CEOs from Kroger and Albertsons say they’re worried about competition from Amazon, but the e-commerce giant barely makes up 1% of US grocery sales

The sign above an Amazon Fresh store in Washington, DC Nicholas Kamm/Getty Images The CEOs of Kroger and Albertsons say their proposed merger will help them defend against Amazon. But Amazon’s market share is a fraction of larger players, including both Kroger and Albertsons. Walmart and Kroger have been the largest US grocers by sales…

Noom sells psychology-driven weight loss — but former employees say they were unprepared for and overwhelmed by users’ eating disorders, depression, and trauma

Tara Anand for Insider Over one weekend last year, as the holidays approached, a user of the popular weight loss app Noom sent a series of alarming messages through the service’s chat feature.  The user, in his mid-50s, described himself as a veteran with post-traumatic stress disorder and a father of three daughters, according to…

Your Amex Platinum hotel credit expires at the end of the year — here’s what you need to do by December 31 to avoid wasting $200 in value

Insider’s experts choose the best products and services to help make smart decisions with your money (here’s how). In some cases, we receive a commission from our our partners, however, our opinions are our own. Terms apply to offers listed on this page. Here’s what you need to do before January 1, 2023, to keep…

Qatar promised a carbon-neutral World Cup. Climate advocates call that pledge misleading.

The Lusail Iconic Stadium near Doha, Qatar. AP Photo/Hassan Ammar World Cup organizers will buy carbon offsets to help cancel out greenhouse gas emissions. Climate advocates say the offsets aren’t backed by projects that truly reduce emissions.  Qatar moved the World Cup to winter for the first time to protect attendees from blistering heat. This…

Cadillac says its new electric race car is almost ready for 24 Hours of Daytona

Cadillac Racing says its first electric race car is almost ready for the 24 Hours of Daytona event in January after passing critical testing and development milestones. Since July, the V-LMDh has gone through nearly 12,000 miles (19,000 km) of on-track testing, including a 24-hour test at Sebring International Raceway. Cadillac collected data on nighttime…

Epic Games’ app that turns photos into 3D models now available on iOS

Epic Games released RealityScan for iOS today. The free app, previously available in a closed beta, lets anyone scan real-world objects with their phone and turn them into high-fidelity 3D models. The app is the fruit of Epic’s purchase of Capturing Reality, a company specializing in photogrammetry software. Like the company’s desktop software, RealityScan combines…

Facebook failed to stop test ads from threatening midterm election workers

Meta’s election integrity efforts on Facebook may not have been as robust as claimed. Researchers at New York University’s Cybersecurity for Democracy and the watchdog Global Witness have revealed that Facebook’s automatic moderation system approved 15 out of 20 test ads threatening election workers ahead of last month’s US midterms. The experiments were based on…

iMessage on Android could finally arrive in 2023, but without Apple’s blessing

A new messaging app called Sunbird is promising to bring Apple’s iMessage service to Android phone owners next year. After years of Apple rebuffing calls to bring its prized IP-based messaging service to Android phones and end the green bubble blues, a third-party is taking on the responsibility. Apple Insider reports the app is currently…