{"id":1394,"date":"2020-12-14T11:06:09","date_gmt":"2020-12-14T11:06:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-uk.mindquest.io\/?p=1394"},"modified":"2022-10-10T16:27:58","modified_gmt":"2022-10-10T15:27:58","slug":"weekly-news-uber-faces-reality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp-uk.mindquest.io\/?p=1394","title":{"rendered":"Weekly News: Uber Faces Reality"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Weekly news. Discover last news about IT: Uber faces reality and news about SAP that shared a few significant announcements.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<h2>Uber Faces Reality<\/h2>\n<p>One of the biggest heralds of the mobility revolution, <a class=\"has-text-color\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uber.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Uber<\/a> is known for making bold statements about the near future and the company&#8217;s role in making it possible.<\/p>\n<p>Flying<br \/>\ntaxis crossing the city&#8217;s skyline, fleets of driverless cars optimising traffic<br \/>\nflow across entire countries. The full picture.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Well,<br \/>\nit&#8217;s time to face reality. The reality of public traded companies, that is.<\/p>\n<p>In an<br \/>\neffort to turn a profit next year, the company is abandoning both its<br \/>\nloss-making flying taxi division and the development of its own driverless<br \/>\ncar.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Uber is selling the two businesses to two different start-ups, hoping to pursue its futuristic ambitions through partnerships moving forward. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2020\/dec\/09\/uber-sells-loss-making-flying-taxi-division-to-joby-aviation\" target=\"_blank\">The Guardian<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<h2><strong>SAP News<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>German software giant <a class=\"has-text-color\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sap.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">SAP<\/a> used its yearly TechEd event to share a few significant announcements.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Discover our special guide:  <a class=\"has-text-color\" href=\"https:\/\/mindquest.io\/en\/blog\/news\/621\/the-ultimate-s4hana-careers-guide\" target=\"_blank\">The Ultimate S\/4HANA Careers Guide<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The company is the latest big player to jump on the low-code<br \/>\nbandwagon with its new Cloud Platform Workflow Management tool. The solution<br \/>\nlets employees with little to no knowledge of coding create their own<br \/>\noperational workflows.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The tool also includes predefined workflows for processes like<br \/>\nemployee onboarding and can be integrated with Qualtrics data.<\/p>\n<p>SAP also announced its first-ever RPA solution. Named SAP Ruum, the tool complements the company&#8217;s new low-code strategy by allowing businesses to integrate easily deployable automation into departmental processes.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2020\/12\/08\/sap-latest-enterprise-software-giant-to-offer-low-code-workflow\/\" target=\"_blank\">TechCrunch<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/share.ebpages.com\/subscribe-to-mcc-newsletter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1700\" height=\"610\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1039\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.club-freelance.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/CTA-newsletter-newstand-1.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<p>?  <a class=\"has-text-color\" href=\"https:\/\/visit.mindquest.io\/mission-control-center-podcast?utm_source=medium&#038;utm_medium=b_post&#038;utm_campaign=Podcast_lp\" target=\"_blank\">Subscribe to the podcast<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Also discover our interview <a class=\"has-text-color\" href=\"https:\/\/mindquest.io\/en\/blog\/news\/3073\/the-career-path-of-a-sap-consultant\" target=\"_blank\">From ABAP Developer to SAP Portfolio Manager: The Career Path of an SAP Consultant<\/a> and our article <a class=\"has-text-color\" href=\"https:\/\/mindquest.io\/en\/blog\/news\/140\/4-things-sci-fi-might-still-get-right-by-2029\" target=\"_blank\">4 Things Sci-Fi Might Still Get Right by 2029<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Weekly news. 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