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Uber for Business arrives in more than 200 cities

Oct01
by on October 1, 2014 at 12:10 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Product Updates

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Uber has announced that its Uber for Business service is now available to companies in all of the territories in which Uber operates – a total of 45 countries and more than 200 cities. Following the launch of the service in the US and Canada in July, the move is aimed at increasing the number of small and mid-sized account customers it can attract in other parts of the world. At its core, the Uber for Business model is pitched on simplicity – all employees need to do is order a car and a charge it to the company account. It includes…

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Uber for Business arrives in more than 200 cities

Oct01
by on October 1, 2014 at 12:10 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Product Updates

Barcelona Cabs Strike Against Uber Taxi App

Uber has announced that its Uber for Business service is now available to companies in all of the territories in which Uber operates – a total of 45 countries and more than 200 cities. Following the launch of the service in the US and Canada in July, the move is aimed at increasing the number of small and mid-sized account customers it can attract in other parts of the world. At its core, the Uber for Business model is pitched on simplicity – all employees need to do is order a car and a charge it to the company account. It includes…

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14 niche Netflix alternatives

Oct01
by on October 1, 2014 at 11:04 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, PSF, Roundups

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For TV shows and some movies, there’s Netflix or Amazon Prime Instant Video. For the latest release blockbusters, there’s Google Play Movies & TV, Amazon Instant Video or Blinkbox, depending on where you live in the world. But the video-on-demand (VoD) realm extends far beyond the well-established, big-name brands you read about every day. Here, we take a look at some of the niche streaming alternatives out there, covering everything from world cinema and kids movies, to music, sport and gaming. We’ve split this into three pages by section to make it easier to read, but if you’d rather read…

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Google warned to change the way it pieces together data about users in Germany

Oct01
by on October 1, 2014 at 10:58 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Google, Insider

The Hamburg Data Protection Authority in Germany has warned Google to curb its profiling activities in the country or risk facing fines or other measures. In a statement yesterday, the organization said Google’s ability to piece together information about users across the breadth of its services (Google Maps and Gmail, for example) violates local privacy laws. As such, it will need to make significant changes to the way in which it handles its triangulation of personal data to ensure that people give consent for it being used to profile them in this way. Exactly how it will do that is yet to…

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All the tech news you shouldn’t miss from Eastern Europe: September

Oct01
by on October 1, 2014 at 9:44 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Roundups

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The fall has started in the Eastern European tech world with a huge wave of news stories and insightful reads, which we’ve done our best to thoroughly process and gather in one convenient round-up. Make sure you haven’t missed any significant deals, announcements and feature stories in the region. If you think that something is missing, or would like to draw our attention to an important story, feel free to ping me on Twitter (@shlema) or by e-mail at shlema@gmail.com. Startups, funds and accelerators Kyiv startup yoCard has entered Russian market, gearing up towards international expansion Ukrainian investment fund Fison has announced the winners of…

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