Uber in talks to buy food delivery app Postmates
Uber is in talks to buy food delivery app Postmates in a multibillion dollar deal, US media reported.
Jun 30, 2020
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DoorDash valued at nearly $16 bn in funding round
US delivery startup DoorDash said Thursday it raised $400 million from investors in a financing round valuing the company at nearly $16 billion.
Jun 18, 2020
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Just Eat Takeaway.com nears deal for meal delivery firm Grubhub
Anglo-Dutch meal delivery firm Just Eat Takeaway.com said Wednesday it is in "advanced discussions" for a deal to buy US company Grubhub, which Uber has also made an offer for.
Jun 10, 2020
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French carmakers see signs of recovery despite sales plunge
New car sales in France plunged over 50 percent in May due to the impact of the coronavirus lockdown, industry figures showed Monday, but automakers noted the first signs of a recovery in the industry.
Jun 1, 2020
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CVS Health tests self-driving vehicle prescription delivery
CVS Health will try delivering prescriptions with self-driving vehicles in a test that begins next month.
May 28, 2020
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In pandemic, using drones to drop medical supplies from sky
With a loud whir and a whoosh, a fixed-wing drone slingshots out of a medical warehouse, zips through hazy skies at 80 mph, pops open a belly hatch and drops a box of medical supplies. Slowed by a little parachute, the box ...
May 27, 2020
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Robotics
Bioinspired micro-robot based on white blood cells
A team of scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems (MPI-IS) in Stuttgart invented a tiny micro-robot that resembles a white blood cell traveling through the circulatory system. It has the shape, the ...
May 21, 2020
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Amazon contractors hit hardest by pandemic
She delivers for Amazon, but Adrienne Williams says the e-commerce and tech giant did not deliver for her.
May 17, 2020
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GrubHub shares surge off reports of acquisition offer by Uber
Might two major forces in the restaurant delivery business come together?
May 13, 2020
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Uber loses $2.9 billion, offloads bike and scooter business
Uber lost $2.9 billion in the first quarter as its overseas investments were hammered by the coronavirus pandemic, but the company is looking to its growing food delivery business and aggressive cost-cutting to ease the pain.
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