Baidu robotaxi falls into construction pit in China, raising safety concernsVideos circulating on Chinese social media showed a white vehicle bearing a Baidu Apollo logo at the bottom of what appeared to be a constr...
08 Aug, 2025, 04.27 PM IST
How Donald Trump’s birthright citizenship proposal affects H-1B workers and their familiesUS President Donald Trump’s proposed birthright citizenship policy causes uncertainty for H-1B visa holders, particularly those expecting c...
28 Jan, 2025, 01.42 AM IST
Could a Starbucks coffee break lead to the capture of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson’s assassin?The fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson has raised widespread concern, prompting law enforcement to work tirelessly in as...
05 Dec, 2024, 11.56 PM IST
A startup's alternative to Uber: Employing its own driversDallas-based start-up Alto is aiming to challenge the dominant ride-hailing model by offering a safer and higher-quality service. Unlike Ub...
06 Oct, 2023, 10.57 AM IST
Attacks on delivery drivers in the US add fears among gig workersRide-hailing and food delivery companies say such violent episodes are exceedingly rare among the millions of trips completed each week, an...
03 May, 2023, 09.54 PM IST
Lyft to cut at least 1,200 jobs: WSJ reportRide-sharing company Lyft Inc will cut at least 1,200 jobs in another round of layoffs as it looks to reduce costs.
21 Apr, 2023, 09.50 PM IST
2022 Year in Review | Tech firms embrace layoffs as recession fears buildAfter two years of staggering growth during the pandemic, online businesses were caught out when Covid began to fade. Russia’s invasion pro...
20 Dec, 2022, 07.50 PM IST
Massive spike in unemployment coming soon; layoffs in America hit over 120,000Corporate America is drastically reducing its workforce as part of its restructuring efforts to prepare for a probable economic downturn br...
17 Nov, 2022, 05.18 PM IST
An era of digital lay-offs: How Twitter's mass-firing made people more vocal on social mediaTwitter's mass firings have made layoffs a viral phenomenon.
14 Nov, 2022, 04.31 PM IST
Facebook parent Meta planning massive layoffs: reportAs of September 30, Meta had about 87,000 employees worldwide across its different platforms, which include social media sites Facebook and...
07 Nov, 2022, 12.53 PM IST
US tech layoffs skyrocket as companies struggle with shrinking global economySackings have intensified over the past few days, with several startups -- foreign and Indian -- firing workers to cope with the severe dea...
04 Nov, 2022, 06.39 PM IST
Twitter down: Users complain of login issues, error in loading media filesOn Friday morning, many Twitter users stated that they are unable to log into the website. A popup that reads "Something went wrong, but do...
04 Nov, 2022, 12.09 PM IST
Uber’s London ban marks global backlash for ride-hailing giantsFor Uber, the loss of its license in London puts one of its biggest markets outside of the U.S at risk. The regulator found unlicensed user...
28 Nov, 2019, 11.12 AM IST
Pinterest taps Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan to lead IPO: SourcesPinterest could raise around $1.5 billion in the IPO, which is likely to come in the first six months of 2019.
30 Jan, 2019, 10.28 AM IST
Build a wall between Uber and Travis Kalanick: Joe NoceraEven though Kalanick is no longer the chief executive - and even though the new CEO, Dara Khosrowshahi, has vowed to “do the right thing” -...
15 Jan, 2018, 09.20 AM IST
Uber's incoming CEO must fix culture: Nikesh AroraArora left SoftBank after Son, who had called him a likely successor, decided to remain at the helm of the company he founded.
17 Aug, 2017, 09.36 AM IST
I lose sleep over competition, says Uber CEOHe lauded the action plan announced by the government to promote startups in the country and said the move is "putting fuel on the fire".
17 Jan, 2016, 12.28 PM IST