Denny’s is closing 150 restaurants
Denny’s is closing 150 restaurants.....»»
GrubHub Was Getting 6,000 Orders A Minute During Its Promo Day, Overwhelming Restaurants
A delivery app marketing campaign offering a "free lunch" -- aka a $15 promo code valid for three hours -- sent customers and restaurant workers alike into a spiral on Tuesday as thousands of orders jammed the system and disgruntled New Yorkers tweet.....»»
PayPal Shuttering Its San Francisco Office
PayPal is shuttering its San Francisco office as it evaluates its global office footprint. TechCrunch reports: Multiple sources say the payments giant is closing its San Francisco office on 425 Market St. which housed its Xoom business unit. PayPal a.....»»
When the Next Covid Wave Breaks, the US Won’t Be Able to Spot It
Lab programs are closing. Home testing has shrunk the pool of publicly reported data. Will we still see the next surge before it arrives?.....»»
US Invests $6 Billion to Save "Financially Distressed" Nuclear Reactors
The U.S. government "is launching a $6 billion effort to rescue nuclear power plants at risk of closing," reports the Associated Press, "citing the need to continue nuclear energy as a carbon-free source of power that helps to combat climate change.".....»»
Jason Momoa in talks to star in Warner Bros.’ Minecraft film
Aquaman actor Jason Momoa is closing in on his next franchise, which will be a live-action adaptation of the hit Minecraft video game series......»»
"Rare" springtime blizzard wallops parts of Canada
A springtime blizzard walloped Canada's western Prairies region and parts of Ontario province this week, closing roads, airports and schools, and leaving a dump of snow to shovel......»»
Dangerous Chemicals In Food Wrappers At Fast-Food Restaurants, Grocery Chains
fahrbot-bot shares a report from CNN: Alarming levels of dangerous chemicals known as PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) were discovered in food packaging at a number of well-known fast-food and fast-casual restaurants and grocery store chain.....»»
The Best Mini-Projectors
During our busy schedules, we don’t always have time to go out. We miss out on restaurants, concerts, festivals, and even new movies. This is one of the reasons why we want to bring the outside in and what better to start than with the cinema.Inste.....»»
Study points to strategies for closing the participation gender gap in engineering courses
Students' identities can play a key role in how comfortable they feel and how often they speak up in the classroom, especially in STEM fields. For instance, women generally speak far less than men in undergraduate engineering classes, but this is not.....»»
The District of Columbia is suing Grubhub for hidden fees, misleading advertising, and more
The District of Columbia is suing Grubhub for deceptive trade practices, alleging that the food delivery company has exploited both customers and restaurants — sometimes even under the guise of helping them. Filed in the Superior Cour.....»»
Get $100 to spend at restaurants across the country for only $18
TL;DR: As of March 19, you can take 82% off a $100 gift card to Restaurant.com, so you'll get it for just $18.Along with gas, Amazon Prime, Netflix, and just about everything else, eating out is getting more expensive. But after being locked in the h.....»»
Verizon Galaxy S22 Picks Up First Update Which Removes Throttling
Typically when Samsung releases a new phone, there is a day 1 or close-to-day-1 update available that takes care of a bunch of early bugs and often enhances the camera. That didn’t happen in the US, for some reason. We’re now closing in o.....»»
Research explains how the arrival of the Michelin Guide changes a town"s fine dining industry forever
When the Michelin Guide of Washington, D.C. restaurants was first published, it provided customers with a new tool to make choices, but it also introduced a new form of ranking that triggered insecurity in highly ranked organizations. In order to fit.....»»
Google “hijacked millions of customers and orders” from restaurants, lawsuit says
Restaurants say blue “order online” button saps profits, diverts customers. Enlarge Google is being sued by a Florida restaurant group alleging that the tech company has been setting up unauthorized pages to capture food.....»»
Google Dupes Diners, Sidelines Restaurants For Delivery Profits
Google has been making unauthorized pages for restaurants and using them to take a cut of fees from delivery orders through sites like Postmates, DoorDash and Grubhub, according to a lawsuit Tuesday in San Francisco federal court. Reuters reports: Th.....»»
Cloudflare rejects demands to cancel its services in Russia
Oil giants like Shell have now refused to purchase Russian fuel, and fast food chains like McDonald's have elected to close all the restaurants they've opened in Russia. Even tech giants are joining in -- with a few notable exceptions, such as Cloudf.....»»
Why "The Afterparty" finale was so damn satisfying
Apple TV+'s exceptional The Afterparty just finished its first season, closing out a masterclass in how to plot and execute the perfect murder mystery.Spoilers ahead: The half-hour finale unmasked Xavier's (Dave Franco) killer, and it was none other.....»»
Amazon is closing all of its physical bookstores
First, Amazon killed traditional bookstores. Then it opened its own. Now, Amazon is doing away with its bookstores......»»
Climate migrants could face a world of closing doors
People driven from their homes as global warming redraws the map of habitable zones are unlikely to find refuge in countries more focused on slamming shut their borders than planning for a climate-addled future, according to a top expert on migration.....»»
Bethesda is closing its PC game client and migrating purchases to Steam
This week, Bethesda announced that it would start letting its PC game client users start migrating their purchases and wallets to their Steam accounts in early April. The launcher will no longer be accessible beginning in May......»»