Tag: sharing economy

With 1,000 jobs cut at Grab, another reality check for on-demand services

Job cuts at Grab are yet another reality check for the platform…

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When technology doesn’t bring the transformation people want

So much has unravelled in 2018 that the new year promises to…

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Troubles with Grab-Uber merger a reminder of the complexity of urban issues

People had high expectations - perhaps unrealistic ones - of technology solving…

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As Uber gives up Southeast Asia to Grab, what’s the deal for consumers?

For Grab, there will also be no urgency to cut prices and…

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Tougher rules proposed for bike sharing in Singapore show limits of sharing economy

As the bike sharing services here and elsewhere have shown, people tend…

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