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VLC returns to iOS, RunKeeper gets paid trainer options, Uber adds fare splittingDo-it-all video app VLC will return in a new iOS version on Friday, while RunKeeper has gotten a few new options to boost its utility, and cab-callin…
... utility, and cab-calling app Uber has gotten some new features ... iOS 5.0 or later. Uber update brings fare splitting Private taxi service Uber recently updated its iOS app ... to download Uber. Version 2.8.6 of the Uber app is ... -
Google updates Maps app for Apple's iOS with new navigation options and Uber integrationSearch giant Google on Tuesday unveiled a major update to its native Maps application, adding a slew of new navigation features such as lane guidance…
... ride from car hire service Uber directly from the app. Google ... car service, meanwhile, can access Uber directly from the route options ... -
Apple reportedly loses senior Maps engineering manager to car service UberChris Blumenberg, an engineer responsible for some of the foundational elements of Apple's mapping strategy dating to the first-generation iPhone, is…
... Apple for transportation networking startup Uber. Blumenberg, via Twitter It is ... position he will take at Uber. Blumenberg's move was first ... -
Uber adds turn-by-turn directions for drivers, Yo gets profiles and hashtagsCustomers of car-calling service Uber will no longer need to give their driver directions to their destination, while users of inexplicably popular m…
Customers of car-calling service Uber will no longer need to ... 10.9.5 to developers. Uber Uber's most recent update allows ... built-in maps. According to Uber, the change will benefit both ... themselves in need of directions. Uber version 2.35.0 is ... -
Uber adds API access, affiliate program for apps on Apple's iPhoneCar-calling service Uber on Wednesday unveiled new API and affiliate programs that allow developers to integrate Uber services -- including destinati…
... that allow developers to integrate Uber services -- including destination finding, ... Uber credits. In a blog post announcing the move, Uber ... actually book a ride. Uber is rolling that functionality ... Alongside the launch, each of Uber's partners is offering ... -
Google poised for an Apple-like feud with Uber over ridesharing and self-driving carsThe once-tight relationship between Google and ridesharing service Uber has reportedly frayed as the two companies make moves into each others' terri…
... between Google and ridesharing service Uber has reportedly frayed as the ... exploring the launch of an Uber-like service, according to Bloomberg. At the same time, Uber has partnered with Carnegie ... surprising. Google is one of Uber's largest investors and ... -
Uber's first-ever public acquisition, maps firm deCarta, will lessen reliance on Apple, GoogleRidesharing startup Uber has finally shown its hand in the mergers and acquisitions market, picking up small navigation and geospatial services firm …
... functionality that makes the Uber app so reliable, affordable ... on mapping technologies," an Uber representative told the publication. ... July. The deCarta acquisition -- Uber's first publicly acknowledged ... launch of an Uber-like service, while Uber is working ... -
Bidding intensifies for Nokia's Here maps as Uber offers $3BWhether or not Apple is still in the running to buy Nokia's Here, the digital mapping service will likely sell for more than $3 billion thanks to a b…
... bid made by transportation service Uber. Uber has officially submitted its $3 ... York Times. The bid from Uber is said to be competing ... -
Uber poaches Apple legal counsel to work on privacy issuesPopular connected transportation service Uber has hired away Apple lawyer Sabrina Ross to work on an internal team focusing on privacy law, according…
... report on Wednesday. At Uber, Ross will work on ... on privacy concerns, including strategic Uber partnerships, and regulatory policy ... counsel before leaving in April. Uber recently came under fire ... a car through the Uber smartphone app, GPS positioning ... -
Uber to allow background location tracking in privacy policy updateStarting July 15, ridesharing service Uber will update its privacy policies to allow tracking of a user's location in the background, the company rev…
... July 15, ridesharing service Uber will update its privacy ... offers" to family and friends. Uber has encountered a number ... Buzzfeed journalist using an internal Uber tool known as God ... Sabrina Ross to handle strategic Uber partnerships and regulatory policy ... -
