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Uber is set to acquire Latin American online grocery delivery start-up Cornershop as it continues to push into the retail delivery market.

Uber to acquire online grocery delivery company Cornershop amid delivery expansion

October 14, 2019

Companies, Delivery / Supply Chain, News

Cornershop, Delivery, Online Grocery, Uber, Walmart

Uber is set to acquire Latin American online grocery delivery start-up Cornershop as it continues to push into the retail delivery market. Cornershop, founded in 2015, agreed to sell a…

Uber launches new retail app exclusively for those riding in its taxis

July 18, 2019

Ben Stevens

Apps / Mobile, News

Cargo, Glossier, Taxi, Uber, Universal Studios

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Uber is launching a new shopping app available exclusively to passengers riding in its taxis amid a tie-up with Cargo. Passengers travelling in an Uber with a Cargo console onboard…

Facebook reveals its Libra cryptocurrency offering free financial services to its 2.4bn users

June 18, 2019

Ben Stevens

Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, News

Calibra, Ebay, Facebook, Libra, Mastercard, Paypal, Spotify, Uber, Visa, Vodaphone

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Facebook has officially announced its own cryptocurrency is due to launch next year, in a move that could potentially be “truly transformative” for the global finance sector. The social media…

Amazon’s UK corporation tax payment is “the square root of diddly-squat” according to critics, as the retailer fights legal battles across the globe.

Amazon scraps US restaurant delivery business

June 12, 2019

Ben Stevens

Companies, Delivery / Supply Chain, News

Amazon, Amazon Restaurant, Deliveroo, DoorDash, Grubhub, Uber

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Amazon is set to cancel its restaurant delivery service in the US later this month, just weeks after making a significant investment in delivery giant Deliveroo in the UK. Yesterday,…

Walmart filed two separate drone delivery patents last week as it seeks to push ahead of both Amazon and Google’s current drone programmes.

Uber applies for permission to conduct drone deliveries in US

May 28, 2019

Ben Stevens

Delivery / Supply Chain, News

drone deliveries, FAA, Federal Aviation Authority, Uber, Wing

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Uber is set to break into the drone delivery market after applying to the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) for permission to begin conducting flights in the US. The innovative taxi…

“Amazon of Africa” Jumia poised for $200m IPO

April 11, 2019

Ben Stevens

Companies, Ecommerce, News

Africa, Amazon, ecommerce, IPO, Jumia, Uber

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The “Amazon of Africa” has delayed its initial public offering (IPO) onto the New York Stock Exchange by a day, but will still go public this week. Jumia Technologies, the…

Spotify is looking to raise its prices more than 10 per cent as it launches a trial in its home region to gauge customers’ response.

Spotify issues official antitrust complaint against Apple

March 13, 2019

Ben Stevens

Apps / Mobile, Companies, News

App Store, Apple, Deliveroo, Digital Services, Spotify, Uber

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Apple has been accused of creating conditions to “deliberately disadvantage other app developers” on its app store by rival tech giant Spotify. The streaming behemoth has launched an official complaint…

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Uber to acquire online grocery delivery company Cornershop amid delivery expansion

Uber launches new retail app exclusively for those riding in its taxis

Facebook reveals its Libra cryptocurrency offering free financial services to its 2.4bn users

Amazon scraps US restaurant delivery business

Uber applies for permission to conduct drone deliveries in US

“Amazon of Africa” Jumia poised for $200m IPO

Spotify issues official antitrust complaint against Apple

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