I'm an ex-Wall Street trader who drives for Uber and Lyft. Gas prices have me rethinking which trips I take.

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy, Business
Bill Lewis poses for the camera wearing a blue suit, white dress shirt, and white tie.
Bill Lewis worked on Wall Street before becoming a full-time ride-hailing driver.

Bill Lewis

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.

Uber and DoorDash have an identity theft problem, and it's costing people on tax day

Tech Insider : Economy, Business
A man exits a compact Uber car while wearing a baseball cap and sunglasses at Los Angeles International Airport.
A Florida resident is suing Uber over the income it reported to the IRS, saying he never worked for the company.

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Uber drivers: Your boss knows you're using Tesla's FSD on the job

Tech Insider : Business
Dara Khosrowshahi
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said he'd welcome Tesla as a robotaxi partner on the ride-hailing giant's network.

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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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A senator is pressing the IRS to raise the mileage deduction that Uber drivers rely on to offset spiking gas prices

Tech Insider : Economy, Politics, Economy
A woman sits behind the seat of a Honda car while driving. In a smartphone holder to her right, a phone shows a ride-hailing app with directions for completing a ride.
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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Amazon wants to 'monetize' speed as it tests a radical new all-day, 10-window delivery service

Tech Insider : Business, Style
An Amazon delivery vehicle
An Amazon delivery vehicle

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

Tech Insider : Economy, Business, Technology
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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Uber's deal blitz to stop a robotaxi monopoly

Tech Insider : Business, Economy
Dara Khosrowshahi
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi

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

Tech Insider : Business, Technology
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi

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