Lyft, Shyp, eat: It’s never been easier to be lazy (The 3:59, Ep. 10)

Want lunch? Just Uber it.

The ride-hailing company is expanding its efforts in food delivery, launching its standalone UberEats app in a handful of markets around the US. The app, which first came to Toronto, will go up against a bunch of similar services from DoorDash, GrubHub, Amazon and others. Customers now have a lot of choices for getting a bite to eat, but it’s unlikely so many services doing the same thing will survive.

We also dig into Lyft’s new partnership with GM to draw in more on-demand drivers, and we discuss eBay’s new work with Shyp to help folks mail their old stuff.

The 3:59 gives you bite-size news and analysis about the top stories of the day, brought to you by CNET Executive Editor Roger Cheng and CNET Senior Writer Ben Fox Rubin.

Lyft, Shyp, Eat (The 3:59, Ep. 10)


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