September 20, 2022
Online Car Shoppers Say Buying Experience 3x More Important Than Price
“What price will put you nice folks into a used car today?” The cartoonish used car pitches of yesteryear vanished with the pandemic used car shortage and subsequent pricing spike,...
September 20, 2022
Uber Points to Lapsus$ Gang as Reason for Breach
The extortion gang Lapsus$ is being blamed by Uber as being responsible for the breach that infiltrated its internal network last week, including its technology systems, Amazon Web Services, Google...
September 19, 2022
EVs Transform Urban Transport Experience in European Cities
Electric vehicles (EVs) are reshaping the urban environment for the better, helping city dwellers breathe cleaner air and reduce their carbon emissions. Across Europe, city councils have been implementing measures...
September 16, 2022
Banking Platform Oportun Gains $150M Secured Loan From Neuberger Berman
Mission-driven FinTech and digital banking platform Oportun Financial Corporation closed a $150 million senior secured term loan from funds managed or sub-advised by Neuberger Berman Specialty Finance. “The capital provided by this loan will...
September 16, 2022
Starbucks Partners with DoorDash; SkipTheDishes Lays Off 350 Employees
After years of being conspicuously absent from the DoorDash marketplace, Starbucks is finally appearing on the platform. The coffeehouse chain, the world’s largest restaurant company by revenue, revealed Tuesday (Sept....
September 16, 2022
18-Year-Old Hacker Claims Responsibility for Uber Breach
Uber is talking to law enforcement after a hacker reportedly breached its internal network, including its Slack server, technology systems, Amazon Web Services, Google clouds, and VMware systems. “We are...
September 12, 2022
Peloton Co-Founders Foley, Kushi Step Down From Company Roles
Chairman John Foley and chief legal officer Hisao Kushi are stepping down from Peloton as the down-and-out maker of exercise equipment they both helped to found tries to reshape a...
September 12, 2022
New Vehicle Prices Up for 5th Month, Kelley Blue Book...
Although there are more vehicles available to shoppers on dealers’ lots, the price of new vehicles is still rising, having set another record in August. The average price paid for...
September 12, 2022
Unilever Uses Instacart to Boost Demand for Virtual Ice Cream...
Unilever is making a direct play for consumers’ digital loyalty with its virtual storefront, The Ice Cream Shop, selling its packaged ice cream products across popular aggregators. Most recently, the...