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Uber paid hackers to cover up massive data breach

UberTechnologiesInc.paidhackers100,000USdollarstokeepsecretamassivebreachlastyearthatexposedthepersonalinformationofabout57millionaccountsoftheride-serviceprovi

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Uber was hacked in 2016, and data on 57 million people was exposed

HackersaccessedmillionsofUberusers'personalinformationlastyear,andthecompanydidnotreportituntilTuesday.Inlate2016,twopeopleoutsidethecompanyaccessedthepersonali

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Volvo to supply Uber with self-driving cars

SwedishcarmakerVolvoCarssaidMondayithassignedanagreementtosupply"tensofthousands"ofself-drivingcarstoUber,astheride-sharingcompanybattlesanumberofdifferentcontr

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Japan's SoftBank: 'No final agreement' on Uber

JapanesetechgiantSoftBankTuesdaysaidtherewas"nofinalagreement"onaninvestmentinUberandwarneditcouldpulloutofapotentialdealifthetermswereunsatisfactory.Thestateme

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Uber's South Asia policy chief quits in latest senior departure: sources

Uber’s[UBER.UL]chiefofpolicyforIndiaandSouthAsiahasquit,twosourcesfamiliarwiththemattersaidonMonday,inthelatesthigh-leveldepartureattheonlinetaxicompany.ShwetaR

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Uber strikes deal on Japanese investment for stock listing

UberTechnologiesInc.,aU.S.ride-hailinggiant,agreedSundayonaninvestmentbyJapanesetechnologyconglomerateSoftBank,whichmaymakeUbertogopublic,localmediareported.The

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Uber to test flying taxi in Los Angeles by 2020

UberannouncedWednesdaythatitwillstartitsambitiousflyingtaxiinLosAngeles(L.A.)by2020todealwiththecity'strafficproblemandpilotitsaerialtaxiservice.WhenUber'schief

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Uber works with NASA to get flying taxis ready by 2020

Theysaythebestrevengeislivingwell,andsointhemidstofitsongoingandmessybreakupwithLondon,Uberhasprovenit'sdoingjustfinethankyouverymuchbysigninganagreementwithNAS

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Uber’s new credit card could be a tough sell

Uberisn'texactlyknownforprotectingtheprivacyofitsdriversorriders.TimCookreportedlyhadtothreatentoremovetheUberappfromiPhonesafterhediscoveredtheappwas"fingerpri

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Uber lodges appeal over London ban

UberhasfiledanappealagainstthedecisionbyLondonauthoritiestodenyitalicencetooperateinLondon.Lastmonth,TransportforLondon(TfL)refusedUberanewprivatehirelicence,sa

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Uber and Lyft may not have to fingerprint drivers in California

Ride-sharingcompaniesUberandLyfthavehadsomeissueswithdriverbackgroundchecksovertheyears.Morethan8,000driversfrombothcompaniesfailedchecksinMassachusettsthisyear

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Uber might wait weeks to win back license in London

TransportforLondon(TfL)hassaiditwilltaketransportationservicecompanyUberseveralweekstowinbackitstrustafterameetingbetweenseniorofficialsandthecompany'snewchiefe

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Uber's UK boss quits as worldwide chief flies in for London licence talk

TheUberexecutiveresponsiblefortheUKhasquit,asthecompany’sworldwidebosspreparestomeettheheadoftheLondontransportauthorityinanattempttogetthefirm’slicencereinstat

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Uber rocked by fresh boardroom power struggle

FormerUberCEOTravisKalanickhassparkedapowerstruggleatthecompanybyunilaterallynamingtwonewdirectorstotheboard.MrKalanickannouncedtheappointmentsinastatementonFri

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Uber's Kalanick reignites power struggle, names two to board

UberTechnologiesInc[UBER.UL]co-founderTravisKalanickonFridaysaidhehadappointedtwonewdirectors,asurprisemovethatpubliclyreignitedaboardbattleovertheroleoftheoust

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New Uber CEO to meet London transport boss over license battle

DaraKhosrowshahi,thenewchiefexecutiveofUberTechnologies,willmeettheheadoftheLondonTransportsystemnextTuesdayastheSiliconValleygiantstepsupthefighttoregainitslic

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Will the end of Uber in London make women more or less safe?

ThedecisionbyTransportforLondon(TfL)torevokeUber’slicencewastakeninpartbecauseofconcernsoversafety,whichsoundssensibleenough,althoughnottothe750,000people(andco