Uber

Acquisition will open doors to expansion in major European cities such as London, Frankfurt, Paris, Milan and Dublin

Davos shows how many companies are convinced diversity and environmental measures make financial sense

The company is in expansionist mode again and wants to become consumers’ main portal for every aspect of their lives

Unlike other taxi-booking apps, Uber does not collect tax from drivers and pay it to Revenue, leaving drivers wondering if they will be pursued by taxman

Roamr founders believe it offers a perfect fit for budget-conscious start-ups and tech firms that employ millennials and Generation Z-ers

Vast swaths of office space have been left empty after a big shift to remote working

Surge dining: Would you pay more to eat a rib-eye on a Saturday than on Tuesday?

Web Summit’s Lobbying Register absence; why Simon Harris won’t lodge in the Phoenix Park; and more bad news for EV drivers

Stock, which had more than doubled over the past 12 months, jumped 11 per cent on Wednesday

Fine Gael senator Garret Ahearn challenges minister Eamon Ryan to do more to speed the provision of taxis and hackneys outside big cities

Nicolas Schmit argues ensuring better staff conditions at groups like Uber and Deliveroo will not kill gig economy model

Powered by algorithms and AI, a growing number of consumer industries are adjusting prices in response to supply and demand

Many couriers rent accounts off people who can register as self-employed so they can deliver food for companies such as Just Eat and Deliveroo

Ride-hailing company reaches long-awaited landmark after years of heavy spending

Unthinkable: More and more of us are working for algorithms – and losing some of our rights in the process, says UCD researcher Dr Lorenzo Cini

The tech sector celebrates the consolidation of power in new industry leaders, but SVB’s collapse may change that

Lyft acknowledges profits will fall as it tries to catch up in increasingly lopsided battle

Company’s food delivery arm Uber Eats sees gross bookings fall during the quarter, missing $13.9bn analyst projection

Uber Ireland Technologies, an Irish-registered Uber subsidiary, records turnover of €937,000

Joe Sullivan was accused of obstructing investigation by regulators, and failing to report the 2016 breach to appropriate government authorities

The transport platform said only internal systems were compromised - this time

Cyber attack forced the ride-hailing company to shut several internal communications temporarily last week

A hacker appeared to gain access to Uber's systems

Industry is watching closely as Joe Sullivan charged with obstructing justice and concealing a felony for paying off hackers and not telling regulators

Micromobility companies look to get a foothold in the commuter market while awaiting legislation

Keir Starmer could be on course for No 10 as Tories show signs of mounting panic

Ridesharing group has burnt through $25bn since its founding in rush towards rapid expansion

No prosecutions so far over any unrecorded lobbying activities

Irishman exposed his former employer’s dirty tricks, so it’s reassuring that Uber lobbying in Ireland ultimately failed

State’s official register points to intensive lobbying by US cab-hailing giant between 2014 and 2017 but does not show full extent of government contacts disclosed in private files

US firm’s former lobbyist John Moran, former Department of Finance secretary general, says he fully disclosed Uber role but will correct returns if required

Longford-born Mark MacGann says he is speaking out as firm knowingly flouted laws in some countries

Files reveal American cab-hailing company’s intensive efforts to sway FG ministers and top officials to back rule changes in face of opposition from State’s taxi regulator

Between 2014 and 2017 the cab-hailing company engaged in intensive but ultimately unsuccessful efforts to seek regulatory change to permit it to operate in Ireland

Leaked company records show a prolonged lobbying campaign by the California-based cab-hailing company aimed at loosening rules that blocked its business model in Ireland

Cab-hailing company operates in more than 70 countries and is valued at more than €41 billion

Leaked documents reveal how the San Francisco-based ride-sharing pioneer lobbied thousands of politicians and officials around the world in its mission to expand its controversial business model

On-demand services might have made us feel wealthy, but the model is in jeopardy

It may soon become harder to get funding so firms need to build markets and only sell profitably

From chip shortages to employee power and calls for regulation, 2021 was a year of concern for the sector