Uber Freight acquires Transpace for $2.25B
Uber Freight, the logistics business spun out of Uber in 2018, has acquired Transplace for about $2.25 billion from private equity group TPG Capital, according to regulatory filings. The deal announced Thursday will involve $750 million in Uber stock.....»»
Waymo and Uber sign ride-hailing, delivery service deal
The multiyear partnership follows Waymo's early May move to expand its commercial driverless service in Phoenix and its coverage area in San Francisco......»»
Waymo’s robotaxis are coming to Uber’s ridesharing app
In a partnership announced on Tuesday, Uber will soon offer ridesharing trips in Waymo's autonomous vehicles using the regular Uber app......»»
Uber will now let you book a Waymo self-driving car through its app
Uber and Waymo, who have historically been competitors, are putting history aside and looking toward a new future with their latest announcement. In a press … The post Uber will now let you book a Waymo self-driving car through its app appeared.....»»
Waymo"s Autonomous Vehicles Are Coming To Uber
Uber and Waymo announced that autonomous cars are coming to the ride-sharing service very soon. Find out where they will be and what it'll mean. Uber and Waymo a.....»»
Uber"s diversity chief on leave after employee criticism over "Don"t Call Me Karen" panel
Uber's diversity chief is on leave from the company after criticism from some employees related to an internal panel called "Don't Call Me Karen.".....»»
Onfido acquires Airside to boost identity verification for individuals and businesses
Onfido acquired Airside Mobile to deliver user-controlled, shareable digital identity designed with data privacy and time-saving convenience at its core. Airside’s shareable digital identity technology has been used by over 10 million travelers and.....»»
Infineon acquires TinyML startup Imagimob to strengthen embedded AI offering
Infineon Technologies announced on May 16 the acquisition of Sweden-based startup Imagimob AB, a platform provider for machine learning solutions for edge devices. With this acquisition Infineon advances its position to offer a world-class ML solutio.....»»
Uber will now let teens ride in cars alone
Uber is rolling out new features to make it easier for people of all ages to access its ride-hailing service, including an option that will let teens under the age of 18 ride alone for the first time......»»
BYD acquires another plot in Guangdong to establish automobile industrial park
China-based BYD took a step forward to build an automobile industrial park in Guangdong. The Shenzhen government announced on May 15 that the EV maker obtained an over-520,000-square-meter plot with CNY376 million (US$5.4 million), the fifth it has g.....»»
IBM acquires Polar Security to address the growing shadow data problem
IBM has acquired Polar Security, an innovator in technology that helps companies discover, continuously monitor and secure cloud and SaaS application data – and addresses the growing shadow data problem. This news marks IBM’s 5th acquisition in 2.....»»
Luminar CEO Austin Russell acquires majority stake in Forbes magazine
Russell, the 28-year-old CEO of Luminar Technologies, plans to serve as a visionary for the Forbes brand and won’t be involved in day-to-day operations......»»
Hammerspace acquires Rozo Systems to help users accelerate data analytics
Hammerspace acquires Rozo Systems to expand the performance and hyperscale capacity capabilities of its unstructured Data Orchestration System. Data-driven organizations have rapidly become more decentralized, with files being created, analyzed, and.....»»
Uber flight bookings next step to becoming a travel super app
Uber’s ambition to transform itself from a ride-hailing service to a “travel super app” has seen the company branch out into Uber flight bookings, for both domestic and international flights … more… The post Uber flight bookings next ste.....»»
Foxconn acquires more land in southern India for smartphone manufacturing
According to a filing by Foxconn Tuesday night, the world's largest electronics manufacturer has bought land near Bengaluru for future operation......»»
Evolutionary cell biology study shows how energy production can be optimized to ensure rapid growth without respiration
In a paper published today, researchers from the Randall Centre for Cell & Molecular Biophysics and The Crick use an evolutionary cell biology approach in two related fission yeasts, one that acquires energy by respiration and one that doesn't, to fi.....»»
Group 1 acquires 3 Buick-GMC dealerships in Texas
Group 1's purchase of 'uniquely high-volume stores' from Beck & Masten group is expected to generate $760 million in annual revenue......»»
Week in review: Fake ChatGPT desktop client steals data, Patch Tuesday forecast
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Former Uber CSO avoids prison for concealing data breach Joe Sullivan, the former Uber CSO who has been convicted last year for attempting to cover.....»»
Concepts show how a ‘Dynamic Dock’ would look in macOS
Apple has added new ways of interaction in iOS with Live Activities, which give users a glimpse of important activities in progress, such as media playback or even the estimated time for an Uber to arrive. These interactions can easily be accessed v.....»»
Ex-Uber security chief sentenced over covering up hack
Joseph Sullivan was convicted over covering up a security breach of 57 million user accounts in 2016......»»
Lyft concerns Wall Street with margin sacrifice in race with Uber
Lyft gave a disappointing adjusted core earnings forecast for the second quarter on Thursday as efforts to add more riders with price cuts take a toll on profitability......»»