AI could upend food delivery

DoorDash, the starring nutrient transportation app, processed 970 cardinal orders successful its 2nd 4th this twelvemonth and generated $4.5 cardinal successful revenue. A 10-person startup called Bites is simply a blip successful comparison: It has conscionable astir 300 restaurants signed up successful the Bay Area, wherever it's operating arsenic a pre-seed startup. But this summer, Bites caught DoorDash's attention.

In August, a slew of restaurants successful the Bay Area received a unusual email from DoorDash, informing businesses that they whitethorn beryllium listed without their consent connected Bites.

The signifier letter, copies of which were seen by The Verge, said that DoorDash had heard from "several partners" that were adde …

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