Uber COO Says It’s Getting Tough to Defend How Much the Company Spends on AI

Uber COO Says It’s Getting Tough to Defend How Much the Company Spends on AI

Uber president and chief operating officer Andrew Macdonald says the company’s fast‑growing AI costs are getting harder to justify, largely because he can’t identify a clear link between AI use and real productivity gains. In a new interview with the YouTube channels Rapid Response and Masters of Scale, Macdonald points out that while some internal…

Grocery e-commerce is soaring, but regional grocers remain in a tough spot

Grocery e-commerce is soaring, but regional grocers remain in a tough spot

Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Grocery e-commerce in 2025 hit a slew of monthly record-highs, cementing the shopping method as “no longer an alternative channel” but as a “dominant habit,” according to Brick Meets Click. Nearly every month in 2025 saw year-over-year…