June 26, 2024 DoorDash was interested in taking over U.K.’s Deliveroo DoorDash made the approach to Deliveroo, but talks ended after disagreement on valuation. BY Reuters U.S. meal delivery group Doordash flagged an interest in a takeover of Britain’s Deliveroo last month, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters. San Francisco-based Doordash made the approach … Continue reading DoorDash was interested in taking over U.K.’s Deliveroo
March 21, 2024 DoorDash is expanding its partnership with Alphabet’s Wing to bring drone delivery to the U.S. Customers in Christiansburg, Virginia, can now order select Wendy’s menu items for drone delivery. BY Jessica Bursztynsky DoorDash is testing drone delivery in the U.S. after expanding its partnership with Alphabet’s autonomous drone delivery service Wing. Customers in … Continue reading DoorDash is expanding its partnership with Alphabet’s Wing to bring drone delivery to the U.S.
Uber, Lyft and DoorDash drivers are striking on February 14 Rideshare drivers won’t be taking rides to and from airports in several US cities. Mariella Moon Tue, Feb 13, 2024 Andrei Stanescu via Getty Images It could be a challenge hailing a ride from certain airports on Valentine’s Day this year. Thousands of rideshare … Continue reading Uber, Lyft and DoorDash drivers are striking on February 14
By Jessica Bursztynsky September 28, 2023 A New York State judge on Thursday denied Uber, DoorDash, and Grubhub’s attempt to block the city’s minimum-wage bill from going into effect, paving the way for certain gig workers to make at least $18 an hour. The bill was a novel attempt to ensure tech giants better … Continue reading Uber, DoorDash, Grubhub lose attempt to block NYC minimum-wage bill
By Wilfred Chan July 07, 2023 Earlier this week, Lacey Purciful, a 38-year-old homeowner in Kempner, Texas, uploaded to TikTok an upsetting interaction captured by her porch security camera. A male delivery worker hands her a pizza, and as he turns to leave, remarks: “I just want to say, it’s a nice house for a … Continue reading A DoorDash worker cursed at her over a $5 tip. Then she learned what they’re paid
By Jessica Bursztynsky November 30, 2022 DoorDash is laying off about 1,250 employees in an effort to reduce rising operating expenses, CEO Tony Xu told staff early Wednesday. The move will impact roughly 7% of its workforce. DoorDash was one of the early pandemic bets, as consumers turned to food delivery in an effort … Continue reading DoorDash lays off about 1,250 employees to curb operating expenses
A fifth of US teens use YouTube ‘almost constantly,’ with TikTok not far behind A Pew survey suggested Instagram and Snapchat adoption rose, but Facebook and Twitter are less popular among teens than in 2015. K. Holt @krisholt Xavier Lorenzo via Getty Images Pew Research has published a new report that examines social media … Continue reading DoorDash is now delivering purchases from Facebook Marketplace
By Clint Rainey February 15, 2022 The pandemic has rerouted McDonald’s business through exactly the channels you’d expect: toward the drive-thru lane and onto food-delivery apps like DoorDash and Uber Eats. To roll with it, McDonald’s has made adaptions on the fly, but the company hasn’t been able to stop profits from falling, … Continue reading McDonald’s and DoorDash: Why the burger chain actually got a pretty good deal
