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The legal woes of Uber have piled up. After fighting the U.K. government over a London-wide ban, the company lost an appeal over a ruling categorizing the ride-hailing giant’s drivers as workers and not independent, self-employed contractors as Uber claims. Thus, Uber drivers in the U.K. are entitled to get …

Are you a regular Uber rider? Here’s good news. The ride-hailing company has found another option to help you save money on your fare. If you’d walk just a few blocks away from your pickup point or destination, Uber Express POOL will shave 25 percent or so off the cost …

Facebook Marketplace now includes houses and apartments for rent in the U.S. The world’s most extensive social network has teamed up with Apartment List and Zumper, which collates rental lists from the Web. In an emailed statement to Mashable, the company said Apartment List and Zumper feature “hundreds of thousands …

What is it about length that’s taking Twitter’s attention lately and has put brevity aside? The microblogging platform has announced in a tweet on Thursday that a user can now make his or her display name longer. “Starting today (referring to Thursday), your Twitter display name can be up to …

Apple is out to improve the imaging capabilities of its gadgets. The company has acquired InVisage Technologies, a startup based in Menlo Park, California that developed QuantumFilm technology. The technology uses less memory space in smartphones than traditional camera sensors but with better performance. TechCrunch learned about the acquisition, but …