After weeks of speculation, Uber has officially agreed to acquire Delivery Hero, a purchase that will take the transportation and delivery giant’s status to new heights and into nearly 100 markets across Europe, the Middle East, Latin America and Asia. Germany-based Delivery Hero also reached a separate deal to sell its business in 14 markets,
All of this has been hailed by Chinese media as a victory for Made in China products, a label commonly associated with low-quality and often cheaper-made products. “The fact that Chinese air conditioners have become a necessity for Europeans is not simply a commercial phenomenon, but a microcosm of ‘Chinese-style empowerment,’” reads a commentary in
A handful of Paramount+ subscribers failed to win an order blocking the merger with Warner Bros. Discovery on Thursday, but a coalition of states will try again on Friday. The plaintiffs sued in April, alleging that they had faced price increases and risked losing viewing options as a result of the transaction. At a hearing
They found it: guilty lettuce. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday linked shredded iceberg lettuce supplied to Taco Bell restaurants in five states to an ongoing cyclosporiasis outbreak, according to a person familiar with the matter. Specifically, shredded lettuce supplied by Taylor Farms and served at Taco Bell locations in Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan,
It turns out that even San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie, who once declared that the city should be a testbed for emerging technology, has its limits. Especially when that emerging technology creates a huge traffic jam that lasts for hours and leaves thousands of people paralyzed. Mayor Lurie has asked state regulators to tighten rules
Activist Anna Hazare’s 13-day fast in 2011 gave new impetus to an anti-corruption campaign that briefly captured the national imagination. Irom Sharmila, who was protesting against the draconian Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act in northeast India, refused food for 16 years and survived only because authorities force-fed her through a nasal tube. Medha Patkar, a
