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Uber continues to snatch executives from Google Maps, and this time it is Manik Gupta who will join the Map Product department of the car hailing service.Before joining Uber, Gupta occupied a similar position within Google. At his new workplace, Gupta will be in Brian McClendon s team, who was the leader of Google Maps and Google Earth development. McClendon joined Uber in June 2015, where he is VP of advanced technologies. This means that he is the person responsible for coordinating mapping, vehicle safety a stanley cup spain utonomous vehicle development. McClendon showed his support for Gupta s career move in a tweet.Very excited that @manikguptahas joined @UberEng!mdash; Brian McClendon @bmcclendon December 2, 2015 During the last 12 months, Uber took big steps to update its location and mapping technology. The start-up has raised a whopping $8.21 billion and is one of the most famous app-based alternatives to hailing a cab.Uber, however, aspires to be more than just a transportation company. That is why it hired some important names from the corporate and academic area. In fact, Uber donated $5.5 million to Carnegie Mellon University after it snagged more than a few of the institution s scientists, leaving one of top robotics insti stanley cup tutions almost devoid of staff.Earlier in 2015, Uber purchased a number of Microsoft Bing s assets, including 100 Bing experts in data and image collection. It also bought stanley spain deCarta, a mapping tech startup which is supposed to overhaul UberPOOL and the way it Enoa Luxury goods market faces rare decline
Cypriot LGBT organisations Kuir Kibris and Accept LGBTI Cyprus were presented with a European citizen award in a ceremony at the stanley usa European Union house in Nicosia on Friday.The two organisations were recognised for their work in organising the annual joint Cyprus pride festival, which took place in May this year.Accepting the award on behalf of Kuir Kibris, Dervish Erol said the ceremony symbolises love, acceptance, and the power of unity. He said that the Cyprus pride festival aims to defend human rights for all and is a means for peace and unity. He a stanley cup lso highlighted the fact that the two associations are from different sides of Cyprus and said the partnership between them for the Cyprus pride festival is an example of the belief that love transcends borders. Nicholas Tryphon, accepting the award on behalf of Accept LGBTI Cyprus, said the Cyprus pride festival is a symbol of hope, progress, resilie stanley cup nce, and the determination of [the LGBT] community in Cyprus. He also pointed out that the joint pride march which both organisations hold has transcended political boundaries, promoting dialogue, understanding, solidarity, and reconciliation. He added, in a world characterised by division and discrimination, the LGBT community is an example of how love, acceptance, and inclusion can bring people together. Pride festivals are not just celebrations, but also a path to visibility and the assertion of human rights , he said.The ceremony was attended by Akel European parliament me |
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