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Why I love UberEats, InstaCart and other on

Last week, a mysterious bottle of chili lime hot sauce appeared on my co-worker’s desk. It was clear we needed fried chicken to go with it, he said. Too bad there isn’t any good fried chicken nearby, he moaned. As if that mattered. Within minutes I had pulled up a handful of on-demand delivery apps in San Francisco that would …

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China’s Uber rival takes step toward global plunge

If you’re visiting China but don’t speak the language, you may be relieved to hear that you can hail a cab just as easily as the locals now. Didi Chuxing, a China-based rival to Uber’s ride-hailing service, on Monday rolled out an English version of its app in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. The company said the feature will be introduced …

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