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DoorDash to Buy Instacart for $17 Billion, Uniting 2 Delivery Giants

The deal combines the country’s largest restaurant delivery service with its biggest online grocery platform.

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In its most recent quarter, DoorDash said it completed 970 million orders.

DoorDash to Buy Instacart for $17 Billion, Uniting 2 Delivery Giants

The deal combines the country’s largest restaurant delivery service with its biggest online grocery platform.

© Amir Hamja/The New York Times

In its most recent quarter, DoorDash said it completed 970 million orders.

Hit the Road This Season With These Useful New Map Features

The recent updates to Google Maps and Apple’s Maps use artificial (and human) intelligence for better navigation, planning and travel guides.

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The Flyover view in the latest version of Apple’s Maps app includes sharper aerial views of major cities so you can explore before you go.

Hit the Road This Season With These Useful New Map Features

The recent updates to Google Maps and Apple’s Maps use artificial (and human) intelligence for better navigation, planning and travel guides.

© Apple

The Flyover view in the latest version of Apple’s Maps app includes sharper aerial views of major cities so you can explore before you go.

Put Your A.I. Agents to Work with These 5 Killer Tasks

When you start using Meta’s Muse and OpenAI’s dots for these tasks — like applying for jobs and booking hard-to-get restaurant tables — you may never go back.

© Sisi Yu

Meta Earnings Show Increased A.I. Spending, Even as Cash Pressures Grow

The spending has hurt the Silicon Valley giant’s cash flow, which turned negative. Meta said it would issue a new class of stock to help it raise more money.

© Scott Ball for The New York Times

Construction of Meta’s Richland Parish Data Center in Holly Ridge, La.

Exhausted Parents Are Turning to A.I. Apps Despite the Risks

Even as alarm grows over the risks, families are embracing bots and agents to tackle the spiraling administrative tasks of modern child rearing.

© Arin Yoon for The New York Times

Lisa Green reads to Ollie at the library in Overland Park, Kansas on October 3, 2026.

Inside Mark Zuckerberg’s Decision to Pull the Trigger on Meta’s A.I. Agent

Meta had delayed releasing Muse, its A.I. agent app, for months over safety concerns. Then new competition forced Mr. Zuckerberg’s hand.

© Gabriela Bhaskar/The New York Times

Mark Zuckerberg, Meta’s chief executive, with various iterations of the Muse avatar.

How to Listen to Your Favorite Music, Online or Off the Grid

Streaming services can introduce you to a wonderland of nearly unlimited audio, but downloading your digital collection has advantages.

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Tap the Download menu in the Apple Music app to see which songs, albums and playlists are stored locally on your phone or tablet.

I Gave My Life Over to Meta’s A.I. Agent and Was Blown Away

Muse, Meta’s A.I. agent, helped handle my dental insurance, booked dinner reservations and created a podcast for me. It also required my most personal data, and trust.

© Poppy Lynch for The New York Times

The New York Times reporter Eli Tan using Meta Muse to buy movie tickets in San Francisco.
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