Uber stories

Uber partners Oracle Cloud Infrastructure for new products
Wed, 15th Feb 2023
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digital transformation
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hybrid cloud
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multi-cloud
Oracle and Uber have announced a seven-year cloud partnership to accelerate innovation, help deliver new products to market, and drive increased profitability.

Why relying on your mobile to access your online accounts is a risky approach
Thu, 17th Nov 2022
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microsoft
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phishing
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Whilst mobile devices have many uses and provide much convenience, they are not created for online security purposes.

2023 Trends: Future proof your loyalty program with a data-driven strategy
Mon, 14th Nov 2022
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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uber
For leading brands, combining a digital-first experience with an effective loyalty program is critical to its customer-centric digital transformation. Yet why are so many brands getting it wrong?

Uber and Splend partner for reducing emissions in Australia
Fri, 14th Oct 2022
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sustainable it
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cartech
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climate change
The deal with leading vehicle financing platform Splend will see the first 500 of their new electric vehicle fleet arrive on New South Wales roads.

Onehouse raises US$8m in seed funding, plans to grow lakehouse product
Thu, 3rd Feb 2022
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digital transformation
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ai
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ml
The founding engineer and architect of the Uber data team has created a new system: Onehouse.

Study: Rideshare apps hungry for customers personal data
Fri, 28th Jan 2022
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uber
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privacy
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advertising
Data has revealed the most data-hungry rideshare apps on the market, along with other surprising results around their safety and reliability.

Lenovo announces further initiation of new channel-first strategy
Tue, 16th Nov 2021
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big data
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bi
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data analytics
Lenovo has made further steps towards putting its channel-first strategy into action with its new partner framework Lenovo 360.

BluJay enters partnership with Uber Freight to optimise global shipping
Tue, 28th Apr 2020
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partner programmes
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uber
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channel partners
BluJay Solutions has entered into a partnership agreement with Uber Freight in a bid to further both companies' commitment to help build global supply chains.

Uber Eats injects $5 million into ANZ operations as demand surges
Thu, 19th Mar 2020
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uber
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food
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uber eats
“We are putting in place a range of initiatives to continue to support restaurant partners, particularly small business owners, as they keep their kitchens firing to feed people across the country.”

Uber’s JUMP e-scooters arrive in Auckland
Tue, 14th Jan 2020
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uber
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shared services
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electric scooter
"Multi-modal transport provides a viable alternative to private vehicles like cars. It’s perfect for short trips or connecting people to public transport."

Enjoy the ride: Uber launches comfy option
Mon, 2nd Sep 2019
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apps
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uber
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ridesharing
"We anticipate the enhanced features of Comfort alongside the extended wait time and more experienced drivers in newer cars will be of most interest to a key group of riders."

Uber is coming to seven regional NZ locations
Wed, 21st Aug 2019
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apps
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uber
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ridesharing
Uber’s presence in New Zealand is getting bigger, as the company looks beyond cities and starts to etch out a presence in the regions.

The kids are alright: Social media helps Kiwi parents monitor their grownup kids
Tue, 9th Jul 2019
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it in healthcare
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uber
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health and safety
No matter how old you are, some parents just want to make sure you’re okay when you’re having a night out on the town.

Volvo and Uber team up to deliver self-driving vehicle
Thu, 13th Jun 2019
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cartech
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uber
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volvo
Uber and Volvo Cars entered a joint engineering agreement in 2016 and have since developed several prototypes aimed at accelerating the companies' self-driving car development.

Push a button, get a flight - Uber Air is coming to Melbourne
Thu, 13th Jun 2019
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cartech
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uber
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evs
"In the coming years, with Uber Air, we want to make it possible for people to push a button and get a flight.”

Interview: Uber's CISO reveals lessons learned from breaches
Mon, 8th Apr 2019
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cybersecurity
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breach prevention
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uber
Uber’s chief information security officer John ‘Four’ Flynn has a career history that many technologists could only dream of.

Auckland Airport finally gives travellers a dedicated rideshare space
Thu, 14th Mar 2019
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uber
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auckland airport
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ridesharing
From March 20, Uber and other rideshare providers will now use a dedicated rideshare rank at both the domestic and international terminals.

Ever lost a diploma? List emerges of things left in NZ Ubers
Thu, 7th Mar 2019
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cloud services
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smartphones
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technology gifts
Uber New Zealand has released the findings from its 2019 Lost & Found Index, detailing all the things that Kiwis left behind in cars last year.

Uber wants you to hail a speedboat in Mumbai
Fri, 8th Feb 2019
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uber
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transport
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ridesharing
“Uber Boat will enable riders in Mumbai to request a speedboat at the tap of a button through the Uber app."

Xero announces new partnerships with Uber and Adobe
Tue, 5th Feb 2019
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accounting systems
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document management
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ecm
“We are continuing to evolve and grow our ecosystem to integrate the best partners and tools."

NordVPN rounds up the worst data breaches of 2018
Wed, 9th Jan 2019
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vpn
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cybersecurity
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breach prevention
In 2018, over a billion people’s data was compromised, according to NordVPN.

Uber disguised breach ransom payment as a bug bounty reward
Thu, 29th Nov 2018
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malware
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ransomware
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endpoint protection
“Paying the attackers and then keeping quiet about it afterwards was not, in our view, an appropriate response to the cyber attack."

Financial services must change mindset to contain cyberattacks
Thu, 31st May 2018
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cybersecurity
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under armour
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cyberark
CyberArk's EMEA VP discusses evolving techniques of cybercrime in the financial sector and how businesses need to think like attackers.

Accenture: Data is king in age of disruption
Tue, 22nd May 2018
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cloud services
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accounting systems
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bi
To survive and thrive, companies need to make the most of their data to see trends and act quickly, just as digital disruptors do.