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Employment credentials of digital economy stars Uber and Deliveroo have withered under intense scrutiny.

Technology firm tells IBTimes UK its private hire app will complement the 24-hour Underground service.

Gig economy may mean lower prices but it relies on people who are often exploited.

With travel problems having been conquered the Rio experience has greatly improved.

Researchers have already found instances of websites using one's battery status API to track users online.

Taiwan argues that though Uber holds an IT-related licence, it is operating in the passenger car segment.

Uber chief Travis Kalanick says Didi Chuxing merger will bring resources to autonomous car technology.

While Uber China will reportedly own 20% in the merged company, Didi will invest $1bn in Uber at a $68bn valuation.

Hailo will cease, to exist as Daimler-owned MyTaxi merger sees it move headquarters from London to Hamburg.

The head of Just Eat David Buttress wants a bigger slice of the £24bn takeaway markets he operates in.

Cab hire service Uber begins a court case in London over whether its drivers are staff or self-employed

The measure follows months of anti-Uber criticism and protests from traditional taxi services in Europe.

Uber will pay a yield of about 5% on the loan.

The lightning-bolt icon and pop-up box notifying riders that fares have been multiplied will no longer be displayed.

IPO pegs Silicon Valley firm's value at $2.4bn, twice its private valuation.

London is the first UK city and second in Europe to get the app.

Uber CEO Travis Kalanick says he owns 'a very weird car'.

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles could become the Foxconn of self-driving cars with Uber and Amazon deals.

The late-rider fee system is one of Uber's six new driver-friendly features launched to appease its workforce.

Apps like Uber and Airbnb helped create servants-as-a-service, akin to life at Downton Abbey.

San Francisco-based firm is currently in the process of recruiting bicycle and scooter drivers in London.

Instead of building its own autonomous vehicle, Microsoft will provide software and services to car makers.

Major strategic shift sees BMW i division switch from electric and hybrid to autonomous cars.

In Saudi Arabia, Uber competes with Careem, a Dubai-based startup backed by Saudi Telecom Company.

The average payout through the programme is $835.

British marketing manager Mark Rofe used a Twitter bot to earn £1,500 of free Uber rides.

Uber-on-the-Thames? Amphibious vehicles for potential road and water taxi service demonstrated in London.

The move follows Toyota investing in Uber and General Motors investing in Lyft.

Uber testing self-driving car shows company could be heading down the driverless taxi route.

A new generation of apps promises to alleviate Africa's transportation woes