Postmates Digs Into Commerce With Curated ‘12 Days Of Postmates’ Campaign
Postmates, the on-demand delivery startup that has dug nationwide trenches in the food delivery space, has today unveiled the ’12…
Uber Suspends Its Auto-Rickshaw Service In India
Uber has suspended its auto-rickshaw service in Delhi. Called UberAUTO, the feature represented one of the car-hailing app’s attempts to…
Uber Gains Government Approval To Operate Legally In Jakarta, Indonesia
Uber is celebrating a win in Jakarta, the capital city of Indonesia, after it was given approval to operate as…
Why Increased Efficiency Will Make Us Miserable
My life just keeps getting easier. These days, I don’t have to run out to the store to replenish my…
Mummo Dumps Your Parents’ Tech Problems In Someone Else’s Lap
How many times has your mom or dad called with an obvious-to-you question about their phone, or printer, or in…
The On-Demand, Sharing And Gig Economies Never Existed, So Stop Pretending They Did
Words are impactful. They may not break your bones, as the saying goes, but they do guide the way we…
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Uber Hires Away Another Executive From Google Maps
Uber has poached a second executive from Google Maps. Manik Gupta announced on LinkedIn today that he is now Uber’s…
Get Builds Mobile Apps And Handles Deliveries For Local Shops
Meet Get, a new French startup that wants to be the Shopify for small retailers on mobile among many other…
India’s Grofers Grabs $120M To Bring Offline Merchants Into The On-Demand World
The race for on-demand delivery services in India is on, and today one of the bigger startups in the market has…
Ola, Uber’s Arch-Rival In India, Hires Ex-Infosys CFO
Indian ride-sharing company Ola boosted its efforts to beat Uber this month when it closed its $500 million Series F…