Apple discussed same-day delivery deal with Uber prior to Postmates partnershipAs part of a push into logistics, on-demand transportation provider Uber was reportedly in talks with Apple to provide same-day product deliveries, b…
... logistics, on-demand transportation provider Uber was reportedly in talks ... startup Postmates. According to sources, Uber was in discussions to ... After launching one year ago, Uber's delivery service has ... did not mention why Uber's talks with Apple ... -
Privacy group asks FTC to limit location, contact sharing in Uber's mobile appsA non-profit public interest group on Monday filed a complaint with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, asking it to investigate Uber over policies th…
... Commission, asking it to investigate Uber over policies that could soon ... in the background, Bloomberg reported. Uber's position is that ... tool, which allows corporate-level Uber staff to see the ... In November, BuzzFeed accused an Uber executive using God View ... -
As Apple doubles down on maps data, Microsoft bows out with sale of some Bing Maps assets to UberUber is set to acquire the imagery collection unit of Microsoft's Bing Maps division --?giving the ridesharing service a leg up as it seeks to lessen…
... in-house mapping data efforts. Uber's mapping efforts will ... will make the move to Uber along with unspecified mapping " ... our imagery acquisition operations to Uber." Microsoft's exit casts Apple ... even more important strategic move. Uber is unlikely to license ... -
Uber deploys fleet of mapping cars to collect street-level imaging dataApp-based ridesharing service Uber is using a fleet of vehicles to collect street-level mapping data, with the goal of improving routing and ETA data…
App-based ridesharing service Uber is using a fleet of ... of streets, BuzzFeed News reported. Uber currently relies on a mix ... have been touring areas near Uber's Advanced Technology Centers with ... noted. In the long run, Uber could use the data as ... -
Google joins Uber, Ford, others to advocate self-driving car adoptionSeveral high-profile companies -- Google, Ford, Uber, Lyft, and Volvo -- have joined together in a new coalition, looking to persuade both the public…
... high-profile companies -- Google, Ford, Uber, Lyft, and Volvo -- have joined ... related statement of its own, Uber claimed that self-driving cars ... -
Uber unleashes experimental self-driving car on streets of PittsburghRide hailing company Uber confirmed Thursday that it is testing a self-driving, hybrid Ford Fusion on the streets of Pittsburgh, bringing the ride-sh…
... missile launcher, the car from Uber's Advanced Technologies Center ... driver's seat "monitoring operations." Uber is still in the ... about its testing. Home to Uber's Advanced Technology Center, Pittsburgh ... is a direct competitor of Uber and controls the Chinese ... -
Apple partner Didi Chuxing to buy Uber China for $1 billionDidi Chuxing, the Chinese ride sharing service that Apple invested $1 billion into, appears to be buying out rival service Uber China for $1 billion …
... terms of the deal. Uber Technologies and Uber China shareholders will be ... share in the combined company. Uber head Travis Kalanick will ... Cheng Wei will join the Uber board. Uber had been spending $1 ... billion, according to Bloomberg, making Uber's share of the ... -
Apple investment in Didi accelerated Uber decision to leave China, report saysAccording to a report on Wednesday, Apple's huge $1 billion investment in Chinese ride-hailing company Didi Chuxing helped accelerate Uber's decision…
... Didi Chuxing helped accelerate Uber's decision to pull ... . The plan ultimately failed. Uber China was subsidized in ... affiliate Ant Financial. Whereas Uber China's fundraising valued ... outspend its Chinese rival. Interestingly, Uber CEO Travis Kalanick was ... -
Uber to begin real-world use of self-driving cars in Pittsburgh this monthMarking a small but significant step towards bringing self-driving technology to the public, Uber will later this month begin offering some Pittsburg…
... -driving technology to the public, Uber will later this month begin ... report revealed on Thursday. An Uber engineer will still sit in ... a test in many senses, Uber's rollout is effectively the ... part of a commercial service. Uber has expressed a strong desire ... -
Lyft attempted sale to Apple, Didi Chuxing, Uber, GM, othersLyft, the second-largest ride-hailing firm in the U.S., in recent months made overtures to sell itself to tech companies, automotive manufacturers an…
... Apple, Amazon, General Motors, Google, Uber and Didi Chuxing over a ... . Further confusing the situation is Uber China's sale to Apple ... from Uber. It is unclear how Didi's acquisition of Uber China ... -
