Why banning Uber won’t save Belgium’s anachronistic taxi industry April 15, 2014 A Belgium court has ruled that one of the world's most innovative taxi services, Uber, is now illegal. Should the company have the temerity to continue its business it will be fined €10,000 (£8,200) for each violation. It has been a quick end to the company's time operating in Belgium, which only began in February. [...]
How Uber takes over a city in just four days February 19, 2014 Uber’s global expansion has exploded bringing the service to 74 cities since the start of 2011 – the ride-hailing app added 13 new cities in just the first 50 days of 2014 alone – and spearheading this rapid growth are a crack team known as launchers. Described as a blend between US Navy Seals [...]