The delivery fee crackdown is going national — from the FTC to Mamdani's NYC settlement

Tech Insider : Economy, Business, Environment
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Regulators are cracking down on delivery app junk fees.

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We asked 12 gig workers how much they made in 2025. The answers varied wildly.

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Gig workers and the companies that pay them often talk about earnings in hourly terms.

That doesn't tell the full story, though.

DoorDash CEO Tony Xu says he likes getting 2,000-word emails from delivery workers. It helps him fix their issues.

Tech Insider : Business, Economy
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DoorDash CEO Tony Xu says he likes long emails from customers and delivery workers.

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Uber, Lyft, DoorDash, and Instacart are dangling new incentives as gas prices squeeze drivers. We break them down.

Tech Insider : Economy, Business, Travel
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DoorDash launched an "emergency relief program" to combat rising gas prices on Monday.

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A senator is pressing the IRS to raise the mileage deduction that Uber drivers rely on to offset spiking gas prices

Tech Insider : Economy, Politics, Economy
A woman sits behind the seat of a Honda car while driving. In a smartphone holder to her right, a phone shows a ride-hailing app with directions for completing a ride.
Senator Ruben Gallego asked for a higher per-mile deduction from the IRS in a Thursday letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.

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Amazon wants to 'monetize' speed as it tests a radical new all-day, 10-window delivery service

Tech Insider : Business, Style
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An Amazon delivery vehicle

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

Tech Insider : Economy, Business, Technology
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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DoorDash is giving drivers gas 'relief payments' as prices at the pump near $4 a gallon

Tech Insider : Economy, Business
A moped rider with a red DoorDash insulated bag waits at an intersection in Washington, DC.
DoorDash delivery drivers can earn "relief payments" for fuel based on how far they drive each week, the company said on Monday.

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

Tech Insider : Economy, Business
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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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After work, I had to DoorDash to pay for our motel room. I brought my toddler with me to avoid childcare costs.

Tech Insider : Business
A woman holding a toddler.
Miller, shown with her daughter, Emory, was determined to pay her own way.

Courtesy of Emily Miller.

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