DoorDash's CEO says he's got an edge on Amazon in groceries

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A DoorDash delivery worker drives a motorcycle with a red padded bag mounted on the back as he looks back at the photographer and smiles while wearing sunglasses.
DoorDash reported worse-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings on Wednesday.

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Uber blames a 'bug' for two-price mystery that vexed drivers

Tech Insider : Economy, Business
Two people sit in a car with an Uber sign in the windshield while parked around other cars at night with a streetlight in the background
Uber says a bug caused drivers to receive lower payout offers on trips that they had accepted.

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Lyft salaries revealed: How much software engineers, data scientists, and others at the ride-hailing company get paid

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Lyft app.
Lyft app.

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Lyft's stock plummets 16% as a disappointing quarter presents a setback for its comeback story

Tech Insider : Business, Economy
A Lyft rental bike is seen from its rear wheel as a user rides another bike in a bike lane in the background
Lyft's fourth-quarter results sent its stock 16% lower in after-hours trading on Tuesday.

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A new platform lets AI agents 'rent a human.' Its creator says his job worries drove him to build it.

Tech Insider : Technology, Business, Style
RentAHuman's homepage as of Friday, February 6, including a dashboard showing a site visit count of about 2.8 million, 11,000 total bounties, and 180,000
RentAHuman's website tells gig workers that they can join "the meatspace" by doing tasks for AI agents.

RentAHuman

Uber's CEO is betting the robotaxi wars won't be won by ride-hailing alone

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Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi smiles against a dark blue background while wearing a dark-colored sweater and sitting in front of a microphone.
Deliveries could be a key part of making robotaxis work financially in the future, Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said Wednesday.

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Nearly half of gig workers sell or share accounts for driving and making deliveries — highlighting a big security risk

Tech Insider : Economy, Technology, Business
A woman wearing glasses holds the steering wheel of a Kia car while smiling. To her right, a smartphone sits in a holder attached to the inside of the windshield and plugged into a charger.
Some gig workers are selling or renting their accounts to others, a new TransUnion survey found.

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I'm delivering for Uber Eats after decades in corporate marketing. It's helped me make money — and stay humble.

Tech Insider : Economy, Business, Travel
Jay Mandel wears a dark blue shirt while gazing through a window on the right side of the photo
Jay Mandel worked in marketing for decades before turning to gig work last October.

Jay Mandel

A gig work CEO explains the jobs most likely to survive automation in 2026 and beyond

Tech Insider : Economy, Business
Tim Fung, founder and CEO of Airtasker, smiles while wearing a dark blue puffy vest and a light grey shirt and glasses with black rims.
Tim Fung is the founder and CEO of Airtasker, a gig work app based in Australia.

Airtasker

Uber salaries revealed: See how much the ride-hailing company pays data scientists, software engineers, and others

Tech Insider : Business, Technology
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An Uber logo is shown on a rideshare vehicle during a statewide day of action to demand that ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft follow California law and grant drivers "basic employee rights'', in Los Angeles, California, U.S., August 20, 2020.

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