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Sam Altman-Backed Delivery Robots Are Headed to D.C.

Washington, D.C. is about to get a firsthand look at the future of food delivery—and it may arrive on four wheels carrying your lunch.

According to the Washington Business Journal, Coco Robotics, an autonomous delivery company backed by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, plans to launch its robot food-delivery service in Washington, D.C. later this summer.

The initial rollout is expected to begin in Logan Circle, where a fleet of approximately 25 robots will deliver food and small retail orders to customers. Coco Robotics is working with restaurants, retailers and major delivery platforms, including Uber Eats and DoorDash.

If the Logan Circle launch is successful, the company reportedly plans to expand…

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Why it matters:

Unidentified drones flying over a military base in Washington, D.C. are raising new security concerns — not overseas, but right in the nation’s capital.

What’s happening:

Multiple unidentified drones were detected flying over Fort Lesley J. McNair, a key U.S. Army installation just minutes from the White House, according to a report from the Washington Post.

The base houses senior officials, including the Secretary of State and Defense Secretary, making the situation especially sensitive.

Officials say:

  • Multiple drones were spotted during a single night within the past 10 days

  • The origin of the drones remains unknown

  • The sightings triggered increased security measures and internal discussions…

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Amazon's decision to shutter its Fresh stores nationwide—including the Potomac Yard location that opened barely 18 months ago—tells us everything about the brutal economics of grocery retail and nothing about Amazon's commitment to the sector. They're not abandoning grocery. They're cutting their losses on an expensive experiment that never achieved the unit economics they needed.

Why Amazon Is Walking Away

The math is simple: grocery operates on razor-thin margins, typically 1-3%, and physical stores require massive overhead—real estate, labor, inventory management, shrinkage. Amazon Fresh stores were capital-intensive bets that required high volume to break even. They didn't get there. Meanwhile, the company's same-day delivery infrastructure…

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