Tag: Uber Eats
Pay out for Uber Eats driver over face scan bias, Galaxy AI to roll out on S23 phones
Mr Manjang A black Uber Eats driver has received a payout after "racially discriminatory" facial-recognition checks prevented him from accessing the app to secure work. When Pa Edrissa Manjang began working for Uber Eats, in November 2019, its app did not regularly ask him to send selfies in order to register…
Ordering takeaways via apps up to 44% more expensive, claims Which?
A Which? investigation found ordering takeaways via food apps was up to 44 per cent more expensive than ordering directly from the restaurant, while new research from the consumer watchdog also reveals that app users are sometimes struggling to get a satisfactory solution when something goes wrong with their order. Which? researchers looked at the…
Uber acquires online grocery store Cornershop
Uber has announced plans to start delivering groceries after buying a majority stake in Cornershop, a South American-based delivery startup. The US-based ride-sharing app has acquired the majority ownership of the grocery delivery start-up currently operating in Chile, Mexico, Peru and Canada. Uber chief executive Dara Khosrowshahi said the move would help the firm become…
Uber Eats tests out drone delivery with McDonald’s
Uber is looking to the skies for its food delivery service, carrying out a test using drones to speed up the delivery of McDonald’s meals. The company’s Uber Eats platform is working with the fast food restaurant in San Diego to see how drones could be used to improve deliveries in high-density urban areas, after…
