PicsArt, the company behind the photo-editing app of the same name, has hired Tammy Nam as its first chief operating officer. Nam was most recently the CEO of Viki, the Rakuten-acquired video streaming service, and before that served as a marketing executive at Viki, Scribd […]
Category: Food
Both Amazon and Walmart announce expanded grocery delivery operations
Amazon and Walmart’s rivalry continues today with two dueling announcements related to their respective grocery delivery expansions. This morning, Amazon said it’s bringing grocery delivery via Whole Foods to several new markets in New York and Florida, including New York City and Miami, among others. […]
TASTE OF THE TOUR: Duck legs and red wine in Carcassonne
CARCASSONNE, France — For the Tour de France riders having lost any hope of a good placing in Paris, or the legions of tourists not too obsessed … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit #travel #tours
The next stop for Whole Foods delivery is NYC
Delivery times are still between 8AM to 10PM, and it’s a two hour wait before your order arrives — unless you’re willing to spend $8 extra for the quicker one hour option. Regardless, your minimum order needs to be $35. Originally kicked off in February, […]
Ebay to add support for Apple Pay, partners with Square Capital on seller financing
Ebay announced this morning it will begin accepting Apple Pay on its marketplace starting this fall, and has also teamed up with Square Capital on seller financing. The changes come following eBay’s further distancing from longtime partner PayPal, which included the company’s switch to Adyen […]
Deliveroo’s ‘flexible’ labor model likened to 20th century dockyards
A report into the pay and conditions for riders delivering food for gig economy platform Deliveroo has urged the company to commit to offering a form of worker status to those riders who form the backbone of its workforce, arguing that the current reality is […]
Xiaomi goes after global markets with two new Android One phones
Xiaomi gave Google’s well-intentioned but somewhat-stalled Android One project a major boost last year when it unveiled its first device under the program, Mi A1. That’s now joined by not one but two sequel devices, after the Chinese phone maker unveiled the Mi A2 and […]
Xiaomi targets Europe with two cheap Android One phones
The new handsets follow the Mi A1, another Android One device that launched in India and 40 other markets last year. The Mi A2 is the more desirable of the pair, with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 processor and either 4GB of RAM, with 32GB or […]
Taking the pain out of accounting and payroll for small businesses, ScaleFactor raises $10 million
ScaleFactor, the Techstars alumnus that’s selling accounting and payroll management software as a service, has raised $10 million in a new round of funding as it looks to scale up its sales and marketing efforts. Founded by longtime accountant, Kurt Rathmann, the Austin-based company has […]
Samsung may make the best phone for mobile gaming
Mobile gaming keeps on growing and various manufacturers want to make the best device designed to handle top-end games in your pocket, and that possibly includes Samsung. Following the Razer Phone, Xiaomi Black Shark and the Asus ROG, a new rumor suggests Samsung may be […]