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ExpressVPN appoints Michael Truong as Chief Product Officer

Fri, 7th Oct 2022
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Michael Truong appointed Chief Product Officer at ExpressVPN, leading product management for flagship brand and more.
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Onehouse raises US$8m in seed funding, plans to grow lakehouse product

Thu, 3rd Feb 2022
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Uber's founding engineer, Vinoth Chandar, has launched Onehouse, a cloud-native managed service based on Apache Hudi, to make data lakes more efficient.
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Study: Rideshare apps hungry for customers personal data

Fri, 28th Jan 2022
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Data has revealed the most data-hungry rideshare apps on the market, along with other surprising results around their safety and reliability.
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Lenovo announces further initiation of new channel-first strategy

Tue, 16th Nov 2021
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Lenovo has made further steps towards putting its channel-first strategy into action with its new partner framework Lenovo 360.
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BluJay enters partnership with Uber Freight to optimise global shipping

Tue, 28th Apr 2020
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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.
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Uber Eats injects $5 million into ANZ operations as demand surges

Thu, 19th Mar 2020
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Uber Eats announces measures to support restaurants in Australia and New Zealand facing potential nationwide shut-downs due to COVID-19 outbreak.
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Uber's JUMP e-scooters arrive in Auckland

Tue, 14th Jan 2020
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Uber's JUMP e-scooters have officially launched in Auckland, allowing users to access the service through the Uber app.
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Enjoy the ride: Uber launches comfy option

Mon, 2nd Sep 2019
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Uber to trial its Uber Comfort service in New Zealand, offering riders a more comfortable and personalised experience for a slightly higher price.
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Uber is coming to seven regional NZ locations

Wed, 21st Aug 2019
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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.
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The kids are alright: Social media helps Kiwi parents monitor their grownup kids

Tue, 9th Jul 2019
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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.
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Volvo and Uber team up to deliver self-driving vehicle

Thu, 13th Jun 2019
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Volvo and Uber lift the curtain on a self-driving Volvo XC90, marking a significant milestone in their quest to revolutionise autonomous ridesharing.
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Push a button, get a flight - Uber Air is coming to Melbourne

Thu, 13th Jun 2019
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Melbourne has been chosen as the third location for Uber's Air pilot programme, bringing electric planes and choppers to the city's skyline from next year.
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Interview: Uber's CISO reveals lessons learned from breaches

Mon, 8th Apr 2019
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cybersecurity
Uber's chief information security officer John 'Four' Flynn has a career history that many technologists could only dream of.
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Auckland Airport finally gives travellers a dedicated rideshare space

Thu, 14th Mar 2019
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From March 20, Uber and other rideshare providers will now use a dedicated rideshare rank at both the domestic and international terminals.
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Ever lost a diploma? List emerges of things left in NZ Ubers

Thu, 7th Mar 2019
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​​​​​​​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.
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Uber wants you to hail a speedboat in Mumbai

Fri, 8th Feb 2019
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Uber launches speedboat service in Mumbai, allowing riders to hail boats via its app; the boats will cover coastal routes and cost from INR ₹5,700.
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Xero announces new partnerships with Uber and Adobe

Tue, 5th Feb 2019
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document management
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fintech
Xero forges new alliances with Uber for Business and Adobe Sign to streamline admin tasks and boost productivity for small businesses and advisors.
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NordVPN rounds up the worst data breaches of 2018

Wed, 9th Jan 2019
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In 2018, over a billion people were impacted by data breaches. From British Airways to Marriott, NordVPN highlights the most severe security lapses.
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Uber disguised breach ransom payment as a bug bounty reward

Thu, 29th Nov 2018
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Uber fined £385,000 by UK Information Commissioner's Office for data breach that affected 2.7 million UK customers and drivers.
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Financial services must change mindset to contain cyberattacks

Thu, 31st May 2018
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CyberArk's EMEA VP discusses evolving techniques of cybercrime in the financial sector and how businesses need to think like attackers.