Uber and DoorDash bet on higher earners. It's paying off big.

Tech Insider : Economy, Business
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High-income consumers buoyed quarterly results at Uber, DoorDash, and Instacart.

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The new CEO flex: Bragging about how much AI code your company shipped

Tech Insider : Business, Technology
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Mark Zuckerberg predicted that 2026 would be the year AI dramatically changed how people work.

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I hired a private chef for my 9-person AI startup — it was cheaper than our $13,500+ a month food delivery habit

Tech Insider : Business, Style
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Series CEO Nathaneo Johnson, their private chef Hayley, and other team members.

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DoorDash CEO says AI is making engineers faster, but productivity isn't everything

Tech Insider : Business, Technology
DoorDash CEO Tony Xu
DoorDash's CEO says AI-led productivity isn't everything.

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DoorDash is budgeting $100 million for driver gas benefits so far this year — and counting

Tech Insider : Economy, Business
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DoorDash plans to spend $100 million on gas benefits in the first half of 2026.

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How to use SNAP benefits on DoorDash to buy groceries at Kroger

Tech Insider : Business
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DoorDash now offers delivery for SNAP users from about 2,700 Kroger grocery stores.

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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.

Tech Insider : Economy, Business, Travel
Daniel Mondragon

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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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