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 stands and gestures on a stage while wearing glasses with black rims and a light-grey t-shirt
DoorDash CEO Tony Xu says he likes long emails from customers and delivery workers.

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I made $37,000 assembling Ikea furniture last year. It gave me the flexibility to run my own business and farm.

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Sandra Navarro, who assembles furniture for Taskrabbit, wears a purple t-shirt and dark baseball cap while posing against a beige background.
Sandra Navarro said she has carved out a niche on Taskrabbit, assembling dressers from Ikea.

Sandra Navarro

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

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A red DoorDash bag hangs from the handlebars of a e-bike as someone wearing black pants, a black coat, and black gloves pushes the bike.
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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A moped rider with a red DoorDash insulated bag waits at an intersection in Washington, DC.
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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Return to office and AI are pulling more women out of work

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A working woman holding a baby in her lap.

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As AI reshapes the labor market, Taskrabbit is poised to benefit, CEO says

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Ania Smith, left, and Leah Solivan pose while leaning against a desk at the offices of TaskRabbit. In the background, a green sign showing TaskRabbit's name and logo hangs on a wooden wall.
Ania Smith, left, and Leah Solivan sat down with Business Insider to talk about Taskrabbit's growth and adoption of AI.

TaskRabbit

Some contractors who worked on OpenAI projects say Handshake AI is withholding thousands of dollars in pay

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Handshake AI abruptly cut off access to the projects and told some workers they'd violated their contract.

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I quit driving for Uber after I got a full-time finance job. Ride-hailing took more unpaid work than it used to.

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Former Uber driver James Howe smiles at the camera while wearing a black t-shirt
James Howe got a full-time job in finance and hasn't driven for Uber since December.

James Howe

Walmart agrees to pay $16 million to Spark delivery drivers as part of settlement over claims it misled them on pay

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Customers walk through a Walmart parking lot, with cars in the foreground and a white-and-yellow Walmart sign mounted on a wall of the store painted blue
Walmart agreed to pay $100 million, including millions to Spark delivery workers, to settle FTC claims.

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

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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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