Uber stories - Page 4
Google moves in on Uber's territory with ride sharing app
Tue, 6th Sep 2016
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Google aims to undercut Uber with the launch of Waze Carpool, a real-time ride-sharing app, focusing on community-driven travel.
Optus to give free Wi-Fi to Uber passengers
Wed, 30th Mar 2016
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Australian telco firm Optus has partnered with Uber to offer free Wi-Fi to passengers and introduce Uber as a business resource for employees.
Christchurch, Uber has landed
Thu, 17th Mar 2016
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Uber rolls into Christchurch offering free rides, promising to shake up local transport and aid the city's rebuild.
Tech industry invests in sustainability, looks at creating a healthy future
Wed, 13th Jan 2016
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The consumer technology industry has a renewed focus on creating a healthier, more efficient future, and is looking at ways to advance sustainability.
How the collaborative economy is disrupting traditional business
Fri, 7th Aug 2015
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The digital age is disrupting the traditional business model and making trust the currency of the 21st century.
Uber eyes up Nokia's mapping service, forks out $3bn
Mon, 11th May 2015
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In a bold £2.4bn bid, Uber seeks control of Nokia's Here maps, eyeing autonomy from Google and fueling its driverless ambitions.
More outrage after Uber cashes in on Sydney hostage crisis
Tue, 16th Dec 2014
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Uber sparks fury as it quadruples fares in Sydney amidst a hostage crisis, prioritizing profits in a city's hour of need.
End of in-car radio? Uber and Spotify team up for ride-along listening
Tue, 18th Nov 2014
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Allowing passengers to stream their own music will enhance user experience. Spotify users potentially could choose Uber over competing alternatives.
Embrace digitalisation or risk governing a fractured society, says Gartner
Fri, 14th Nov 2014
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Digitalisation will place huge pressure on governments and leaders in the public sector to change faster than at any other time in modern history.
Uber has impact on transit price index
Mon, 3rd Nov 2014
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As Auckland comes in at #28 in the World Ubran Transit Price Index, it seems Uber is having a real influence on transport costs across the world.
Premier League struggles to clamp down on illegal online highlights
Thu, 21st Aug 2014
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Premier League faces uphill battle to curb illegal online goal sharing, too vast for current copyright laws, experts predict.