Business News Today: Top Stories You Need to Know
Today, September 13th is a big day for issue press release. Amazon and Whole Foods have partnered to offer grocery delivery from the latter's stores to consumers who live near the former's warehouses. Chromecast is coming to more Vizio televisions, Apple is turning Siri into a personal DJ—and this isn't even all of it!
Amazon and Whole Foods partner with Instacart for grocery delivery.
Amazon has partnered with Instacart to deliver groceries from Whole Foods stores. The agreement will bring the e-commerce giant's Prime membership benefits to more than 1,000 Whole Foods locations in the US and Canada.
Instacart is becoming the exclusive delivery partner for Whole Foods in the US and Canada, allowing customers to order their favorite products online or through its app and have them delivered by an Instacart shopper within two hours of placing their order. In addition, those who order through Instacart will receive discounts on orders placed at select stores across North America (for now).
Chromecast is coming to more Vizio televisions.
Chromecast is a device that plugs into the HDMI port on your TV and allows you to stream content from your phone, tablet or laptop.
It's available on many televisions from LG, Sony and Vizio.
Apple is turning Siri into a personal DJ.
In addition to being able to play music through Apple's HomePod speakers, Siri will also be able to make personal recommendations based on your tastes. For example, if you like a particular song and want it on repeat for the rest of the day (or night), Siri can help you find that tune. She'll also suggest new songs based on your current playlist or past listening habits so that she knows what kind of music works best with what activities.
Siri's DJ skills will extend beyond just playing music—she'll also be able to help users discover new artists as well as find out more information about them like where they're from or who their favorite band is (assuming they've got a favorite). And if all else fails when trying figure out how long it takes until someone comes back home after work each day? Well then again... maybe try asking yourself those questions instead?
The new Amazon Echo Dot is a bit bigger but sounds better.
The new Amazon Echo Dot is a bit bigger, but it sounds better. It's still pretty small, though. It's shaped like a hockey puck and has the same color options as the original Echo Dot—white or black plastic with silver accents (or both). The new version also offers Dolby digital surround sound instead of just stereo or mono; this gives you better audio quality when playing music or even listening to podcasts. The price remains at $49.99; you can order one today if you want one for yourself or someone else who needs some help calling friends and family members who aren't around anymore because they died in an accident overseas or something like that!
Walmart partners with Google to help you shop from home.
If you're looking to shop online, Google Express is now available in more than 500 Walmart stores. The company's partnership with Walmart will bring same-day delivery to shoppers across the country.
Google Express offers a number of perks for its users: same-day delivery (with no additional fees), free shipping on orders over $35, and access to thousands of products at competitive prices.
Walmart has some pretty impressive numbers when it comes to sales volume—the largest retailer in the US by revenue has over 11,000 locations worldwide and had revenues exceeding $500 billion last year alone! With this new partnership between Google Express and Walmart we could see even more customers taking advantage of their services when shopping online or offline at any location across America."
The iPhone X will feature wireless charging and facial recognition.
Wireless charging: The iPhone X is expected to feature wireless charging, which would allow you to charge your phone without having to plug it into a charger.
Facial recognition: You can also expect facial recognition features on the iPhone X, which will enable users to unlock their phones by looking at them or even using their faces alone. This means no more entering passcode after every use! The price of this feature remains unknown as of yet but we’re assuming it will cost somewhere around $999 (the same amount as its predecessor).
Uber's founder has resigned as the company goes through an expensive rebranding campaign.
Travis Kalanick has resigned as CEO of Uber, but he's still on the company's board. The ride-hailing app is undergoing a massive rebranding campaign as it moves forward into new markets and services.
The announcement comes after an investigation from the New York Times revealed that Kalanick had been caught on video apparently mocking an Uber driver who complained about low fares during a meeting about how to improve driver behavior at Uber headquarters in California last week. The report also suggested that some employees were unhappy with some aspects of their jobs under Kalanick's leadership, though no allegations have been made public yet regarding any specific instances or individuals involved with these comments being made by either side.
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi released this statement today: “We are committed to putting integrity at the heart every decision we make, which means we must hold ourselves accountable when things go wrong." He continued by saying "I now believe there is a better path forward for Uber than one where I could be chief executive officer."
These are some of the top business news stories for today.
Business News Today: Top Stories You Need to Know - This is a collection of the most important pr business stories for today, September 13.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged more than 700 points yesterday as investors fretted about the possibility of an interest rate increase next month by the Federal Reserve and fears that trade wars could disrupt global trade.
General Electric Co., which has faced pressure from activist investors who want it to break itself up and sell some businesses, announced plans on Monday for $10 billion in cost cuts over two years to drive down its exposure to long-term debt after reporting third quarter earnings that beat analysts' estimates despite lower sales at its appliances division due mainly to weakness in Europe and Japan's economy (link).
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