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  "id": 17064542,
  "title": "DoorDash to buy rival Instacart for $17B US as it bets on grocery delivery",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/doordash-to-buy-rival-instacart-for-17b-us-as-it-bets-on-grocery",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-29T12:52:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBC Business",
    "slug": "cbc-business",
    "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/doordash-buys-instacart-grocery-delivery-9.7400793"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Rising cost pressures and tough regulatory scrutiny over the treatment of gig workers have spurred deals in the industry, with many smaller players being eaten up by competitors in recent years.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Silicon Republic",
        "title": "DoorDash reportedly close to buying Instacart at $17bn equity value",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/doordash-reportedly-close-to-buying-instacart-at-17bn-equity-value",
        "published": "2026-10-27T11:36:28.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Quartz",
        "title": "DoorDash is in talks to buy Instacart in a roughly $17 billion deal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/doordash-is-in-talks-to-buy-instacart-in-a-roughly-17-billion-deal",
        "published": "2026-10-27T12:50:17.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}