Pokemon Go creator Niantic valued at $4bn after latest fundraise January 16, 2019 Niantic, the company behind the popular mobile game Pokemon Go, has been valued at nearly $4bn (£3.1bn) after raising $245m in a new round of financing. The series C funding round was led by IVP, which has previously backed the likes of Uber, Netflix, Dropbox and Slack. Additional investment came from Axiomatic Gaming, Battery Ventures, Causeway Media Partners, CRV [...]
The City grabs popcorn for the ultimate takeaway tug-of-war November 2, 2018 The knives are out in the food fight that’s gripped the takeaway sector. On one side, there’s market leader Just Eat which revealed yesterday that a chunky investment into its Latin American business will eat into profits. However, its shares were up more than six per cent as it reported a 41 per cent sales [...]
Businesses bag £90m to overhaul UK city transport in government review March 19, 2019 Businesses will be offered up to £90m to implement their ideas on how to improve transport in UK cities and towns as part of a new government review. Businesses will be asked to offer their ideas into how to make transport more innovative, convenient and reliable, and how data sharing can improve public services by [...]
Xperia 1 review: Sony’s new flagship is a tower of power June 19, 2019 Look at this incredibly tall lad. Sony’s new flagship, the Xperia 1 is a monolith, a towering glass slab that looks just as likely to trigger the next stage of human evolution as it is to book you an Uber. Take this thing outside and you’d need to let air traffic control know ahead of [...]
Uber rival Taxify launches in Lisbon as London licence wait continues | City A.M. January 11, 2018 A European startup hoping to take on Uber and which last year found its launch in London stalled by regulators, has pulled up in a new European city. Taxify has launched in Lisbon, Portugal, where it claims to have signed up more than 600 drivers and several thousand users. Read more: It’s official: Uber is [...]
Uber rival Taxify launches in Lisbon as London licence wait continues | City A.M. January 11, 2018 A European startup hoping to take on Uber and which last year found its launch in London stalled by regulators, has pulled up in a new European city. Taxify has launched in Lisbon, Portugal, where it claims to have signed up more than 600 drivers and several thousand users. Read more: It’s official: Uber is [...]
Google paid $105m to two executives accused of sexual harassment March 12, 2019 Google paid a total of $105m (£79m) to two executives after they were accused of sexual harassment, according to court documents released last night. The lawsuit, filed by shareholder James Martin, confirms previous reports that Android creator Andy Rubin was paid $90m after he allegedly coerced sex from a colleague. Read more: Fintech superstar Marta [...]
Addison Lee signs strategic deal with driverless startup Oxbotica for London revolution October 22, 2018 Private hire firm Addison Lee has signed a strategic partnership with UK software startup Oxbotica to bring self-driving car services to Londoners by 2021. Addison Lee said the two firms will collaborate on technological development, deployment and operation of self-driving cars to first provide affordable ride-sharing taxi services in the capital. In the long term, it [...]
Uber’s top policy chief in Europe Christopher Burghardt has quit amid London licence row October 17, 2017 One of Uber’s top policy chiefs in Europe has quit amid turmoil for the tech company over its London licence. Christopher Burghardt, Uber’s head of policy and communications for Europe. Middle East and Africa since the end of last year, is departing just weeks after another top executive. Jo Bertram, the woman who established Uber [...]
Zoom and Pinterest test the IPO waters April 17, 2019 IPO season continues this week, but should you dip your toes in the water with the latest offerings on Wall Street? Zoom and Pinterest will price later on Wednesday and begin trading on Thursday. After Lyft’s travails of late, it will be an important test of investor confidence again, especially as it comes ahead of [...]