Food delivery
‘Do Not Open Robots’: Students Warned of Food Delivery Robot Bomb Threat at Oregon State University
The school stated that it was “remotely isolating” the robots after a bomb threat.
Uber, DoorDash Sue NYC to Stop Delivery Drivers From Getting a Minimum Wage
The app-based delivery companies are contesting a new law would require them to pay their workers $17.96 per hour in the city.
The Minimum Wage for Delivery Drivers in NYC Is Now $17.96 an Hour
The city is raising the minimum wage for "deliveristas" to $17.96 per hour, making it the first city in the U.S. to implement such a law.
Food Delivery Robot Casually Drives Under Police Tape, Through Active Crime Scene
A delivery robot drove through a suspected active shooter scene at Hollywood High School. The shooting was later determined to be a hoax.
Grubhub’s Disastrous ‘Free Lunch’ Promotion Shows Why the Gig Economy Is Broken
We’ve spent years entertaining the delusion that food delivery companies can work. Why are we still pretending?
Delivery Apps to 'Vigorously Fight' to Take More Money From Struggling Restaurants
New York City made a cap on app commissions permanent, and gig companies aren't happy.
US Labor Secretary: 'Gig Workers Should be Classified as Employees' in Many Cases
This is another step by the Biden administration towards enforcing labor laws that so-called gig economy companies currently skirt.
Delivery Drivers Are Using Grey Market Apps to Make Their Jobs Suck Less
In Indonesia, unofficial apps let delivery drivers filter orders and spoof their GPS location to beat the algorithms at their own game.
DoorDash Is Pushing Drivers to Deliver More With a $50K Sweepstakes
DoorDash will offer ten lucky drivers a cash prize for making deliveries in what one worker's rights group called "Hunger Games as a business model."
Organized DoorDash Drivers’ #DeclineNow Strategy Is Driving Up Their Pay
Using a loophole in an old Android version of DoorDash, more than 26,000 DoorDash drivers are collectively declining cheap orders to make more money on the platform.
A Delivery Worker Was Denied $770 in Wages. Then He Set Himself on Fire.
A recent spate of injuries and deaths reflects growing discontent in China’s tech industry.
DoorDash Is Hiking Customer Fees to Pay for a Law It Helped Write
DoorDash has spent the past few months quietly adding new fees for users on its app.