Retailers and delivery apps must act on e-bike safety, NY officials say, after 3 people died in a house fire linked with a scooter battery

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A GrubHub rider in New York City.
A GrubHub rider in New York City.

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A 77-year-old Uber driver in Florida said she's struggling to make ends meet as rides become harder to get

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It's becoming much more difficult for Germaine, 77, to make enough driving for Uber to pay her bills.

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A millennial Uber and Lyft driver who earned $25,000 last year explains how he makes money when customer tipping is 'nonexistent'

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Some Uber and Lyft drivers say that poor customer tipping had made it harder to make money. Driver in story not pictured.

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A millennial Uber driver who starts his day at 3:30 a.m. explains how he's made it his second full-time job

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Fred starts driving at 3:30 a.m. most weekdays before working at his 9-to-5 job.

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A 72-year-old Uber driver who earned $80,000 last year explains how he avoids burnout and why it's become harder to make money on the app

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Uber and Lyft drivers are tracking their hours, tips, and expenses to make sure driving is worth it.

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Side hustles could become a $1.4 trillion industry by 2030 thanks to ChatGPT and AI, Morgan Stanley says

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a driver for food delivery service Uber Eats, rides a bicycle with a transport box on his back on a street in the Friedrichshain district of Berlin.
AI could turn the gig economy into a $1.4 trillion industry, according to Morgan Stanley.

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