Bloomberg Uber Technologies Inc. and Didi Chuxing are once again going head-to-head, this time in Estonia. The Chinese giant with a multi billion-dollar war chest is backing Estonia’s Taxify OU with a financial investment and support on technology developments, the companies said on Tuesday. The partnership—Didi’s first major move into Europe—will give Taxify a boost to grow in cities from …

Bloomberg A private gauge indicates that India’s manufacturing output slid to the lowest since the financial crisis as the roll out of a new nationwide sales tax disrupted supply chains across the country. The Nikkei India Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index was at 47.9 in July. A number below 50 indicates contraction. The outlook for the year ahead remains positive with …

­­­­­­­­­­­Bloomberg Facebook Inc. is working on a video chat device for the home — the first major hardware product from its experimental Building 8 lab. Featuring a laptop-sized touchscreen, the device represents a new product category and could be announced as soon as next spring’s F8 developer conference, according to people familiar with the matter. They say the large screen …