July 22 (Reuters) - Chinese regulators are considering serious penalties for Didi Global Inc (DIDI.N) after the ride-hailing giant's New York initial public offering last month, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday.
Regulators view Didi's decision to go public despite pushback from the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) as a challenge to Beijing's authority, the report quoted sources as saying.
Didi did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment. Its shares dropped 7% on Thursday.
The CAC last week said officials from at least seven departments sent on-site teams to conduct a cybersecurity review of Didi.
Regulators are weighing a range of potential punishments, including a fine, suspension of certain operations or the introduction of a state-owned investor for Didi, according to Bloomberg News.
Earlier this month, the CAC launched a data-related cybersecurity probe into Didi just two days after the company raised $4.4 billion from its New York initial public offering.
Regulators also ordered Didi to remove its apps in China, which Didi said might hurt its revenue.
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EDINBURGH
A callous taxi driver put the lives of his passengers at risk by picking up fares despite being diagnosed with Covid-19.
Gordon Leadbetter accepted fares from pensioners including a 91-year-old woman, an 82-year-old man and care home workers after testing positive last December.
Leadbetter, 59, also ferried desperately ill passengers to and from Edinburgh Royal Infirmary who were attending for dialysis treatment while failing to wear a protective mask.
The cabbie tested positive for coronavirus the day after his wife was diagnosed with the killer disease and had been rushed into hospital for urgent treatment.
Leadbetter, from Musselburgh, East Lothian, was caught out after a neighbour heard of his positive test result and phoned his employers to air their concerns.
He was suspended from the Edinburgh taxi company following a board meeting on December 26 last year and was subsequently arrested and charged by police two weeks later.
Leadbetter pleaded guilty to culpably and recklessly accepting vulnerable passengers into his taxi between December 17 and 26 last year after he had been tested positive for the virus when he appeared at the capital's sheriff court last month.
He was back in the dock for sentencing today where Sheriff Chris Dickson said he had carried out "a very serious offence" and had put "a number of patients at risk."
Leadbetter was spared a jail term and instead was placed on a 12-month supervision order and told he must complete 200 hours of unpaid work.
He will also be electronically tagged and must stay within his home for the next eight months between the hours of 9pm and 5am.
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/taxi-driver-worked-despite-coronavirus-24577382
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DYNAMO TAXI
The following press release is aimed to promote the Nissan Van Conversion. The press release claims the vehicle is a working Hackney in Manchester and other large Cities. I can assure that is not the case.
When a press release contains deliberate errors, I suggest it is a con.
What I do know is that London's leading Cab rental Garage, COLTSCABS, purchased 20 of them.
The Cab has been so successful (sic) the owner has put them up for sale and expects to have to wipe his mouth over the loss.
I think we owe a huge thanks to Colts Cab to warn the Trade of their error.
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LEEDS
A protest has been held against Leeds City Council's plans to pedestrianise Leeds Station and its surrounding area as part of a £39.5 million investment scheme in the area.
Cars and buses will no longer be able to use New Station Street, meaning the taxi rank and bus stops will be moved.
The taxi services will then be relocated to Bishopgate Street.
Members of the LCC AUAG & Disability Hub protested in Millennium Square on Monday, July 19 to voice concerns about the accessibility of the plans.
