Online taxi service Uber has entered into a deal with Chinese electric car manufacturer BYD, the world's largest, to add 100,000 electric cars to its fleet. Both companies will offer Uber drivers incentives to switch to these vehicles through discounts on maintenance, charging, financing and leasing. The multi-year deal covers Europe and Latin A...
The Europe for Animals campaign examined the candidates' positions on animal protection and found that the Greens and the Pirates showed the most commitment to ending cage farming and taking other important steps to improve the lives of animals in Europe. In contrast, the Oath, Motorists, Enough! and STAN have not pledged any support, despite ca...
The Norwegian regulatory authority has assessed Meta Platforms a million-dollar fine, which it should pay every day, for collecting user data to target advertising. But the mother of Facebook and Instagram understandably doesn't like that, so it has asked the Norwegian court to stop enforcing the fine. The fine was set at NOK 1 million, which...
More than a year after its originally planned launch, Jacobi Asset Management is now officially launching the first spot Bitcoin Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) in Europe. The fund is available on the Euronext exchange in Amsterdam. Bitcoin ETF becomes a European reality It can be found on the Euronext exchange under the listing symbol BCOIN. The...
China has massively subsidised EVs for 13 years and transformed the entire industry. It holds global dominance over the supply chain. What will be Europe's attitude towards Chinese cars? In 2022, 10.5 million battery cars (including hybrids) will be sold globally, including 6.2 million in China, where one in four cars sold is battery-powered....
