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Breaking : A Woman robbed during nightmare Uber ride

A Durban North woman had a nightmare ride this week when she was robbed of her belongings by an Uber driver. Carla Coetzee used the popular service to be transported from King Shaka International Airport to her home on Monday after returning

October 1, 2017

Technology·United Kingdom

Uber: Not clear why London regulator stripped us of licence

London – Uber said on Monday it was not clear what concerns London’s transport regulator had for stripping it of its licence as the taxi app battles to keep operating in one of the world’s wealthiest cities. On Friday, the British capital’s

September 26, 2017

United Kingdom

Labour : Uber could stay on the road if it changes

Uber could stay on the road if it met the “reasonable” demands set out by Transport for London, senior Labour frontbencher Diane Abbott has said. Speaking to Sky News, the shadow home secretary backed the decision not to renew the taxi-hailing company’s

September 24, 2017

Technology

Uber competitor Grab has raised billions of Dollars from Asian tech giants

South East Asian ride-hailing firm Grab has raised $2.5bn (£1.9bn) in fresh funds, in what it says is the region’s biggest ever round of investment. Didi Chuxing, which effectively ended Uber’s ambitions in China, is one of the key backers. Along with

July 24, 2017

Europe·Technology

Harassment probe leads to Uber firing more than 20 employees

By Joseph Menn and Heather Somerville SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] said on Tuesday it fired 20 employees and was improving management training following an investigation by a law firm into sexual harassment allegations and other claims at the

June 7, 2017

Technology

Uber has extended its internal investigation into sexual harassment claims at the company

Uber has extended its internal investigation into sexual harassment claims at the company, according to several sources. In February, Susan Fowler, a female former engineer at Uber, said in a widely read blog post that managers and human resources officers at the

April 21, 2017

Technology

Uber diversity report shows shortage of women, minorities

Uber Technologies Inc released its first diversity report on Tuesday, showing that women and non-white employees are underrepresented at the ride-services company – just as they are at many other technology firms. Uber released the information after a series of revelations about

March 28, 2017

A self-driven Volvo SUV owned and operated by Uber Technologies Inc. is flipped on its side after a collision in Tempe, Arizona, U.S. on March 24, 2017. Courtesy FRESCO NEWS/Mark Beach/Handout via REUTERS

Technology

Uber suspends self-driving car program after Arizona crash

Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] suspended its pilot program for driverless cars on Saturday after a vehicle equipped with the nascent technology crashed on an Arizona roadway, the ride-hailing company and local police said. The accident, the latest involving a self-driving vehicle operated

March 26, 2017

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