Uber to offer tipping for UK users – and introduce waiting charges
Union assisting drivers in dispute over employment status dismisses changes as cynical PR move
Vanishing app: Snapchat struggles as Facebook bites back
Losses are steep and user growth is anaemic leaving investors fearful the latest ‘new Facebook’ has run out of steam
Amazon paid just £15m in tax on European revenues of £19.5bn
Online retailer’s UK warehouse and logistics operation more than halved its corporation tax bill from £15.8m to £7.4m
Amazon to double number of R&D staff in London
Company will increase number of workers focusing on Prime Video service in capital from 450 to 900
Facebook hires former Uber PR chief Rachel Whetstone
Whetstone, who left Uber following corporate scandals and has worked for leading Conservative politicians in the UK, will become communications VP
$16 falafel patties anyone? Amazon moves into meal-kit market
Meals such as $19.99 salmon nicoise salad available to customers based in select cities where company operates its Amazon Fresh delivery service
‘Grow food on Mars’: LA startups tackle climate change with inventive solutions
Dozens of startups are inventing ways to keep LA cool with products and services that aim to avert environmental disaster – and yield profits
Thousands sign up to clean sewage because they didn’t read the small print
Those who fell for the gag clause inserted into wifi terms and conditions committed to more than a month of community service
Uber stages retreat in Russia as it merges with rival Yandex
Ride-hailing company makes second embarrassing climbdown after selling its Chinese operations last year
Inside China’s ‘big data valley’: the rapid hi-tech transformation of Guiyang
As capital of a poor western province, Guiyang’s sudden development into China’s ‘Big Data Valley’ has brought astonishing change, with Foxconn and Tencent already drawn to the city. Could the city one day rival Shanghai?
Facebook village? Social media giant to build ‘social housing’
The tech giant aims to build 1,500 apartments at Menlo Park after being criticised for helping to deepen the Silicon Valley housing crisis
Google fine: EU is not waging underhand trade war against US tech firms
The European commission is not showing signs of anti-American bias – its actions will benefit consumers worldwide
Google and Facebook ‘will lose millions in ads over extremism fears’
Advertisers will pull or pause campaigns amid backlash over ads appearing next to inappropriate content, says Group M
Uber CEO Travis Kalanick resigns following months of chaos
Embattled founder of ride-hailing app stepped down in face of pressure from investors after tumultuous six months of scandals and stumbles
E3 2017 diversity report: female game characters mask lack of progress
Games have come a long way in putting fictional women in lead roles – but yet again it was largely white men that dominated the stages at the press conferences