Travis Kalanick

April

Taxis

GoCatch co-founder Andrew Campbell arrives at Court on the first day of the trial on Tuesday.

Uber and GoCatch stagger out for round two of court case

Nobody expected a clean fight when GoCatch called out Uber for huge damages, but startling details in the first week of the trial have left both sides wounded.

Apr 5, 2024
Paul Smith

Taxis

GoCatch founders Andrew Campbell and Ned Moorfield pictured in 2013, before they allegedly fell out over the company’s direction.

Founder fights and investor fury exposed as Uber makes its case

Investors in fallen transport app GoCatch were alarmed by its lack of progress and wanted to sack its co-founders around the time UberX launched in Australia, private emails show.

Apr 4, 2024
Paul Smith

Taxis

Uber’s barrister has begun its defence against accusations it deliberately set out to harm GoCatch.

‘Not honourable, but lawful’: Uber justifies using spyware on rival

Uber’s lawyers said taking private data from its rival GoCatch was not like burglary, and compared its lawbreaking to publishers selling Lady Chatterley’s Lover.

Apr 3, 2024
Paul Smith

Taxis

Uber’s ‘espionage plot’ to ‘crush’ Packer-backed rival GoCatch

Well before the ride-sharing giant dominated, it had a big local rival. This week, Victorian courts will hear explosive claims of how it killed the competition.

Apr 1, 2024
Paul Smith

May 2023

Restaurants

Ghost kitchens are dying and nobody noticed

Ghost kitchens – restaurant kitchens that offer only delivery – surged to prominence during the pandemic. But they are fading just as quickly as consumers return with gusto to dining in real life.

May 16, 2023
Leticia Miranda

October 2022

Cybersecurity

The man allegedly posed as a ride-share driver in Brisbane (generic image).

Uber’s ex-security chief convicted of data hack cover up

Joe Sullivan, well known in Silicon Valley for his expertise, was convicted of concealing the theft of personal data of 50 million customers and 7 million drivers.