The salad days of fresh grocery delivery startups are over, but those that have stayed the course, and have built businesses that are seeing gains, are still here […]
VW taps Rivian in $5B EV deal and the fight over Fisker’s assets
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SoftBank-backed grocery startup Oda lays off 150, resets focus on Norway and Sweden
It’s not just instant-delivery startups that are struggling. Oda, the Norway-based online supermarket delivery startup, has confirmed layoffs of 150 jobs as it drastically scales back its expansion […]
Uber to acquire Foodpanda’s Taiwan unit from Delivery Hero for $950M in cash
Uber Technologies announced Tuesday that it will buy the Taiwan unit of Delivery Hero’s Foodpanda for $950 million in cash. The deal is part of Uber Eats’ strategy […]
Google lays off workers, Tesla cans its Supercharger team and UnitedHealthcare reveals security lapses
Welcome, folks, to Week in Review (WiR), TechCrunch’s regular newsletter that recaps the week that was in tech. This edition’s a tad bittersweet for me — it’ll be […]
Getir pulls out of US, UK, Europe to focus on Turkey; 6,000+ jobs impacted
True to its business concept, Turkey’s “instant delivery” juggernaut Getir rose quickly. Now, with the quick commerce industry in free fall, it is nosediving just as fast. On […]
Tesla layoffs, Cybertruck recalls and Serve Robotics goes public
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Turkish startup ikas attracts $20M for its e-commerce platform designed for small businesses
It’s easy to assume the e-commerce ship has sailed when you consider we have giant platforms like Shopify, Woocommerce, and Wix dominating the sector. But e-commerce’s field remains […]
Fantuan acquires Chowbus’ food delivery business
Fantuan, a Vancouver, Canada-based Asian food delivery company, announced it acquired Chowbus’ delivery business line. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Chicago-based Chowbus also started out […]
Tier and Dott’s merger is not a sign of what’s to come
Earlier this week, European micromobility companies Tier and Dott said they had agreed to merge. The companies, which offer scooters and bikes to rent, also plan to raise […]