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Lyft, Shyp, eat: It's never been easier to be lazy (The 3:59, Ep. 10)

On the latest 3:59 podcast, we dive into UberEats' expansion in the US, Lyft's new partnership with GM, and eBay's effort to help lazy shippers.

Ben Fox Rubin Former senior reporter
Ben Fox Rubin was a senior reporter for CNET News in Manhattan, reporting on Amazon, e-commerce and mobile payments. He previously worked as a reporter for The Wall Street Journal and got his start at newspapers in New York, Connecticut and Massachusetts.
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Roger Cheng Former Executive Editor / Head of News
Roger Cheng (he/him/his) was the executive editor in charge of CNET News, managing everything from daily breaking news to in-depth investigative packages. Prior to this, he was on the telecommunications beat and wrote for Dow Jones Newswires and The Wall Street Journal for nearly a decade and got his start writing and laying out pages at a local paper in Southern California. He's a devoted Trojan alum and thinks sleep is the perfect -- if unattainable -- hobby for a parent.
Expertise Mobile, 5G, Big Tech, Social Media Credentials
  • SABEW Best in Business 2011 Award for Breaking News Coverage, Eddie Award in 2020 for 5G coverage, runner-up National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Award for culture analysis.
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Ben Fox Rubin
Roger Cheng

Want lunch? Just Uber it.

The ride-hailing company is expanding its efforts in food delivery, launching its standalone UberEats app in a handful of markets around the US. The app, which first came to Toronto, will go up against a bunch of similar services from DoorDash, GrubHub, Amazon and others. Customers now have a lot of choices for getting a bite to eat, but it's unlikely so many services doing the same thing will survive.

We also dig into Lyft's new partnership with GM to draw in more on-demand drivers, and we discuss eBay's new work with Shyp to help folks mail their old stuff.

The 3:59 gives you bite-size news and analysis about the top stories of the day, brought to you by CNET Executive Editor Roger Cheng and CNET Senior Writer Ben Fox Rubin.

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