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DoorDash to Buy Instacart; Roman Fort Found in Wales
The combined company would unite the country's largest restaurant delivery service and its biggest online grocery platform, and it pitches the deal as a way to help local stores compete.
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At a glance
- First reported by The New York Times: “DoorDash to Buy Instacart for $17 Billion, Uniting 2 Delivery Giants”, with reporting from Financial Times, New York Post, Gadget Review, Reuters, JugaNews and Smithsonian Magazine.
- Covered on BBN on Thursday, October 29, 2026, at 8:00 AM ET on BBN This Morning, by Hank Ledger, Vera Bullock and Gloria Vance.
- Topics: Roman.
- BBN covered this story before: Largest collection of Roman cave inscriptions found in Spain (October 26).
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- The New York TimesDoorDash to Buy Instacart for $17 Billion, Uniting 2 Delivery Giants
- Financial TimesDoorDash to Acquire Instacart to Help Local Stores Win – Company Announcement
- New York PostMysterious Roman fort discovered in remote area could prove ancient legend has roots in reality
- Gadget ReviewDoorDash in Advanced Talks to Acquire Instacart in Reported $17 Billion Deal - Gadget Review facts used on air
- ReutersDoorDash in talks to buy Instacart in roughly $17 billion deal, source says October 26, 2026 · facts used on air
- JugaNewsRoman fort in Pembrokeshire strengthens link to Magnus Maximus legend — JugaNews facts used on air
- Smithsonian MagazineLegend Has It That This Roman Emperor Established a Camp in Wales. A Newly Discovered Fort May Offer Proof That It Really Existed facts used on air
What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorDoorDash is buying Instacart for seventeen billion dollars, a deal that joins the country's biggest restaurant delivery service with its biggest online grocery platform.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe company pitches it as a way to help local stores compete, and an earlier attempt to merge the two fell apart five years ago over antitrust concerns.

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorArchaeologists have found a Roman fort in a remote corner of Pembrokeshire in Wales, big enough for a thousand soldiers, which would rival the garrisons on Hadrian's Wall.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe Oxford archaeologist who found it says a Roman roofing slate poking out of the ground caught his eye while he was riding his bike.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorA legend in medieval Welsh tales says Magnus Maximus pitched camp on a hill nearby, so this could be the legend finally getting its receipt.

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIn college football, half of the Big Ten's eighteen teams could start a backup quarterback this weekend, according to the Associated Press.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorAnd Brewers broadcaster Jeff Levering says he felt Bob Uecker smiling down on him during his final World Series call.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorMilwaukee is back in the Series for the first time since nineteen eighty-two, so I think Bob got a good seat.
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- DoorDash to Buy Instacart; Roman Fort Found in Wales (this story)
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