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Ride hailing app Uber to update terms of service in line with Indian laws

The updated terms for India indicate that the terms of use of Uber would now be applicable to Uber India Systems Private Limited, a private limited liability company established in India

Insurance brokers battle for survival as they lag behind in the tech race

The challenge for everyone is how to fend off competition from insurance companies and the sweep of technology, making their business models irrelevant

Wall Street pokes at start-up bubble as IPO dreams fizzle out

Billionaire Silicon Valley investors, sneaker-clad founders and button-down bankers all expected enormous stock sales to turn companies like Uber, Lyft into a new generation of corporate giants

Uber ex-CEO Travis Kalanick grabs slice of India's cloud kitchen arena

Cloud kitchens, much like cloud computing services, have become a popular business model for food-delivery providers

Cap surge pricing by Uber, Ola at 25 per cent: SJM urges Transport Ministry

The SJM also demanded that in case of ride cancellation by a taxi-app company or the driver, Rs 100 or an amount equivalent to 20 per cent of the fare should be credited as a penalty

Uber offers $750-mn junk bonds to help finance acquisition of Careem

It's only the second bond sale in Uber's 10-year history

Surge pricing for Ola, Uber: New rules may cap it at three times base fare

Karnataka already has a minimum and maximum fare for app-based cab companies

Uber braces for fight as California wants it to treat drivers as employees

Lawmakers in California want to reclassify workers treated as independent contractors, which may dramatically boost costs for Uber and other companies built around the gig economy

Ex-Google engineer charged with taking stolen self-driving car tech to Uber

Anthony Levandowski's prosecution is one of Silicon Valley's highest-profile trade secret theft cases, as engineers race to develop self-driving cars, which experts view as a $1-trn market opportunity

Older people need rides, but what's stopping them from using Uber and Lyft?

More than half of adults over 65 own smartphones, the Pew Research Center has reported. Yet among adults 50 and older, only about a quarter used ride-hailing services in 2018

Colombia imposes $629,000 fine on Uber for obstructing regulatory visit

Colombia imposes $629,000 fine on Uber for obstructing regulatory visit

Uber's $6.1-bn Dutch tax deduction will help reduce its tax bill for years

The $6.1 billion Dutch benefit will reduce Uber's final Dutch tax bills by that precise amount, and has no expiration date

A future full of experimentation

Design is practical futurism. It is fundamentally about creating a future state that is preferable to the present

Cost cutting: 400 Uber employees lose job as company starts restructuring

The 400 jobs will be from the marketing team which has more than 1,200 workers

Bengali actor Swastika Dutta files complaint over harassment by cab driver

Recalling the ordeal, Dutta said she was thrown out of the car by the driver midway during her trip

Ola expands global footprint, gets London licence to take on Uber

SoftBank-backed Ola has been steadily expanding its presence across the UK since it's entry into the region in August 2018 and is now present in 7 cities in the UK

No official notice to halt car-pooling in Karnataka: Ola, Uber sources

Ride sharing companies will need to maintain a fine balance between meeting the demands of the customers as well as the needs of their partner networks, say analysts

Uber testing on-trip 24x7 security helpline in India to boost safety

Since its inception in India in 2013, Uber has not offered direct calling support for passengers, and this move comes following feedbacks in this regard

Uber operating, marketing chiefs leaving in leadership shake-up

Some Uber executives, particularly female leaders, bristled at working with Harford, who had a brusque management style, people familiar with the matter said

AI set to drive Uber's India plans with focus on local languages

Calls routed through Uber's call centre and its app will also be used to train AI engines to improve local navigation in India