On top of ride-sharing and takeaways, the company’s couriers now transport goods for many retailers. But is it trying to do too much?
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Ride-hailing company hopes to register enough cabbies to start a new option in the UK capital
There will be more battles over how to divide the intellectual property pie in all industries
With some progress on electric vehicles and energy, two academics consider what could drive change elsewhere
Long-term survival is often underrated as a business objective
Online education sector will be far from the last to be shaken up by new platform shift
Disrupters’ plans to take on established institutions fizzle out after rise in funding costs
Consolidation coming
Consumer tech might no longer be a growth area, but the digitisation of industry has just begun
While start-ups have revolutionised retail and travel, they have barely made a dent in this sector
For all their faults, tech innovators may at last be making an impact on productivity — and on wider society
Banks must lead industrialisation of their services or risk further erosion of earnings from core activities
The fintech disrupters of the payments sector are no such thing
The golden era is over
In tough economic times, tech businesses need focus and profitability as well as growth
Growth strategy of on-demand services has become harder to sustain
Disrupters of the global financial system have been disrupted as the Fed removes punch bowl of stimulus
‘Buy now pay later’ group becomes more reliant on loans amid plummeting share price
Uber’s recent move to make peace with an old foe in New York must be a sign of things to come
Online marketplace Airtasker connects people with ‘taskers’ to get odd jobs done
Deal will help tech company ease driver shortage after years of rancour over ride-hailing service
Huge losses on both sides mean the one-time adversaries have had to adapt
Ride-sharing company demonstrates how currents in global economy are shifting
Big companies are more likely than ever to maintain their dominant positions over plucky start-ups
