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Amazon Adds Grubhub Food Delivery to its Website, App in the US

FILE PHOTO: The logo of Amazon is seen at the company logistics center in Boves, France, May 13, 2019. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Amazon is seen at the company logistics center in Boves, France, May 13, 2019. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol/File Photo
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Amazon Adds Grubhub Food Delivery to its Website, App in the US

FILE PHOTO: The logo of Amazon is seen at the company logistics center in Boves, France, May 13, 2019. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Amazon is seen at the company logistics center in Boves, France, May 13, 2019. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol/File Photo

Amazon.com on Thursday said its customers in the US can now order from Grubhub directly on its shopping app and the website, extending a deal that already offers its Prime members a no-fee access to Grubhub+ membership.
As part of the agreement, Amazon Prime members will continue to be eligible to avail a free Grubhub+ membership worth $120 a year, which includes free delivery on orders above $12, Reuters said.
Amazon already offers no-fee access to Grubhub, which is owned by Just Eat Takeaway.com, to US Prime members. The initial deal was struck for a year in 2022 and then the companies extended it for a year in 2023.
The new deal bundles the Grubhub membership with Prime and integrates it on its app and the website. It will remain available to the loyalty users "every year thereafter as long as they remain with Prime," Amazon said.
Prime membership in the US costs $139 a year and includes free delivery, gaming benefits, savings and discounts on medical prescriptions at nearly 60,000 pharmacies, access to Amazon Music, Prime Video and Prime Reading.
Amazon had secured the right to buy a 2% stake in Grubhub in July 2022.
In a separate statement, JustEat Takewaway said Amazon has received warrants representing 4% of Grubhub's equity and may also receive warrants up to a further 10% of Grubhub’s equity based on certain performance conditions.
"The important impact of this deal is that it makes GrubHub more attractive to a potential buyer, as Just Eat Takeaway has been attempting to sell it for some time now – since shortly after it made the initial acquisition," Sean Kealy, an analyst at Panmure Gordon, said.
About 167 million Amazon customers in the US subscribed to Prime in 2023, representing approximately 71% of all users in the country, according to data platform Statista.

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Samsung, Hyundai, Announce Domestic Investments after US-South Korea Trade Deal

A Samsung Electronics logo and a computer motherboard appear in this illustration taken August 25, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
A Samsung Electronics logo and a computer motherboard appear in this illustration taken August 25, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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Samsung, Hyundai, Announce Domestic Investments after US-South Korea Trade Deal

A Samsung Electronics logo and a computer motherboard appear in this illustration taken August 25, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
A Samsung Electronics logo and a computer motherboard appear in this illustration taken August 25, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

Samsung Electronics, Hyundai Motor and other major South Korean manufacturers on Sunday unveiled domestic investment plans, as a US trade deal raised concern investment in the US could weaken manufacturing at home.

Samsung Electronics will add a chip production line at its plant in the South Korean city of Pyeongtaek to meet rising demand amid the global boom in artificial intelligence, as part of the parent group's 450 trillion won ($310.79 billion) investments at home over the next five years, the company said, Reuters reported.

Samsung's announcement came as South Korean President Lee Jae Myung held a meeting on Sunday with the country's business leaders, after a US trade deal including a South Korean promise to invest $350 billion in US strategic sectors was finalised on Friday.

"There are concerns that domestic investment might shrink as US-bound investments strengthen," Lee said at the meeting, as he asked companies to consider domestic investments more.

The president also asked companies to consult with the government to make good use of the $350 billion investment package for their overseas investments.

"Samsung will raise domestic investment, create quality jobs for young people and make even more efforts for a win-win with small and medium-sized, as well as venture companies," Samsung Electronics Chairman Jay Y. Lee said.

At the meeting, Hyundai Motor Group announced

domestic investments

worth 125.2 trillion won from 2026 to 2030, while shipbuilders Hanwha Ocean and HD Hyundai also unveiled investment plans.

The new Samsung factory, which will make memory chips, will cater to demand for traditional and AI servers, a spokesperson said. Semiconductor prices are surging, as the global rush by chipmakers to produce AI chips tightens supply of those needed for smartphones, computers and servers.

Samsung Electronics this month raised prices of certain memory chips by

as much as 60%

compared to September, two people with knowledge of the hikes have told Reuters.

The new production line, or the P5 plant, part of the world's biggest chip complex, had been delayed since late 2023, as demand slowed for chips for smartphones and PCs, and oversupply, according to public filings of its builder, Samsung C&T.

Mass production at the P5 plant will begin in 2028, the South Korean chipmaker said, adding that it also plans additional infrastructure investments to support expanded operations.

"With the global AI era entering full scale, Samsung Electronics anticipates a mid- to long-term expansion in demand for memory semiconductors. In order to respond promptly to market changes, the company intends to secure production lines in advance," Samsung Electronics said in a statement.

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Samsung Electronics to Add Chip Production Line as Demand Rises

Samsung Electronics to Add Chip Production Line as Demand Rises
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Samsung Electronics to Add Chip Production Line as Demand Rises

Samsung Electronics to Add Chip Production Line as Demand Rises

Samsung Electronics will add a chip production line at its plant in the South Korean city of Pyeongtaek to meet rising demand from the global boom in artificial intelligence, the company said on Sunday.

