Walmart’s $98-a-year Amazon Prime rival launches September 15th

Posted on 01/09/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Walmart+ is finally here. On September 15th, customers can hand over $98 a year, or $12.95 a month, to join the membership-and-benefits program. The big perk that Walmart+ offers is unlimited free delivery on orders over $35 from its network of 4,700...

DoorDash adds on-demand grocery delivery to its app

Posted on 20/08/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Since the pandemic began, DoorDash has been steadily expanding its on-demand delivery portfolio. Today, the company announced that it’s adding on-demand grocery delivery to its app. More than 10,000 items will be available for delivery in under an ho...

Waymo and FCA’s expanded deal includes self-driving Ram vans

Posted on 22/07/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Ever since 2016 Waymo and FCA (which will soon be known as Stellantis) have partnered on self-driving vehicles and technology, and now that connection is expanding “in several important ways.” From FCA’s side, it’s exclusively using Waymo’s autonomou...

Instacart sues Uber’s Cornershop over IP theft

Posted on 16/07/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Instacart has sued Cornershop, the grocery-delivery startup Uber acquired last year to expand its food footprint. The company alleges Cornershop stole product images and other intellectual property. In a legal brief, Instacart says Cornershop tried t...

DoorDash now delivers ‘everyday essentials’ from Walgreens

Posted on 16/07/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

DoorDash is expanding its on-demand delivery portfolio once again. The service announced today that it would begin offering deliveries of “everyday essentials” from retail pharmacy chain Walgreens. DoorDash says customers in select cities will be abl...

Uber is reportedly trying to buy Postmates

Posted on 30/06/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Uber might have missed its chance to buy Grubhub, but it might not go away empty-handed. New York Times sources claim Uber has made an offer to buy Postmates. The talks are still in progress and aren’t guaranteed to lead to a union, but negotiations...

Amazon reportedly seals $1.2 billion acquisition of self-driving startup Zoox

Posted on 26/06/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Amazon will reportedly pay over $1.2 billion to acquire Zoox, one of the many companies working on self-driving technology, according to The Information and The Financial Times. The acquisition would be Amazon’s biggest step into self-driving so far,...

Yelp lets businesses share how they’re enforcing COVID-19 safety precautions

Posted on 16/06/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

As more parts of the world are “reopening,” people may be wondering how service could be different at a local store or restaurant. With this in mind, Yelp has made two major changes: the addition of a COVID-19 business updates section, and waitlist u...

DoorDash will deliver non-prescription essentials from CVS

Posted on 15/06/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

In April, DoorDash began delivering items from convenience stores like 7-Eleven, Wawa and Circle K. Now, DoorDash is expanding its offerings and will deliver non-prescription items from CVS Pharmacy, too.As of today, DoorDash customers in select citi...

Grubhub sells itself to Just Eat to create a food delivery giant

Posted on 10/06/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

The food delivery world is about to get a bit smaller. Just Eat Takeaway.com (Just Eat to most people) is buying Grubhub in a deal worth $7.3 billion. The merger will create the largest online food delivery outlet outside of China, according to the c...

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