Uber, KIA sign EV partnership
Uber, the U.S. ride-hailing platform, signed a partnership with South Korea’s KIA to produce electric vehicles…
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Uber to launch UK flight ticket bookings
Uber Technologies Inc has launched international and domestic flight bookings on its app in the UK, according to…
UAE’s e& to acquire $400mln majority stake in Careem Super App
UAE’s e& has announced the signing of a binding agreement to acquire 50.3 percent stake in a super app managed…
Careem to end operations in Qatar
Uber’s Middle Eastern business, Careem, will stop operations in Qatar starting from Tuesday, the company said in a…
Uber lays off hundreds in Egypt on coronavirus hit, staff tells Reuters
Uber Technologies Inc has on Wednesday laid off hundreds of office-based staff in Egypt as the firm made wider cuts…
Uber acquires competitor Careem in $3.1 billion deal dominating ride-hailing in Middle…
Global ride-hailing firm Uber Technologies Inc is set to spend $3.1 billion to acquire Middle East rival Careem,…
Dubai’s Careem to test bus service in Egypt
Careem Networks, the Middle Eastern ride-hailing provider, is testing a bus-booking service ahead of a possible…
Careem reportedly plans to spend $150 mln to launch food delivery business
Middle East ride-hailing app Careem is planning to spend up to $150 million to launch its food delivery business as…
Toyota to invest $1bn in Southeast Asian ride-hailing firm Grab
Toyota Motor Corp has agreed to invest $1 billion in Southeast Asian ride-hailing firm Grab as a lead investor in…
Study finds Uber’s growth slows after year of scandal; Lyft benefits
Uber Technologies Inc’s growth has slowed as a series of scandals has allowed the ride-hailing company’s chief U.S.…
Uber paid hackers to keep secret massive data breach
Uber Technologies Inc paid hackers $100,000 to keep secret a massive breach last year that exposed the personal…
SoftBank says considering investment in Uber but no final agreement reached
Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp said on Tuesday it was considering investing in Uber Technologies Inc, but there was no…
Uber’s Kalanick reignites power struggle, names two to board
Uber Technologies co-founder Travis Kalanick on Friday said he had appointed two new directors, a surprise move…
Uber to end post-trip tracking of riders as part of privacy push
Uber Technologies Inc is pulling a heavily criticized feature from its app that allowed it to track riders for up…
Uber picks Expedia’s Dara Khosrowshahi as new CEO: sources
Uber Technologies Inc chose Dara Khosrowshahi, the chief executive of travel company Expedia Inc, as its chief…
Uber Technologies ups Q2 bookings by 16%
Uber Technologies Inc reported Wednesday a 16 percent increase in quarterly bookings and a smaller loss than the…
UAE ride-hailing firm Careem acquires stake in Egyptian transport start-up
Ride-hailing firm Careem, a Middle Eastern rival to Uber Technologies Inc, has bought a minority stake in a…
Uber’s finance head leaves, company’s quarterly loss narrows
Uber Technologies Inc said its head of finance is leaving, and the privately held ride-hailing company also said…
Ride-hailing firm Uber partners Indonesian taxi operator Express
Uber Technologies and Indonesia's second-biggest taxi operator PT Express Transindo Utama Tbk announced on Monday a…
Taiwan asks Uber to pay bill in sales tax stand-off
Taiwan has asked Uber Technologies to pay a sales tax bill estimated by local media to be up to about $6.4 million,…