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DoorDash and Uber Eats Are Hot. They’re Still Not Making Money.
DoorDash and Uber Eats Are Hot. They’re Still Not Making Money.
The pandemic sent business through the roof for DoorDash and Uber Eats, but they’re still trying to cook up secret sauce for profitability. Grubhub calls restaurant delivery a “crummy business.”
DoorDash and Uber Eats Are Hot. They’re Still Not Making Money.
Canoo combines work and play in its new electric pickup truck
Canoo combines work and play in its new electric pickup truck
Los-Angeles based startup Canoo revealed its newest — and now third — electric vehicle, a pickup truck that does away with the sharp corners and huge engine housing of both comparable EV trucks and legacy diesel pickups and is aimed at both commercial customers and weekend warrior-minded consumers.…
Canoo combines work and play in its new electric pickup truck
How websites trick you into saying “yes”
How websites trick you into saying “yes”
Listen to this episode from Recode Daily on Spotify. From the Recode Daily archives (April 9, 2021): Dark patterns, the design tricks websites and apps use to get you to click “yes,” are all over the digital world. Recode’s Sara Morrison (@SaraMorrison) explains the movement to regulate them. You can read Sara’s story on dark patterns here. Enjoyed this episode? Rate Recode Daily ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ and leave a review on Apple Podcasts. What do you want to learn on Recode Daily? Send your requests and questions to recodedaily@recode.net. We read every email!  Support Recode Daily by making a financial contribution to Vox! bit.ly/givepodcasts Subscribe for free. Be the first to hear the next episode of Recode Daily by subscribing in your favorite podcast app. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This episode was made by:  Host: Teddy Schleifer (@teddyschleifer) Producer: Will Reid (@WillR56) Engineer: Paul Mounsey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
How websites trick you into saying “yes”
Census Bureau's use of 'synthetic data' worries researchers
Census Bureau's use of 'synthetic data' worries researchers
Some researchers are up in arms about a U.S. Census Bureau proposal to add privacy protections by manipulating numbers in the data most widely used for economic and demographic research
Census Bureau's use of 'synthetic data' worries researchers
U.S. durable goods orders drop 1.3% in April
U.S. durable goods orders drop 1.3% in April
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. orders for big-ticket manufactured goods dropped unexpectedly in April for the first time in 11 months as a shortage of computer chips disrupted auto production. The Commerce Department reported Thursday that orders for factory goods meant to last at least three years fell 1.3% in April after rising 1.3% in March.
U.S. durable goods orders drop 1.3% in April