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Monday, 20 September, 2021

DoorDash
DoorDash to offer alcohol delivery in effort to take on rivals
App will launch rapid service to homes in 20 US states as well as Australia and Canada
Thursday, 16 September, 2021

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Alexa, pass the scalpel?
Amazon plans to become just as ubiquitous in healthcare as it is in other markets by producing the tools and platforms to underpin an industry on the cusp of dramatic modernisation
Thursday, 16 September, 2021

FT News Briefing podcast9 min listen
US-UK-Australia security pact, Amazon bets on healthcare
Partnership looks to strengthen the allies’ ability to counter Beijing in the South China Sea
Tuesday, 14 September, 2021

The Big Read
The next Big Tech battle: Amazon’s bet on healthcare begins to take shape
The ecommerce company is developing services for consumers and hospitals but faces competition from Google, Microsoft and Walmart
Thursday, 9 September, 2021

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The world’s biggest direct carbon capture plant
The FT explains how the world’s largest CO2 direct capture plant works. Plus, a court hears opening arguments in the Theranos case, Janet Yellen warns that the US Treasury could run out of cash and PayPal has acquired Paidy
Thursday, 9 September, 2021

FT News Briefing podcast10 min listen
Theranos opening arguments, world’s biggest direct carbon capture plant
Lawyers say Elizabeth Holmes’s failure to make Theranos a viable business was not a crime
Thursday, 9 September, 2021

Amazon.com
Amazon’s warehouse worker targets hit by new California law
First legislation of its kind forces warehouses to reveal the quotas that workers must meet
Wednesday, 8 September, 2021

PayPal Inc
PayPal to acquire buy now, pay later provider Paidy for $2.7bn
Japanese fintech group that pioneered zero-interest payments in the country was expected to list this year
Wednesday, 1 September, 2021

Amazon.com
Amazon now running 164 flights a day to deliver stock in US
Amazon Air’s operations have expanded rapidly during the pandemic
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Tuesday, 31 August, 2021

FT MagazineTechnology sector
Why Big Tech should embrace the ‘right to repair’ revolution
‘Unlike almost every piece of tech I’ve bought, the Framework laptop is begging to be taken apart’
Friday, 27 August, 2021

Electric vehicles
Amazon-backed electric vehicle maker Rivian files for IPO
Company seen as challenger to Tesla has raised more than $10bn since beginning of 2019
Friday, 27 August, 2021

Just Eat Takeaway
Food delivery apps stung by New York City cap on commissions
Grubhub vows to fight legislation as shares in European parent Just Eat Takeaway fall
Wednesday, 25 August, 2021

Cyber Security
Big Tech makes cyber security pledges at White House summit
Google and Microsoft unveil plans to spend billions of dollars to shore up US digital defences
Monday, 23 August, 2021

Gig economy
Uber and Lyft shares rise despite legal setback on ‘gig workers’
Companies to contest ruling that California’s Proposition 22 on contractors is ‘unconstitutional’
Monday, 23 August, 2021

San Francisco
The return of San Francisco’s cable cars offers much needed solace
Riding the city’s well-loved attraction is a journey of hope, love and loss amid a global pandemic
Thursday, 19 August, 2021

Gig economy
Gopuff cuts pay after raising billions
Grocery-delivery start-up is paying some gig workers below minimum wage, claims rights group
Thursday, 12 August, 2021

Airbnb Inc
Airbnb benefits from ‘travel recovery’ as bookings and revenue grow
Rental provider warns of uncertainty heading into autumn owing to spread of Covid variants
Tuesday, 10 August, 2021

Amazon.com
Amazon to pay damages for dangerous goods sold by independent merchants
More than half of products sold on platform come from third parties and are not vetted by ecommerce giant
Saturday, 7 August, 2021

News in-depthLas Vegas
Las Vegas dices with Delta as the casinos roar back to life
Visitors return and takings are up but America’s lopsided attitude to Covid could yet spoil the party
Thursday, 5 August, 2021

Coronavirus economic impact
Wells Fargo and BlackRock delay return-to-office plans
Amazon also postpones return date until January as Delta variant drives rise in US Covid-19 cases
Wednesday, 4 August, 2021

Uber Technologies Inc
Heavy spending on driver incentives weighs on Uber’s performance
Number of trips rise but rideshare company had to splash out to get drivers back behind the wheel
Wednesday, 4 August, 2021

DoorDash
DoorDash in talks to invest in German grocery app Gorillas
Start-up seeks to raise hundreds of millions of dollars at a valuation of about $2.5bn
Tuesday, 3 August, 2021

News in-depthSquare Inc
Square’s $29bn bet on Afterpay heralds future for ‘buy now, pay later’ trend
Jack Dorsey’s deal comes as increasingly competitive sector faces growing regulatory hurdles
Tuesday, 3 August, 2021

Amazon.com
Amazon expands deliveries to serve unlikely clients: its rivals
Tech giant steps up shipping for likes of Etsy and Walmart in bid to capture slice of businesses
Tuesday, 3 August, 2021

Amazon.com
Amazon union vote should be rerun, says US labour board official
Online retailer counters that employees ‘had a chance to be heard’ after winning 1,798 to 738