
Following taxi drivers rioting in France and the arrest of key executives, the company has suspended UberPOP in the country until further notice. Uber’s French CEO announced the news in an interview with Le Monde, saying that the company has decided to suspend UberPop in France from Friday at 10pm. ➤ Uber annonce la suspension d’UberPop en France [Le Monde] Developing…
#Sunburnart would be Instagram’s dumbest trend if media scare stories weren’t totally wrong

There’s a marginally popular hashtag on Instagram called #sunburnart. People add it to photos where they’ve caught the sun and been left with an interesting pattern of burnt and unburnt skin. But Time, Business Insider, People and a number of TV stations, including ABC News, have picked up on the ‘trend’, implying that a substantial number of users are deliberately burning themselves to create art. Time even admitted that “a few photos – but perhaps not enough to qualify as a trend – tagged #sunburnart have popped upon social media,” yet still decided to contact dermatologists (all of whom say they’ve not witnessed real…
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Ofcom, the UK’s communications regulator, has fined EE £1 million ($1.5 million) for failing to correctly handle customer complaints. The watchdog found that EE had not provided a way to access an alternative dispute resolution for three years, between 22 July 2011 and 8 April 2014. In the United Kingdom, the alternative dispute resolution scheme allows customers to take complaints that cannot be resolved with their provider to an independent body for resolution. EE also didn’t provide information in its Customer Complaints Code or provide ‘deadlock letters’ as required. Deadlock letters are an acknowledgement of when a stalemate is reached and a…
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Despite being released in 2013 and already having a popular sequel, the original version of Dots is still alive. An update released today for iOS and Android brings a number of new features to the game. It now has new color themes, a designer mode for building your own game and support for larger iPhones. The game is incredibly addictive and popular on both mobile platforms, with the original Dots game reaching over 55 million downloads and its sequel, TwoDots, downloaded 50 million times. Dots is free to download, with a number of in-app purchases unlocking additional features. ➤ Dots [iOS / Android] Read Next: Why New York…
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Rocket Internet-backed German startup Helping has acquired UK-based rival Hassle to grab a slice of the UK on-demand cleaning market. While well-established in 12 (mostly) European countries, Helpling doesn’t have any presence in the UK. Acquiring one of the leading players gives it a shot at growing market share, rather than establishing itself from nothing against a number of rivals. While Helpling’s co-founder Benedikt Franke remained coy about the specifics of the deal, ‘sources’ talking to Tech EU say that it is worth around €32 million (around $35.5 million). Franke also says that Helpling didn’t consider any other companies before agreeing to…
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