Dara Khosrowshahi Joins Uber

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  Uber Reportedly Exploring Stablecoin Adoption to Cut Cross-Border Transfer Costs

  Uber is looking to reduce the costs of processing international money transfers, and it is now analysing if stablecoins can help in the process. Dara Khosrowshahi, the CEO of Uber, spoke about Uber's ongoing stablecoin study phase during the Bloomberg Tech conference held this week in San Francisco.

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  Autonomous Driving Startup Waabi Raises $83.5 Million 

  Waabi's focus on trucks & logistics is because of the shortage of truck drivers and because highways are easier for machine learning systems.

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  Uber Agrees to Buy Electric Bicycle-Sharing Startup Jump Bikes

  Ride-hailing company Uber Technologies said on Monday it has agreed to buy electric bicycle service Jump Bikes.

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  Uber Agrees to Sell Southeast Asia Business to Grab After Costly Battle

  As part of the transaction, Uber will take a 27.5 percent stake in the Southeast Asian company and Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi will join Grab's board.

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  Uber CEO Focused on 'Responsible Growth', Seeks Fresh Start in Germany

  Khosrowshahi has pledged to make a clean break with past practices that resulted in a litany of regulatory problems.

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  Uber Said to Have Paid 20-Year-Old to Keep Data Breach a Secret

  Reuters reports a 20-year-old Florida man was responsible for the large data breach at Uber, and was paid to destroy the data through a so-called "bug bounty" programme.

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  Uber Hires Expedia Boss Dara Khosrowshahi As New CEO

  Uber said late Tuesday that it has hired Expedia boss Dara Khosrowshahi as its new chief executive.