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Detailed stories on technology startups, business and economic current affairs.
Detailed stories on technology startups, business and economic current affairs.
The Russian-origin cab app, while gaining traction in India for its bid-based fare model, faces questions about its customer support and safety measures.
A woman requests a cab on a ride-hailing app. The assigned driver refuses to come to her location and asks her to cancel the request. She obliges and moves on. Sometime later, she gets a call from the driver, asking her for money. She refuses outright. A few hours later, her phone starts ringing and doesn’t stop for a long time. By the time it does, she has received 200 calls until she realizes that the driver had shared her contact details with a “group of 500 drivers”. She shares her experience on Twitter.
A screenshot shows that she has …
The e-bike rental startup has made the most of the country’s quick-commerce boom, fuelled by the pandemic lockdowns. Now it needs to step outside its comfort zone.
As Rapido and Uber pull ahead, falling traction and mounting financial stress leave Ola with few options.
The popular super app startup is seeing widening losses, Dubai’s financial zone wants more wealth and Aramco’s big quarter.
