The Netherlands-based food delivery service Just Eat Takeaway plans to combine with Grubhub in a deal worth $7.3 billion, according to a release on Wednesday. The deal will mark Just Eat Takeaway’s entry into the United States.  The merger will create the largest online food delivery company outside of China, Just Eat Takeaway said in …

Amazon has added two new color options for its Kindle Paperwhite. The e-book reader now comes in plum and sage, basically a light purple and a light green. With the addition of plum and sage, the Kindle Paperwhite is available in four color options. When the e-reader launched in November 2018, the only color available was black. Amazon added a …

Twitter will be testing a new prompt for retweets, the company announced Wednesday. The prompt will appear when you attempt to retweet a link to article that you haven’t opened on Twitter. Before retweeting something, it will now ask if you would like to read the article first. “Sharing an article can spark conversation, so you may want to read …

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. In 2010, Apple surprised the tech world when it announced it built its own chip, then called the A4, to power its newly revealed iPad tablet. This year, the company might do it again, but this time to announce a shift to its homemade chips …

Yelp is adding a new tool that allows businesses on the platform to self-identify as black-owned. The new feature aims to make it easier for users to find and support black-owned businesses amid the calls for racial equality in the US. Yelp CEO Jeremy Stoppelman said in a blog post Thursday that the new tool follows an increase in user …

Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian said Friday that he’s resigned from the company’s board and has urged that his seat be filled with a black candidate. The move comes as protests over police violence and racism continue across the US. The demonstrations were sparked by the killing of George Floyd, a black man who died in Minneapolis after a white officer pressed his …

Encrypted messaging app Signal unveiled a blur tool on Wednesday that can be used to hide faces in photos before sharing them. Signal said the tool aims to protect the identities of protesters currently demonstrating against police brutality. While in the app’s image editor, users can tap on the new blur icon at the top of the screen and the …

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Your Samsung Galaxy Watch could help make hand-washing a habit. Samsung on Wednesday touted its new smartwatch app that aims to help improve hygiene as we adapt to life during the coronavirus.  The app, which became available in April, will remind watch wearers …

Apple is rumored to have new iPad Pro models in the works, but we might not get a look at them till next year. A leak posted on Twitter, spotted earlier Wednesday by MacRumors, says new iPad Pro models with 5G and mini-LED displays will launch in the first or second quarter of 2021.  Previous rumors had suggested that Apple’s …

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Smartphone sales have declined globally by about 20 percent in the first three months of 2020 as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a release by research firm Gartner on Monday.  The decline is likely the result of consumers spending less …