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Please don’t tip the robot
Greetings from Cupertino, California, where the temperature has cooled down to a far more reasonable 101 degrees. It’s a nice change from the 109 degrees we hit here on Tuesday. I’m out here this
Big Tech companies in the spotlight as South Africa investigates dominance abuse
Big Tech companies are facing increased scrutiny in South Africa for dominance abuse and anti-competitive behavior, just months after the country’s competition regulator, the Competition Commission
Uber Eats now lets you split the bill
Now that people are socializing again as the pandemic (hopefully) winds down, Uber is tackling one of the most common problems of restaurant delivery apps: how to split the bill between friends.
Packhelp raises $45.6M to expand its custom packaging biz
Warsaw-based Packhelp has been riding the boom in e-commerce and on-demand delivery to scale a business that helps even the smallest brands wrap their wares in eye-catching custom packaging, while cou
Spain agrees on labor reform that will recognize delivery platform riders as employees
Spain’s government has reached an agreement with trade unions and business associations over labor reforms that will see delivery platform couriers recognized as employees, it said today. Once s
Uber Eats faces discrimination allegations over free delivery from Black-owned restaurants
Uber says it has received more than 8,500 demands for arbitration as a result of it ditching delivery fees for some Black-owned restaurants via Uber Eats. Uber Eats made this change in June, following
US holiday shopping season on mobile expected to be largest to date, topping 1B hours on Android
The coronavirus pandemic’s impact on the holiday shopping season is already underway. Amazon has delayed its annual sales event, Prime Day, from July to October 2020, while top e-commerce retail
Glovo’s Sacha Michaud: ‘I think there will be consolidation’
Many companies realized that there was a huge opportunity when it comes to on-demand delivery of food and groceries. And apparently, too many companies, as Glovo co-founder Sacha Michaud expects some
Dara Khosrowshahi says Uber remains committed to India but offers no concrete plans
Uber said on Tuesday that it has won a bid to work with the government-run subway system in India’s capital in one of its rare announcements in India, a key overseas market where it is facing a fier
Domino’s launches e-bike delivery to compete with UberEats, DoorDash
Domino’s will start using custom electric bikes for pizza delivery through a partnership with Rad Power Bikes, as it aims to become more competitive with on-demand apps like DoorDash, GrubHub a
Uber Eats invades restaurants with Dine-In option
Tired of cleaning up after take-out or getting hangry waiting at your table in restaurants? Well Uber Eats is barging into the dine-in business. A new option in some cities lets you order your food ah
Uber Eats is expanding to cover 70 percent of US population by end of year
Uber is continuing to expand its on-demand food delivery service, Eats. By the end of this year, Uber plans to cover more than 70 percent of the U.S. Today, Uber covers more than 50 percent of the U.S
The next big restaurant chain may not own any kitchens
If investors at some of the biggest technology companies are right, the next big restaurant chain could have no kitchens of its own. These venture capitalists think the same forces that have transform
Uber brings five-star rating system to UberEATS app
UberEATS, Uber’s standalone app for on-demand food delivery, has added in-app restaurant reviews in order to help people make more informed decisions about what to eat. “We had heard from
McDonald’s is offering branded lazywear to celebrate you truly giving up
McDonald’s is offering delivery across North America through UberEATS, and in case you wanted to fully embrace what it means to order McDelivery to your home instead of mustering the energy to l
Zume Pizza adds extra automation as it rolls out to new cities
Zume Pizza has its eyes set on disrupting legacy pizza players like Pizza Hut and Domino's by improving on both speed and quality with the help of robots. The company is announcing the addition of a
UberEats launches in India, starting out in Mumbai
Uber has launched its UberEats service in India today, where it will initially be available in Mumbai. The company said it plans to expand the reach of UberEats in India to six cities before the end
Report: UberRUSH will stop handling restaurant deliveries
Uber plans to close its UberRUSH courier service to restaurant deliveries, according to a report in Quartz. Instead, restaurants will be encouraged to use UberEATS, the company's food delivery service
UberEATS launching breakfast service in London
<a target="_blank" href="https://www.ubereats.com/london/">UberEATS</a>, Uber's on-demand food delivery service, is launching a breakfast offering in London, as it continues to compete with the likes
Uber losses expected to hit $3 billion in 2016 despite revenue growth
Uber’s losses are growing from $2.2 billion last year to an expected $3 billion this year, according to multiple reports this week from The Information and others. It’s hard to fathom Ube