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Amazon's new AI-powered Alexa to give services partnering with Uber, Instacart, and others: Report
1 month ago

Amazon's new AI-powered Alexa to give services partnering with Uber, Instacart, and others: Report

Hindustan Times  

Amazon's new AI-powered Alexa may launch in the US with several corporate partners who can handle tasks for users such as ride-hailing, grocery shopping, and restaurant reservations, according to a Business Insider report. The Amazon logo is seen on the exterior wall of the Amazon OXR1 fulfillment center in Oxnard, Calif., on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024 These partners include Uber …

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She Made $10,000 a Month Defrauding Apps like Uber and Instacart. Meet the Queen of the Rideshare Mafia
5 months, 2 weeks ago

She Made $10,000 a Month Defrauding Apps like Uber and Instacart. Meet the Queen of the Rideshare Mafia

Wired  

Distracted by her burgeoning delivery app business, Barbosa mostly stopped thinking about Uber and Social Security numbers. Barbosa went into overdrive, churning out accounts “as fast as I could.” For friends, or people whose situations sounded especially grim, she’d sometimes make them for free. When she needed more licenses, she bought fresh ones off Instacart workers who were using a …

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Instacart partners with Uber Eats to offer restaurant deliveries
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Instacart partners with Uber Eats to offer restaurant deliveries

Associated Press  

Grocery delivery company Instacart is partnering with Uber Eats to offer a new perk to its customers: restaurant delivery. Instacart said its Instacart Plus members – who pay $99 per year or $9.99 per month for free grocery deliveries over $35 – will also get free restaurant delivery for orders over $35. Regular Instacart members will be charged Uber Eats …

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From an engineer at Amazon to a billionaire- the success story of Apoorva Mehta
1 year, 3 months ago

From an engineer at Amazon to a billionaire- the success story of Apoorva Mehta

Hindustan Times  

An empty refrigerator and a brilliant business idea were all it took for Apoorva Mehta to become a billionaire at the age of 37. Apoorva Mehta started Instacart in 2012. Who is Apoorva Mehta? Over two years, his entrepreneurial endeavors included anything from a social network for lawyers to an advertising startup for gaming industries, until he finally founded Instacart …

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Most gig workers paid sick leave under new Seattle law
1 year, 8 months ago

Most gig workers paid sick leave under new Seattle law

Associated Press  

SEATTLE — Most gig workers in Seattle will be permanently entitled to paid sick leave and safe time under a first-in-the-nation law signed by Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell on Wednesday. Seattle previously allowed food delivery workers to accrue paid sick and safe time, but that policy was due to expire May 1, six months after the end of the emergency …

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Ride-hailing, delivery giants win fight against labor law
4 years, 1 month ago

Ride-hailing, delivery giants win fight against labor law

Associated Press  

OAKLAND, Calif. — App-based companies like Uber, Lyft and Doordash have dodged a potentially devastating blow to their industry by carving out an exemption from a California law that required them to classify their drivers as employees instead of contractors. “I’m worried about what these companies may try to pull off on a national basis.” The Independent Drivers Guild, which …

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5 Apps You Should Delete From Your Phone And Replace To Save Money
4 years, 1 month ago

5 Apps You Should Delete From Your Phone And Replace To Save Money

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Between a global pandemic, a recession and a life-altering election, it’s a good idea to save some extra money any way you can these days. Delete Instacart and replace with Walmart’s app Sure, Instacart offers a wide variety of stores to shop from, but that convenience comes at a high cost. There’s the delivery fee, service fee, …

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Column: Uber and Lyft just made their campaign to keep exploiting workers the costliest in history
4 years, 3 months ago

Column: Uber and Lyft just made their campaign to keep exploiting workers the costliest in history

LA Times  

Dara Khosrowshahi is CEO of Uber, which just helped make the Proposition 22 battle the most expensive initiative campaign in history. The $70 million in new contributions to their campaign to pass Proposition 22 on November’s ballot, disclosed Friday, adds to the more than $110 million already contributed, bringing the total to $181.4 million. It’s proper to observe, however, that …

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