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'Decentralised Uber' Arcade City wins Europe's biggest blockchain competition
GTEC handed out €50,000 in prizes to winners Arcade City, CargoChain, Clipperz and Helperbitz.
Uber and new apartment complex give residents £70 per month if they sell their car
Residents of Parkmerced in San Francisco receive $100 towards their transport costs, providing they go car-less.
Apple pours $1bn into Uber's Chinese rival Didi Chuxing
Tim Cook says investment will help Apple learn more about Chinese market.
Karhoo taxi app launches in London, joins the ranks of the e-hailing revolution taking on Uber
New taxi-hailing start-up hits UK claiming to offer more cars and clearer pricing than any rival apps.
Uber chief touts expansion of UberX service into Berlin following legal woes
Christian Freese, Uber's Germany chief has touted the firm's UberX expansion into the German capital.
General Motors and Lyft to trial self-driving taxi service within a year
General Motors and Lyft, a rival of Uber, to test driverless taxis on public roads in 2017
GoGoGrandparent offers Uber for the elderly with its smartphone-free concierge service
Phone service start-up lets elderly order meals, Uber taxis and pet food without needing confusing smartphones.
Man's homemade smart-mirror allows users to order Uber and control heating
San Francisco's Ryan Newlan looks like he could be on the verge of a commercial smash.
John McAfee: The war on the gig economy has turned AirBnb and Uber into a legislative bloodbath
New government imposed laws are discriminating against those who want to earn money from their property.
What is LeEco? Electric cars and smartphones make this Chinese firm an Apple from the future
With its revolutionary smartphone and electric car, Chinese company LeEco is like an Apple from the future.
Ethereum's Vitalik Buterin asks if Google, Apple and Facebook are threatened by blockchains
The Gafa companies (Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon) have been conspicuously silent on blockchain.
Microsoft, Uber execs and MasterCard CEO Ajay Banga named to US cybersecurity panel
New panel also includes former NSA director and Stanford researcher Herbert Lin.
Uber provided data on 12 million users to US agencies including law enforcement
Uber complains about having to provide information that is more than regulators need to do their jobs.
BMW goes Airbnb way for cars with launch of ReachNow in Seattle
Ford and General Motors are also said to be offering such peer-to-peer car-sharing services.
Passenger charged six times the amount for Uber ride after driver takes 20 mile detour
A drunk customer was charged £102 for a £15 journey.
From WhatsApp to Instagram, what have the world's top venture capitalists bet on?
Forbes' new Midas List ranks the world's 100 most successful venture capitalists.
Uber ties up with Blade for helicopter rides to Coachella
Customers can also enjoy free drinks at Blade's open bar airport lounge in Van Nuys.
Uber to beef up security by offering $10,000 to hackers who uncover bugs in its system
The ride-hailing firm has launched a loyalty-based bug bounty programme to improve its security.
Uber may form a large fleet of driverless cars to cut cost and stay afloat
Uber's driverless 'autonomous cars' may help it contain losses.
Uber: Family Profile being tested allows sharing of account with up to 10 people and unified payment
The service is currently available only in select US cities.
Colombia: Violence ends with tear gas and arrests as taxi drivers lead Uber protest in Bogota
Thousands of taxi drivers marched on downtown Bogota, creating congestion in the bustling capital city.
Michigan shooter Jason Dalton claims Uber app made him kill six in Kalamazoo
Dalton says he was controlled 'mind and body' by the ride-hailing app on his mobile phone.
Silicon Republic: Dublin start-up commissioner wants to turn Ireland's capital into an enterprise epicentre
IBTimes UK spoke with Niamh Bushnell, an Irish entrepreneur who was appointed to boost start-ups in Dublin.
Uber fake vomit scam: Driver accused of planting 'puke' in car to charge passenger $200
A New York user claims she was falsely charged over vomiting incident that never happened.
Pakistan: Uber launches in Punjab capital Lahore
Uber formally begins operations in Pakistan and considers hiring both female and male drivers.
Uber and Ola simultaneously launch motorbike taxi services in India
Uber and Ola go head-to-head in targeting customers for their new motorbike taxi hailing service in Bangalore.
Digital transformation is awful jargon but businesses must buy in or lose out to startups
It is the movement toward a digital-first business model in which technology is used as an enabler of growth.
Angry Uber and Lyft drivers to launch own rival taxi app called Swift
Disgruntled drivers join forces to take on Uber in the ride-hailing app market.
Uber testing motorcycle ride-hailing service in Bangkok
UberMOTO targets cities in emerging markets with traffic snarls.
Uber banned from operating in Australia's Northern Territory
The NT government has decided against making any changes to its legislation to allow Uber to operate in the region.