The sneaky truth about the wave of AI layoffs

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Tech bosses say AI will make us work less. So far, that's mostly meant fewer of us will be working for them full-time.

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

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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.

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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

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

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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

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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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Swimply's CEO says the app is bringing the gig economy to pools — and helping cash-strapped homeowners make money

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Swimply CEO Bunim Laskin is expanding the company beyond pools.

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Uber gave up on driverless cars. Now it's paying the price.

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Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi

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

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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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This company wants to pay you $800 to bully AI for a day

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