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.....»»
Uber, Lyft shares surge after court decision to treat drivers as contractors
A California court ruled that drivers can be treated as independent contractors rather than employees, removing some future regulatory risks for the rideshare companies......»»
US court rules Uber and Lyft workers are contractors
Labour groups had opposed contractor status, saying it robbed them of rights like sick leave......»»
ActiveFence acquires Rewire to help customers identify harmful text-based content
ActiveFence has completed the acquisition of Rewire, a London-based startup that’s building AI for online safety. Combining ActiveFence’s Trust and Safety platform, content detection AI models and scalable API with Rewire’s repertoi.....»»
Uber is making it easier to find your ride at the airport
Uber on Tuesday unveiled some new product features that aim to make it easier for you to find your ride at the airport......»»
Akamai acquires Ondat to strengthen its cloud computing offerings
Akamai Technologies reached a definitive agreement to acquire Ondat, a cloud-based storage technology provider with a Kubernetes-native platform for running stateful applications anywhere at scale. Ondat’s technology delivers persistent storage.....»»
HPE acquires Axis Security to expand its edge-to-cloud security capabilities
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) revealed that it entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Axis Security, a cloud security provider. This acquisition will allow HPE to expand its edge-to-cloud security capabilities by offering a unified Secure.....»»
Dimerco insights: Logistics peak season expected to come back in 4Q 2023
Global supply chains have experienced many disruptions in recent years, pushing logistics company Dimerco to adapt operations to create more opportunities. George Chiou, Dimerco's air freight president, said as OEMs and ODMs destock in the first half.....»»
Dimerco insights: Free trade warehousing zone facilitates smooth entry to India market
India has risen to be the next global manufacturing hub and holds great market potential. George Chiou, air freight president of international logistics company Dimerco, said those interested in entering the Indian market can start doing business in.....»»
Uber Eats won’t support Live Activities or the Dynamic Island until later this year
Uber launched a significant redesign of its iPhone app today, including bringing Live Activity and Dynamic Island integration to everyone. Unfortunately, it looks like Uber Eats customers will have to wait until later this year for these features to.....»»
Uber gets major update with simplified home screen and Live Activities for all iPhone users
Back in December, the popular ride app Uber began testing support for Live Activities in iOS 16 for iPhone users. Today Uber is officially releasing the feature to everyone, but that’s not all. The app is also getting a refreshed home screen with.....»»
Uber taps Tata Motors to grow electric fleets in India
Uber and India-based Tata Motors announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on February 20. Tata will supply Uber with 25,000 EVs in India starting in this month, facilitating the ride-hailing service company's effort to electrify its global fleet.....»»
Uber Eats driver steals more than $2000 of Apple gear from purchaser
A customer who ordered an iPhone 14 Pro Max and Apple Watch Ultra through Apple has wound up empty-handed and left footing a $2098 bill.On Wednesday, Reddit user isolatedparanoia posted their experience with Apple's same-day delivery service on the r.....»»
Cummins, Calstart funded by DOE to build EV charging infrastructures across US
The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced US$7.4 million funding on Feb 15 for seven projects that will accelerate electrification of medium-duty and heavy-duty freight transportation in the US......»»
Zscaler acquires Canonic Security to accelerate how enterprises address SaaS-native threats
Zscaler acquires Canonic Security to prevent organizations’ growing risks of SaaS supply chain attacks. With the massive migration to the cloud, as organizations are adopting hundreds of SaaS platforms, their users are connecting thousands of t.....»»
Uber adding Apple CarPlay integration to its app for drivers
Uber this week announced a big update coming to its iOS app. More specifically, the Uber Driver app (which is the one used by drivers working for the company) will soon get integration with Apple CarPlay. This will allow drivers to interact with the.....»»
Uber plans CarPlay app for its drivers
Ride-hailing firm Uber has told drivers that it will be releasing an updated app that will work with Apple's CarPlay, letting them see bookings and navigation on a bigger screen.Uber abandoned its Apple Watch app for customers in 2022, but reportedly.....»»
GF acquires Renesas" non-volatile resistive RAM technology
GlobalFoundries (GF) has announced the acquisition of Renesas Electronics' proprietary and production-proven conductive bridging random access memory (CBRAM) technology, a low-power memory solution designed to enable a range of applications in home a.....»»
Uber reports "strongest quarter ever" while the rest of Silicon Valley stalls
Uber on Wednesday reported strong revenue growth in the final three months of last year, defying a slowdown that has pummeled much of the rest of the tech sector......»»
Radiant Logic acquires Brainwave GRC to strengthen security posture for customers
Radiant Logic and Brainwave GRC address a broad set of identity use cases, and the acquisition accelerates the companies’ shared vision of an Identity Data Fabric that uses the science of data to ensure the right information is in place to make the.....»»
OneSpan acquires ProvenDB to address customers’ secure vaulting needs
OneSpan has agreed to acquire ProvenDB to provide a trust model for high assurance contracts and documents. ProvenDB will extend the capabilities of OneSpan’s Transaction Cloud Platform to both public and private blockchains and serve as a modern t.....»»