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Daimler’s MyTaxi to merge with Hailo to take on Uber: sources

Daimler will deepen its European footprint in the ride-hailing business when its MyTaxi smartphone app unveils an all-share merger deal with U.K. rival Hailo as soon as Tuesday, three sources briefed on the matter told Reuters. It is the latest push by traditional carmakers to enter the taxi ride hailing services market dominated by technology companies like Uber [UBER.UL]. In similar deals earlier this year, Volkswagen took a $300 million stake in Gett and General Motors invested $500 million into Lyft.

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Uber’s real estate footprint unmatched among S.F. Bay Area startups

By Heather Somerville SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Uber's new Oakland headquarters is about four times bigger than Internet radio service Pandora Media's office nearby, and will house about five times the number of employees that ride-hailing competitor Lyft has at its headquarters. The on-demand ride service paid $123.5 million for Oakland's historic Sears building last year and has so far filed building permits to complete at least $2 million in renovations, according to BuildZoom, a startup that compiles construction and remodeling contractor…

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