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Uber and Lyft Drivers in Massachusetts Win Right to Unionize

November 6, 2024

Eli Tan

A state ballot measure was the first of its kind in the United States, but labor advocates worry it could lock Uber and Lyft drivers out of full-time employment status.
Read more: Uber and Lyft Drivers in Massachusetts Win Right to Unionize
Car Services and Livery Cabs, Decisions and Verdicts, Freelancing, Self-Employment and Independent Contracting, Lyft Inc, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, Supreme Courts (State), Tech Industry, Tech News, Uber Technologies Inc

Uber and Lyft Drivers Are Gig Workers, California Supreme Court Rules

July 25, 2024

Eli Tan

Passed by voters in 2020, the ballot measure classifies drivers of ride-hailing apps as independent contractors rather than as employees.
Read more: Uber and Lyft Drivers Are Gig Workers, California Supreme Court Rules
Artificial Intelligence, Cohere Inc, Computers and the Internet, Freelancing, Self-Employment and Independent Contracting, Labor and Jobs, Tech Industry, Tech News

Now Hiring: Sophisticated (but Part-Time) Chatbot Tutors

April 10, 2024

Yiwen Lu

The human work of teaching A.I. is getting a lot more complex as the technology improves.
Read more: Now Hiring: Sophisticated (but Part-Time) Chatbot Tutors
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Uber and Lyft Threaten to Pull Out of Minneapolis After City Council Vote

March 15, 2024

Yiwen Lu

Local lawmakers in the Minnesota city voted on Thursday to guarantee a minimum hourly wage to ride-hailing drivers.
Read more: Uber and Lyft Threaten to Pull Out of Minneapolis After City Council Vote
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Spill Sesh Spills a Secret of Its Own

November 3, 2023

Madison Malone Kircher

For years, people have wondered who’s behind the popular Spill Sesh channel. On Friday, the person behind the account unmasked herself.
Read more: Spill Sesh Spills a Secret of Its Own
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Instacart Rises 12% on First Day of Trading, an Encouraging Sign for Tech I.P.O.s

September 19, 2023

Erin Griffith and Kellen Browning

Shares opened at $42 on Tuesday before declining, valuing the grocery delivery company at $11.1 billion.
Read more: Instacart Rises 12% on First Day of Trading, an Encouraging Sign for Tech I.P.O.s
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Instacart Prices I.P.O. at $30 a Share, Raising $660 Million

September 18, 2023

Erin Griffith and Kellen Browning

The grocery delivery company priced its offering at the high end of expectations, in a potentially upbeat sign for tech public offerings.
Read more: Instacart Prices I.P.O. at $30 a Share, Raising $660 Million
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Instacart Was All About Grocery Delivery. No Longer.

September 14, 2023

Kellen Browning and Erin Griffith

As it prepares to go public next week, Instacart shows that one secret to making money as a gig economy company is to become an advertising company.
Read more: Instacart Was All About Grocery Delivery. No Longer.
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Instacart Was All About Grocery Delivery. No Longer.

September 14, 2023

Kellen Browning and Erin Griffith

As it prepares to go public next week, Instacart shows that one secret to making money as a gig economy company is to become an advertising company.
Read more: Instacart Was All About Grocery Delivery. No Longer.
Computers and the Internet, Delivery Services, DoorDash (Mobile App), Freelancing, Self-Employment and Independent Contracting, Tech Industry, Tech News, Uber Technologies Inc, Wages and Salaries

DoorDash, Shifting Business Model, Will Offer Drivers Hourly Pay

June 28, 2023

Kellen Browning

The company said the option would give couriers greater choice. It could also help DoorDash find people who will make less desirable deliveries.
Read more: DoorDash, Shifting Business Model, Will Offer Drivers Hourly Pay

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Uber and Lyft Drivers in Massachusetts Win Right to Unionize

Uber and Lyft Drivers Are Gig Workers, California Supreme Court Rules

Now Hiring: Sophisticated (but Part-Time) Chatbot Tutors

Uber and Lyft Threaten to Pull Out of Minneapolis After City Council Vote

Instacart Rises 12% on First Day of Trading, an Encouraging Sign for Tech I.P.O.s

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