A fruitful funding round has bumped Lyft’s value to $7.5 billion, as the ride-hailing company drives to gain ground on scandal-rocked rival Uber, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. Lyft is closing a $500 million funding round in which it saw its valuation sharply spike from about $5.5 billion in previous rounds, according to the … Read more
Forget Uber, Lyft has its sights set on a new competitor – buses. The ride-hailing app is introducing a pilot program in San Francisco and Chicago that mirrors the bus service model with fixed routes and flat rates. Called Shuttle, users walk to predetermined pick-up points, rather than meeting the driver at their exact location, … Read more
Eight decades since furry wrecking machine King Kong first stomped into theaters, the giant ape with a predilection for bottle-blonde damsels in distress makes his cinematic comeback this weekend. “Kong: Skull Island” is expected to be a huge worldwide hit, leveraging a global fan base built up through a series of sequels, reboots and spin-offs … Read more
As Uber’s gets dented by controversies, on-demand ride rival Lyft is accelerating expansion and out to pick up converts by appearing a friendlier, more sympathic alternative. US-based Lyft lets people summon rides using smartphone apps as does Uber, but has cultivated a reputation as a more socially responsible and driver-friendly version of the service. Lyft … Read more
Yves Saint Laurent have been accused of ‘degrading’ models and ‘inciting rape’ with a new French advertising campaign. One image shows a reclining woman in a fur coat and fishnet tights opening her legs while another shows a model in a leotard and roller skate stilettos bending over a stool. The French fashion house’s new … Read more
The $44 billion palm oil industry, under pressure in Europe after authorities listed the edible oil as a cancer risk, has found a vocal ally in the food sector: the maker of Nutella. Italian confectionery firm Ferrero has taken a public stand in defense of an ingredient that some other food companies in the country … Read more
Nigerian author and celebrated feminist, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, has been revealed as the new face of British beauty brand Boots No7. Chimamanda featured in a new advertising campaign that celebrates how empowering it feels to wear makeup. She is quoted in Vogue’s November 2016 Real Issue to have said that beauty advertising relies on a … Read more