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...Others link it to the decades-old US-Iran feud and the push by some in the regime to prohibit any “luxury” American-developed merchandise....
...A version of this article was first published by Nikkei Asia on January 26. ©2024 Nikkei Inc. All rights reserved....
...In a special dispatch for the FT News Briefing, she tells us what she’s heard from Iranian citizens....
...“fully driverless” robotaxis in cities including Beijing and Wuhan, but Chinese officials still largely require human drivers to remotely monitor every ride, undermining the economics of a self-driving taxi...
...The American businessman has sought to overhaul Botafogo’s shaky finances and professionalise the business side of the operation, while delivering an exciting spectacle to fans....
...Additional reporting by Eung Sea A version of this article was first published by Nikkei Asia on March 12. ©2024 Nikkei Inc. All rights reserved....
...Mattel is just as enthusiastic an exploiter as any studio of its brands, which include Hot Wheels, American Girl and Barney....
...An American reader, Micah, writes: Price elasticity for rides was always high (one reason why the taxi industry itself was so fragmented); implication: raising prices across the board will cost Uber lots...
...Our colleague, FT Paris bureau chief Leila Abboud, has a dispatch on “Wembymania” this week — stay tuned for much more on 7’3” wunderkind Victor Wembanyama....
...A version of this article was first published by Nikkei Asia on May 24, 2023. ©2023 Nikkei Inc. All rights reserved....
...Sounds about right for a taxi company. Google’s free cash flow margin? Twenty-two per cent....
...Having disrupted the music industry, books, travel, banking, taxis — you know the list by now — the Valley came for Tinseltown....
...“With the market poised to grow sevenfold between 2025 and 2035, it’s important for US policymakers and industries to co-operate now to ensure American leadership in this transformative emerging sector,”...
...Before we get into the newsletter today, make sure you check out Myles’s lively dispatch from West Virginia, where the green energy push is colliding with a culture and economy still entrenched in the coal...
...Further on, we have a special dispatch from FT South China correspondent Primrose Riordan on the crisis in Chinese football....
...The key question is whether his car will be a product of European — or more likely of Chinese or American invention. The Internet of (Four) Things 1....
...Grab began its journey in Malaysia first as a ride-hailing platform for taxis and private cars....
...I’d flown to Pristina in Kosovo, then taken a three-hour taxi west, rain turning to snow as we drove....
...Then we’ve got a special dispatch from the FT’s Sujeet Indap on how golfer Phil Mickelson’s loose words cast doubt on the future of the breakaway Saudi Golf League designed to take on the PGA Tour....
...American Airlines, Virgin Atlantic and aircraft leasing group Avolon have made preliminary commitments to buy up to 1,000 electric air taxis from a British start-up in the biggest sign of a radical shift...
...Americans cannot get enough chicken. Demand for the meat — seen as a healthier alternative to beef — has soared over the past year....
...Autocab, which struck the deal with Uber in August last year, provides taxi operators with booking and dispatch software and connects drivers with trips via an online marketplace....
...Lyft is a one-dimensional company compared to Uber, serving the US market and focusing on taxi services, while its rival is international and is tackling food and grocery deliveries as well....
...Mr Gadowski is also an investor in Grow, a Latin American scooter start-up, and through his Team Europe venture has backed a range of other companies including flying taxi start-up Volocopter....
...Autocab, which struck the deal with Uber in August last year, provides taxi operators with booking and dispatch software and connects drivers with trips via an online marketplace. 3....
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