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Apps win, labour frets after Uber-led 'gig worker' measure passes

Rideshare and delivery apps matching tasks with those willing to perform them as independent contractors sidestepped a labor law with the p...

Wall Street shakes off election night wobbles to rally; tech and healthcare stocks lead

The fate of the U.S. presidency remains undecided as neither President Donald Trump or Democratic challenger Joe Biden has secured the 270 ...

Voters with disability, elderly to get free transportation to Patna polling booths

Additional Chief Electoral Officer Sanjay Kumar Singh said the facility will be available to only such elderly and disabled voters who coul...

It is a ballot fight for survival for gig companies like Uber, DoorDash

Top executives of Uber, Lyft and the delivery service DoorDash met to discuss a California ballot measure that would exempt them from a new...

ETCIO session on inclusive work culture powered by Uber: 5 insights on challenges faced by women in tech

Here are five key takeaways (edited excerpts) from one such insightful chat on ETCIO, powered by Uber.

Seattle approves minimum pay standard for Uber and Lyft drivers

Under the ordinance, effective January, the drivers will now earn at least $16.39 per hour - the minimum wage in Seattle for companies with...

Wall Street closes higher as energy, financials lead broad rally

"Today's market is being led by energy and financials, but it's a very well-balanced market," said Tim Ghriskey, chief investment strategis...

Badminton's showpiece Thomas and Uber Cup postponed after coronavirus pull-outs

The men's and women's world team championships had been set to take place in Denmark next month, and would have been the first internationa...

Twitter says about 130 accounts were targeted in cyber attack this week

In its latest statement, Twitter said that the hackers were able to gain control to a "small subset" of the targeted accounts, and send twe...

Uber's GSS team in India leads map updates across 150 global cities during lockdown

In a statement, Uber said its GSS team has led more than 200 localisation projects, including in-app messages in local languages to keep ri...

European Union unveils plan to clampdown on aggressive corporate tax planning regimes

EU countries are seeking to shore up public revenues to fund economic recoveries amid a public outcry over tax avoidance by corporations in...

Softbank-backed SB Energy singed; pulls maiden $600 million bond after poor investor demand

This will also arguably be the 1st renewable bond deal out of India that could not get subscribed even though the portfolio consists of lar...

Indian online grocery market can exceed $3 billion sales in 2020: Sanjiv Goenka

With increased access to smartphones and low data costs, shoppers now prefer an omni-channel shopping experience. Spencers Retail is attrac...

Panel proposes new regulator for non-personal data: Draft report

"There is a need to create a regulator or authority for data business, which provides centralized regulation for all non-personal data exch...

E-commerce sales surge for food & grocery retailers in April-June quarter

Leading brick-and-mortar chains such as Reliance Retail, Spencer's Retail, More, Nature's Basket, Tata-owned Star, Big Bazaar and Easy Day ...

US stocks-S&P 500 ends best quarter since 1998 on a high note

Coming off a drop of 20% in the first quarter, the biggest quarterly decline since the financial crisis in the fourth quarter of 2008, the ...

SoftBank Vision Fund head's pay doubled last year despite massive losses

SoftBank Vision Fund's head, Rajeev Misra, saw his total pay for the past business year more than double to roughly $15 million, even as th...