Uber Eats and DoorDash workers could see a bump from New York City's new tipping law. The companies say it'll hurt them.

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New York City's law mandating an option to tip when customers pay for their order takes effect on January 26.

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DoorDash salaries revealed: Here's how much the delivery giant pays data scientists, software engineers, and others

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A large sculpture of a red DoorDash delivery bag sits on a sidewalk in Los Angeles as people walk by.
DoorDash's H1B visa data for 2025 spans roles from data science to managers overseeing new verticals for the delivery service.

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Uber and DoorDash delivery workers missed $550 million worth of tips in New York City, a city report estimates

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Changes to how customers tip on Uber Eats and DoorDash have led to lower earnings for gig workers, according to a report from New York City.

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

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Your guide to gig work, whether it's your side hustle or main source of income

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Delivering food or driving passengers for Uber isn't the only type of gig work anymore.

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Gig work has never been more widespread — and more challenging.

The biggest winners of our current economy: Middlemen

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Uber, Lyft, and DoorDash say self-driving tech is the future — and they'll need to spend big to make it happen

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One of DoorDash's Dot robots, which features a red exterior, cameras and other sensors in front of and above it, four wheels, as well as two eye-like lights in the front, sits in a conference room at a company office.
Autonomous technology, such as Dot, DoorDash's delivery robot, will take investment to roll out broadly.

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DoorDash makes its corporate staff moonlight as delivery workers. It's led to big changes to the app.

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DoorDash corporate employees make deliveries through the company's WeDash program.

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DoorDash's plans to spend big on tech upgrades and delivery robots in 2026 are spooking Wall Street

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A large sculpture of a red DoorDash delivery bag sits on a sidewalk in Los Angeles as people walk by.
DoorDash said its spending on new initiatives in 2026 will be significantly more than this year.

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Waymo's robotaxis have a new job: Delivering your food

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Waymo is partnering with DoorDash to bring food deliveries via robot taxis.

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