{
  "id": 18328032,
  "title": "DoorDash has a ‘LinkedIn message’ for employees as it spends $17B on Instacart",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/doordash-has-a-linkedin-message-for-employees-as-it-spends-17b-on",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-05T13:17:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/as-doordash-spends-17-billion-to-buy-instacart-it-sends-a-linkedin-message-to-its-employees-tells-them-you-cannot-add-/articleshow/135575188.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "DoorDash has told employees not to send or accept LinkedIn connection requests from Instacart staff, even with prior relationships, while its $17 billion acquisition awaits approval. The rule, part of an internal Q&A filed with the SEC, aims to prevent antitrust 'gun-jumping' before the deal closes. With closing expected by late 2027 or early 2028, the DoorDash-Instacart LinkedIn freeze could…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}