I got stabbed while shopping for Instacart. I was shocked by how difficult it was to get support as an injured gig worker.

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The Instacart shopper who recounted being stabbed isn't pictured.

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Jack Ma popped up randomly on Alibaba's staff forum only to deliver a rare criticism of his company's performance

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Jack Ma, cofounder of tech giant Alibaba.
Jack Ma, cofounder of tech giant Alibaba.

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It's not just Jeff Bezos — Amazon's looking for office space in Miami, too

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A view of the Amazon logo outside Amazon's offices in Dublin city center, Ireland on February 15, 2023.Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images.

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It's increasingly unlikely Amazon will ever catch up to Walmart in online groceries

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Walmart is poised to increase its share of online grocery sales over the next year, while Amazon is on track to lose ground, according to Insider Intelligence.

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Instacart says most of its retailers charge more through its app than in stores, confirming what gig workers and shoppers have suspected for years

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Walmart, Amazon, and others lost millions of dollars to an organized online refund fraud scheme

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Delivery drivers are often the ones to bear the brunt of customer complaints about missing or damaged shipments.

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DoorDash will start surveilling delivery workers' driving with an app that tracks how hard they are braking and accelerating

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DoorDash is testing a new feature called "Driving Insights" that tracks "rapid changes in braking and acceleration."

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Amazon and Shopify sellers are using AI to save time, better understand their customers, and improve their profit margins

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Robert Gomez runs a coffee accessories business called Kaffe.

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Walmart Spark delivery drivers are sick of customers asking them to bring deliveries into their homes

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Walmart Spark drivers often get asked to bring groceries inside customers' homes.

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Lonely Instacart and DoorDash gig workers are leaning on YouTube influencers to help them feel connected

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DoorDash drivers hope to earn more tips with the app's new post-checkout tipping feature
Contractors for DoorDash, Instacart, and other gig-work apps turn to their favorite YouTube creators for information and stories that they can relate to.

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