
World | Jun 29, 2023, 03:40 PM ISTThe Attorney observed that Singh’s participation in the conspiracy preyed upon the Indian Nationals’ hopes for a better life in the United States while saddling those smuggled with a crushing debt of as much as $70,000.
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US woman mistakenly shoots Uber driver; dials police, boyfriend to narrate horrific episode
World | Jun 26, 2023, 02:46 PM ISTBelieving she was being kidnapped and taken to Mexico, Copas is accused of grabbing a handgun from her purse and shooting Piedra in the head.
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Uber to lay off 200 employees; 17 pc reduction in workforce since COVID pandemic
Business | Jun 22, 2023, 04:19 PM ISTSince the beginning of the epidemic, the company has reduced its employees by 17 per cent.
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Delhi: Bike-taxi aggregators Rapido, Ola, Uber not allowed in national capital I KNOW WHY
Delhi | Jun 12, 2023, 04:22 PM ISTThe top court was hearing two separate petitions by the AAP government challenging the May 26 order of the High Court asking it not to take any coercive action against the bike-taxi aggregators until the final policy was notified.
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Uber subscribers gets cashback as it drops ride price
Technology | May 31, 2023, 12:10 PM ISTAccording to Uber's full-year earnings report, Uber One memberships increased by 100 per cent to approximately 12 million members in 2022, TechCrunch report stated.
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Uber partners with GeM portal to offer taxi services to govt offices, agencies, PSUs at fixed price
Business | May 28, 2023, 11:58 AM ISTSoon personnel from government ministries, departments, agencies and public sector units will be able to book taxis for official purposes from cab aggregator Uber.
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Uber Green launched, teams up with Zypp Electric for 10,000 EV two-wheelers
Technology | May 24, 2023, 07:19 PM ISTUber has made a firm commitment to transform into a zero-emissions mobility platform by 2030 in Europe and North America, with the global target set for 2040. In terms of sustainability efforts, Uber has made significant progress by increasing the number of electric vehicles on its platform by over
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Uber UK users can now book flights from the platform: Know more
Technology | May 11, 2023, 06:34 PM ISTUber app users will simply need to enter their travel details, which will further travel to and from along with dates. Customers will then be able to choose their departing and returning flights if booking a round trip. Users will be able to select seats and pay in the app for major carriers.
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Delhi govt approves cab aggregator scheme; mandates panic button, only electric bike taxis permitted
Delhi | May 10, 2023, 06:54 PM ISTAccording to an official statement, a draft of the scheme has now been sent to the lieutenant governor. It will then be put up for public feedback and comments by the transport department before being given the final shape.
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Uber ex-security chief sentenced for covering up data breach of millions of customer's records
Technology | May 06, 2023, 01:32 PM ISTJoseph Sullivan, 54, of Palo Alto was convicted by a federal jury in San Francisco last October of obstructing justice and concealing knowledge that a federal felony had been committed.
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'Delhi me daaru pe ban nahi fir bike taxi pe kyun?' ask thousands of Ola, Rapido bike taxi drivers
Business | Mar 04, 2023, 11:55 AM ISTThe Delhi Transport Department issued a public notice to Ola, Uber and Rapido to stop their bike taxi services in the capital effective immediately, citing the violation of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.
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Delhi: Woman cab driver fights back man trying to rob her mobile phone; here's what happened next
Jan 10, 2023, 07:55 PM ISTThe cab driver was waiting to pick up a passenger when the man allegedly threw a stone at her vehicle and broke the glass window.
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Ola, Uber, Dunzo reported as the worst platforms: Know-why?
Technology | Dec 27, 2022, 03:38 PM ISTProfessor Balaji Parthasarathy, one of the principal investigators of the team, told IANS that these findings are alarming for all stakeholders -- government, consumers and platform owners -- and they should come together to help gig workers get the best working conditions.
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Indians spent 11 billion minutes travelling via Uber in 2022- Report
Technology | Dec 26, 2022, 06:02 PM ISTAmong the cities with the highest number of Uber trips in 2022 were Delhi-NCR, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Kolkata and Mumbai. The top five cities with intercity routes were Mumbai to Nashik, Mumbai to Pune, Delhi to Agra, Lucknow to Kanpur and Jaipur to Chandigarh.
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853 tech firms lay off over 137,492 workers globally, more job cuts coming
Technology | Nov 24, 2022, 07:22 PM ISTIn mid-November, around 73,000 workers in the US tech sector have been laid off in mass-level job cuts led by companies like Meta, Twitter, Salesforce, Netflix, Cisco, Roku, and others.
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Uber job postings on LinkedIn after cyber breach spark memefest: Thanks to hackers, say netizens
Trending | Sep 20, 2022, 02:12 PM ISTLast week, an 18-year-old hacker had broken into the internal systems of Uber. Some thought it was a joke before the employees were officially told about it. Following the incident, a number of job openings were posted by Uber on LinkedIn.
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200 engineers working for Ola lost their job and here is the reason
Technology | Sep 19, 2022, 12:06 PM ISTRecently, Ola Electric's head of advanced battery engineering, Ashok Saraswat, moved on. Saraswat, who joined SoftBank-backed Ola last year, is reportedly joining a company that is entering the battery business.
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Uber said no private users' data was compromised in the cyber breach
Technology | Sep 17, 2022, 04:01 PM ISTAn 18-year-old hacker had broken into the internal systems of Uber, reaching company tools including Amazon Web Services and Google Cloud Platform, and employees thought someone was playing a prank.