Uber
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Uber’s terrible year, ‘engagement bait’ and the real cost of ‘Santa Baby’
- Economy
- December 22, 2017, 07:15
Image of the week: Marzipan woes For many, it’s merely that intriguing layer between the icing of a cake and the cake proper, but in Germany, no Chri(...)

Uber dealt blow as EU court rules it is transport service
- Transport & Tourism
- December 20, 2017, 09:10
The EU’s highest court has ruled that Uber is a transport company, in a decision that opens the US ride-hailing app to tougher national regulation in (...)

Terrible year for tech industy as the real world intrudes
- Technology
- December 14, 2017, 16:55
This was a terrible year for the tech industry. That’s an odd thing to say at a time of record growth and profits. In 2017, large American tech compa(...)

Spanish taxi drivers strike in effort to stem Uber tide
- Europe
- November 29, 2017, 17:00
Striking taxi drivers caused major disruption across Spain on Wednesday as they demanded tighter regulation of digital companies like Uber, which they(...)

Losses grow at Uber as two investors drop out of funding deal
- Technology
- November 29, 2017, 15:52
Uber disclosed growing losses in the third quarter, a sign of its mounting litigation costs, in documents that also signalled the formal launch of the(...)

Volvo’s owner buys flying car business
- Motors
- November 14, 2017, 14:16
Have we just moved a step closer to a flying Volvo? That is the tantalising possibility brought about by the announcement that Chinese car making gian(...)

Uber loses UK appeal bid to overturn workers’ rights decision
- Transport & Tourism
- November 10, 2017, 11:31
Uber lost an appeal on Friday to overturn a decision by a tribunal which said its drivers deserved workers’ rights such as the minimum wage, in a blo(...)

Uber to launch short-haul airborne service
- Transport & Tourism
- November 8, 2017, 12:07
Uber, the fast-growing ride-sharing company, is proceeding with plans to introduce a new short-haul airborne service that will cost less than driving (...)

TripAdvisor users will soon be able to order meals on the site
- Agribusiness & Food
- November 2, 2017, 10:54
TripAdvisor users will be able to order meal deliveries in nine European countries under a deal with Dutch online food delivery company Takeaway. com.(...)

Hume Brophy expands into China with Hong Kong acquisition
- Retail & Services
- November 2, 2017, 05:50
Irish public relations firm Hume Brophy has acquired Hong Kong and New York-based consultancy Madaket for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition gives H(...)