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Cindy Orozco didn’t expect to be punched in the head by a delivery worker when she arrived at her job at Good Pizza in Los Angeles last March. The blow came from an enraged food delivery worker who stormed into the tiny pizzeria demanding, “Where’s my f—ing order.” When she told him it wasn’t ready, he threw the contents of a tip jar across the small Playa Del Ray eatery, according to interviews and surveillance video footage obtained by The Post. Things escalated when Orozco and the courier — who was sent to Good Pizza by food delivery giant DoorDash — got into a physical confrontation. The courier fled — without the order. The violent incident is the latest in a growing number of horror stories from restaurateurs who say they are being forced into heated interactions with angry delivery people — thanks to big tech companies like DoorDash that motivate their couriers to move quickly and handle high volumes. “These … [Read more...] about Horror stories mount about delivery workers

Demonstrators throw projectiles toward riot police during a standoff at a protest in the Sheung Wan district of Hong Kong on Sunday, July 21, 2019. Demonstrators throw projectiles toward riot police during a standoff at a protest in the Sheung Wan district of Hong Kong on Sunday, July 21, 2019. Photo: Bloomberg Photo By Justin Chin. Photo: Bloomberg Photo By Justin Chin. Image 1 of / 4 Caption Close Image 1 of 4 Demonstrators throw projectiles toward riot police during a standoff at a protest in the Sheung Wan district of Hong Kong on Sunday, July 21, 2019. Demonstrators throw projectiles toward riot police during a standoff at a protest in the Sheung Wan district of Hong Kong on Sunday, July 21, 2019. Photo: Bloomberg Photo By … [Read more...] about Tear gas, attacks and Beijing’s warnings fuel Hong Kong anxiety

After 80 years of fighting villains like the Joker and the Riddler, Batman faces his biggest battle yet: the streaming wars. The Dark Knight, Wonder Woman and other Justice Leaguers appearing in DC comic books came under new ownership last year, when AT&T closed on its $85.4 billion acquisition of DC’s parent, Time Warner. And now they must prove their worth to their new bosses in an entertainment universe dominated by streaming. Batman and AT&T joined forces in public for the first time this week at Comic-Con International, the annual comic book convention in San Diego, in an exhibit called “The Batman Experience Powered by AT&T.” With comic book art, vintage video games, movie props and costumes, the exhibit celebrated the character’s 80th year as an American pop-culture staple. The centerpiece was the Dark Knight Dive, But the Dallas-based AT&T had bigger plans when it bought Time Warner, and its HBO properties like “Game of … [Read more...] about Batman and AT&T: A New Dynamic Duo?

Nicole Newville is working to meet brands’ growing desire to capitalize on digital marketing with sustainable results at Kose, her boutique digital and media-strategy agency. Newville’s focus on digital has helped Minneapolis-based Kose double its revenue nearly every year since she founded it in 2013, reaching $5.1 million last year. (Kose, which rhymes with “close,” is short for koselig, a Norwegian word that for Newville, the agency’s president, expresses a sense of trust and being content, a nod to the connections she aims to build among clients, customers and Kose employees.) Kose is winning new clients including the University of Minnesota, Cost Cutters, Honeybear Brands apples and Ergotron while moving into new office space in the North Loop’s Colonial Warehouse. Kose, which has 11 employees, plans to hire this year. Digital marketing has quickly shifted from important to indispensable. “Clients say, ‘I don’t even want to … [Read more...] about Kose founder forges connections with digital marketing clients