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Government Tells Delivery Apps To Tighten Account Controls
Government calls delivery apps Uber Eats, Deliveroo, Just Eat to round table discussion over issue of illegal account sharing
Just Eat Cuts 1,700 Jobs As Delivery Growth Slows
Just Eat cuts 1,700 delivery jobs a month after similar move by Deliveroo, as pandemic-era takeaway delivery growth stalls
Deliveroo Flop Raises Questions For London Tech IPOs
Questions raised over Deliveroo pricing strategy after biggest London IPO in a decade delivers biggest flop in recent memory
Deliveroo Lowers Price Range For Landmark IPO
Deliveroo targets low end of its price range for Wednesday IPO, amidst criticism over share structure and workers' rights
More Institutional Investors Shun Deliveroo IPO
Legal & General and M&G, two of the world's biggest institutional investors, lambast Deliveroo over share structure and workers' rights
Deliveroo Targets Up To £8.8bn Valuation In London IPO
Deliveroo targets range of up to £8.8bn valuation in forthcoming London listing, as it sees transactions double year-on-year for first two months of 2021
Deliveroo To Hand Some Riders £10,000 Bonuses
Eligible Deliveroo riders to receive £200 up to £10,000 in bonuses when company goes public in London, following huge business boost during pandemic
Regulator Gives Green Light To Amazon’s Deliveroo Stake
Competition and Markets Authority gives provisional approval to £460m investment round after warning Deliveroo likely to collapse without new funds
Amazon Hit By Regulatory Probe Over Deliveroo Stake
UK regulators say Amazon's propoposed purchase of a minority stake in Deliveroo could harm competition in food and grocery deliveries
Uber Welcomes Government Reforms That Preserve ‘Gig Economy’
The government's plans stop short of tightening controls on the zero-hour employment practices used by Uber and Deliveroo
MPs Put Pressure On Government For ‘Gig Economy’ Reform
Proposed legislation drafted by two influential select committees would crack down on 'flexible' employers such as Uber and Deliveroo
How Deliveroo Is Using Big Data And Machine Learning To Power Food Delivery
Food delivery firm relies heavily on data and machine learning to increase efficiency
Deliveroo Customer Accounts Are ‘Compromised’
Customer accounts hacked but Deliveroo denies breach of its systems and urges customers to improve their passwords
Tech Quiz Of The Week: Startups And Investments
What do you know Uber, Airbnb and the startup scene? Test your knowledge here
Amazon’s Free London Restaurant Deliveries To Challenge Just Eat And Deliveroo
The new scheme takes direct aim at Just Eat, Deliveroo and Uber Eats
UK Start-Up Deliveroo Raises £66m For Overseas Expansion
Investment will see Deliveroo launch in five new cities across the globe