DoorDash and Uber tap gig workers to collect data for everything from training AI to stocking stores

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A red DoorDash bag hangs from the handlebars of a e-bike as someone wearing black pants, a black coat, and black gloves pushes the bike.
DoorDash now lets users train AI or photograph store shelves.

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How much gig workers earn per hour across Uber, Grubhub, and similar apps

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Uber drivers ranked among the gig workers with the highest per-hour earnings in 2025, according to Gridwise.

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The DoorDash Deep Throat scam lays bare our new era of untruthiness

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The internet's biggest businesses have a looming growth problem

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A Galapagos giant tortoise is pictured before its annual weighing at Riga Zoo.

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Uber CEO says his time moonlighting as a driver showed him the company didn't pay enough attention to its drivers. It sparked an all-hands called 'Why we suck.'

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Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi says his time moonlighting as a delivery worker and driver showed him the company "didn't take pride in the driver product."

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