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Network of 20,000 German homes selling to each other shows new distribution model
Cover has to evolve as people choose to borrow everything from cars to pets
Court hears challenge to loophole allowing customers’ cash to fund operations
Bike rental groups’ valuations are partly about the data that they generate
Swedish retailer plans to expand newly acquired odd-jobs website from US and UK
Group’s collapse follows pattern of rapid expansion fuelled by venture capital money
Xometry facilitates business by connecting small manufacturers with customers
Apps, more than the iPhone, have been revolutionary — and now we need another shift
Automaker leads $92m investment round for San Francisco peer-to-peer rental start-up
Beijing wants more structure to sector with thousands of vendors and millions of riders
Watch for signs of customer deposits being milked for investment capital
Beijing moves to weed out smaller start-ups and create a handful of NEV national champions
As Wukong Bicycle loses 90 per cent of its stock, ofo launches GPS-tracked bikes
France’s top tech entrepreneur talks car-pooling and why it pays to persevere
An app for surplus food means that no Coke is left unfinished
Chinese bike share group boosts war chest amid tussle with domestic rival
Income from rented goods accrues to owners of capital, not regular citizens
India, Africa and China act as a springboard but there are obstacles to overcome
Traditional makers say craze is putting brakes on their business model
Instead of earning paltry fees why not build, run and own apps themselves?
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