Business
German takeaway giant Delivery Hero on Friday said it had agreed to buy South Korea's largest food delivery app Woowa in a 3.6 billion euro ($4 billion) deal aimed at beefing up its presence in Asia.
Dec 13, 2019
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Business
British authorities are asking Amazon to address concerns that its plan to buy a stake in food delivery platform Deliveroo could damage competition between businesses that do takeaways and those that deliver groceries.
Dec 11, 2019
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Energy & Green Tech
In the era of e-commerce, it takes a single click to order anything you'd like. But it takes a lot of energy to bring it to your door.
Nov 27, 2019
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Robotics
The first cargo-carrying robot marketed directly to consumers is on sale this holiday season. But how many people are ready to ditch their second car to buy a two-wheeled rover that can follow them around like a dog?
Nov 25, 2019
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Engineering
UPS has completed its first commercial drone deliveries of CVS prescriptions to consumers' homes, as part of a partnership between the shipping giant and the drugstore chain to develop plans for drone delivery service.
Nov 6, 2019
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Business
Amazon has a new plan to try and jumpstart its grocery delivery business: cut some fees for its Prime members.
Oct 29, 2019
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Robotics
A new type of micromotor—powered by ultrasound and steered by magnets—can move around individual cells and microscopic particles in crowded environments without damaging them. The technology could open up new possibilities ...
Oct 25, 2019
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Engineering
Alphabet (Google) subsidiary Wing has become the first company in the United States to deliver packages by drone.
Oct 19, 2019
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Energy & Green Tech
Online shopping continues to grow at a phenomenal rate. In 2018, the market value of UK retail was £381 billion of which online transactions made up almost one-fifth. That's £12.3 billion of grocery items and £58.8 billion ...
Oct 17, 2019
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Business
Uber said Friday it agreed to take a majority stake in Cornershop, an online grocery provider in Chile, Mexico, and which recently expanded to Peru and Canada.
Oct 11, 2019
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