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Beyond Market Intelligence keeps restaurant in one place: 3 stories so far. The section currently leads with “Amazon Prime shifts dinner delivery to Uber Eats as GrubHub exits”, “A hardcoded password in Applebee's app exposed customer data to anyone”, and “Yelp's AI now calls restaurants for you to get real-time wait times”. Amazon Prime members ordering dinner will now see Uber Eats as their default delivery partner, following GrubHub's exit from the arrangement. A hardcoded password in Applebee's app handed customer data to anyone who looked. Acme AI is the next-generation, AI-powered spreadsheet platform built to replace Excel and redefine how analysts, data scientists, and enterprise teams work… The list below is every restaurant story on Beyond Market Intelligence, newest first.
Amazon Prime shifts dinner delivery to Uber Eats as GrubHub exits
Amazon Prime members ordering dinner will now see Uber Eats as their default delivery partner, following GrubHub's exit from the arrangement. The move consolidates Amazon's restaurant delivery under Uber's network, a pragmatic shift that prioritizes scale over choice. For context, Uber's own experience with AI agents remains limited, only four people booked a ride using one during its busiest week last quarter, as we explored in "Why your AI agent isn't hailing your Uber yet." This partnership feels like a step toward practical, human-centered convenience.
A hardcoded password in Applebee's app exposed customer data to anyone
A hardcoded password in Applebee's app handed customer data to anyone who looked. A security researcher found the credential baked directly into the code, granting unrestricted access to personal information. This isn't a subtle flaw, it's a basic oversight that should never reach production. For context on how open-source models might help organizations avoid similar blind spots, see our coverage of Mistral's new AI for cyber defense. Applebee's has work to do.
Yelp's AI now calls restaurants for you to get real-time wait times
Yelp's latest AI feature picks up the phone so you don't have to. The app now calls restaurants directly to ask about real-time wait times, then serves up personalized recommendations that remember what you actually like. It's a practical move that removes friction from a simple but tedious task. For anyone who has ever sat through a busy-signal loop, this feels like progress. Meanwhile, Tolan secured $30M to expand its AI companion, another sign that useful, human-centered AI is finding its footing.