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What’s the most ethical way to get grocery delivery?

What you should be thinking about as you try to eat and socially isolate at the same time.

With bars and restaurants closed, boozing at home is booming

As we shelter at home due to COVID-19, we’re getting more ambitious with the drinks we mix—and sharing our creations online.

The rise of quarantine UX: How COVID-19 has upended the very idea of convenience

What consumers want has changed, but for how long?

What it’s like to be a delivery worker during the COVID-19 pandemic

Grocery and restaurant deliveries are booming, but working conditions are more hectic and dangerous—for just a bit more cash.

In coronavirus’s wake, gig workers are demanding paid sick leave

When people who take gigs for companies such as Uber, Lyft, and Instacart can’t work, they don’t get paid. And working could be dangerous.

In 20 years, your boss may track your every glance, keystroke, and heartbeat

Whether your boss in 2040 is a person or an algorithm, they’ll be watching.

How yet another gig company is changing rates and hurting workers

The transcription service unexpectedly changed its pay structure this week, following in the footsteps of Instacart and other gig platforms.

Here’s what you should tip Uber, DoorDash, and Instacart workers

Five percent? Ten? Twenty? As more of our rides, food, and other stuff comes from apps, what’s a fair reward for the humans behind the technology?

Instacart delivery drivers are striking this week. Here’s why

Instacart shoppers are “striking” this week. Their demands? A higher default tip in Instacart’s app.

Instacart delivery drivers say tips are mysteriously decreasing

It may be due to a technical glitch, confusion over how the app works, or even Instacart skimming tips, as some shoppers allege.

Terrible tippers are making underpaid delivery jobs even worse

Grocery delivery gig workers on Instacart are complaining of more jobs with low tips, zero tips, or disappearing tips.

Whoopee! DoorDash raises minimum pay from $1 to $2

DoorDash says delivery workers will now get 100% of customer tips, starting next month. The company may put as little as $2 from its own pocket on top of that.

Instacart drivers fear that hiding customer addresses puts them at risk

The company has begun hiding the addresses of some assignments until after the driver accepts it—a policy change that drivers fiercely opposed last year.

Half of Instacart’s drivers earn less than minimum wage, labor group claims

An analysis of 1,400 pay records also shows half earning less than the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour, using methodology that the delivery startup disputes.

Instacart offers drivers more flexibility on when and what they deliver

To keep up with demand, grocery delivery service is allowing contractors in some cities to pick up orders on the fly, without scheduling shifts in advance.

Under growing pressure, DoorDash asks drivers how to make things better

Facing critical press coverage, protests, and legal action, DoorDash sent a letter to drivers asking for feedback and seeking suggestions about pay and working conditions.

Tech workers pledge not to work for DoorDash until it pays drivers better

Drive for Instacart and you could make $29.05 for an hour’s work—or $2.74

Calculators developed by labor advocates show that many grocery delivery gigs pay well below $15 per hour.

The fight for $15 (per hour) comes to the gig economy

With take-home pay dropping as companies prune for IPOs, drivers for Instacart, DoorDash, and other services are uniting to demand a minimum wage.