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Uber Fails To Impress

If you thought ride hailing app Uber (NYSE: UBER) was going to deliver the stock market from the horrendous start to the years it's had, think again.

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Coronavirus: Uber Launches Service To Assist Healthcare Providers

Through UberMedic, it would make available its wide network of drivers to authorities to facilitate transportation for frontline healthcare providers to and from their homes as well to healthcare and medical facilities.

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What This Tech Giant's Investment Could Mean for Ola

Infusion of new funds from Microsoft would help the Bengaluru-based ride-hailing company battle bigger rival Uber.

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E-Commerce, Ridehailing led Southeast Asia's $100 billion Internet Economy in 2019

Online travel and digital payments are on the rise as well, a joint study by Google, Temasek and Bain & Co showed

Technology

What's Driving Grab and Gojek's Superapp Success

Ridehailing companies, most of which are loss-making, are looking beyond just passenger mobility to boost their profit margins. And consumers are lapping it up.

Technology

5 Kinds of Apps Southeast Asians Used the Most in 2019

About 90 percent of the total internet users in Southeast Asia used their cell phones to log on to the web

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How Grab is Becoming an Everyday, Everything App in Southeast Asia

A glimpse of the ride-hailing powerhouse's forays into various consumer services sectors

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China's Didi Chuxing Steps up Expansion in Japan

The expansion will encourage local residents and visitors to experience Japan's taxi service in a new way

Finance

How Japan's Largest Online Retailer Became Richer By $990 Million After Lyft's IPO

The biggest ride-hail service in the US, after Uber, priced its initial public offering at $72 per share, with a $24 billion valuation

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Why Uber is Buying its Middle East Rival Careem for $3.1 Billion

The move has come after Uber recorded heavy losses last year ahead of its plans for an initial public offering

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Friday Flashback: : Xiaomi Sold Record 118.7 Million Smartphones in 2018

Know what happened in the APAC region over the past week

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Grab Now Enters Southeast Asia's SME Lending and Micro-Insurance Space

The entry puts Grab Financial in a strong position in financial services, as the group seeks to bring more possibilities to micro-entrepreneurs and small businesses

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The Investment Spree In Ride-hailing Space Is Just Getting Started

Go-Jek's arch-rival Grab has set a new benchmark in scaling investments

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Indonesian Ride-hailing Giant Go-Jek Picks Up $100 Million Funding From Astra International

The strategic partnership will maximize Indonesia's potential to continue to be at the forefront of Southeast Asia's digital transformation