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Uber, Lyft Lose AB5 Appeal In California

Uber, Lyft Lose AB5 Appeal In California
Uber, Lyft Lose AB5 Appeal In California
October 23, 2020  |  Ridesharing

Silicon Valley rideshare giants Uber and Lyft must abide by a California Court of Appeals’ decision that they can no longer classify their drivers as...

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Lyft Partners With Venmo To Offer More Ridesharing Payment Options
Lyft Partners With Venmo To Offer More Ridesharing Payment Options
October 22, 2020  |  Ridesharing

Rideshare platform Lyft is teaming up with Venmo to give riders the option to pay for their trip or split the cost with others, Lyft...

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Facebook Brings Dating App To Europe
Facebook Brings Dating App To Europe
October 22, 2020  |  Facebook / Meta

Social media giant Facebook is bringing its online dating tool to Europe after seeing success in the 20 countries where Facebook Dating is already offered,...

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Facebook’s WhatsApp Enables In-Chat Purchases
Facebook’s WhatsApp Enables In-Chat Purchases
October 22, 2020  |  Social Commerce

Facebook-owned WhatsApp is introducing new services that will enable business users to sell directly on the platform within chats, WhatsApp said in a statement on...

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Chipotle’s Online Ordering Surge Bodes Well For Restaurants’ Digital Efforts
Chipotle’s Online Ordering Surge Bodes Well For Restaurants’ Digital Efforts
October 22, 2020  |  Earnings

For restaurants — quick-service restaurants, especially — three Ds are powering sales: delivery, digitally, dining at home. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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CarLotz To Go Public Via A SPAC
CarLotz To Go Public Via A SPAC
October 22, 2020  |  Retail

CarLotz and Acamar Partners Acquisition Corp. — a special purpose acquisition company (or “SPAC”) — have struck “a definitive business combination agreement” that would turn...

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Initial Jobless Claims Fall to 787,000
Initial Jobless Claims Fall to 787,000
October 22, 2020  |  Economy

U.S. initial claims for unemployment insurance fell in the week ended Oct. 17 to, declining 55,000 from the week prior to hit a seasonally adjusted...

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Fat Brain Toys Navigates Pandemic With Agile Business Model
Fat Brain Toys Navigates Pandemic With Agile Business Model
October 21, 2020  |  Retail

Like so many categories during the pandemic, the toy business has been a two-sided coin. On one side are the manufacturers and retailers that are...

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