April 7 is National Beer Day, a time where we can raise a toast to the oldest of all beverages. People have been making beer for more than 5,000 years. In fact, the oldest recorded recipe we know of is for beer. Here is a list of local restaurants and...
Amazon Is Big … Really, Really Big; Workforce Hits 500k
NEW YORK — Need more proof that Amazon is big? It came this week. Amazon's U.S. workforce has topped 500,000 for the first time, up 43% from the year before and more than triple what it was five years ago, the company said Friday. It gained 150,000 workers last year,...
Google's Wing Aviation Gets FAA OK for Drone Deliveries
WASHINGTON — Google affiliate Wing Aviation has received federal approval allowing it to make commercial deliveries by drone. It's the first time a company has gotten a federal air carrier certification for drone deliveries. The approval from the Federal Aviation Administration means that Wing can operate commercial drone flights in...
Grocery Delivery, With No Human Drivers, Is Underway
The nation's largest grocery chain stepped into the driverless delivery market Tuesday, bringing milk, eggs and other items to a customer's home in a vehicle with nobody at the wheel. Although limited to delivering within about a mile of one Arizona supermarket owned by Kroger Co., it represents the latest...
Amazon Wants To Set You Up in Delivery Business For $10K
SEATTLE — Your Amazon packages, which usually show up in a UPS truck, an unmarked vehicle or in the hands of a mail carrier, may soon be delivered from an Amazon van. The online retailer has been looking for a while to find a way to have more control over...