Mass production will begin in 2028, the South Korean chipmaker said.

"Samsung will raise domestic investment, create quality jobs for young people and make even more efforts for a win-win with small and medium-sized, as well as venture companies," Samsung Electronics Chairman Jay Y. Lee said.

The new Samsung factory, which will make memory chips, will cater to demand for traditional and AI servers, a spokesperson said. Semiconductor prices are surging, as the global rush by chipmakers to produce AI chips tightens supply of those needed for smartphones, computers and servers.

Samsung Electronics this month raised prices of certain memory chips by as much as 60% compared to September, two people with knowledge of the hikes have told Reuters.

The new production line, or the P5 plant, part of the world's biggest chip complex, had been delayed since late 2023, as demand slowed for chips for smartphones and PCs, and oversupply, according to public filings of its builder, Samsung C&T.

The South Korean chipmaker said that it also plans additional infrastructure investments to support expanded operations.

"With the global AI era entering full scale, Samsung Electronics anticipates a mid- to long-term expansion in demand for memory semiconductors. In order to respond promptly to market changes, the company intends to secure production lines in advance," Samsung Electronics said in a statement.

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EU Bows to Pressure on Loosening AI, Privacy Rules

Brussels denies pressure from the US administration influenced its push to 'simplify' the bloc's digital rules. INA FASSBENDER / AFP/File
Brussels denies pressure from the US administration influenced its push to 'simplify' the bloc's digital rules. INA FASSBENDER / AFP/File
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EU Bows to Pressure on Loosening AI, Privacy Rules

Brussels denies pressure from the US administration influenced its push to 'simplify' the bloc's digital rules. INA FASSBENDER / AFP/File
Brussels denies pressure from the US administration influenced its push to 'simplify' the bloc's digital rules. INA FASSBENDER / AFP/File

The European Union is set next week to kickstart a rollback of landmark rules on artificial intelligence and data protection that face powerful pushback on both sides of the Atlantic.

Part of a bid to slash red tape for European businesses struggling against US and Chinese rivals, the move is drawing accusations that Brussels is putting competitiveness ahead of citizens' privacy and protection, AFP said.

Brussels denies that pressure from the US administration influenced its push to "simplify" the bloc's digital rules, which have drawn the wrath of President Donald Trump and American tech giants.

But the European Commission says it has heard the concerns of EU firms and wants to make it easier for them to access users' data for AI development -- a move critics attack as a threat to privacy.

One planned change could unite many Europeans in relief however: the EU wants to get rid of those pesky cookie banners seeking users' consent for tracking on websites.

According to EU officials and draft documents seen by AFP, which could change before the November 19 announcement, the European Commission will propose:

-- a one-year pause in the implementation of parts of its AI law

-- overhauling its flagship data protection rules, which privacy defenders say will make it easier for US Big Tech to "suck up Europeans' personal data".

The bloc's cornerstone General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) enshrined users' privacy from 2018 and influenced standards around the world.

The EU says it is only proposing technical changes to streamline the rules, but rights activists and EU lawmakers paint a different picture.

The EU executive proposes to narrow the definition of personal data, and allow companies to process such data to train AI models "for purposes of a legitimate interest", a draft document shows.

Reaction to the leaks has been swift -- and strong.

"Unless the European Commission changes course, this would be the biggest rollback of digital fundamental rights in EU history," 127 groups, including civil society organizations and trade unions, wrote in a letter on Thursday.

Online privacy activist Max Schrems warned the proposals "would be a massive downgrading of Europeans' privacy" if they stay the same.

An EU official told AFP that Brussels is also expected to propose a one-year delay on implementing many provisions on high-risk AI, for example, models that can pose dangers to safety, health or citizens' fundamental rights.

Instead of taking effect next year, they would apply from 2027.

This move comes after heavy pressure from European businesses and US Big Tech.

Dozens of Europe's biggest companies, including France's Airbus and Germany's Lufthansa and Mercedes-Benz, called for a pause in July on the AI law which they warn risks stifling innovation.

Commission president Ursula von der Leyen faces a battle ahead as the changes will need the approval of both the EU parliament and member states.

Her conservative camp's main coalition allies have raised the alarm, with the socialists saying they oppose any delay to the AI law, and the centrists warning they would stand firm against any changes that undermine privacy.

Noyb, a campaign group founded by Schrems, published a scathing takedown of the EU's plans for the GDPR and what they entail.

The EU has pushed back against claims that Brussels will reduce privacy.

"I can confirm 100 percent that the objective... is not to lower the high privacy standards we have for our citizens," EU spokesman for digital affairs, Thomas Regnier, said.

But there are fears that more changes to digital rules are on the way.

The proposals are part of the EU executive's so-called simplification packages to remove what they describe as administrative burdens.

Brussels rejects any influence from Trump -- despite sustained pressure since the first weeks of the new US administration, when Vice President JD Vance railed against the "excessive regulation" of AI.

This "started before the mandate of the president of the US", chief commission spokeswoman Paula Pinho said this week.

Calls for changes to AI and data rules have been growing louder in Europe.

A major report last year by Italian ex-premier Mario Draghi also warned that data rules could hamper European businesses' AI innovation.