Uber on AI Brief | AI-101.techhttps://AI-101.tech/tags/uber/Recent content in Uber on AI Brief | AI-101.techHugoenSat, 25 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000Uber CTO Praveen Neppalli Naga to Speak at StrictlyVC San Francisco 2026https://AI-101.tech/posts/ai-news-2026-04-25-uber-cto/Sat, 25 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://AI-101.tech/posts/ai-news-2026-04-25-uber-cto/<p>When StrictlyVC San Francisco opens TechCrunch&rsquo;s 2026 events calendar on April 30, it will do so with a notably weighty addition to its speaker roster. Praveen Neppalli Naga, Chief Technology Officer at Uber, has confirmed his participation in what is rapidly becoming the most talked-about gathering in the San Francisco startup ecosystem this year.</p> <p>The announcement came as a surprise to many in the valley. StrictlyVC events are known for their candid, high-signal conversations — the kind that happen off the main stage, in the hallways and after-party clusters where deals actually get done. That Naga chose to appear signals something about where Uber sees itself in the AI conversation right now.</p>