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  Uber launches 'Group Rides' feature in India: Details

  Technology | August 22, 2023 19:01 IST

  The '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 | June 29, 2023 15:40 IST

  The 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 | June 26, 2023 14:46 IST

  Believing 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 | June 22, 2023 16:19 IST

  Since 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 | June 12, 2023 16:22 IST

  The 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 IST

  According 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 IST

  Soon 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 19:19 IST

  Uber 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 18:34 IST

  Uber 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 18:54 IST

  According 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 13:32 IST

  Joseph 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 | March 04, 2023 11:55 IST

  The 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

  January 10, 2023 19:55 IST

  The 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 | December 27, 2022 15:38 IST

  Professor 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 | December 26, 2022 18:02 IST

  Among 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 | November 24, 2022 19:22 IST

  In 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 | September 20, 2022 14:12 IST

  Last 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 | September 19, 2022 12:06 IST

  Recently, 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 | September 17, 2022 16:01 IST

  An 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.

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  Uber in danger! Probing data breach incident: Know what happened

  Technology | September 16, 2022 11:53 IST

  "We are currently responding to a cybersecurity incident. We are in touch with law enforcement and will post additional updates here as they become available," Uber posted in a tweet.