Uber made its first annual profit — with a market value of $150 billion
The company’s shares soared to new highs amid strong demand for transportation and delivery services, as well as growth in the advertising business. Uber’s net profit in…
A major data leak occurred at Uber – the email addresses of 77,000 employees, corporate reports and information about the company’s IT assets were published
Data from Uber leaked online after a hack of Teqtivity, a service the company uses for asset management and tracking services. On Saturday, an attacker using the…
A court in the United States sentenced the former head of Uber security to 8 years in prison – in 2016, he hid a massive leak of customer data by paying off hackers
A San Francisco jury found former Uber security chief Joseph Sullivan guilty of obstructing an investigation. Joe Sullivan covered up the data breach in 2016 by paying…
Uber resumes work in Kharkiv: 50% discount, no commission for drivers and 5,000 free rides for critical infrastructure workers
Shortly after the almost complete liberation of the Kharkiv region from Russian invaders, Uber announced the resumption of the service in Kharkiv. Help For the first month…
Uber probably hacked by a teenager – employees took his Slack message as a joke
On Thursday, Uber employees received an alert on the company’s intranet: “I’m reporting that I’m a hacker and Uber has had a data breach.” The company shut…
Uber said that Ukrainians most often forget in a taxi
Today, Uber presented the annual rating of forgotten things, showing what things Ukrainian users forget most often in a taxi. So which countries and cities in Europe,…
Uber launches Uber Aid Shuttle in Lviv — free shuttle buses to the Polish border
Uber announced the launch of the Uber Aid Shuttle service in Lviv to continue to help cover the necessary transportation needs from Lviv to the Shehyni border…
Uber has restarted the UberPool Chance service in Kyiv, which allows you to share the cost of a trip with a fellow traveler
In yesterday’s news about 1.8 million e-tickets validated in Kiev a week after the resumption of fares, they casually recalled that the capital is gradually coming to…
Uber adds plane and train tickets to its app
Uber plans to let users buy train and plane tickets through its app as it looks to move beyond minicabs into an all-encompassing transport hub. Inter-city trains…
Uber gets green light to operate in London for two-and-a-half years
Uber has won over London regulators after years of conflict, securing a two-and-a-half year licence to operate in the capital. Transport for London has granted the taxi…
Uber to increase prices by up to 20pc
Uber will raise its prices by up to a fifth on Tuesday in a fresh blow to commuters already facing higher fares for public transport. The company…
Ditch the satnav! Uber driver takes a wrong turn
An Uber people carrier lies abandoned on a rocky hillside – after it got stuck whilst its owner was blindly following his satnav. The driver of the…
Uber to raise prices after High Court defeat imposes tax on rides
Uber passengers are facing higher prices in London as a legal defeat forces them to start charging VAT on rides. Transport for London is putting the taxi…
Ola wins new London licence after TfL lifts ban
Ola has reached a truce with Transport for London, overturning a ban on the taxi-booking app that is a rival to Uber. TfL said Ola, an Indian…
Don’t believe the gloomsters – the booming gig economy is good news for workers
The country was glad to wave goodbye to lockdown life, but some of the habits it taught us remain. One is getting things – dinner, groceries, parcels…