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Google backs AV-maker Nuro in latest $600M funding round

Nuro announces $600 million Series D funding round led by Tiger Global with participation from Google and Kroger

Autonomous vehicle maker Nuro on Tuesday announced a $600 million financing round led by Tiger Global Management to develop and deploy its robot delivery network nationwide. Notably, the series D included new participation from Alphabet property Google (NASDAQ: GOOGL) and grocery retailer Kroger (NYSE: KR).

In total, Nuro has now raised over $2 billion to reach a valuation of about $8.6 billion, an anonymous source familiar with the round told TechCrunch. The robo-delivery company’s previous...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/google-backs-av-maker-nuro-in-latest-600m-funding-round

Getting Rid of Covid Needs a Global Undertaking

Getting Rid of Covid Needs a Global Undertaking, says an article on Richmond.

Global Undertaking

Achieving independence from COVID-19 is a global undertaking. We need coordination and collaboration to help every country get vaccinated.

In March, on the one-year anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic, President Joe Biden targeted July 4 as a time when Americans could not only celebrate our independence as a nation but from the virus, too. “A July 4th with your loved ones is the goal,” Biden said. “But...

https://mfame.guru/getting-rid-of-covid-needs-a-global-undertaking/

Rite Aid joins same-day delivery crowd with DoorDash offering

Rite Aid adds same-day delivery with DoorDash

Rite Aid (NYSE: RAD)has joined the race for same-day delivery dominance, striking a deal with DoorDash (NYSE: DASH) to provide delivery of nonprescription health, convenience and wellness products. The items can be ordered through the DoorDash app or website for delivery from one of Rite Aid’s more than 2,100 locations in 17 states.

“At Rite Aid, we want our customers to have as many options as possible to shop our selection at nearby stores,” said Katie Finnegan, chief customer experience and...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/rite-aid-joins-same-day-delivery-crowd-with-doordash-offering

Houston, we have a robot: Nuro, Domino’s team up for autonomous pizza delivery

Nuro R2 self-driving robot delivering Domino's pizza in Houston

Starting this week, residents in Houston are able to order from Domino’s (NYSE: DPZ) and have their pizza delivered via an autonomous delivery vehicle.

Self-driving delivery company Nuro is now offering delivery of Domino’s pizza in the area on certain days and times by its R2 robot vehicle. The deliveries are being made from Domino’s Woodland Heights location.

“Nuro’s mission is to better everyday life through robotics. Now, for the first time, we’re launching real-world, autonomous deliveries...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/houston-we-have-a-robot-nuro-dominos-team-up-for-autonomous-pizza-delivery

Commentary: Commoditizing and shipping air bubbles

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A funny paradox says that there is a particular restaurant that is so busy nobody bothers to go there anymore. Well, after the siege of sheltering at home is lifted in various cities and states, perhaps hungry patrons will start to revisit these once busy restaurants. Some see wisdom in crowds and others wish to be “far from the madding crowd’s ignoble strife.”...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/commentary-commoditizing-and-shipping-air-bubbles