Uber to shut down booze app Drizly after buying it for $1.1B
Uber is shutting down alcohol delivery app Drizly, just three years after acquiring it for $1.1 billion. The service has grown rapidly during the pandemic, with San Francisco-based Uber inking a multibillion-dollar deal with DryZly in 2021, agreeing to operate it as a standalone app and within the Uber Eats interface. As of now, it […]
On this day in history, January 16, 1919, Prohibition is ratified, banning booze in the United States
The 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, a progressive effort to force social reform through expanded federal power, is commonly known as Prohibition and was ratified on this day in history, January 16, 1919. Ta. The proposed amendment states, “The manufacture, sale, and transportation of intoxicating alcoholic beverages for beverage purposes within the United States […]