Tag: Uber
BYD revenue rises 29% to over $100 billion, glowing spirals from Space X rocket sighted
Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD has reported annual revenue for 2024 that has leapfrogged rival Tesla. The Shenzhen-based firm says revenue rose by 29% to come in at 777 billion […]
DNA firm 23andMe files for bankruptcy protection, design overhaul for Apple Watch SE3
Popular DNA testing firm 23andMe has filed for bankruptcy protection and announced that its co-founder and CEO, Anne Wojcicki, has resigned with immediate effect. The company will now attempt to […]
Phone companies asked to help tackle rise in thefts, Huawei names tri-fold smartphone
Phone companies are to be called into the Home Office to discuss measures to tackle crime after snatch thefts more than doubled in England and Wales over the last year. […]
FCC makes AI-generated ‘robocalls’ illegal, Google Bard becomes Gemini
The federal agency that regulates communication in the US has made robocalls that use AI-generated voices illegal. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced the move on Thursday, saying it will […]
Uber ‘partners’ with London black-cab drivers, Vicars face AI threat
Uber is opening up its ride-hailing app to black-cab drivers in the new year, in what it has dubbed a “partnership” with hackney carriage drivers. However, the Licensed Taxi Drivers’ […]
Musk predicts AI will ‘end work’, NASA launches free streaming service
Tech billionaire Elon Musk has predicted that artificial intelligence will eventually mean that no one will have to work. He was speaking to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak during an unusual […]
Uber Balloon takes off in Turkey
© Uber / Kayra Sercan Çanakçı Uber is taking to the skies in Cappadocia, Turkey, launching hot air balloon rides via Uber Reserve. The sunrise hot air balloon trips […]
Uber to launch flight bookings on app this summer
Uber to launch flight bookings in the UK, allowing customers to book flights straight through Uber’s Travel feature The new addition means users can book end-to-end travel for domestic and […]
Tech Digest daily roundup: Should scientists have AI licences?
Scientists should have licences to be allowed to develop AI products, the professional body for tech workers has urged. Rashik Parmar, chief executive of British Computer Society (BCS), the chartered institute […]
Tech Digest daily roundup: NASA Artemis blasts off from Florida
NASA’s most powerful rocket ever has launched into space in the first step of a mission to return humans to the moon. The next-generation, multibillion-dollar Space Launch System lifted off […]
