Uber driver will be able to see trip destination before accepting rideThe company said it had done a pilot project in May on the same which yielded encouraging results in the reduction of trip cancellations. T...
14 Jul, 2022, 08.00 PM IST
Uber launches advisory council to address drivers' concernsTo be part of the council, 35-plus drivers were chosen from six metros through a three-part process run by an independent review board, Ube...
23 Mar, 2022, 05.54 PM IST
Icertis adds former Xerox CEO Ursula Burns to advisory boardUrsula Burns joins Icertis’ advisory board after the company said it’s raising $80-million in a Series F funding found at a valuation of mo...
07 Apr, 2021, 05.02 PM IST
View: RBI needs to overcome its fear of legitimate cryptocurrency usageRBI has been vacillating between under-estimation of crypto's potential and its fear of ‘bad-actor’ use cases.
28 Jun, 2019, 06.52 AM IST
Ola gears up for the Australian marketThe ride-hailing platform launches Down Under with special offers for riders and drivers. To be a third player after Uber and Taxify, it wi...
22 Apr, 2018, 11.20 AM IST
CEOs quiting advisory councils out of 'embarrassment': Donald TrumpA majority of them left after criticism mounted over the US president's less-than-encouraging response to the weekend violence in Charlotte...
16 Aug, 2017, 02.08 PM IST
PepsiCo's Indra Nooyi comes under fire as Trump council splintersThere is pressure on Nooyi to step down from Trump’s council after the president was slow to condemn white-supremacist violence last weeken...
16 Aug, 2017, 01.53 PM IST
Elon Musk considers ending his tortured dance with Donald TrumpSome customers even cancelled their $1,000 reservations for Tesla’s upcoming Model 3 electric car and posted their refunds on Twitter.
02 Jun, 2017, 01.43 AM IST
Uber's messy breakup with Jones complicates search for COOIn meetings with local staff, Jones professed that one of his biggest apprehensions was working with Chief Executive Officer Travis Kalanic...
22 Mar, 2017, 12.50 PM IST
Travis Kalanick says he will take 'leadership help' after arguing with Uber driver over faresThere's no question that it's been a hard year for Kalanick and Uber — or really, a bad year compressed down into an awful three months.
01 Mar, 2017, 03.10 PM IST
Uber CEO apologizes for company culture after harassment claimsAlongside board member Arianna Huffington and Uber's head of human resources, Kalanick spoke at his ride-hailing company's San Francisco he...
22 Feb, 2017, 09.48 AM IST
Cognitive is India's Future: IBM CEO Ginni RomettyEver since Rometty took over as CEO in January 2012, she has reshaped the company around newer areas like cloud and cognitive.
18 Feb, 2017, 12.11 PM IST
Politics in your shopping cart: What boycotts can and can't doIf some companies have lined up behind Trump, campaigns like #grabyourwallet try to scapegoat brands that the Trump family profits from.
05 Feb, 2017, 10.10 AM IST
Tesla CEO to attend meeting with Donald Trump, flag immigration worryUber CEO and former member of the Forum, Travis Kalanick has already withdrawn from the Forum, following criticism by various groups opposi...
03 Feb, 2017, 01.19 PM IST
Govt needs to make space for open innovationMonetary Authority Singapore has recently examined changing of rules on outsourcing; dealt with development of cloud policy, and Applicatio...
27 Jan, 2017, 09.34 AM IST
Uber to invest $500 million by June in India as it takes on rival OlaJust nine months ago, Uber committed to invest $1 billion in India, a market the company’s founder has said could surpass either US or Chin...
28 Mar, 2016, 12.45 AM IST
Tax cuts helped low and middle income earners, rich got only marginal relief from tax reformsThe tax calculations did not take into account the various tax deductions and exemptions because it varies across individuals.
04 Feb, 2013, 06.12 AM IST