UpFront
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Uber, after going public, reports a $1 billion loss
The IPO ended in a whimper as investors questioned whether the deeply unprofitable company could ever make money
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We've depicted hell as a basement office: Neil Gaiman on the ambitious Good Omens TV show
Ahead of the series premier on May 31, the writer talks about adapting his bestselling novel into an Amazon Prime Video TV show, and the pain of doing it without co-author Terry Pratchett, who died in 2015
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Members of the Lok Sabha, decoded by the numbers
Voting trends and election data over the years reveal interesting insights—while the ruling party's victory margin shows decisiveness, for instance, the BJP is yet to dominate in the same way that the Congress did in 1984. Read on for more interactive charts, and what they mean
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The bond market is giving ominous warnings about the global economy
The fall in longer-term bond yields has not been matched by a fall in shorter-term rates. This is not normal, and historically has been viewed as a sign of a recession in the offing
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Pelosi says Facebook enabled Russian interference in 2016 US Election
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a Democrat, is the most powerful politician to accuse Facebook of knowingly allowing disinformation to spread through its service during the US presidential election
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World Cup 2019: Women get an equal say in the commentary box
Star Sports has rolled out a battery of female commentators and anchors to drive coverage from England
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The Trade War's next battle: China's access to Wall Street
Chinese companies have raised tens of billions of dollars through American financial markets in recent years, and scepticism is growing among some Trump administration officials of their presence on capital markets and major stock indexes
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A Fiat Chrysler-Renault merger would put Nissan in a bind
Nissan's management has previously ejected Renault's appeals for a closer partnership. Without Nissan, Fiat Chrysler and Renault would be heavily exposed to the lackluster European economy and would lack significant presence in China, the world's biggest car market
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Food delivery apps are drowning China in plastic
Scientists estimate that the online takeout business in China was responsible for 1.6 million tons of packaging waste in 2017, a ninefold jump from two years before
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Google relies on growing underclass: Temps who outnumber full-timers
Though they often work side by side with full-timers, Google temps are usually employed by outside agencies and make less money, have different benefits plans and have no paid vacation time in the United States
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Cobots are the tools of the future: Pradeep David of Universal Robots
India has been slow in this sphere, but adopting a human-robot approach can be particularly helpful for the manufacturing sector, says David, general manager (south Asia) at the Danish robotics firm