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Abdulsalam Mindas chose to work as an Uber and Lyft driver last year because it allowed him to take English classes at a community college in Aurora. And the money was solid — enough to send hundreds of dollars back to his siblings and parents in his native Sudan, helping them pay school tuition fees and medical bills. But now it’s different, Mindas and other ride-share drivers say. The tech giants are taking more and more of their shares, inflation and gas prices are eating into their take and there’s little…

DoorDash is launching a new “Package Pickup” service, allowing users to request a delivery person to pick up prepaid packages from their home and drop them off at a UPS, FedEx, or USPS location. The feature, which was introduced as part of a small beta test in March 2022, is now available for a fee of $5 for standard users or $3 for DashPass members.This new service is part of a larger trend of delivery apps expanding beyond just food delivery. Apps like DoorDash can now deliver prescriptions, convenience store items,…

Photo: Tibrina Hobson (Getty Images)DoorDash is rolling out its newest feature this week to allow consumers to return or mail packages from the comfort of their homes. The app is known for its quick and efficient food delivery service, but it is now expanding its operations to include package pickup and dropoff at a nearby post office, UPS, or FedEx locations.The package delivery service is being rolled out following a successful beta test that was carried out in March of last year and aims to also provide DoorDash…

Never mind asking DoorDash to deliver meals or groceries — it can now take items off your hands, too. The service has introduced a Package Pickup option that has a courier grab your prepaid packages from various carriers (including FedEx, UPS and USPS) and drop them off at the appropriate mailing location. You can use a prepaid shipping label if you have one, but you can also send shipping QR codes directly to the courier and skip the printer or box. Package Pickup is available for up to five items at a time and costs a…

Consumers are changing their food-delivery habits amid economic concerns and as the industry evolves from the growth it saw during the pandemic.Consumers continue to spend more on the biggest food-delivery apps  DoorDash Inc. DASH -3.26% and Uber Technologies Inc.’s UBER 0.78% Uber Eats, but growth is slowing and people are spending more cautiously, analysts and industry executives said. People are switching to in-store…

Photo: MIA Studio (Shutterstock)The sci-fi author Stephen R. Donaldson said that “Everything dies, from the smallest blade of grass to the biggest galaxy.” A few years ago, I might have told you that’s true—about everything except Google and Meta’s ad businesses. My, how times change.Google and Meta control less than 50% of digital ad spending for the first time since 2014, a trend that’s poised to accelerate over the next few years, according to Axios. Citing predictions from Insider Intelligence, Axios reports Google…

Screenshot: AmazonOne of the big recent developments in the advertising industry are what’s called “retail ad networks.” Governments and tech platforms like Apple and Google are cracking down on data gathering, making third-party data a bit harder to get. That creates a business opportunity for big retailers and other companies that have large databases of information about their existing customers. Just about every major consumer-facing company you can think of has launched an advertising network over the last few years.…

Delivery companies Grubhub and DoorDash Inc. DASH 3.02% are pushing for enactment of a bill in New York City that would amend the city’s cap on the fees they can charge restaurants—a measure the companies say is urgent as a new minimum wage for delivery workers takes effect next year.Grubhub retained a former state senator and a top adviser to Mayor Eric Adams’s 2021 campaign as it pushes for legislation introduced last month. The bill…

Zscaler rings the opening bell at the Nasdaq exchange in New York, March 16, 2018.Source: NasdaqCheck out the companies making headlines in midday trading.Zscaler – The cloud security company's shares dipped 11% following its quarterly earnings report, despite Zscaler posting strong results. Earnings and revenue were stronger than analysts' expectations. The company also forecast better-than-expected earnings and revenue for its fiscal second quarter and full year.Marvell Technology – The semiconductor stock fell 4% after…

Crypto exchange Kraken said it would cut its global workforce by 30% or about 1,100 employeesCryptocurrency exchange Kraken said on Wednesday it would cut its global workforce by 30%, or about 1,100 employees, citing tough market conditions that have crippled demand for digital assets this year. Kraken said it has seen a drop in trading volumes and fewer client sign-ups. Kraken said that the layoffs will take the total headcount to where it was 12 months ago.Higher interest rates and worries of an economic downturn have…