# AI Commerce, Carbon Procurement, and Global Workforce Restructuring

**Podcast:** TechCrunch Daily Crunch
**Published:** 2026-06-12

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On Thursday, DoorDash announced that it's launching a new AI chatbot that lets users order food and groceries with...
text prompts and photos.
In its latest AI push, the chatbot called Ask DoorDash allows users to search the app for what they're looking for in their own words instead of having to scroll through restaurants and stores to build a cart.
Me, I'm glad they called it Ask DoorDash and didn't try giving it a human name like DoorDashial or something.
You can tell Ask DoorDash what you're in the mood for, share a recipe link to find the items, or describe the reservation you're looking for.
Traditional search works best when you know the exact restaurant or table you're looking for.
DoorDash wrote in a blog post, continuing Ask DoorDash is designed for the moments when you don't.
In other news, Microsoft has signed a three-year agreement to buy nearly 37,000 tons of carbon removal credits from Indian startup Alt Carbon, marking the tech giant's first enhanced rock weathering deal in Asia.
Under the agreement, Alt Carbon will deliver 36,920 metric tons of carbon dioxide removal credits by 2029 from its Darjeeling Revival Project in eastern India.
Microsoft also has an option to purchase additional volumes if the startup meets delivery and verification milestones.
The deal follows reports that suggested Microsoft, the world's largest buyer of carbon removal credits, had paused parts of its carbon removal procurement program.
Well, the company rejected those claims, saying it remains committed to its climate goals even as it refined its sustainability strategy.
And finally, Opendoor, the San Francisco-based online home buying platform, is shutting down its India operations less than two years after expanding its presence in the country.
The decision has become a flashpoint in the debate over whether AI is starting to alter the economics of offshore work.
In announcing the decision on Wednesday, CEO Kaz Nahatian cited a push to bring operational work back to the U.S., where Opendoor's customers are, and a shift toward smaller AI-native teams.
The company did not respond to requests for comment on how many employees were affected or how much of the decision was driven by AI efficiency, but the announcement quickly...
gained traction across Ilokhan Valley, where founders, investors and outsourcing experts see it as an early example of how AI is reshaping the economics that made India a global hub for back office operations.
Now, to understand why they care, it helps to know what's at stake for India.
You see, it's evolved far beyond its roots as a destination for outsourced back-office work.
The country is now the world's largest global capability center market, a term for dedicated offshore units multinationals set up to handle everything from IT and finance to R&D, with more than 2,100 centers employing about 2.36 million people and generating nearly $100 billion in annual revenue.
Some investors viewed the decision as a sign of what AI could mean for India's vast outsourcing workforce.
As manual work gets replaced by AI, a lot of jobs will be lost in India, wrote Shil Monat, co-founder of Better Tomorrow Ventures.
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