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Uber Starts Motorbike Taxi Service in Indonesian Capital

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Ride-hailing app Uber on Wednesday launched a motorbike taxi service in the Indonesian capital where Southeast Asian rivals Go-Jek and Grab are already battling for dominance. Jakarta is one of the world’s most congested cities and motorbike taxis ordered from a smartphone app have exploded in popularity in the past 18 months as a way to beat the traffic. Uber said that its “UberMotor” service would provide cheap and reliable transportation for hundreds of thousands of people. The company used a local social media and YouTube star Arief Muhammad to…

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Uber Starts Motorbike Taxi Service in Indonesian Capital

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Ride-hailing app Uber on Wednesday launched a motorbike taxi service in the Indonesian capital where Southeast Asian rivals Go-Jek and Grab are already battling for dominance. Jakarta is one of the world’s most congested cities and motorbike taxis ordered from a smartphone app have exploded in popularity in the past 18 months as a way to beat the traffic. Uber said that its “UberMotor” service would provide cheap and reliable transportation for hundreds of thousands of people. The company used a local social media and YouTube star Arief Muhammad to…

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Box’s New Service Allows Customers to Store Data in Europe, Asia

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Cloud storage provider Box Inc unveiled a service that allows businesses in Europe and Asia to store data regionally, at a time when governments demand greater protection for their data in the backdrop of revelations about massive US surveillance programs. Box Zones, to be available next month, uses the cloud services of Amazon Inc and International Business Machines (IBM) to store its customers’ data across Germany, Ireland, Singapore and Japan, Box said on Tuesday. The company, which serves about 57,000 customers including Unilever Plc and Home Depot Inc, has witnessed…

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Uber Starts Motorbike Taxi Service in Indonesian Capital

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Ride-hailing app Uber on Wednesday launched a motorbike taxi service in the Indonesian capital where Southeast Asian rivals Go-Jek and Grab are already battling for dominance. Jakarta is one of the world’s most congested cities and motorbike taxis ordered from a smartphone app have exploded in popularity in the past 18 months as a way to beat the traffic. Uber said that its “UberMotor” service would provide cheap and reliable transportation for hundreds of thousands of people. The company used a local social media and YouTube star Arief Muhammad to…

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Taxi Drivers Block Streets in Buenos Aires After Uber Launch

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Uber, the smartphone app that connects riders and drivers, launched Tuesday in Buenos Aires without authorization, triggering protests by taxi drivers who blocked major avenues and snarled traffic. “The Uber smartphone app will be available as of 4:00 hours today Buenos Aires time, and can be downloaded at the App Store,” the San Francisco-based company said on Twitter. Although ride-hailing apps have risen rapidly to become a booming industry, they face stiff resistance from traditional taxis and bans over safety concerns and questions about legal issues including taxes. Taxi drivers…

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Narayana Murthy Calls for Pay-Per-Performance System in Schools

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IT czar N R Narayana Murthy said market will be the “ultimate decider” of the efficacy of every school. Bengaluru: IT czar N R Narayana Murthy on Monday said he wants a pay-per-performance system to be implemented in every school and the students should vote on competence of teachers based on certain attributes. “What is my vision for primary and secondary education in India? I want India to go from its current 130th position in HDI in 2015 to the top 10 by harnessing education. I want every child to…

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