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Viral Video Of Emotional Food Delivery Driver Requesting For Higher Tips Moved The Internet

Neha Grover | Wednesday February 24, 2021

Viral video: Riley Elliot, a food delivery driver in Las Vegas, brought the plight of delivery workers to people's notice through an emotional video, which went viral in no time.

Uber Drivers Entitled to Paid Holidays, Minimum Wage, Says UK Top Court in Landmark Ruling

Associate Press | Saturday February 20, 2021

Uber drivers in UK are entitled to benefits like minimum wage and paid holidays, the country's top court ruled in a landmark judgement. The decision threatens Uber’s business model and holds broad implications for the gig economy.

Uber Loses UK Supreme Court Fight, Must Classify Drivers As Workers

World News | Press Trust of India | Friday February 19, 2021

Taxi ride-hailing giant Uber must classify its drivers as workers with minimum wage, holiday and sick pay rights, rather than be categorised as self-employed, the UK Supreme Court ruled on Friday.

UK Supreme Court Rules Uber Drivers Are Workers, Not Self-Employed

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday February 19, 2021

Britain's top court on Friday ruled that ride-hailing giant Uber's drivers are entitled to workers' rights, in a judgement with huge implications for the "gig economy".

Uber Reduces Losses On Food Delivery Expansion, Modest Uptick In Ride Bookings

Written by Reuters | Sunday February 14, 2021

The company in December sold its self-driving Advanced Technologies Group (ATG) in a $4 billion equity deal at a steep drop in valuation. Khosrowshahi at the time said the deal would accelerate Uber's profitability goal.

Snake Or Snack? Woman Finds Snake Next To Her Food Delivery Package

Aditi Ahuja | Thursday February 11, 2021

A woman from Arizona, USA was shocked to find a venomous rattlesnake next to her food delivery package. Here's what she did next!

Woman Finds Snake 'Guarding' Her Food Delivery Order. Do You See It?

Offbeat | Written by Sanya Jain | Thursday February 11, 2021

A woman in Arizona, US, was recently shocked to find her Uber Eats delivery order being eyed by a formidable opponent: A venomous western diamondback rattlesnake.

Toyota, Denso Team With Aurora On Self-Driving Cars For Uber, Others

Reuters | Wednesday February 10, 2021

Toyota Motor Corp and longtime supplier partner Denso Corp will team up with self-driving car startup Aurora to develop and build autonomous minivans for ride hailing networks, the companies said on Tuesday.

Uber to Buy Alcohol Delivery Startup Drizly for $1.1 Billion, Will Be Integrated With Uber Eats

Agence France-Presse | Wednesday February 3, 2021

Uber said it was acquiring the startup Drizly, specialising in delivery of beer, wine and spirits, and would integrate it with its Uber Eats service.

Ex-Googler Turns Virtual Gifts Into a $61 Billion Business With Chinese Video App Kuaishou

Venus Feng and Zheping Huang, Bloomberg | Monday February 1, 2021

Kuaishou, the Chinese video app, has become the biggest live-streaming platform for virtual gifts beating rival and TikTok parent ByteDance. The company raised $5.4 billion in Hong Kong in the biggest internet initial public offering since Uber in 2019.

Tencent-Backed Start-Up Preps For World's Biggest Tech IPO Since Uber

Business | Julia Fioretti, Bloomberg | Monday January 25, 2021

The short video startup, backed by Tencent Holdings, is selling 365 million shares at HK$105 to HK$115 each, according to terms of the deal obtained by Bloomberg News

Former US President Donald Trump Pardons Anthony Levandowski, the ex-Waymo And Uber Engineer 

Written by Sahil Gupta | Thursday January 21, 2021

He was sentenced to 18 months in prison at the time, though his sentence was deferred till the COVID19 pandemic eased.

Former Google Engineer Anthony Levandowski, Sentenced for Stealing Trade Secrets, Pardoned by Donald Trump

Reuters | Wednesday January 20, 2021

US President Donald Trump said he had given a full pardon to a former Google engineer sentenced for stealing a trade secret on self-driving cars months before he briefly headed Uber's rival unit.

Trump Pardons Former Google Engineer Sentenced For Stealing Trade Secret

World News | Reuters | Wednesday January 20, 2021

US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he had given a full pardon to a former Google engineer sentenced for stealing a trade secret on self-driving cars months before he briefly headed Uber Technologies Inc's rival unit.

Aston Martin DBX Launched In India; Priced At Rs. 3.82 Crore

Written by Shubham Parashar | Friday January 15, 2021

The Aston martin DBX is essentially an uber premium lifestyle crossover rather than a true blue SUV, but has got enough capability and elements to take some challenging terrains and beaten surfaces in its stride.