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MUMBAI: Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi is on a week-long visit to India, firming up the ride-hailing company’s strategic investment plans for the country amid stiff competition from local startup Rapido which is fast gaining market share and already understood to have raced past Uber and Ola in terms of monthly active users between January and…
Uber is slowing its headcount growth to pivot more resources toward artificial intelligence (AI), according to CEO Dara Khosrowshahi. During the company’s first-quarter 2026 earnings call, Khosrowshahi explained that the productivity gains offered by AI are significant enough that they justify a shift in spending from human hires to technology.“I think you should just look…
PV Sindhu (Photo by @BAI_Media on X) PV Sindhu let a strong position slip as India crashed out of the Uber Cup with a 0-5 loss to China, who once again showed why they are the most dominant team with a record 16 titles in the tournament’s history.India came into the tie under pressure after…
35-year-old Rajwinder Singh Grewal was behind the wheels when his car crashed and killed a young passenger An Indian Uber driver accused of falling asleep at the wheel and causing a fatal crash in Perth has been permitted to work as a truck driver while on bail. He worked a 22-hour shift, reports the The…
Oracle recently conducted its largest-ever round of layoffs. The company sent an email to the affected employees at 6AM in the US. In the mail the company informed the employees that their roles had been eliminated as part a “boarder organisational change”. It is estimated that Oracle fired around 30,000 employees globally. Now a story…
Lakshya Sen and PV Sindhu (Photos by PTI) NEW DELHI: India have announced their squads for the upcoming Thomas and Uber Cup, with a mix of experienced stars and young talent set to compete in Denmark next month. Lakshya Sen, fresh off his All England runner-up finish, will lead the men’s team, while PV Sindhu…
India’s Lakshya Sen (Photo by AP) NEW DELHI: India’s badminton teams are heading into a challenging start at the upcoming Thomas Cup and Uber Cup, with both men’s and women’s sides drawn against strong opponents, including defending champions China. The tournament will be held in Horsens, Denmark from April 24 to May 3. Watch Cricket…
NEW DELHI: An Uber driver allegedly molested a woman on a moving bike during a late-night ride in the national capital on Thursday.According to the complaint, the incident occurred around 1:28 am on March 12 when the woman booked an Uber bike ride through the ride-hailing app from Rohini Sector 15 to MP Block market…
BENGALURU: Uber’s India business posted total sales of Rs 3,849.2 crore in FY25, up 2.3% y-o-y, reflecting a sharp slowdown in growth even as losses widened significantly, according to consolidated financials accessed via Tofler.Operating loss surged to Rs 1,052.3 crore from Rs 84.8 crore in FY24, with operating margin deteriorating to -27.3% from -2.2%. Net…
Türkiye’s Getir Demands $700M From Abu Dhabi Investor Mubadala in Bitter Breakup In a major escalation of the ongoing dispute between a once-high-flying delivery start-up and its largest investor, the co-founders of Turkish food and grocery delivery startup Getir, Nazım Salur and Serkan Borançılı, have filed a $700 million lawsuit against Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Investment…
