Newsmax Paid $40M to Settle Defamation Suit Over 2020 Election Claims March 17, 2025 By Costas Pitas and Jack Queen Cable outlet Newsmax Media has paid $40 million to settle allegations it defamed Smartmatic by reporting false claims that the...
UK Court Rules Uber Drivers Should Be Classed as Workers, in Blow to Business Model February 19, 2021 By Costas Pitas LONDON – A group of Uber drivers are entitled to worker rights such as the minimum wage, Britain’s Supreme Court...
UK Supreme Court to Rule This Week on Workers’ Rights for Uber Drivers February 15, 2021 By Costas Pitas LONDON — Britain’s Supreme Court will announce a decision on Feb. 19 in a case regarding workers’ rights at taxi...
Nissan Autonomous Car Completes 230-Mile Journey in Britain February 6, 2020 By Costas Pitas CRANFIELD, England – A Nissan car has completed a 230-mile journey autonomously in Britain, the longest and most complex such...
Uber Loses London License for Failures on Safety and Security November 25, 2019 By Costas Pitas The Uber ride-hailing service was stripped of its London operating license on Monday for the second time in just over...
UK Prime Minister Defiantly Battles to Save Brexit Divorce Deal – and Her Job November 16, 2018 By Costas Pitas and Alistair Smout British Prime Minister Theresa May won the backing of the most prominent Brexiteer in her government on Friday as she...
Uber CEO Apologizes to Londoners for Taxi App’s Mistakes September 26, 2017 By Costas Pitas Uber’s new boss Dara Khosrowshahi apologized to Londoners for the taxi app’s mistakes and pledged to make changes as the...
London Decides to Strip Uber of Its License; Uber Will Appeal September 22, 2017 By Costas Pitas London stripped Uber on Friday of its license to operate from the end of September in a huge blow to...
Self-Driving Nissan Car Begins Tests on Streets of London February 27, 2017 By Costas Pitas Guided by cameras and radars, and negotiating traffic and roundabouts, a self-driving Nissan car took to the streets of London...
UK Legal Action Launched Against Volkswagen over Emissions Scandal January 9, 2017 By Costas Pitas A British law firm has launched legal action against Volkswagen, seeking thousands of pounds of compensation each for UK drivers...