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A startup called Owner wants to help mom-and-pop restaurants thrive online.Digital ordering and online marketing have become more essential to a restaurant’s survival than ever. While that shift online can be a relatively easy one for chain establishments, Owner cofounder and CEO Adam Guild says independent restaurants can easily end up spending a lot of time and money on delivery services, web design, emailing marketing tools, and other digital tools without seeing a great return on investment.“The mom-and-pop restaurant…

The Department of Labor on Tuesday enacted a new rule aimed at preventing the misclassification of workers as independent contractors. The effort, first proposed in October 2022, provides a guide to whether a worker is an employee or an independent operator under the Fair Labor Standards Act, a difference that could afford someone key legal protections and compensation. Proponents of the rule have said that this guide will allow workers more protections from companies that are working to avoid paying minimum wage and…

"The two largest areas of investment are expansion and penetration outside of the US, as well as the same outside of restaurants," DoorDash CEO Tony Xu said in an interview with the Financial Times. "The two largest areas of investment are expansion and penetration outside of the US, as well as the same outside of restaurants," DoorDash CEO Tony Xu said in an interview with the Financial Times. FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Techno Blender is an automatic…

Investors went into this year with concerns that U.S. consumer spending would dip dramatically, putting stress on pandemic darlings that had several quarters of growth thanks to stay-at-home orders and stimulus checks.But consumers instead continued to take rides and order groceries on platforms, despite any macroeconomic challenges. Some turned to these platforms for part-time work to help offset rising inflation. As 2023 comes to a close, we asked analysts, industry experts, and startup founders to predict how the gig…

In order to have the package picked up, all you have to do is select packages from the DoorDash homepage or type in the word "package" in the search bar.  DoorDashThen, you will be prompted to select your drop-off location, how many and what type of packages you want to return, and whether you'd like to hand packages directly to Dasher or prefer contactless pick-up. Lastly, you want your package to be fully sealed, pre-paid, labeled, under 30 pounds, and less than a $500 value. If your return requires a QR code…

A New York state appeals court has turned away a challenge by Uber Technologies Inc and other companies to New York City's novel minimum wage law for app-based delivery workers, allowing it to take effect.The Manhattan-based Appellate Division, First Department on Thursday denied appeals by Uber, DoorDash Inc and Grubhub Inc after a state judge rejected their claims that the law unfairly targets their food delivery services.Elevate Your Tech Prowess with High-Value Skill CoursesOffering CollegeCourseWebsiteIIM…

Want your tech delivered to your home with the same anxiety-inducing speed as your local pizza delivery guy? DoorDash said it was now working with Best Buy to offer door-to-door delivery for tech products, though your average food delivery guy might need a bigger bike if he’s to lug that massive 50-inch flatscreen over to your front door.Like It or Not, Your Doctor Will Use AI | AI UnlockedOn Wednesday, the delivery app said users can shop for specific Best Buy products through the DoorDash marketplace app or the website.…

Drivers for delivery outfit DoorDash can now look forward to using an updated app that adds support for Apple CarPlay.The new feature will allow so-called Dashers to pull up turn-by-turn navigation when making their deliveries, although that appears to be as far as things go right now.That means that anyone who had hoped that DoorDash would add support for accepting and updating deliveries will be left waiting for a future update — and DoorDash hasn't even confirmed that such a feature is coming, either.Navigation and…

Uber, DoorDash and Grubhub sued New York City Thursday over a new rule that would require the food delivery companies to pay their workers nearly $18 an hour. In two lawsuits filed in the New York Supreme Court, the food delivery companies sued to block the rule from going into effect next week.  DoorDash and Grubhub argued in a joint suit that the “ill-conceived” rule would have “drastic” and “immediate” consequences, while Uber warned in a separate lawsuit that the city’s “grand marketplace experiment…

Photo: Tada Images / Shutterstock.com (Shutterstock)The once-sacrosanct halls of Wordle are adding new ads. When you hit “Play” on the Wordle mobile app, you’ll now be treated to what advertising boys call an “interstitial” ad, meaning the video or the image takes up your entire screen.NPR Is Going Dark on Twitter | Future TechThe first company to take advantage of the ad spots is DoorDash, which will reportedly run a campaign offering a 75% discount code for first-time orders through mid-August.“Advertising is an…