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Uber Eats injects $5 million into ANZ operations as demand surges

Uber Eats announces measures to support restaurants in Australia and New Zealand facing potential nationwide shut-downs due to COVID-19 outbreak.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Thu, 19th Mar 2020

Apps

Enjoy the ride: Uber launches comfy option

Uber to trial its Uber Comfort service in New Zealand, offering riders a more comfortable and personalised experience for a slightly higher price.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Mon, 2nd Sep 2019

Apps

Uber is coming to seven regional NZ locations

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.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Wed, 21st Aug 2019

Health Technologies

The kids are alright: Social media helps Kiwi parents monitor their grownup kids

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.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Tue, 9th Jul 2019

Cartech

Push a button, get a flight - Uber Air is coming to Melbourne

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.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Thu, 13th Jun 2019

Uber

Auckland Airport finally gives travellers a dedicated rideshare space

From March 20, Uber and other rideshare providers will now use a dedicated rideshare rank at both the domestic and international terminals.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Thu, 14th Mar 2019

Cloud Services

Ever lost a diploma? List emerges of things left in NZ Ubers

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.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Thu, 7th Mar 2019

Uber

Uber wants you to hail a speedboat in Mumbai

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.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Fri, 8th Feb 2019

Global Stories

Uber stories

Multi-factor authentication

Why relying on your mobile to access your online accounts is a risky approach

Whilst mobile devices have many uses and provide much convenience, they are not created for online security purposes.

By Geoff Schomburgk • 5 min read • Thu, 17th Nov 2022

Data Analytics

2023 Trends: Future proof your loyalty program with a data-driven strategy

Loyalty programs are crucial for travel, hospitality, and quick-serve brands. But why are so many getting it wrong?.

By Billy Loizou • 4 min read • Mon, 14th Nov 2022

Network Infrastructure

FirstWave appoints James Morzelewski as North America Sales Director

James Morzelewski appointed North America Sales Director at FirstWave. He brings 15 years of sales experience and a focus on strong growth.

By Zach Thompson • 2 min read • Fri, 14th Oct 2022

Cartech

Uber and Splend partner for reducing emissions in Australia

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.

By Gaurav Sharma • 4 min read • Fri, 14th Oct 2022

Gaming

ExpressVPN appoints Michael Truong as Chief Product Officer

Michael Truong appointed Chief Product Officer at ExpressVPN, leading product management for flagship brand and more.

By Zach Thompson • 2 min read • Fri, 7th Oct 2022

Digital Transformation

Onehouse raises US$8m in seed funding, plans to grow lakehouse product

Uber's founding engineer, Vinoth Chandar, has launched Onehouse, a cloud-native managed service based on Apache Hudi, to make data lakes more efficient.

By Zach Thompson • 4 min read • Thu, 3rd Feb 2022

Marketing Technologies

Study: Rideshare apps hungry for customers personal data

Data has revealed the most data-hungry rideshare apps on the market, along with other surprising results around their safety and reliability.

By Mitchell Hageman • 2 min read • Fri, 28th Jan 2022

Data Analytics

Lenovo announces further initiation of new channel-first strategy

Lenovo has made further steps towards putting its channel-first strategy into action with its new partner framework Lenovo 360.

By Mitchell Hageman • 3 min read • Tue, 16th Nov 2021

Partner Programmes

BluJay enters partnership with Uber Freight to optimise global shipping

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.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Tue, 28th Apr 2020