Memo: DoorDash plans to lay off around 1,250 employees, aiming to curb expenses; sources say that represents around 6% of its workforce (Jackie Davalos/Bloomberg)

Jess Weatherbed / The Verge:
DoorDash expands its SafeDash in-app security toolkit, adding an automated SafeChat tool, improved safety reporting, real-time alerts, and porch light reminders  —  DoorDash has expanded its safety toolkit, rolling out new features that will automatically check in with delivery workers …

Jackie Davalos / Bloomberg:
Uber reports Q3 revenue rose 72% YoY to $8.34B, beating $8.1B estimates, as gross bookings rose 26% YoY to $29.1B, including $13.7B from Uber Eats  —  Uber Technologies Inc. reported revenue that beat analysts’ expectations, fueled by a recovery in driver supply that supported increased ridership …

Nilay Patel / The Verge:
Q&A with LinkedIn’s Chief Product Officer Tomer Cohen on the number of people hired via LinkedIn being a core metric, generative AI, regulation, and more  —  We dive into managing the relationships between designers, engineers, and PMs. … Tomer Cohen is the chief product officer at LinkedIn …

Annie Palmer / CNBC:
Internal memo: Amazon’s head of workplace health and safety Heather MacDougall is leaving the company on October 7; MacDougall joined Amazon in 2019  —  – Heather MacDougall will depart Amazon on Oct. 7, according to a memo viewed by CNBC.  — MacDougall joined Amazon in 2019 as vice president …

Reuters:
Sources: India’s government and central bank have asked Google to help curb illegal digital lending apps several times in recent months  —  Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google has been asked by the Indian government and the central bank to introduce more stringent checks to help curb the use …

Kirsten Korosec / TechCrunch:
Internal email: autonomous delivery startup Nuro is laying off 300 people, or 20% of its workforce, to preserve cash, and says it has $1B on its balance sheet  —  Nuro, the autonomous vehicle delivery startup backed by Softbank, Google and Tiger Global Management, is laying off about 300 people …