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From Factories To Apps: Capitalism Keeps Revolutionizing The Way We Live, Socialize, And Work.

August 7, 2019 News
This article has also appeared on MIT Enterprise Forum Pan Arab’s website. Arrived at Toronto union station on a cold Wednesday night, I rushed into a black SUV while I was keeping an eye on the endless queue of taxis waiting for the next client to come. As a Ph.D.[...]
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Uber buys Careem: What does that mean to us as consumers?

April 1, 2019 News
On Tuesday, Uber announced that it acquired Careem, the sole competitor in the Middle East, for $ 3.1 billion. $ 1.4 billion will be paid in cash and Careem shareholders will receive $ 1.7 billion in Uber shares. “Uber will have all its transport, delivery and payment operations across the[...]
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Unavailability of Uber’s Anonymized Calling Feature in Lebanon Puts Riders At Risk

April 20, 2018 Uncategorized
Feature image April 20, 2018: A screenshot from the Uber application.  In Lebanon, Uber still makes it possible for drivers and riders to find out each other’s phone numbers, which has, in several cases, allowed drivers to harass or threaten riders for reporting them or giving them a bad rating.[...]
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Uber Ordered to Stop Operations in Egypt, Its Largest and Fastest-Growing Middle East Market

March 21, 2018 News
Feature image via Wikimedia Egypt, June 17, 2011: Commons A taxi in Alexandria. Almost exactly one month after Uber suspended its services in Morocco, an administrative court has ordered Uber and Careem, the Emirati ridesharing service, to do the same in Egypt. The case began in 2016 when 42 Egyptian[...]
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