Uber eyes logistics and poaches Google's same-day delivery boss

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Technology companies such as Uber are expected cause significant disruption in the logistics and delivery sector. This article, which reports on Uber poaching the head of Google Express, a delivery service which hopes to take on Amazon, is just the start of what could be a revolution in express services. One industry e-freight expert acknowledged that these companies “will eventually make their way all the way up to the core logistics businesses of air cargo, shipping and so on. It’s ...