TAIPEI, Dec 25 — Taiwan has blocked Uber Technologies' US$950 million (RM4.26 billion) purchase of Delivery Hero's Foodpanda business on the island because of concerns it would be anti-competitive, the country's Fair Trade Commission (FTC) said today.

AMSTERDAM, Aug 26 — Ride-hailing platform Uber has been fined £290 million (RM1.4 billion) in the Netherlands for sending the personal data of European taxi drivers to the United States in violation of European Union rules, Dutch data protection watchdog DPA said today.

WASHINGTON, Sept 13 — Payment processor PayPal announced on Tuesday that it has extended its multi-year relationship with ride-hailing company Uber Technologies, reported dpa news agency.

CALIFORNIA, June 25 — California plans to ask a state court judge to force Uber Technologies Inc and Lyft Inc to classify their ride-hail drivers as employees rather than contractors, ratcheting up the tension over a new gig worker law.