Uber for Business has appointed Rituraj Chaturmohta as Senior Country Manager for India and South Asia, the company announced today. Chaturmohta will oversee the enterprise arm’s growth strategy in the region, focusing on partnerships with organizations and development of corporate mobility solutions. Chaturmohta joins Uber from Airbnb, where he served as Head of Sales and… Continue reading Uber for Business Appoints Rituraj Chaturmohta as Senior Country Manager for India & South Asia
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The All-Clad Pizza Oven Is $800 Off Right Now
Cookware brand All-Clad surprised me this year. This summer, it breezed into the backyard pizza world with a debut pizza oven that I like as well as any oven I’ve tested this year. Right now, that excellent All-Clad gas-powered pizza oven is a whopping $800 off the suggested retail price, only at the All-Clad site.… Continue reading The All-Clad Pizza Oven Is $800 Off Right Now
Waymo’s co-CEO on the challenge of scaling robotaxis safely
Waymo’s co-CEO, Tekedra Mawakana, had a clear message during her interview on the TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 stage Monday: “It is imperative that we scale.” Mawakana was speaking in the context of how Waymo balances fundraising (and burning through that money) with eventually achieving profitability. But she was also clear in the interview that she believes… Continue reading Waymo’s co-CEO on the challenge of scaling robotaxis safely
‘Uber Green’ shifts to ‘Uber Electric,’ and is offering (some) drivers $4k to switch to an EV
Uber gets it. The rideshare behemoth has observed the upward trend of EV adoption across its database of customers and drivers and is helping to support that transition. Beginning today, the “Uber Green” ride option is now called “Uber Electric,” visible to all app users worldwide. To celebrate the transition, Uber is offering discounted rides… Continue reading ‘Uber Green’ shifts to ‘Uber Electric,’ and is offering (some) drivers $4k to switch to an EV
India, the market BlaBlaCar once walked away from, is now its biggest
Every few weekends, 21-year-old student Lavanya Jain opens the BlaBlaCar app to find a lift from Noida on the outskirts of New Delhi to his home in Kandhla, a small town in northern India’s Uttar Pradesh state. The 120-kilometer journey costs him about ₹500, the equivalent of about $6. That’s a fraction of the ₹1,500–₹2,000,… Continue reading India, the market BlaBlaCar once walked away from, is now its biggest
Inside the Messy, Accidental Kryptos Reveal
Jim Sanborn couldn’t believe it. He was weeks away from auctioning off the answer to Kryptos, the sculpture he created for the CIA that had defied solution for 35 years. As always, wannabe solvers kept on paying him a $50 fee to offer their guesses to the remaining unsolved portion of the 1,800-character encrypted message,… Continue reading Inside the Messy, Accidental Kryptos Reveal
May Mobility to Expand Its AV Technology into Southeast Asia with Grab Investment
The investment is part of a strategic partnership between both companies that brings May Mobility AVs to Southeast Asia. Grab and May Mobility technical collaboration to accelerate deployment. Singapore, October 24, 2025 – May Mobility, Inc., a leading autonomous vehicle (AV) technology company, and Grab Holdings Limited (NASDAQ: GRAB), Southeast Asia’s leading superapp, today announced… Continue reading May Mobility to Expand Its AV Technology into Southeast Asia with Grab Investment
Uber: Uber and WeRide Begin Offering Autonomous Robotaxi Passenger Rides in Saudi Arabia
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia–(BUSINESS WIRE)–WeRide (NASDAQ: WRD), a global leader in autonomous driving technology, and Uber Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: UBER), have begun offering autonomous Robotaxi passenger rides in Riyadh, marking the first time autonomous vehicles (AVs) are publicly available on the Uber platform in Saudi Arabia. The initiative represents a major milestone in Uber’s partnership with… Continue reading Uber: Uber and WeRide Begin Offering Autonomous Robotaxi Passenger Rides in Saudi Arabia
Google Earth Gets an AI Chatbot to Help Chart the Climate Crisis
Google has come up with a way to better map Earth’s disasters, predict them, and be able to track which communities and ecosystems are going to be harmed. If you want to find out what’s straining the environment in your neck of the woods, all you have to do is ask. Google Earth AI, a… Continue reading Google Earth Gets an AI Chatbot to Help Chart the Climate Crisis
Inveniam Unveils Diol, the First Decentralized Marketplace for Data, Compute, and Storage
Announced at the Agentic Conference in Abu Dhabi, Diol transforms idle infrastructure and private datasets into accessible, revenue-generating assets, unlocking a multi-trillion-dollar market opportunity NEW YORK and ABU DHABI, UAE, Oct. 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Inveniam Capital Partners (“Inveniam”), the global leader in decentralized data infrastructure, today launched Diol, the world’s first decentralized marketplace for… Continue reading Inveniam Unveils Diol, the First Decentralized Marketplace for Data, Compute, and Storage