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Japanese technology conglomerate SoftBank has reached a deal with Uber to invest billions in the ride-hailing giant.

Uber has struck a deal with NASA to develop software for managing “flying taxi” routes in the air along the lines of ride-hailing services it has pioneered on the ground, the company said on Nov. 7.

A Transport Ministry bill aimed at regulating the taxi sector following the emergence of ride-hailing apps such as Uber and Beat is raising concerns over the true intentions of the country's leftist-led government. 

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Uber's new chief executive will meet London's transport commissioner later to discuss the firm losing its licence, reported BBC. 

Dara Khosrowshahi is meeting Mike Brown, who runs Transport for London, which has criticised the firm's record over reporting criminal offences and carrying out driver background checks.

Greece's main New Democracy opposition has urged the leftist-led government to kill a bill currently being drafted by the transport ministry that would restrict the operation of taxi services like the homegrown Beat (formerly Taxibeat) app and ride-sharing initiatives like Uber.

An online petition against a bill currently being drafted by the Transport Ministry that will restrict the operation of taxi services like the homegrown Beat app and ride-sharing initiatives like Uber had garnered more than 11,000 signatures by Thursday evening.

The Transport Ministry is drafting legislation that is purportedly designed to regulate ride-hailing services such as Beat and Uber but that would effectively make it harder for them to compete with Greek taxi drivers.

Half a million people have signed an online petition in under 24 hours backing Uber's bid to stay on roads of London, showing the company is turning to its tried-and-tested tactic of asking  customers for help when it locks horns with regulators.

London stripped Uber on Sept. 22 of its licence to operate from the end of next week in a huge blow to the taxi service and 3.5 million users in one of the world's wealthiest cities.

The capital's transport authority said the Silicon Valley technology giant was not fit and proper to hold a private vehicle hire licence and it would not be renewed when it expires on Sept. 30.