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New York City just won back $4.6 million in stolen wages for delivery workers who were underpaid and unfairly fired by major apps. Three companies are now paying up after a groundbreaking investigation proved worker exploitation wasn't a glitch, it was the business model.
A consumer lawsuit in Nigeria is challenging hidden pricing on food delivery apps, potentially forcing the entire industry to show transparent costs. The case could reshape how millions of people understand what they're really paying for when ordering meals online.
Fast food chains in Kenya are now handling 6,000 deliveries a day as mobile apps reshape how millions of Africans eat. What started as a convenience is becoming the main way restaurants grow in crowded cities.
A lonely 24-year-old cancer patient in China placed an unusual order on a food delivery app: someone to sit by her hospital bed for two hours. Her simple request sparked a viral wave of kindness from strangers.
Finland just became the first EU country where Uber Eats customers can get their meals delivered by autonomous robots. Starting in central Helsinki through a partnership with Coco Robotics, customers can now track their robot delivery in real time through the app.
Chowdeck just became the first Nigerian delivery platform to automatically enroll all its riders in accident insurance, covering medical bills and lost wages. For gig workers who lose a week's income from a single crash, it's a game changer.
A new social media app called UpScrolled crashed its own servers from overwhelming demand as users flock to an alternative that promises fair algorithms and no censorship. The platform jumped to No. 9 on Apple's App Store, ranking above TikTok for the first time.
Walmart and Wing are bringing 30-minute drone delivery to seven new cities, bringing flying packages to nearly 20 U.S. markets. After completing one million deliveries, the service that started as an experiment has become something customers use multiple times per week.
High schoolers from a new maritime academy in Newport News won a national coding competition by solving a real problem at their school. Their library management app beat competitors across Virginia's 3rd Congressional District.
Uber is partnering with drone delivery company Zipline to bring food to your doorstep in as little as five minutes. The companies aim to complete one million drone deliveries per day by the end of 2029.
Uber Eats is launching autonomous robot delivery in Finland's capital, bringing a glimpse of the future to European streets. Customers can track their meal's journey as robots navigate Helsinki's sidewalks.
Akash Saroj works grueling hours as a Swiggy delivery agent in Delhi, yet he sets aside part of his modest earnings to feed animals, repair broken rickshaws, and distribute blankets to people sleeping on streets. Despite losing his father last year and facing crushing debt, this 24-year-old refuses collaboration money from betting apps because he won't mislead people for profit. ##
By Rotation just made renting ski gear easier than buying it new. The UK fashion rental app now delivers borrowed outfits to your door in under an hour through Uber.
The team behind beloved Dark Sky has returned with a new weather app that shows multiple possible forecasts at once, helping you understand when predictions are reliable. Instead of pretending weather forecasting is perfect, Acme Weather embraces uncertainty with transparency.
The popular Merlin bird identification app is linking its real-time birdsong data with the world's largest citizen science biodiversity database, turning millions of casual birdwatchers into conservation allies. Almost 2 million people in the UK alone used the free app in May to identify birds by sound.
Delivery riders in the Philippines can now swap dead scooter batteries for fully charged ones in under 60 seconds, slashing downtime and fuel costs. A groundbreaking pilot program is proving electric motorcycles can transform last-mile delivery without breaking the bank.
Starship Technologies is moving over 1,200 delivery robots from college campuses to focus on grocery delivery in cities. The shift reflects growing demand and the company's confidence that robots are ready for the big leagues.
A new platform called Wabi is making app creation as simple as typing a prompt, bringing software development to everyone without coding skills or hosting headaches. The YouTube-style approach could transform how we think about apps.
Finding the right meditation app used to mean scrolling through thousands of options. Five standout apps now offer everything from 30-second breathing breaks to sleep sounds without costing a dime.
Apple and Google have agreed to major app store changes in the UK to promote fair competition after regulators found they had an "effective duopoly." The reforms will help 400,000 jobs and boost the UK's largest app economy in Europe.
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