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Internet User Information Trade Yields $151 bn in 2017

by Mutlaq Muneer | Jul 6, 2017 | Technology

London- Selling data, or the so-called “Big Data,” has been discussed a lot recently, and it means the amounts of very large personal and professional information that can be analyzed to detect patterns, trends, groups, and situations relating to human...

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How to Protect Your Privacy as More Apps Harvest Your Data

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 30, 2017 | Technology

In the real world, your personal life is a private space. But in tech, your personal data is a ripe resource for businesses to harvest in their own interests. That was the broad takeaway from last week’s New York Times profile on Uber, the car-summoning service, and...

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Uber’s ‘treatment of women’ comes under scrutiny. (AFP)

‘Treatment of Women Employees’ Forces Women Tech Group to Cut Uber Ties

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 26, 2017 | Technology

Allegations over Uber’s “treatment of women employees” has forced a group dedicated to getting more women into tech roles to cut ties with the ride-hailing company, said a new report. Fortune reported that the Anita Borg Institute told the company that their...

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A future Uber Elevate networks facility is pictured in this handout illustration provided April 25, 2017. Uber/Handout via REUTERS

Uber to Launch Flying Taxi by 2020

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 28, 2017 | Lifestyle & Culture

Dubai, London- US Uber Technologies Inc expects to deploy flying taxi services in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, and Dubai by 2020. Uber’s flying taxis will be small, electric aircraft that takeoff and land vertically, enabling zero operational emissions and quiet...

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A street in Bangalore, India, as seen by an Uber driver. Uber is pouring money, engineers and logistical expertise into what could be the world’s largest market for transportation services. Credit Atul Loke for The New York Times

Uber Wants to Rule the World. First It Must Conquer India

by Farhad Manjoo | Apr 22, 2017 | Lifestyle & Culture

BANGALORE, India — Nandini Balasubramanya’s office here on the southern edge of India’s technology capital does not look as if it would play a key role in the world’s most valuable start-up’s plans for global conquest. On many days, the tiny space has no electricity....