Lyft president says ridesharing service isn't looking to sell, blames Uber for rumorsRidesharing service Lyft is not actively looking for a buyer, though it has been approached by interested parties in the past, according to the compa…
... -- including Apple, Amazon, GM, Google, Uber, and Didi Chuxing -- but was ... that Lyft's chief rival, Uber, was responsible for spreading rumors ... that Lyft was angry with Uber CEO Travis Kalanick for ... self-driving technology in mind. Uber already has some self- ... -
Alphabet executive steps down from Uber board as firms prep driverless carsAlphabet executive David Drummond, leads a number of Google investment arms including GV, recently stepped down from Uber's board as the two companie…
... Wall Street Journal on Monday, Uber said Drummond departed several ... will continue to partner with Uber." Earlier today, The Information ... same meetings, the report said. Uber and Alphabet are developing ... , Apple more directly impacted Uber's operations with a ... -
Apple, Google, Uber vow not to take part in Muslim registryApple, Google and Uber on Friday issued official statements regarding President-elect Donald Trump's proposed Muslim registry, each saying they would…
Apple, Google and Uber on Friday issued official statements ... 's transition team. That said, Uber CEO Travis Kalanick, who was ... -
Uber says iPhone app's alleged 24/7 tracking really fault of iOS Maps extensionUber says that the iOS Maps extension is to blame for its iPhone app appearing to track location days or weeks after a person's last ride, rather tha…
... inside the Maps app," an Uber spokesperson told TechCrunch. "Map ... a gray arrow next to Uber under Settings > Privacy > Location ... raised concerns that despite promises, Uber was monitoring people around ... . The problem described by Uber could in theory apply ... -
Uber Movement offers city planners access to anonymized ride dataUber is giving urban planners and researchers the ability to look into some of the data generated by its ridesharing app, allowing cities to monitor …
... upon existing infrastructure. Called Uber Movement, the website offers ... Instead of providing raw data, Uber Movement aggregates and anonymizes ... over privacy. In 2015, Uber updated its privacy policy ... s transportation planners need." Uber aims to start providing ... -
Google updates Maps on iOS with better ridesharing UI, end-to-end Uber integrationGoogle on Thursday updated its Maps apps for iOS and Android alike with a new, more in-depth ridesharing interface, including deeper integration with…
... interface, including deeper integration with Uber that lets people hail a ... quick pickup will be. The Uber integration requires that riders sign ... works whether or not the Uber app is installed, and ... will get the same treatment. Uber has typically been favored by ... -
Alphabet's Waymo self-driving car firm sues Otto and Uber for stealing key technologyAlphabet's Waymo on Thursday sued Uber and its subsidiary Otto, accusing the companies of stealing key self-driving car patents covering a proprietar…
... s Waymo on Thursday sued Uber and its subsidiary Otto, ... of people thought to be Uber employees. Following an investigation of ... reads. "As of August 2016, Uber had no in-house ... in Uber. Initially ideal bedfellows, the partnership between Alphabet and Uber has ... -
Uber, Yelp, OKCupid among major iOS apps potentially affected by massive 'Cloudbleed' leak...Content delivery network Cloudflare has suffered a serious, months-long breach of user data, including content from thousands of websites and iOS app…
... of websites and iOS apps Uber, Fitbit, Yelp, and OKCupid, according ... -
After tricking govt regulators, Uber got caught breaking Apple's iOS App Store rulesIn 2014, Uber was discovered to be blocking authorities from seeing its cars in order to evade regulations or bans in a series of locations including…
... backed down. Uber heeded Apple's demands. While Uber's behavior ... user deleted the Uber app or reformatted their device, Uber could ... been previously used by the Uber app. Uber never had the ... project, which subsequently sued Uber over improperly obtaining its ... -
Uber sued for $5M over 'Hell' app used to track Lyft driversFresh off revelations of the ridesharing service's run-in with Apple, Uber is being sued for the use of an app called "Hell," which allegedly tracked…
... by The Information, supposedly let Uber see how many Lyft drivers ... also driving for Uber -- in that case, giving Uber the ability to ... personally spoke with Kalanick over Uber's collection of UUIDs from ... a violation of Apple rules. Uber has repeatedly run into ...