Tech unicorns: What does the future hold for the likes of Uber and Airbnb?

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Lyft and Uber are racing to IPO this year - before they have even come close to registering a profit. Coffin Mews' James Kitching and Iwan Thomas

With the huge success of tech companies over the past couple of decades, investors are constantly on the look out for the next letter to be added to the FAANG acronym (that's Facebook, Apple, Amazo...

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