Search results for: “gig”
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Enterprise
Migrante steps on the gas of vehicle leasing for gig workers in Latin America
4:01 am PDT • March 29, 2022The company develops secured loans for motorcycles, cars and trucks so borrowers can improve their income.
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Inventory robots are having a moment. Two days back, Swiss firm Verity announced an $11 million raise. That followed a $20 million round from fellow drone inventory startup B Garage,…
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Venture
Last-mile delivery e-bike supplier Zoomo tacks on $20M to Series B
8:00 pm PST • February 21, 2022Zoomo, an Australian startup that builds utility e-bikes for delivery workers, has raised an additional $20 million in equity to close out its Series B round. In November, the company…
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Ethiopian startup eQub won the fintech pitching battle at 4YFN 2024, the startup event of Mobile World Congress.
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Transportation
Judge upholds $18 minimum pay for NYC delivery workers
3:07 pm PDT • September 28, 2023In a blow to Uber, DoorDash and Grubhub, a New York judge on Thursday ruled to allow the implementation of the minimum pay rate of $18 per hour for New…
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California’s gig worker Prop 22 ruled unconstitutional by superior court
6:18 pm PDT • August 20, 2021In a late Friday night blow to Uber, Lyft and other gig worker-centered companies, a superior court judge ruled that California’s Proposition 22, which was passed in 2020 and designed…
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Transportation
Washington Uber and Lyft drivers win paid family and medical leave
8:49 pm PDT • April 13, 2023Washington’s Senate unanimously passed a bill this week that would make the state the first in the nation to grant ride-hail drivers the right to paid family and medical leave.…
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Commerce
Visa partners with PayPal, Venmo and others to power interoperable digital payments
5:34 am PDT • April 11, 2023Visa is partnering with a host of financial service and payment companies for a new interoperable peer-to-peer (P2P) payment offering, one that allows people to transfer money to friends even…
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Transportation
Uber’s food delivery platform agrees to pay severance to couriers let go ahead of Spain’s Riders law
10:26 am PST • December 13, 2022Uber’s delivery business in Spain has settled with local labor unions which were challenging its dismissal of more than 4,000 riders in August last year ahead of a labor law…
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Transportation
Europe lays out a plan to flip the odds on gig economy exploitation
6:36 am PST • December 9, 2021EU lawmakers have formally proposed legislation for the gig economy they hope will improve conditions for platform workers across the bloc — including by establishing a framework to tackle the…
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Startups
Moove raises $105M to scale its vehicle financing product across Asia, Europe and MENA
2:00 am PDT • March 14, 2022Moove, an African mobility fintech that provides vehicle financing to drivers of ride-hailing platforms like Uber and other gig networks, has raised $105 million in new Series A2 financing. Existing…
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As EU eyes ‘balance’ on precarious gig work, Glovo offers pledge of ‘fairer’ conditions for couriers
4:53 pm PDT • October 27, 2021Spain’s on-demand delivery platform Glovo has announced what it’s calling “The Couriers Pledge” — an initiative which commits its business to setting a new — “fairer” — social rights standard…
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Venture
Daily Crunch: Spotify Tickets rollout lets concertgoers buy passes for live gigs
3:05 pm PDT • August 10, 2022Hello, friends, and welcome to Daily Crunch, bringing you the most important startup, tech and venture capital news in a single package.
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Social
Google lays off workers, Tesla cans its Supercharger team and UnitedHealthcare reveals security lapses
1:15 pm PDT • May 4, 2024Welcome, folks, to Week in Review (WiR), TechCrunch’s regular newsletter that recaps the week that was in tech. This edition’s a tad bittersweet for me — it’ll be my last…
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AI
Top AI companies visit the White House to make ‘voluntary’ safety commitments
2:01 am PDT • July 21, 2023While substantive AI legislation may still be years away, the industry is moving at light speed and many — including the White House — are worried that it may get…
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Startups
Catch takes hold of $12M to provide benefits that aren’t tied to employers
6:00 am PDT • July 30, 2021Catch is working to make sure that every gig worker has the health and retirement benefits they need.
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Media & Entertainment
DoorDash tests a full-time employment option in New York as it launches ‘ultra-fast’ delivery
7:14 am PST • December 6, 2021DoorDash announced today that it’s introducing “ultra-fast” deliveries in 10-15 minutes beginning with a single DashMart location in New York City. To start, ultra-fast deliveries will be offered from a new location…
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Transportation
Uber CEO calls Massachusetts gig economy ballot measure the ‘right answer’
4:25 pm PDT • August 4, 2021Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi expressed his support Wednesday for a ballot initiative in Massachusetts that would keep gig economy workers classified as independent contractors, fulfilling a promise he made nearly…
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Space technology — it’s incredibly complex, challenging and expensive on an epic scale. It will also impact humanity in ways we both can and can’t yet imagine. It’s the ultimate…
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Amazon fined over labor law breaches in Spain
9:34 am PDT • August 11, 2022Amazon has been fined again for breaching labor laws in Catalonia, Spain. The e-commerce giant has been under investigation by regional labor authorities over its subcontracting practices for a number…
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Uber is taking a shuttle product it developed for commuters in India and Egypt and converting it for an American audience. The ride-hail and delivery giant announced Wednesday at its…
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Startups
Kick off Disrupt with a live recording of your favorite TechCrunch podcasts
8:38 am PDT • October 12, 2022Each day of Disrupt will start with a live taping of a TechCrunch podcast over on the TechCrunch+ stage.
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Venture
Daily Crunch: Porsche announces plans to build a global network of EV charging stations
3:30 pm PDT • March 18, 2022Hello friends and welcome to Daily Crunch, bringing you the most important startup, tech and venture capital news in a single package.
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Transportation
Uber and Motional to launch robotaxis across US over 10 years
5:00 am PDT • October 6, 2022Uber is getting back into the robotaxi game, only this time it’s tapping a third party to handle the self-driving tech. Motional, the Aptiv-Hyundai joint venture commercializing self-driving vehicle tech,…
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Startups
London-based SteadyPay helps freelancers and gig workers stabilize their income
2:00 am PST • March 4, 2022The “gig economy” gave rise to a set of startups focused on meeting the needs of freelance and self-employed workers, from labor marketplaces Upwork and Fiverr to client management tools…
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Transportation
Cruise cuts a quarter of its self-driving workforce, another e-scooter startup folds and a special year-end message
5:44 pm PST • December 17, 2023Welcome back to The Station, your central hub for all past, present and future means of moving people and packages from Point A to Point B.
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Transportation
Lyft is charging riders wait time fees — but drivers aren’t reaping the rewards
9:59 am PST • February 17, 2023Lyft finally started charging riders wait time fees in December, but drivers are complaining those fees aren’t making it into their wallets. At least, not yet. Lyft’s wait time fees,…
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Crypto
There’s ‘great hope’ for bitcoin spot ETF approval in 2024, says Bitwise’s general counsel
7:00 am PDT • October 20, 2023Even though the industry has been slowly moving toward regulation, the future ahead looks bright.
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Ride-hail startup Alto thinks the current gig worker-based market is inherently broken. Drivers’ salaries are squeezed by the costs of owning and maintaining a vehicle; riders aren’t guaranteed a high-quality…
