Exploited and unprotected: Life as a gig workerWhile the flexibility offered by online gig platforms is attractive, it comes at the cost of limited job security, lack of social protectio...
21 Dec, 2023, 12.20 PM IST
Brands cower as social media mobs run riot; trolling not constructive, says ASCIThis week, AU Small Finance Bank faced backlash online for an advertisement that featured actors Aamir Khan and Kiara Advani. The ad, which...
14 Oct, 2022, 07.36 AM IST
Fan asks Harsha Bhogle to "Boycott Uber"; commentator gives classy replyWidely regarded as the "Voice of Cricket" in the world, Bhogle slammed the taxi-hailing app Uber India and alleged that one of Uber's drive...
15 Sep, 2022, 06.21 PM IST
Sitharaman's millennials remark reflects inefficiency, immaturity of BJP in governance: CongressCongress spokesperson Abhishek Singhvi said Sitharaman's statement is a grave joke on the poor state of the economy.
11 Sep, 2019, 09.49 PM IST
Some find it hard to digest Zomato's actionDespite the brickbat, several Zomato customers stood firmly behind the company and left reviews thanking the company for defending the valu...
02 Aug, 2019, 02.47 PM IST
From HUL to Snapdeal, when social media made brands rethink their actionsHUL's Kumbh Mela ad and tweet didn't go down well with Twitterati.
08 Mar, 2019, 02.50 PM IST
Eateries seek compliance by online food aggregatorsThe National Restaurant Association of India will make a representation to the ministry of commerce and industry on Tuesday seeking complia...
19 Feb, 2019, 11.42 AM IST
The strange story of Uber’s massive fund raising deal from the Saudi governmentThe $3.5 bn deal is now drawing Uber into a global reckoning over the business world's ties with Saudi.
05 Nov, 2018, 09.28 PM IST
New Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi keeps finding horrors at every turnSomehow, the new chief executive officer keeps finding more horrors at every turn. The latest is a cyberattack Uber had been concealing sin...
24 Nov, 2017, 12.09 AM IST
New Uber CEO hints at 2019 IPO as he takes over troubled startupRewriting the company's ethical code will be a symbolic way for the newly appointed CEO to put his stamp on a company scarred by months of ...
31 Aug, 2017, 09.27 AM IST
Uber board selects Expedia CEO Dara Khosrowshahi to lead company out of crisisThe Expedia CEO is set to succeed Travis Kalanick, who grew Uber into a $20 bn annual booking biz last year, only to resign as CEO in June ...
28 Aug, 2017, 07.38 AM IST
PepsiCo's Indra Nooyi comes under fire as Trump council splintersThere is pressure on Nooyi to step down from Trump’s council after the president was slow to condemn white-supremacist violence last weeken...
16 Aug, 2017, 01.53 PM IST
Uber's new pricing model charges some passengers moreIt’s a break from the past, when Uber calculated fares using a combination of mileage, time and multipliers based on geographic demand.
27 May, 2017, 12.37 PM IST
How Tesla's Elon Musk spurned Uber's offer on self-driving carsKalanick pitched Musk on teaming up against Apple, according to Wild Ride, a book by Fortune magazine’s Adam Lashinsky scheduled for releas...
18 May, 2017, 09.19 AM IST
Uber's messy breakup with Jones complicates search for COOIn meetings with local staff, Jones professed that one of his biggest apprehensions was working with Chief Executive Officer Travis Kalanic...
22 Mar, 2017, 12.50 PM IST
Why #DeleteUber is trending on Twitter againIn the nearly 3,000-word piece titled 'Reflecting On One Very, Very Strange Year At Uber', Susan Fowler spoke about instances of sexism dir...
20 Feb, 2017, 03.46 PM IST
Politics in your shopping cart: What boycotts can and can't doIf some companies have lined up behind Trump, campaigns like #grabyourwallet try to scapegoat brands that the Trump family profits from.
05 Feb, 2017, 10.10 AM IST