Uber

The narratives around Uber’s year-end earnings vastly diverge. One headline celebrates a 61-percent year-over-year rise in fourth-quarter revenue, while another laments a full-year loss expansion of 60 percent. The Facts In the final quarter of 2017, Uber’s $475-million adjusted loss...

Twilio Inc (NYSE: TWLO) reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter results after Tuesday's market close, leaving little to no ammunition for shorts to hold on to, according to Canaccord Genuity. The Analyst Canaccord Genuity's Richard Davis maintains a Buy rating on Twilio's stock...

NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA) is partnering with Volkswagen AG (ADR) (OTC: VLKAY) and Uber to embed its artificial intelligence technology into their respective fleets, according to announcements made Monday at the CES conference. Volkswagen will infuse NVIDIA’s Drive IX platform in its...

Uber's public relation nightmares aren't going away despite a change in leadership. The company announced Wednesday that it was the victim of a 2016 data breachn that resulted in the theft of data from more than 57 million users and drivers.  But on Wednesday the company released a...

If General Motors Company (NYSE: GM) and Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) have an honest pulse on their progress, fully autonomous vehicles are about three years away. To some experts, this means a sharp reduction in vehicle collisions is three years away as well.  “Autonomous cars are much...

Twilio Inc (NYSE: TWLO)'s earnings report impressed investors with a revenue beat in the third quarter. The company's outlook didn't disappoint, as the fourth-quarter guidance came in ahead of expectations and management revised its full-year outlook higher. The Analyst Oppenheimer...

Twilio Inc (NYSE: TWLO) reported third-quarter results Tuesday in which the company lost 8 cents per share on revenue of $100.5 million. Wall Street analysts were expecting the company to lose 8 cents per share — but on revenue of $92.55 million. Twilio guided its fourth quarter and full...

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), Uber and Nike Inc (NYSE: NKE) were among nearly 100 multinational corporations exposed Monday to have developed shell companies and offshore accounts in alleged tax avoidance schemes. The Paradise Papers, 13.4 million files obtained by German newspaper Süddeutsche...

Odd couples often receive odd looks. Gawking and speculating onlookers nosily turn their heads trying to understand how two parties with such contrasting chemistry can come together to form successful partnerships and functioning relationships. Despite the gawk factor, and perhaps against all odds...

Lyft, a ride-hailing platform that is smaller in size compared to its biggest rival Uber, is taking the first steps toward filing for an initial public offering, Reuters reported. Lyft is said to be seeking out the services of an IPO advisory firm to help Lyft's management pick bankers and...

The United States is home to the most unicorn companies in the world, with over 100 such companies, according to a new report by HowMuch. The term unicorn, used to describe a private company valued at at least $1 billion, was thrust into the spotlight after Uber became the ultimate unicorn as it...

As the vacation season ends with rumbles of war, hints of impeachment, the afterglow of a solar eclipse and the ongoing nightmare of a natural disaster, it’s time to step back and look at the surreal summer of 2017. To paraphrase Stephen Stills: Stop, hey, what’s that sound? Everybody...

Uber's recently appointed CEO Dara Khosrowshahi and ousted CEO and co-founder Travis Kalanick are getting along and could be building a bit of a bromance. Kalanick earned a reputation as being a bit of a wildcard and was reportedly plotting a return to power by "Steve Jobs-ing it." But Kalanick...

Dara Khosrowshahi's tenure as Uber's new chief is off to a bit of a rocky start as an audio leak exclusively obtained by Yahoo News gives some background on how he obtained the job. Khosrowshahi hosted his first meeting as head of Uber and told the ride-hailing company's employees he was first...

Last Friday, reports suggested that JD.Com Inc(ADR) (NASDAQ: JD) has invested about $100 million in Go-Jek, a ride-hailing service based in Indonesia. The news of the investment was first reported by technology-focused news service Information. The investment, made as part of Go-Jek's latest...