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Uber rebutted information about its plans to accept bitcoin as passenger fare.
AB InBev plans to enter the Chinese market as well as other Asian countries. The company would, however, have to develop a strong enough market entry strategy, to stand a chance against local companies.
PayPal was the only company noticeably absent at the recently held Libra Association meeting. The payment giant is reportedly planning to quit Facebook’s project to keep its hands clean of regulatory dirt.
The electric scooter start-up, Bird, has acquired $275 million in Series D funding round led by CDPQ and Sequoia Capital at a valuation of $2.5 billion with the company aiming to improve its unit economics.
Recently Uber, the ride-hailing company, announced that the Uber Copter helicopter taxis in JFK airport are now available for everyone’s use. Previously the service was only for premium members.
Uber announced 25+ changes to its platform on Thursday. Most significant moves include merging its ride-hailing app and food-delivery app Uber Eats, and offering users alternative travel information including bikes, scooters, public transportation, and even helicopters.
Following a strange corporate governance structure and other methods, WeWork’s largest investor is now looking to have Adam Neumann removed as CEO.
Facebook has finally released the full list of the fiat currencies which will back Libra. While it may not come as much of a surprise, what remains yet to be seen is how France and Germany will be encouraged to accept Libra.
Teeth-straightening provider SmileDirectClub late Wednesday announced that its class A shares were priced at $23 a share, slightly above the $19- to $22-a-share range it had said it would be targeting. But yesterday its shares went down.
The Libra Association director granted an interview with a French news firm where he gave a bit more insight into the progress made so far including that the Libra will launch by the second half of 2020 with many members as well.
Self-driving car company, Voyage, has pulled in additional funding in a Series B round. The CEO has said that the funds will be directed not only at increasing the company’s staff strength, but also the quality of its service.
