There’s more to GDPR than just fines December 21, 2017 From Yahoo’s admission that all three billion of its users’ accounts had been compromised, to the massive hack that exposed the data of 57m Uber customers and drivers, a number of high profile data breaches have hit the headlines in 2017. And lest we forget, the massive fallout from consumer credit reporting agency Equifax is [...]
Uber appoints Barney Harford as its first ever chief operating officer – a Brit and former Orbitz chief executive December 20, 2017 Uber has appointed its first ever operating chief – a British executive from the travel world who previously worked with the startup’s newly installed chief executive Dara Khosrowshahi. Barney Harford will take on the leadership role which was first floated under former chief and founder Travis Kalanick to keep him in check. Read more: It’s [...]
Is Uber a tech or transport firm? Europe’s highest court’s about to decide December 20, 2017 A major question of modern times asking whether Uber is a transport or technology company is set to be answered by Europe's highest court on Wednesday. The European Court of Justice will make a ruling in a long-running case originating in Spain and is expected to decide that Uber is a transport company. The implications [...]
Uber Cambridge license renewed for five years by local council December 18, 2017 Uber has won approval to operate in the city of Cambridge for another five years the City’s local council said today. It had been reviewing the startup after its licence was not renewed in London and briefly revoked in Sheffield, and with its permission in the university city due for renewal at the end of [...]
Cyber security wages are set to soar amid a skills shortage December 18, 2017 Demand for cyber security roles is set to boom over the next year following several high-profile cyber attacks, prompting a rise in wages, new research from the recruitment sector’s trade body suggests. Every specialist IT recruitment agency surveyed by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) said they thought demand for cyber security staff would rise [...]
Uber driver licence standards should be made national, say MPs December 13, 2017 A group of more than two dozen cross-party MPs have called on the government to introduce new rules controlling the licensing of drivers for Uber and other minicab services with new national standards. Labour’s Wes Streeting and Jess Philips, and Green Party leader Caroline Lucas are among the 25 MPs to sign a letter to [...]
Uber’s London licence appeal against TfL is set for first court hearing December 10, 2017 Uber's legal battle with London regulators is set to move forward with a court hearing due to take place this week over its licence to operate in the capital. The preliminary hearing at Westminster Magistrates court on Monday will lay out plans for the full case to be heard some time next year. It comes [...]
Sheffield suspends Uber licence after it fails to respond to council December 8, 2017 Uber has lost its licence in another UK city, just days before its next hearing in a battle to remain in London. Sheffield, the UK’s fourth-largest city, has become the latest local authority to clamp down on the ride-hailing app. It has had its licence suspended, from 18 December onwards, after it failed to respond [...]
AB InBev has ordered 40 Tesla Semi electric trucks to deliver beer December 7, 2017 Drinks giant AB InBev is the latest business to get an order in for Tesla’s electric truck. The maker of Stella Artois and Budweiser has put in an order for 40 of the vehicles, which are also have some driverless technology, to deliver its beers. Read more: Meet Tesla’s new Roadster: The fastest production car [...]
Careless employees are a bigger threat to cyber security than external hackers December 7, 2017 Cyber attacks are in the news every day. Uber’s recent hack affected 57m people worldwide, and made headlines when it was revealed the company had paid $100,000 to recover data and keep the breach secret. However, the attention given to high-profile hacks may be misleading – especially if they only focus on attacks from outside. [...]