Denny’s is closing 150 restaurants
Denny’s is closing 150 restaurants.....»»
McDonalds Faces Potential Class Action Lawsuit Over Automated Drive-Thru
McDonald's equiped 10 of its restaurants in Chicago with automated speech-recognition for their drive-through windows. Now they're facing a potential class-action lawsuit. Long-time Slashdot reader KindMind shares this report from the Register: McDon.....»»
Galaxy Watch 3 is $150 Off, Which is a Lot
Samsung is closing in on its launch of new watches and a switch over to Google’s Wear OS platform, so that likely means it’s time to clear out inventory of the Galaxy Watch 3. Through almost any retailer selling the Watch 3, you’ll.....»»
Tesla restaurants are on the menu, new filing suggests
Tesla may open a chain of branded restaurants, likely at its Supercharger stations, according to documents filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office......»»
Peanut the Waiter Robot Is Proof That Your Job Is Safe
Restaurants are struggling to hire people, so one Jersey Shore grill employed a machine. It confirms that humans remain indispensable......»»
Taco Bell Refries Wi-FI
Taco Bell will add free Wi-Fi and entertainment systems to its 5,600 US stores: I've been wondering for years, as loyal readers know, why McDonald's was the only of the large quick-service restaurants to do a full-chain adoption of Wi-Fi. The system.....»»
SpotOn raises $125M in a16z-led Series D, triples valuation to $1.875B
Certain industries were hit harder by the COVID-19 pandemic than others, especially in its early days. Small businesses, including retailers and restaurants, were negatively impacted by lockdowns and the resulting closures. They had to adapt quickly.....»»
Apple and Epic Games spar in closing arguments over Fortnite
A weeks-long blockbuster antitrust trial between Apple and Epic Games culminated on Monday with the maker of the hit video game Fortnite calling Apple an "overlord" and the iPhone maker suggesting Epic is paving the way for a "scary" future for iOS c.....»»
Is "Closing the Gap" working?
Gaping policy shortfalls in the Australian Government's 'Closing the Gap' program have seen it fail to reduce disparities in Indigenous health, income, employment, child removal and incarceration, Flinders University researchers say......»»
Zeta becomes a unicorn with $250 million SoftBank-led funding
Zeta, a startup that helps banks and fintech firms launch products, is the newest to attain the coveted unicorn status after closing a new financing round. The banking tech firm, co-founded by veteran Indian entrepreneur Bhavin Turakhia, said on Mond.....»»
Rakuten and Beyond Next invest $1.4M seed funding in farm-to-table startup Secai Marche
Farmers and food businesses, like restaurants, deal with the same issue: a fragmented supply chain. Secai Marche wants to streamline agricultural logistics, making fulfillment more cost-efficient and enabling food businesses to bundle products from d.....»»
Rakuten and Beyond Next invest $1M seed funding in farm-to-table startup Secai Marche
Farmers and food businesses, like restaurants, deal with the same issue: a fragmented supply chain. Secai Marche wants to streamline agricultural logistics, making fulfillment more cost-efficient and enabling food businesses to bundle products from d.....»»
Skittish is what you’d get if you crossed Animal Crossing with Clubhouse
If the Instagram ads feel like they’re closing in and you can’t bring yourself to toggle your Zoom camera on these days, you’re far from alone. Well into 2021, many of the social apps and virtual chat tools that kept the world connected during.....»»
After closing Fitbit acquisition, Google is going big with Wear OS
For years, Wear OS has been, at best, something of a dark horse among Google operating systems. It’s certainly not for lack of partnership or investment, but for whatever reason, the company has never really stuck the landing with its wearable oper.....»»
Study reveals food scarcity, desperate diet of Marine killed in Korean War
In the subzero twilight of Nov. 27, 1950, embedded next to the Chosin Reservoir and surrounded by the slopes of treacherous terrain, the 1st Battalion, 7th Regiment of the 1st Marine Division found itself at the center of a closing circle—and an ea.....»»
Pandemic helps Ordr’s simple POS platform for bars and restaurants raise $12M
“Order and pay” platform for bars and restaurants Ordr has raised a €10m ($12M) Series A round from Idekapital and OpenOcean. Launched in Norway in 2020 it now counts IKEA, Nordic Choice, REKOM and Color Line as customers. The company is now la.....»»
Box Announces Closing of Strategic Investment Led by KKR
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Box, Inc. (NYSE: BOX), a leading Content Cloud, today announced that it has closed the previously announced $500 million investment led by KKR. In connection with the closing of the investment, John Pa.....»»
Lisbon’s Kitch raises $4M to help restaurants to take control of the delivery app mess
Lisbon-based food delivery startup Kitch hopes to hands back control to restaurants dogged by the mess of food delivery apps today, by aggregating the apps onto one tablet and platform. Restaurants then get one place to manage all their delivery orde.....»»
Is buying and selling short positions in pre-IPO stock next? This fintech startup is banking on it
Even the most sanguine industry observer has to be stunned at times by the pace of dealmaking right now. Not quite halfway through 2021, startups are routinely closing new rounds just months apart and sometimes seeing their valuations triple and even.....»»
Is buying and selling short-positions in private companies next? This fintech startup is banking on it
Even the most casual industry observer has to be stunned at times by the pace of dealmaking right now. Not quite halfway through 2021, startups are routinely closing new rounds just months apart and sometimes seeing their valuations triple and even q.....»»
Are renters—and the U.S. economy—hurtling toward an "eviction cliff"?
Schools and businesses are reopening, diners are returning to restaurants, and fans are returning to sports stadiums, but a new crisis in the COVID-19 pandemic may be just weeks away: the possible eviction of millions of Americans who have fallen beh.....»»