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Judge Says Meal-Delivery Services’ Lawsuit Against NYC Can Proceed
Delivery // September 19, 2023

New York City is a step closer to facing a lawsuit over a cap on how much meal-delivery services can collect from local restaurants. U.S. District Judge Gregory Woods denied the city’s motion to dismiss the suit, bringing the case closer to a potential trial,...

Report: Uber Chatbot to Prompt Customers for Budget and Food Preferences
artificial intelligence // August 28, 2023

Uber Technologies is reportedly testing an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot for its food delivery service, Uber Eats. The feature has not been officially announced, but details of the AI chatbot were discovered within the code of the Eats app, Bloomberg News reported Monday (Aug. 28). Uber did not...

Uber-Supported Serve Robotics Raises $30 Million for AI Robotic Delivery
artificial intelligence // August 10, 2023

Serve Robotics has completed a go-public transaction and raised $30 million in financing to support scaling its artificial intelligence (AI) powered robotic delivery experience. This financing brings the company’s total capital raised up to $56 million since starting in 2021, the company said in a...

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Uber Appoints Analog Devices Executive Prashanth Mahendra-Rajah as CFO

September 27, 2023
Uber Technologies has appointed Prashanth Mahendra-Rajah as its new chief financial officer (CFO). Mahendra-Rajah will join the company on Nov. 13, bringing with him experience and expertise in financial management and strategy, Uber said in a Wednesday (Sept. 27) press release. Currently serving as the CFO of semiconductor company Analog Devices (ADI), Mahendra-Rajah has been responsible for setting financial strategy […]

Judge Says Meal-Delivery Services’ Lawsuit Against NYC Can Proceed

September 19, 2023
New York City is a step closer to facing a lawsuit over a cap on how much meal-delivery services can collect from local restaurants. U.S. District Judge Gregory Woods denied...

Report: Uber Chatbot to Prompt Customers for Budget and Food Preferences

August 28, 2023
Uber Technologies is reportedly testing an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot for its food delivery service, Uber Eats. The feature has not been officially announced, but details of the AI chatbot were...

Uber-Supported Serve Robotics Raises $30 Million for AI Robotic Delivery

August 10, 2023
Serve Robotics has completed a go-public transaction and raised $30 million in financing to support scaling its artificial intelligence (AI) powered robotic delivery experience. This financing brings the company’s total...