Tobacco manufacturers fingered for profiting off the pandemic

By Kepha Muiruri,

Tobacco manufacturers have been fingered for using the COVID-19 pandemic to weaken regulations limiting tobacco use. This is according to a new rep...

British American Tobacco (BAT) Kenya , Covid-19 pandemic , Tobacco

Health CS Kagwe questions licensing of LYFT nicotine pouches

By Reuters,

Health CS Mutahi Kagwe has accused the regulator of flouting tobacco control laws when it licensed the sale of LYFT nicotine pouches by British Americ...

Lyft , nicotine

Tinder adds a panic button for dates that go wrong

By CNN,

Tinder is following in Uber's lead in adding in-app safety features for dates that become unsafe. The dating app is adding new safety features, inc...

Tinder

Uber burned through Ksh. 520B last quarter, its biggest quarterly loss ever

By CNN,

Even by Uber's standards, the company burned through a staggering amount of money in its most recent quarter. Uber (UBER) said Thursday that it l...

IPO prices , Silicon Valley , uber , Uber's stock

Cell phone, social media helped lead to arrest in student’s death

By CNN,

Cell phones and social media were at the heart of the investigation that led to an arrest in the killing of a University of Utah student who vanished ...

DNA , Mackenzie Lueck , murder , Police , University of Utah

Uber drivers go on strike in London and U.S. ahead of IPO, early protests sparse

By Reuters,

Uber drivers in London and major U.S. cities held a series of strikes on Wednesday to protest the disparity between gig-economy conditions and the sum...

Uber drivers eye IPO riches, call for strike in U.S. and UK

By Reuters,

Some Uber Technologies Inc drivers in the United States and Britain said they will strike on Wednesday, protesting what they call low pay a day before...

Trump on track for Supreme Court victory on census citizenship question

By Reuters,

The U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative majority on Tuesday appeared inclined to hand President Donald Trump a victory on his administration’s plan ...

Justice Samuel Alito , President Donald Trump , supreme court

Uber’s Kalanick, directors win dismissal of investor lawsuit

By Reuters,

Travis Kalanick, the co-founder of ride-hailing company Uber, and the company’s directors won the dismissal of an investor lawsuit that sought to ho...

Travis Kalanick , uber

Uber hires more IPO underwriters as it prepares to go public: sources

By Reuters,

Ride-hailing startup Uber Technologies Inc has hired a string of investment banks to its syndicate of initial public offering underwriters, as it ramp...

Lyft , uber

Chinese tech investors flee Silicon Valley as Trump tightens scrutiny

By Reuters,

New Trump administration policies aimed at curbing China’s access to American innovation have all but halted Chinese investment in U.S. technology s...

Technology startups , U.S President Donald Trump , Uber Technologies Inc

103 Uber drivers accused of sexual assault or abuse-CNN investigation

By CNN,

After an evening of cocktails in San Diego, a woman got into the back of an Uber for a ride home. She was so intoxicated she had to ask the driver to ...

Uber chief quits Trump advisory group after uproar

By AFP,

Uber chief executive Travis Kalanick on Thursday quit US President Donald Trump's business advisory group, as a movement grew to dump the ride-sharing...

#DeleteUber , 5 Principal secretaries for land and transport sentenced to a jail term , business advisory group , Elon Musk , SpaceX , tech , Tesla , Travis Kalanick , Trump , uber , US

Disability group sues Uber over wheelchair access

By Reuters,

A Chicago-based disability rights group on Thursday filed a federal lawsuit against Uber Technologies Inc alleging the ride-hailing company has violat...

Didi to buy Uber’s China business in $35 billion deal

By Lisa Kamau,

Ride-hailing firm Didi Chuxing said on Monday it will buy Uber's China operations, in a deal that will give Uber a stake in the company and end bruisi...

didi , uber

Facebook’s next frontier

By Reuters,

Facebook Inc said on Tuesday it has opened up its Messenger app to developers to create "chatbots," hoping that by simulating one-on-one conversations...

Chatbots , facebook , social media

Google sued by express delivery driver

By Agencies,

A driver for Google's same day delivery service filed a proposed class action lawsuit against the company on Friday, alleging it improperly classified...

express delivery driver , Google , Google sued

Legal troubles, market realities threaten Uber’s global push

By Agencies,

Uber Inc's aggressive global expansion is looking costlier and riskier than ever as the company struggles with regulatory and competitive obstacles in...