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A Florida Lyft driver explains how he picks which rides to take to make the most money

Wed, 07/24/2024 - 11:44

Tech Insider : Economy

Timothy Turer, a rideshare driver in Florida, wears a blue-and-white shirt and light brown pants. — Timothy Turer has been driving for ride-hailing apps since 2016.
Timothy Turer

economy, Lyft, gig-work, gig-workers, Tech

A Lyft driver says he isn't even making minimum wage driving full-time and it shows how much the job costs workers

Wed, 06/26/2024 - 15:45

Tech Insider : Economy

Two travelers wearing sunglasses and N95 masks and dragging suitcases alongside themselves walk in the direction of a rideshare pickup area, as indicated by a pink — Driving for Lyft isn't as profitable as CEO David Risher's LinkedIn posts would have you believe, according to one driver.
Al Seib / Los Angeles Times/Getty Images

economy, Lyft, gig-economy, gig-workers

Your Uber Eats orders may be more likely to get stuck in NYC traffic now

Fri, 06/07/2024 - 10:55

Tech Insider : Economy

Uber eats — An Uber Eats delivery bag.
Education Images/Getty Images

economy, Uber, new-york-city, Food, food-delivery, gig-workers, gig-work

Lyft's CEO faces pushback after driving for the app and posting about how great it was

Tue, 06/04/2024 - 13:29

Tech Insider : Economy

Lyft CEO David Risher drove three trips for the ride-hailing app in Napa Valley, California.

Michael Liedtke/The Associated Press

economy, Lyft, Rideshare, gig-economy, gig-workers, Tech

The generation that may never retire: Why some millennials are behind on savings — and how they can catch up

Wed, 05/29/2024 - 04:56

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy

Magician holding wand over a hat, with a calculator displaying '$1,000,000' surrounded by sparkles and coins falling — Getty Images;Alyssa Powell/BI

A few years ago, Nathaniel Hudson-Hartman, 38, calculated that he'd need about $1.5 million in savings to retire comfortably in his sixties.

economy, finance, economy, Retirement, Millennials, Vanguard, Fidelity

Three gig workers explain how they got deactivated on apps from Doordash to Walmart's Spark

Sat, 05/25/2024 - 06:48

Tech Insider : Economy

DoorDash driver on motor bike — Some gig workers have had to deal with having their accounts deactivated.
AP Photo/David Zalubowski

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

I used bots to work for Instacart. You need one to make the job worthwhile.

Sun, 05/19/2024 - 07:14

Tech Insider : Economy

Instacart — Bots that accept high-paying orders and spoof your location are key to working for Instacart, one shopper says.
Photo by Evelyn Hockstein/For The Washington Post via Getty Images

economy, gig-work, instacart, Work, Delivery, eCommerce, gig-workers

Scammers are using delivery apps like Instacart to swindle customers and delivery workers out of money

Sat, 05/11/2024 - 05:47

Tech Insider : Economy

An Instacart shopper grabs paper bags full of groceries out of the back of a blue compact car while wearing a sweater, blue jeans, and tennis shoes. — A scam involves replacing items in an Instacart order with gift cards.
Boston Globe/Getty Images

economy, gig-work, gig-workers, instacart, Scam

Uber, Doordash, and other gig workers in Seattle may be about to face a pay reckoning

Thu, 05/09/2024 - 05:31

Tech Insider : Economy

DoorDash driver on motor bike — Gig delivery workers in Seattle could get paid at a lower rate under proposed changes to the city's new pay law.
AP Photo/David Zalubowski

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

Uber's CEO: Tesla will need us for robotaxis

Wed, 05/08/2024 - 11:06

Dara Khosrowshahi — Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said that his company could play a key role in making self-driving taxis reality.
Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters

Transportation, Uber, tesla, gig-workers, gig-work, autonomous-cars

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