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.....»»
Elon Musk completes $44bn Twitter takeover
Top Twitter executives are reportedly ousted as the billionaire acquires the social media platform......»»
Redditor acquires decommissioned Netflix cache server with 262TB of storage
2013-era server offers rare peek under the hood of Netflix's Open Connect network. Enlarge / An Open Connect Appliance server from around 2013 that a Redditor acquired. (credit: PoisonWaffle3 / Reddit) A Reddit user named Pois.....»»
New space cargo ship makes first flight
Orbital Sciences Corp. sent up its first entry into the space freight business Wednesday, launching a new unmanned cargo carrier to the Intl. Space Station......»»
Smartfin led consortium acquires Hex-Rays to accelerate product innovation efforts
Hex-Rays has been acquired by a consortium of investors led by Smartfin, and including co-investors SFPIM and SRIW. Ilfak Guilfanov, the founder of Hex-Rays and architect of the technology platform, also reinvests a substantial amount in the new stru.....»»
Uber riders, in-car video ads are coming
Uber is looking at ways to make more money through advertising with plans including in-car tablets that show video ads to riders......»»
Uber launches advertising unit to let marketers target ads based on where you go
Uber is launching an in-house advertising division and rolling out its own form of targeted digital ads as it seeks to develop new revenue sources......»»
This wild public transit concept is Uber-meets-urban gondolas
Book a ride on the app and glide to your destination in style. Back in 2010, a team of Bulgarian architects designed an urban transit concept for bike lanes in the sky. Known as Kolelinia (roughly translated as “bike line”), the propos.....»»
Uber’s new ad formats use its first-party data to target riders
Uber's new ad format is the first release under its unified ads division......»»
Intercom Modernizes Messenger, QuestionPro Acquires SuiteCX, More News
Intercom updates Messenger, QuestionPro nabs journey mapping platform, Soul Machines Digital Iris stays on the job, more CX news. Continue reading........»»
Red Sift acquires Hardenize to enhance its email security solutions
Red Sift acquired Hardenize to improve its existing security solutions and protect customers’ internet assets and infrastructure, offering a complete digital resilience solution. The integration of Hardenize’s unique ASM capabilities enables the.....»»
Vista Equity Partners acquires KnowBe4 for $4.6 billion in cash
KnowBe4 has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Vista Equity Partners in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $4.6 billion on an equity value basis. “As a trusted partner to enterprise software companies around the worl.....»»
Uber and Lyft shares slump on US "gig" economy plan
Tens of millions of people work in the global gig economy across services like food delivery and transport......»»
Uber, Lyft shares fall on possible U.S. changes to worker classifications
The proposal released by the U.S. Labor Department would make it easier for delivery couriers, ride-hailing drivers and other gig workers to be classified as employees, rather than independent contractors......»»
Thoma Bravo acquires ForgeRock for $2.3 billion
ForgeRock announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Thoma Bravo, a software investment firm, for $23.25 per share, in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $2.3 billion. The offer represents a premium of ap.....»»
Allurity acquires CSIS Security Group to expand its services into new markets
Allurity has acquired the leading Danish service provider CSIS Security Group A/S (“CSIS”), taking yet another leap towards its goal of becoming Europe’s preferred provider of tech-enabled cybersecurity services. Founded in 2003, CSIS has built.....»»
Pradeo acquires Yagaan, strengthens its cybersecurity services unification strategy
Pradeo, a global leader in mobile fleet and application security enters into exclusive negotiations for the acquisition of Yagaan, an application security software company based in France. Thus, the mobile security leader is strengthening his path to.....»»
Former Uber CSO convicted for concealing data breach, theft from the authorities
Joe Sullivan, the former Chief Security Officer (CSO) of Uber, has been convicted of obstruction of proceedings of the Federal Trade Commission and misprision of felony in connection with the attempted cover-up of the hack Uber suffered in 2016. The.....»»
Ex-Uber security chief convicted of hiding hack from federal regulators
Former security chief may be first exec found guilty of hiding a data breach. Enlarge (credit: Nathan Stirk / Contributor | Getty Images News) On Wednesday, a jury found former Uber security chief Joe Sullivan guilty of hiding.....»»
Jury finds former Uber security chief guilty of concealing data breach
A San Francisco jury has found Uber Technologies Inc's former chief security officer Joseph Sullivan guilty of criminal obstruction for failing to report a 2016 cybersecurity incident to the authorities, a spokesperson from the Department of Justice.....»»
Former Uber security chief convicted for concealing a felony
Joe Sullivan had covered up a "massive theft" of Uber user data, in 2016, prosecutors said......»»