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Keir Starmer could be on course for No 10 as Tories show signs of mounting panic

Ridesharing group has burnt through $25bn since its founding in rush towards rapid expansion

No prosecutions so far over any unrecorded lobbying activities

Irishman exposed his former employer’s dirty tricks, so it’s reassuring that Uber lobbying in Ireland ultimately failed

State’s official register points to intensive lobbying by US cab-hailing giant between 2014 and 2017 but does not show full extent of government contacts disclosed in private files

US firm’s former lobbyist John Moran, former Department of Finance secretary general, says he fully disclosed Uber role but will correct returns if required

Longford-born Mark MacGann says he is speaking out as firm knowingly flouted laws in some countries

Files reveal American cab-hailing company’s intensive efforts to sway FG ministers and top officials to back rule changes in face of opposition from State’s taxi regulator

Cab-hailing company operates in more than 70 countries and is valued at more than €41 billion

Between 2014 and 2017 the cab-hailing company engaged in intensive but ultimately unsuccessful efforts to seek regulatory change to permit it to operate in Ireland

Leaked company records show a prolonged lobbying campaign by the California-based cab-hailing company aimed at loosening rules that blocked its business model in Ireland

Leaked documents reveal how the San Francisco-based ride-sharing pioneer lobbied thousands of politicians and officials around the world in its mission to expand its controversial business model

On-demand services might have made us feel wealthy, but the model is in jeopardy

It may soon become harder to get funding so firms need to build markets and only sell profitably

From chip shortages to employee power and calls for regulation, 2021 was a year of concern for the sector

Several companies want to bring electric urban air travel to public – perhaps within the next few years

Company is hiring engineers and designers to ‘build the future of Web3 payments’

Revenues rose by $558m to a record $1.35bn in 2020 as more companies used its solutions

Announcement is in addition to the more than 1, 000 roles already promised by company

Reports suggest Silicon Valley’s most valuable company is preparing to list on the stock market

Company has reportedly hired a law firm to help with early-stage preparations to list

Burns has worked as a senior adviser to the company since 2017

Colleges should instil ethics and quest for greater good into monetary goals

Trends in city design are evolving, not least because of a global pandemic

Move marks first time vaccines already approved by US regulators will be sent abroad

Croatian tech company Infobip buys Irish firm in a multimillion euro deal

Irish travel tech company’s booking platform to be used for Uber Rent service

Czech tech company to create more than 100 jobs across its operations this year

Irish brothers online payments group Stripe is now valued at $95bn, after raising $600m this week

Isif among backers in investment with fast-growing company now worth $95bn

Recent curbs on Facebook and Uber suggest governments are beginning to rein in giants

A who’s who of backers believes Brian Moore’s Orreco could become as big as Fitbit

Landmark UK decision strikes a blow against the broader gig economy

Waterford-based company looking to grow fivefold in the coming years

Managers forget developers furnish creative and profitable solutions, Jeff Lawson says

Growing antitrust and regulatory moves will change how big platforms do business

Stripe co-founder on how his billion-dollar company continues to evolve

Firm developed software that reads and understands legal invoices for big corporations

Company takes a stake in start-up, which creates larger competitor to Waymo

Proposition 22 hits rights, health and dignity of many of workforce’s most vulnerable