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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...- Ola denies claims of fare disparity for iPhone, Android phone users amid CCPA investigationOla has clarified that it does not engage in differential pricing for rides based on users’ mobile operating systems. This follows a notice...
- Ola, Uber, Zepto in hot water for charging iPhone users moreCompanies adopt the differential pricing strategy to charge different prices for the same product or service to different customers or grou...
- Govt heat on Ola, Uber over differential pricing on iPhone, Android phonesThe Central Consumer Protection Authority has issued notices to Ola and Uber over claims of differential pricing based on the type of mobil...
- Ola, Uber fares different on Apple and Android phones? The conspiracy of pricing warRecent tests suggest ride-hailing apps are allegedly charging iPhone users more than Android users for similar routes in Chennai. Uber deni...
- Why does Uber charge different fares for the same trip on different phones? Company reveals the reasonA viral post on X has raised concerns about Uber charging different fares for the same trip when booked from Android and iOS devices. A use...
- The price of your phone: How device-based pricing is quietly widening the digital divideRide-hailing apps and e-commerce platforms are under scrutiny for employing device-based differential pricing, where fares and costs vary d...
- GST haze holding up funding, innovation at ride-hailing companiesApp-based ride-hailing firms have put innovation and fresh investments on the backburner due to uncertainty around the Goods and Services T...
- Combating dark patterns; declining VC funds for female foundersHappy Thursday! The government will soon release a tool to help consumers fight manipulative ‘dark patterns’ used by websites. This and mor...
- Uber's surge pricing sparks controversy amidst record-breaking profitsUber's surge pricing has once again been put under the spotlight after CEO Dara Khosrowshahi was shocked at the exorbitant fare charged to ...
- 36 Ola, Uber drivers found with no licence in airport crackdownIn September, the Union Transport Ministry had increased the fine for driving without a licence 10-fold, from Rs 500 to Rs 5,000. The teams...
- Why ride-hailing apps don't wanna play poolThe transport department appears to have woken up to the need to encourage shared mobility only after receiving backlash for proposing a ba...
- Fixing issues, not a total ban on aggregators, can solve the cab problem in BengaluruThe Karnataka government’s ban on app-based ride-pooling services in Bengaluru is the antithesis of sustainable mobility in every sense.
- Global stock rally is fine, but warning signs are flashingThere is a wide dispersion of views about how equities will fare over the next 12 months.
- Startups take a fair shot at workplace diversityOf its last 150 hires, 48 are women, with the ratio of women at the payments company now near 25%, including in the technology team.
- 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.
- As India gets expensive, Uber looks at Latin AmericaUber operates in more than 65 cities in Latin America, and Macdonald’s planning to double that by the end of next year.
- Jugnoo, mGaadi & Autowale: Ride-sharing & hyperlocal startups bet big on three-wheelersJugnoo uses rickshaws for two broad purposes: one, to ferry passengers, and, two, to deliver freshly cooked food, groceries, vegetables, an...
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