... oasis in uber-commercial Hong Kong. He built a place according to his taste, not for one-size-fits-all retail service. In return, he has garnered a loyal following: clients who return to him over and ...More
EJ Insight2016-04-22
Online car-hailing service Uber said it has suspended 30 Hong Kong drivers who allegedly took part in a "ghost ride" scam involving the use of stolen credit cards, Apple Daily reports. An Uber driver ...More
EJ Insight2016-04-22
It's not just taxis that are suffering from the enormous success of Uber Technologies Inc. The ride-hailing startup is now getting more business from professionals in the United States than rental car ...More
EJ Insight2016-04-22
... apps like Uber and Airbnb, the app allows parents to send details on how, where and when they need help at home to up to 20 babysitters. The app then sorts available babysitters by location and rating ...More
EJ Insight2016-04-21
Uber Technologies Inc. has released its first ever transparency report detailing the information requested by US law enforcement agencies and regulators. Between July and December 2015, the ride-shari ...More
EJ Insight2016-04-13
... rides on Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. Facebook is also expected to reveal more about its push into live video, it said. It earlier introduced a feature that allows users to stream live video ...More
EJ Insight2016-04-11
Investors in Didi Kuaidi Joint Co., China’s homegrown competitor to Uber Technologies Inc., have pushed the ride-sharing company’s valuation to more than US$25 billion. Beijing-based Didi Kuaidi is cl ...More
EJ Insight2016-04-08
Peer-to-peer (P2P) services have disrupted the operations of various industries. Besides Uber, the short-term lodging rental platform Airbnb is another case worth discussing. Airbnb boasts several sel ...More
EJ Insight2016-04-06
A US judge has cleared the way for antitrust lawsuits against Uber's chief executive after the ride-hailing company failed to win dismissal of price-fixing charges. Travis Kalanick must face claims he ...More
EJ Insight2016-04-01
... ice apps, Uber has been described as the Airbnb of the taxi market. The New York Times estimated that Uber was valued at US$62.5 billion as of December last year. However, the company has yet to make ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-30
... reams (as Uber has for taxis), and eventually to lead to a wholesale rewriting of traffic laws, insurance provisions and supply chain relationships. We're already getting a taste of what issues driver ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-19
Uber has reduced the fares for some of its UberX rides in Hong Kong in a bid to lure more customers for the low-cost service that was launched in the city in December last year, Singtao Daily reported ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-18
A man working as an Uber driver admitted to the shooting rampage that killed six people in Kalamazoo, Michigan over the weekend, a police detective testified on Monday. Jason Dalton, 45, was denied ba ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-23
A suspected Uber driver might have picked up passengers during a deadly rampage in which six people were killed and two others injured. The random shootings took place in the Michigan city of Kalamazo ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-22
Uber Technologies Inc. is losing more than US$1 billion a year in China as it competes with local rival Didi Kuaidi, chief executive Travis Kalanick said. The company's Chinese business boosted its va ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-19
... logy like Uber and Airbnb in daily life, lawyer-free, virtual courtrooms are probably too transformative for our officials’ yesterday-oriented mindset. -- Contact us at [email protected] FL ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-16
... lesson of Uber indeed speaks volumes about how non-receptive our government is to new technologies. Taking the initiative to understand new technologies and allowing them in daily life applications, a ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-05
Uber's arrival in Hong Kong drew fierce protests from the taxi industry. Meanwhile, the service quality of taxis has been a widespread concern. Complaints about taxi drivers being rude, refusing hire ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-30
... , head of Uber Hong Kong, was among the audience at the forum which was organized by local startup community Startmeup.hk. Gellman refused to comment when asked which department was hosting him for an ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-27
App-based transport service provider Uber Technologies Inc. is set to roll out a meal delivery service across 10 cities in the United States. In the coming weeks, customers in such cities as Los Angel ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-21
