Amazon Pharmacy now offers medicine delivery ‘within hours’ in two more US cities

Gabby Jones/Bloomberg via Getty Images If you don’t feel like running out to a store to get medicine the next time you’re sick, you may be able to get the supplies you need just as fast from Amazon Pharmacy. Amazon customers in two more cities will now be able to get medicine delivered to their door … Read more

Ingrid receives $23M to expand an e-commerce delivery platform that snubs ‘free shipping’

Ingrid — a startup out of Stockholm, Sweden, not this writer (unfortunately) — has raised €21 million, or just under $23 million, to fuel the growth of a business aiming to improve the last, messy mile of online shopping, delivery. Using data science and some big ideas about how delivery will evolve in the years … Read more

Best Flower Delivery Deals: Get Ahead of Mother’s Day with These Deals on Beautiful Bouquets

See at Bouqs The Bouqs Co. Save 20% on the Deal of the Week arrangments See at Amazon Amazon Prime/Whole Foods Pickup Arrangments under $16 Show more (5 items) When it comes to picking the best Mother’s Day gifts, it’s hard to go wrong with flowers. Thanks to an ever-growing selection of online floral delivery services, … Read more

Biden Will Order Military to Build Gaza Port for Aid Delivery

President Joe Biden plans to order the U.S. military to establish a temporary port along the coast of Gaza in the coming weeks to allow more humanitarian aid to reach Palestinian civilians, senior administration officials said Thursday. Biden plans to announce the “emergency mission” during his State of the Union address on Thursday evening. “We … Read more

Kodak Black Names Son ‘Prince Kapri,’ Wore Matching Outfits in Delivery Room

Kodak Black helped deliver his newborn son last week — and made sure the little guy was freshly dressed for his world debut!!! TMZ Hip Hop obtained the first photo of Kodak’s newborn son, who he and his girlfriend Maranda Johnson named Prince Kapri. Kodak tells us … “I’m happy to be home with my … Read more

New York City is testing public e-bike charging stations for delivery workers

The new charging station in Cooper Square in the East Village will be available to 100 delivery workers free of charge during the pilot program. The city plans to open four other stations across Brooklyn and Manhattan “in the coming weeks.” “We count on delivery workers for so much, and they should be able to … Read more

Chaotic aid delivery turns deadly as Israeli, Gazan officials trade blame

JERUSALEM — More than 100 people were killed Thursday, Gazan health officials said, after a crowd converged on a rare humanitarian aid convoy in Gaza City, triggering a chaotic incident that Palestinian officials and eyewitnesses blamed on Israeli gunfire and Israeli officials blamed on a stampede. More than 700 Palestinians were wounded, according to the … Read more

Shadowfax speeds ahead with $100M funding as instant delivery boom fuels growth

Shadowfax, one of the largest logistics service providers to hyper-local and on-demand delivery businesses in India, has raised $100 million in a new funding round as it clocks an yearly growth of over 35%. TPG NewQuest led Shadowfax’s Series E financing round, which includes some secondary transactions, the startup said on Tuesday. TechCrunch reported last … Read more