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Senator urges Uber, Lyft, Instacart and others to offer gig workers financial security in light of COVID-19 concerns
While some gig economy companies have already taken steps to try to prevent the spread of COVID-19 among its workers,…
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Delivery startups set up contactless delivery options as coronavirus fears grow in U.S.
Postmates announced today it would be adding a “non-contact delivery option,” for those concerned about COVID-19 exposure from workers bringing…
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Judge rejects Uber and Postmates’ request for an injunction against California’s gig worker law
A U.S District court judge has rejected Uber and Postmates’ request for a preliminary injunction against a California bill mandating…
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FedEx robot sent packing by NYC
FedEx’s autonomous delivery bot got a cold reception from New York City officials. After the company’s SameDay Bots — named…
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Postmates lands first-ever permit to test sidewalk delivery robots in San Francisco
On-demand delivery business Postmates says it’s been granted the first-ever permit for sidewalk robotics operations in the city of San…
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Starbucks will soon expand its delivery service via Uber Eats
Starbucks is gearing up to bring its on-demand delivery service, in partnership with Uber Eats, throughout the nation early next…
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Google finance head joins Postmates board ahead of anticipated IPO
Google’s vice president of finance, has joined Postmates’ board of directors, the latest sign that the on-demand food delivery startup…
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Robot couriers scoop up early-stage cash
Much of the last couple of decades of innovation has centered around finding ways to get what we want without…
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Ford partners with Postmates and Walmart for autonomous grocery delivery in Miami area
Driverless grocery delivery is a hot new trend. Nuro teamed up with grocery giant Kroger for self-driving grocery deliveries in the…
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Tiger Global returns with a $3M investment to help restaurants deal with delivery apps
Tiger Global has returned to backing early-stage Indian startups after it wrote a $3 million check for CheckMate, a U.S.-Indian…
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