Startup funding touches new records amid pandemic
Despite the economic tumult wrought by the coronavirus, startup investing in the U.S. reached a record high of $130 billion in 2020, a new report...
Rights for gig workers are a political issue now, but many of them can’t vote
Voters and elected legislators could be increasingly called on to determine the employment rights of their Uber drivers and DoorDash couriers. One group that won't...
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi threatens future shutdown in California over labor law
Uber said it will appeal a court ruling saying it must reclassify drivers as employees, and then it will ask voters in November to overturn...
Instacart shoppers besieged by bots that snatch lucrative orders
While bots aren't a new problem for Instacart, the recent deluge is different because it comes at a time of white-knuckled expansion for the startup.
Uber will invite its drivers to do cooking, cleaning or laundry gigs
With Uber Works, the company believes it can rake in more revenue, and eventually profit, by repurposing the technologies — and the people — that...