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Uber and Instacart just formed an alliance, and they're taking aim at Doordash

Tue, 05/07/2024 - 11:38

A black delivery bag that reads — Instacart and Uber Eats are teaming up on restaurant delivery.
Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters

Retail, uber-eats, instacart, gig-work, gig-workers, Food, Delivery

A millennial Lyft driver who used the gig to explore all 50 states explains his strategies for maximizing earnings and tips

Tue, 04/23/2024 - 13:06

Tech Insider : Economy

Kreskin J. Torres eating BBQ and Hawaiian food. — Kreskin J. Torres has traveled to all 50 states thanks to Uber and Lyft driving.
Kreskin J. Torres

economy, finance, Lyft, Uber, DoorDash, Rideshare, gig-work

Seattle's Instacart shoppers are having to go miles out of their way because of the new gig worker pay law

Thu, 04/18/2024 - 10:26

Tech Insider : Economy

A shopper wearing a baseball cap loads several cases of bottled water onto an orange flat-bed cart at a Costco store. — Seattle-area gig workers have had to go miles out of their way as Instacart arranges orders outside of the city limits.
PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images

economy, instacart, gig-work, Seattle, Delivery, eCommerce

I make more than $5,500 a month using an app to pick up restaurant shifts. Here's how I use it to make the most money.

Sun, 04/14/2024 - 07:04

Kai Cowan has been using the FrontHouz app since 2023.

Kai Cowan

Careers, BI-freelancer, waitress, waitressing, hosting, restaurants, Atlanta

Instacart, DoorDash, and other apps appear to be trying to roll back Seattle's new laws for gig workers

Sat, 04/13/2024 - 05:37

Tech Insider : Economy

A woman with red hair puts a box of Wheat Thins in a brown paper grocery bag sitting in a cart at a Safeway grocery store in early 2020. — Instacart is pushing its gig worker shoppers to tell the Seattle city council to alter a pay law that took effect earlier this year.
San Francisco Chronicle/Hearst Newspapers via Getty Images

economy, instacart, DoorDash, Uber, gig-work, Seattle

Some Walmart Spark drivers are getting hundreds of dollars in tips they never received due to the retailer's buggy system

Wed, 04/10/2024 - 15:07

Tech Insider : Economy

walmart — Some Spark drivers are getting hundreds of dollars in "adjustment payments" for tips they never received.
Joe Raedle/Getty Images

economy, walmart, spark, gig-work, gig-workers, Delivery, Tips

How to make more money outside of your job using these 8 side hustles

Wed, 03/20/2024 - 09:45

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy

People at Texas Rangers and Houston Astros baseball game in 2023 — Working at a baseball game could be a side hustle.
Alex Bierens de Haan/MLB Photos via Getty Images

economy, Careers, economy, Jobs, side-hustles, gig-work, dog-walking

Facial recognition tech is widespread now, but still might not recognize you

Thu, 03/14/2024 - 05:00

Delta facial recognition technology — Facial recognition technology can misidentify people if they're black, a woman, or have facial hair.
Delta Air Lines

Tech, facial-recognition, Tech, gig-work, gig-workers, AI, artificial-intelligence

Instacart, DoorDash, and other delivery service customers say their accounts were deactivated because of innocent mistakes

Tue, 03/12/2024 - 09:43

Tech Insider : Economy

Some Instacart customers say their accounts were suddenly deactivated.

Getty Images

economy, Retail, instacart, gig-work, Delivery, eCommerce

The biggest perk of gig work might also be its downfall

Sun, 03/10/2024 - 06:23

Tech Insider : Economy

Uber car next to yellow taxi — Gig drivers are often attracted to companies like Uber and Lyft for their flexibility, though it may be deceiving.
VIEW press

economy, Markets, Driving, gig-work, Uber, Lyft, DoorDash

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