Kenya’s digital taxi drivers seek worker benefits after landmark U.K. ruling

By Kepha Muiruri,

Digital taxi drivers in Kenya are seeking worker benefits following a landmark ruling relating to the treatment of the drivers by companies in the U.K...

Bolt , digital taxis , uber

Tech investors eye Africa’s education and financial sectors

By Reuters,

Africa’s education and financial services sectors offer the best opportunities in the post-COVID-19 period, two tech investors said on Tuesday. A...

coronavirus , education , tech

Large U.S. COVID-19 vaccine trials will exclude pregnant women for now

By Reuters,

The first two COVID-19 vaccine trials in the U.S. will not be tested in pregnant women this year, raising questions about how this vulnerable populati...

coronavirus , covid-19 vaccine , pregnancy

Samsung’s new Note takes on Huawei in selfie beauty pageant

By Reuters,

Samsung unveiled a new version of the Galaxy Note smartphone on Wednesday with fast 5G network connection and improved camera features, hoping the pre...

Huawei , Samsung Galaxy Note 10

Facebook to launch its own cryptocurrency

By Reuters,

Facebook Inc. revealed plans on Tuesday to launch a cryptocurrency called Libra, the latest development in its effort to expand beyond social networki...

Facebook cryptocurrency , Libra

Uber drivers go on strike in London and U.S. ahead of IPO, early protests sparse

By Reuters,

Uber drivers in London and major U.S. cities held a series of strikes on Wednesday to protest the disparity between gig-economy conditions and the sum...

Uber drivers eye IPO riches, call for strike in U.S. and UK

By Reuters,

Some Uber Technologies Inc drivers in the United States and Britain said they will strike on Wednesday, protesting what they call low pay a day before...

Australian taxi drivers sue Uber over ‘illegal operations’

By Reuters,

A law firm has filed a class action against Uber Technologies Inc on behalf of thousands of taxi and chartered drivers in Australia, accusing the worl...

Trump on track for Supreme Court victory on census citizenship question

By Reuters,

The U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative majority on Tuesday appeared inclined to hand President Donald Trump a victory on his administration’s plan ...

Justice Samuel Alito , President Donald Trump , supreme court

Uber hires more IPO underwriters as it prepares to go public: sources

By Reuters,

Ride-hailing startup Uber Technologies Inc has hired a string of investment banks to its syndicate of initial public offering underwriters, as it ramp...

Lyft , uber

We won’t budge on Kenya, foreign firms pledge after 14 Riverside attack

By Reuters,

International companies with regional headquarters in Kenya said a deadly militant attack at dusitD2 hotel inside the 14 Riverside office complex will...

Al Shabaab , dusitD2 , general electric , riverside attack

Chinese tech investors flee Silicon Valley as Trump tightens scrutiny

By Reuters,

New Trump administration policies aimed at curbing China’s access to American innovation have all but halted Chinese investment in U.S. technology s...

Technology startups , U.S President Donald Trump , Uber Technologies Inc

Uber launches bus-booking service in Egyptian capital

By Wycliffe Nyamasege,

Uber Technologies Inc has launched a bus-booking service in Cairo, the company’s chief executive said on his first visit to Egypt on Tuesday, as the...

Egypt , uber

Toyota to invest Ksh.50B in Uber for self-driving cars

By Reuters,

Toyota Motor Corp will invest $500 million (Ksh.50 billion) in Uber Technologies Inc to jointly work on developing self-driving cars. The move is e...

self driving cars , Toyota , uber

Why you should change your Twitter password now!

By Reuters,

Twitter has urged its more than 330 million users to change their passwords after a glitch caused some to be stored in readable text on its internal c...

Facebook scandal , Twitter passwords

Judge says Uber drivers are not company employees

By Reuters,

A U.S. judge in Philadelphia has ruled that limousine drivers for Uber Technologies Inc are independent contractors and not the company’s employees ...

#DeleteUber , Uber Drivers , Uber Kenya

Uber to pay $10M in gender discrimination case

By Reuters,

Uber Technologies Inc has agreed to pay $10 million to settle a class-action lawsuit brought by two female engineers who accused the ride-services com...

Uber driver admits to the attempted rape and murder of a British embassy worker coming home from a night out in Beirut , Uber Drivers , Uber gender discrimination , Uber taxis

Uber bullish on Africa despite opposition from local taxi firms

By Reuters,

Ride-hailing service Uber Technologies Inc. is growing rapidly in sub-Saharan Africa and considering moves into more markets, despite sometimes violen...

challenges , Drivers , Justin Spratt , resistance , taxi , transport , uber

Uber to end services in Denmark after less than three years

By Reuters,

Ride-hailing group Uber Technologieswill withdraw services in Denmark next month due to a taxi law that sets out new requirements for drivers such as ...

Uber suspends self-driving car program after Arizona crash

By Reuters,

Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] suspended its pilot program for driverless cars on Saturday after a vehicle equipped with the nascent technology crash...

arizona , self-driving crash , uber