Amazon tried but then ultimately stepped away from building its own cost-intensive Grubhub and DoorDash competitor in the U.S. back in 2019. Now three years on, it’s taking a different approach to tackling the space to build in one more sweetener to encourage more sign-ups to its Prime subscription service. Today, the e-commerce giant and… Continue reading Amazon takes a Prime step back into restaurant delivery in the US with big Grubhub investment and partnership
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Worldwide Autonomous Vehicle Industry to 2027 – Featuring Daimler, Ford Motor, General Motors and Tesla Among Others
DUBLIN, July 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The “Autonomous Vehicle Market: Global Industry Trends, Share, Size, Growth, Opportunity and Forecast 2022-2027” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. The global autonomous vehicle market reached a value of US$ 42.2 Billion in 2021. Looking forward, the publisher expects the market to reach US$ 297.3 Billion by 2027, exhibiting… Continue reading Worldwide Autonomous Vehicle Industry to 2027 – Featuring Daimler, Ford Motor, General Motors and Tesla Among Others
Creator Ventures Launches $20M First Fund
Creator Ventures, a London, UK-based venture capital firm investing in early-stage consumer-internet companies advancing how people interact, closed its first fund, at $20M. Investors in Creator Ventures include venture funds-of-funds, family offices and founders of unicorns, several creators and media personalities, and senior leaders from Kaletsky’s former employer, Bridgepoint. The fund will invest $100-500K first… Continue reading Creator Ventures Launches $20M First Fund
Sharing Music Rescued My Relationship With My Teenager
It started by accident. At the suggestion of a friend, I sent my 15-year-old the Belle and Sebastian song “If You’re Feeling Sinister.” “Cool song,” she texted back. “I like it.” It was only five words, but it was the most she’d intentionally communicated to me in months. Over the previous few years, my once… Continue reading Sharing Music Rescued My Relationship With My Teenager
Worldwide On-demand Transportation Industry to 2027 – Featuring Daimler, Ford Motor Company and Gett Among Others
DUBLIN, July 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The “On-demand Transportation Market: Global Industry Trends, Share, Size, Growth, Opportunity and Forecast 2022-2027” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. The global on-demand transportation market reached a value of US$ 128.1 Billion in 2021. Looking forward, the publisher expects the market to reach US$ 376.0 Billion by 2027, exhibiting… Continue reading Worldwide On-demand Transportation Industry to 2027 – Featuring Daimler, Ford Motor Company and Gett Among Others
Secrets of the Moon’s Permanent Shadows Are Coming to Light
On the eve of this new era of moon landings, a slew of fresh studies of PSRs have revealed that these shadowed regions are even stranger than scientists imagined. What will we find lurking in the shadows? “I don’t know what we’re going to see,” said Robinson, the lead scientist for next year’s robotic mission.… Continue reading Secrets of the Moon’s Permanent Shadows Are Coming to Light
Behind the scenes of Waymo’s worst automated truck crash
The most serious crash to date involving a self-driving truck might have resulted in only moderate injuries, but it exposed how unprepared local government and law enforcement are to deal with the new technology. On May 5, a Class 8 Waymo Via truck operating in autonomous mode with a human safety operator behind the wheel… Continue reading Behind the scenes of Waymo’s worst automated truck crash
Uber rides are getting safer, but the roads are deadlier than ever
Uber trips are getting safer, with the company reporting far fewer sexual assaults in 2019 and 2020 as compared to previous years. But the number of traffic deaths during Uber rides is rising, reflecting the increasingly dangerous conditions on US roads. Uber said 3,824 sexual assaults occurred during trips in 2019 and 2020, a 38… Continue reading Uber rides are getting safer, but the roads are deadlier than ever
What to look for when hiring a growth marketing agency
Jonathan Martinez Contributor Jonathan Martinez is a former YouTuber, UC Berkeley alum and growth marketing nerd who’s helped scale Uber, Postmates, Chime and various startups. More posts by this contributor How to improve retention, growth marketing’s golden metric When and how to hire your startup’s first growth marketer If you search for “growth marketing” roles… Continue reading What to look for when hiring a growth marketing agency
Scientists Say New James Webb Images Are So Powerful That It Was Emotional Just Looking at Them
“What I have seen moved me, as a scientist, as an engineer, and as a human being.” First Light While we await the ceremonial release of the first official images taken by NASA’s uber-expensive James Webb Space Telescope, early reactions to the long-awaited shots are already sounding pretty promising. “The images are being taken right… Continue reading Scientists Say New James Webb Images Are So Powerful That It Was Emotional Just Looking at Them