How to deal with workplace dismissal March 19, 2015 An office fracas between employer and employee can be contained. We all know that when a business has an explosive falling out with one of its key members of staff, sides can be taken quickly and the rumour mill can go into overdrive. But in these cases, there are ways that both parties can preserve [...]
Starbucks is launching a delivery service with trials in Seattle and New York City March 18, 2015 Coffee lovers rejoice. Soon you’ll be able to satisfy that pumpkin spice latte craving without ever having to leave the office. Starbucks has revealed details of an eagerly awaited new delivery service which it will begin testing before summer. Seattle, the home of the international coffee chain, and New York City will be the first [...]
Uber’s Paris offices “raided” by police March 18, 2015 It's been a bad week for Uber. After reports emerged this morning that several executives in its South Korean arm had been charged with running an illegal taxi firm, and being banned in Germany for a second time, now it transpires the ride-sharing company was raided by police this week. Around 30 [...]
Uber banned for the second time in Germany March 18, 2015 In what seems to be a never-ending back and forth Uber has officially been banned in Germany – again. A regional court in Frankfurt ruled that Uber's low-cost ride-sharing service UberPop is now banned throughout the country. The case was brought by taxi union Taxi Deutschland that been battling Uber for over a year. Dieter [...]
Budget 2015: The stories that broke during George Osborne’s speech March 18, 2015 The announcement of the UK government’s annual budget is one of the biggest dates in the financial calendar. City hacks' ears were tuned into George Osborne’s speech this lunchtime, as eyes were glued to Twitter for all the breaking hot takes on the chancellor’s tie colour and fingers were madly typing away to produce a [...]
Uber’s chief executive is among 30 charged with operating illegal taxi ring in South Korea March 18, 2015 Uber has come under fire for operating an “illegal taxi ring” in South Korea. According to Yonhap News Agency, Seoul District Police have charged 30 people associated with the company, including chief executive Travis Kalanick. Others range from Uber Korea's brand manager to the heads of car rental companies and a number of drivers. [...]
The UK political system is dying and can only be saved by wholescale digitisation March 17, 2015 Look at the retail industry which has been revolutionised by digital, by online brands such as Amazon; and the likes of the taxi industry which is being disrupted by brands like Uber. But what about the UK political system, how is it using digital to engage with the electorate? To put it simply, it isn’t. [...]
Pinterest’s latest funding round means it’s now valued at $11bn March 17, 2015 Who knew pictures of wedding dresses and make-up tips could be such big business? Pinterest has just announced that it's raised $367m (£248m), which values it at a whopping $11bn. But that's not all: the site, which allows its users to create and share "boards" full of images from around the web, hasn't completed this [...]
Uber’s finance chief Brent Callinicos is leaving the taxi startup March 16, 2015 Uber’s finance chief Brent Callinicos is driving off into the sunset and leaving one of the most highly valued tech startups in the world in the rear-view mirror. The former Google executive who has been with Uber for less than two years will stay on as an advisor, chief executive Travis Kalanick told investors. “Almost [...]
Flying cars are coming with the AeroMobil 3.0, and you could buy one in 2017 March 16, 2015 In a couple of years, the super-rich could be travelling above traffic jams and avoiding the hassle of airports in their very own flying cars. For everyone else, the equivalent of a flying Uber is in the pipeline. AeroMobil, the Slovakian company behind the car-cum-aeroplane, hopes to sell its first manually-driven two-seater flying cars to [...]