Digital platforms such as Amazon, Google, Meta, Uber and Airbnb are playing an increasingly important role in how markets ...

Digital platforms are now among the world’s most valuable and influential companies. Whether it’s Airbnb in lodging, Amazon in retail, Haier in home appliances, or Uber in transportation, countless ...

That is a defining principle of the modern gig economy that platform companies across the globe are attempting to duplicate.

A University of Cape Town (UCT) study on the workings of the platform economy – with companies like Uber, Airbnb and other digital platforms as part of a larger shift in capitalism itself – has found ...

The EU's platform economy is growing quickly. From an estimated €3 billion in 2016 it has reached €14 billion in revenues in 2020. More than 500 digital labour platforms are now operating in the EU, ...