Robots? Some Companies Find Only Humans Can Do the Job
Robots are the future. In certain sectors, however, that’s not anytime soon.Companies have been trying out automatons to serve food in restaurants, make home deliveries or do chores in…
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Uber to Let Marketers Target Riders by Destination
Ride-hailing company
Uber
Technologies Inc. wants to help marketers target consumers with ads based on where they have been and where they are going.Uber…
Lyft Creates Media Division to Expand Its Advertising Services
Lyft Inc.
has formed Lyft Media, a new business unit consolidating and expanding the advertising offerings at the ride-hailing company.The news comes more than…
Didi Ends Tumultuous Run as a New York-Listed Company
Didi Global Inc.’s
DIDI -8.45%
bumpy ride in the U.S. public markets is over—after 11 months.The ride-hailing company is marking its last…
Didi Says It Will Proceed With Delisting From NYSE
Didi’s American depositary receipts have plunged from their initial…
Tech Giants Want to Own Your Summer Vacation
One thing not in short supply right now are product announcements in the online travel sector.
Over the past two weeks both
Airbnb…
Marriott Rolls Out Media Network That Lets Brands Reach Travelers on Its Apps and TV…
Marriott
International Inc. is introducing a media network this month with Yahoo Inc. that will help advertisers target consumers, in part by using the hotel…
Facebook, Twitter Are Pulling Back on Hiring—Will Others Follow?
Twitter Inc.
TWTR -7.01%
is freezing most hiring. Amazon.com Inc. recently said it is overstaffed in its warehouses.…
SoftBank Reports $13 Billion Annual Loss, Hit by Tech-Share Slump
TOKYO—Japanese technology investor
SoftBank Group Corp.
9984 -8.03%
on Thursday reported the biggest annual loss in…
DoorDash Revenue Rose 35% Last Quarter as Consumers Continued to Order In
DoorDash Inc.’s
DASH -10.40%
revenue rose last quarter, showing that consumers stuck to getting food and household essentials delivered…