Uber said on Wednesday that it has struck a deal with NASA to develop software for managing “flying taxi” that will work much like ride-hailing services it has pioneered on the ground.
Uber said it is the first formal services contract by the US National Aeronautical and Space Administration (NASA) that covers low-altitude airspace rather than outer space. NASA has used such contract to develop rockets since the late 1950s.
Chief Product Officer Jeff Holden also said Uber would begin testing four-passenger, 200-mile-per hour flying taxi services across Los Angeles in 2020, its second test market after Dallas/Fort Worth.
Guinea-Bissau in Turmoil as Soldiers Arrest President Embaló, Announce Military Takeover
By Obinna Uballa Guinea-Bissau has plunged into fresh political chaos after a group of military officers announced they had seized control of the country and detained President Umaro Sissoco Embaló. Government sources confirmed to the BBC on Wednesday that Embaló was arrested shortly after heavy gunfire erupted in the capital, Bissau. The shooting, heard around…
November 26, 2025 • News


