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DoorDash's internal labs division has been recognized as Innovation Team of the Year after building the autonomous delivery robot Dot, which launched commercially in fall 2025. The cross-functional team created a platform that plugs directly into delivery workflows while accounting for local merchants' order-fulfillment capacity, taking the project from concept to market in roughly three years.
Yum! Brands has finished divesting Pizza Hut, selling its non-China operations to private equity firm LongRange Capital for $1.5 billion after already selling Pizza Hut China to Yum! China Holdings for $1.2 billion. Yum! could earn up to $75 million more by 2030 if Pizza Hut meets performance benchmarks, while CEO Chris Turner said the move frees the company to focus on KFC, Taco Bell and Habit Burger & Grill.
Delivery Hero's supervisory and management boards have approved Uber's $15 billion acquisition bid and are recommending shareholders vote in favor. Uber, already Delivery Hero's largest shareholder, set a threshold requiring at least 50% plus one share of outstanding capital, while major investor Prosus agreed to sell its 17% stake as part of the deal.
United Airlines is testing a new in-app ordering system at nine gates in Newark's Terminal C, letting travelers buy snacks, meals, medicine and travel items for pickup at designated gate shelves. The pilot, run with OTG, covers domestic and international flights and is expected to expand to Houston later this year before a possible wider rollout.
Logistics firm OneRail has launched OmniStar, a platform built with Nvidia's AI software that helps retailers quickly select the most efficient delivery option for each order. The company says the tool cuts routing decision time from about 20 minutes to roughly two and a half minutes by analyzing OneRail's proprietary delivery data at scale.
Google's Pixel 11 Pro XL nearly hits its advertised 45W wired charging speed, peaking at 40.7W, but only when paired with a specific USB-C charger supporting 21V at 2A under the USB PD PPS protocol. Common PPS chargers limited to 11V, including some rated up to 67W, only delivered around 25W in testing, and even with the ideal charger the phone still takes about 21 minutes to reach 50% charge.
Indian startup Airbound has closed a $37 million Series A round led by Greenoaks, with backing from DoorDash, Lachy Groom, Lightspeed and Humba Ventures, bringing its total funding to nearly $50 million less than a year after an $8.65 million seed round. The company is developing lightweight, tail-sitter drones that take off and land vertically, aiming to carry cargo more cheaply than trucks by minimizing the aircraft's own weight relative to payload.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has publicly criticized Amazon, focusing on the employment status of its delivery drivers, the sale of illegal e-bikes on its platform, and fines related to idling delivery vehicles. The socialist mayor is positioning these issues as part of a broader push to hold major corporations accountable for labor and safety practices in the city.