Instacart already partners with Aldi, Costco, Albertsons, Kroger and Walmart's Sam's Club, along with smaller grocers. Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos said during his testimony before the House Judiciary subcommittee on antitrust that Instacart is an emerging competitor.
After local public health officials raised questions, Epic Systems is temporarily backing off from plans requiring thousands of employees to return to work.
New York Times CEO Mark Thompson said he would be "very surprised" if there is still a print New York Times in 20 years, but he noted the print paper still has more than 900,000 subscribers and is profitable even without advertising.
If Microsoft were to complete an acquisition of TikTok it would gain a company with much potential for advertising revenue growth, but with such a purchase, Microsoft would also take on an entirely new slate of problems.
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