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Following the sale announced on Monday, Uber is also investing $400 million in Aurora, which values Aurora at $10 billion

Uber has been seeking options for its autonomous vehicle division, a heavy cash-burning machine, including seeking more outside investment

New cautious strategy may have evolved since existing investee companies such as Paytm, OYO, Ola and others continue to burn cash and struggle for profitability despite years of pumping in billions of dollars

Ride bookings were dragged down by a slow recovery particularly on the U.S. West Coast, while Europe and the Middle East recovered more steadily, down only 36% from last year

Besides working in Fortune 500 companies such as IBM, Walmart.com, Palo Alto Networks, Intuit, eBay and Pacific Gas and Electric, the information security veteran was also associated with Rubrik

The Code on Industrial Relations allows companies with up to 300 workers to fire them without prior government approval; they also make it difficult for unions to go on strike without prior 60-day notice

As work from home takes centre stage, companies are coming up with new norms to address virtual workplace harassment, but lack of physical hearings and privacy issues pose challenges

Uber's plan follows years of criticism by environmental groups and city officials over the pollution and congestion caused by ride-hail vehicles and calls for fleet electrification

The deal is an expansion of Amazon Web Services' existing collaboration with Toyota, and marks the e-commerce giant's expanding foray into the transportation business

Uber and Lyft had been accused of violating Assembly Bill 5 (\"AB5\"), a new state law requiring companies to classify workers as employees if they controlled how workers did their jobs, or the work was part of their normal business

Accounts of celebrities and political figures including Joe Biden, Kim Kardashian, Barack Obama and Elon Musk were hacked during the cyber attack on Wednesday

The Twitter accounts of Joe Biden, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Kanye West were among the  high-profile accounts that were hacked on Wednesday night. These accounts were then used to spread bitcoin scam and fool people into donating money through a link. An internal tool at Twitter was used to take over the high-profile accounts. The hacker used the tool to reset the associated email addresses of affected accounts to make it more difficult for the owner to regain control. Watch the video for more.Also Read: Twitter-Bitcoin scam: Hackers amass as much as $112,000

Google to invest Rs 33,737 crore in Jio PlatformsMukesh Ambani, during the Reliance Industries Annual General Meeting on Wednesday announced that Google would invest Rs 33,737 crore in Jio Platforms. Google is the latest tech giant to invest in Jio Platforms after Facebook, Qualcomm and Intel. Google's is the 14th investment since April 22 amounting to a total of Rs 152,055.45 crore.Decision on Tiktok, Chinese apps likely in weeks, not months: White HouseThe White House indicated on Wednes...

A tweet from Bill Gates' official Twitter account said 'Everyone is asking me to give back, and now is the time. I am doubling all payments sent to BTC address for the next 30 minutes. You send $1,000, I send you back $2,000'

Uber announced last month it would concentrate on its core businesses in ride-hailing and food delivery and cut 23% of its workforce in an attempt to become profitable despite the coronavirus pandemic

SoftBank-backed satellite operator OneWeb filed for bankruptcy in late March, adding to an impairment loss for investments held outside the Vision Fund that also includes part of the stake in WeWork

Uber Technologies, Inc. on Wednesday said it will require drivers, delivery workers and riders globally to wear a mask as countries around the world begin easing restrictions aimed at curbing the spread of the coronavirus; Embattled liquor baron Vijay Mallya, who is fighting against his extradition to India, on Thursday asked the government to accept his offer to repay 100 per cent of his loan dues and close case against him; Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a slew of measures in the first tranche of the Rs 20 lakh crore package. Among a host of announcements, the Finance Minister, in a huge relief for taxpayers, said that the due date of all income tax returns for FY 2019-20 will be extended from July 31 & October 31 to November 30. Watch the video for more.Also Read: Vijay Mallya loses final appeal; extradition process to begin in 28 days

ITR filing date extended: Huge relief for taxpayers amid coronavirus lockdownFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a slew of measures in the first tranche of the Rs 20 lakh crore package. Among a host of announcements, the Finance Minister, in a huge relief for taxpayers, said that the due date of all income tax returns for FY 2019-20 will be extended from July 31 & October 31 to November 30. Tax audit date will also be extended to October 31. Moreover, the date of ass...

Uber has acquired more than 20 million face masks and distributed some five million of them to date