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Ride-hailing app Bolt expands to Italy in bid to shake up underserved marketEstonia-based Bolt will work with hundreds of drivers in Milan - either official cab drivers or private hire car drivers - and expects to s...
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi on India bets, Travis Kalanick, jobs in the AI era & moreUber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi anticipates India becoming its largest market in a decade, highlighting dynamic growth and talent. The company i...
ETtech Explainer: Why Uber is in hot water over ‘advance tipping’In a post on X, union minister for consumer affairs Prahlad Joshi wrote, "The practice of 'Advance Tip' is deeply concerning. Forcing or nu...
Exclusive: Ola brand IP may transfer to Bhavish Aggarwal’s family office amid group restructuringANI Technologies operates the group’s ride-hailing business and holds the brand IP, which is currently licensed to Ola Electric, a separate...
Farm startups bent on shaking up Cargill, ADM are stumblingStartups in the agriculture sector, like Indigo Ag Inc., Gro Intelligence, and Farmers Edge Inc., are facing challenges as they struggle to...
EU Commission tries to rally support for political deal on gig workers' rightsThe move by the EU, which proposed the draft rules in 2021, came ahead of a meeting of ambassadors from the 27 EU countries on Friday to vo...
ED begins Paytm probe; Tata's Neu Uber partnershipOfficials from Paytm Payments Bank were summoned by the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) for interrogation earlier this week, sources have r...
S&P 500, Dow subdued as rate cut optimism wanesUncertainty about the timing of potential rate cuts and some dismal corporate forecasts for the fourth quarter have cast a doubt on whether...
Instruct delivery hands not to use bikes as taxis: Delhi govt to ecommerce companiesLast Monday, the Delhi government issued a public notice asking bike taxi operators such as Uber, Ola and Rapido to stop their two-wheeler ...
Edtech: M&A talks gain momentum amid a prolonged funding crunchEven as the winter recedes from the capital, the chilly undercurrent of the funding winter was palpable at the GSV Emeritus India Summit, o...
Age of consent fixed at 18 in data protection law; growth at all cost not a sustainable strategy: ShareChat CEOAfter elaborate discussions with stakeholders, the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Bill has fixed the age of consent at 18. This wo...
India’s five-year wait for a data law continuesHere’s a look back at how the legislation first came to be, and the twists and turns it took before landing back at square one.
UPI market cap rules may be put off; banks tell customers to tokenise cardsThe National Payments Corporation of India’s controversial rules, which would impose a 30% market share cap on all UPI apps, may be postpon...
How CoinSwitch Kuber got its mojo back after RBI's 2018 banAmid increasing calls for clear rules for crypto exchanges and investors, CoinSwitch Kuber is surging ahead with its plans. Over time it ai...
ETtech Morning Dispatch on 25 Jan. 2021: Top tech news to start your dayFrom Indian IT’s post-pandemic outlook to NITI Aayog’s plan to create India’s Alibaba for MSMEs, here’s a look at the top tech news to star...
New Motor Vehicles Act is not here to raise revenue, but to save lives: Nitin GadkariGadkari said state governments have the power to bring down the steep vehicle fines.
Lyft snaps up a tag of $24.3 bn as IPO goes the distanceThe first ride-hailing IPO raised more than it had set off to do as investors overlooked uncertainty.
Global CEOs’ panel: Navigating a world in transitionCEOs say globalisation will continue but is facing political pressure due to the unease caused by technological disruption. Edited excerpts...
Digital startups get together to engage better with policymakersDigital startups are uniting to ensure policymakers hear them as well as to fight and counter any pushback from established incumbents.
Modi government's response to feedback on its economic performance impressive: Anand MahindraMahindra praised Modi govt for its measured approach to reforms and said there was no need for the kind of big-bang policy changes that wer...