DoorDash is rolling out new in-app safety features to help ensure delivery people on its platform are safe before, during and after every order. Now, if DoorDash detects that a delivery is taking longer than expected, the app will automatically check to see if the delivery person is okay. The new check-in feature is initially…
Monthly Archives: November 2022
As anyone who’s moved to a city sight unseen can tell you — this reporter included — making platonic connections isn’t easy. Adult friendships are fickle beasts in metros of millions, where casual friends are cheap currency. Statistics back up my anecdotal evidence. According to a 2021 survey conducted by the Survey Center on American…
Zenlytic, a business intelligence tool for commerce, secured $5.4 million in seed funding to continue developing its natural-language interface for non-technical users who want to corral their customer acquisition, conversion and retention software into one tool without needing a data team. Bain Capital Ventures led the round and was joined by other investors, including Primary…
2022 has been a great year for phones so far. We’ve seen the Samsung Galaxy S22 range for example, complete with a radically different Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra, while Apple has launched a whole bunch of phones, including the notch-free iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max. We’re approaching the end of the year…
After a string of successful ransomware attacks against high-profile targets in Australia, the country has decided to go on the offensive against threat actors. A press release published on the Australian Government’s website announced a “Joint standing operation” combining the resources of the Australian Federal Police and the Australian Signals Directorate, an analog to the…
Welcome back. It’s Dan DeFrancesco in NYC. Today we’ve got stories on why financial advisors are having trouble navigating through all their tech tools, how the hedge funds got the VC game all wrong, and why your next trip out of Newark airport might not be terrible. But first, the attorneys are here. If this was…
Donald Trump, center, checks his phone while watching results with guests during an election night party at Mar-a-Lago, Tuesday, November 8, 2022 in Palm Beach, Florida. Phelan M. Ebenhack for The Washington Post via Getty Images Some Republicans have turned against Donald Trump after the midterm elections. Several appeared on TV shows Sunday to criticise…
Elon Musk and John Legere exchanged tweets to discuss Twitter’s potential future. CARINA JOHANSEN/NTB/AFP via Getty Images/Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic Former T-Mobile boss John Legere suggested running Twitter for Elon Musk. Musk replied to Legere, saying “no” and that a technologist was needed to run Twitter. Twitter’s owner recently snubbed other business figures’ advice, including a suggestion…
Kraken has frozen all accounts associated with FTX, Alameda and its execs. Silas Stein/picture alliance via Getty Images) Crypto exchange Kraken has frozen accounts owned by FTX and Alameda Research to protect creditors. Kraken said it took the move after speaking to law enforcement about the handful of accounts. Bahamas police are investigating FTX, which…
Elon Musk. 60 Minutes Elon Musk warned the US economy faces a deep recession that could last a year or two. His companies faced immense challenges during the dot-com crash and financial crisis, he said. Musk has endorsed Cathie Wood and Jeremy Siegel’s criticisms of the Fed’s interest-rate hikes. The US economy is barreling towards…