gig economy

Tech

Minnesota Governor Vetoes Minimum Pay for Ridehail Drivers After Uber Threatens to Leave

05.26.23

By Roshan Abraham
Tech

Uber Charged Riders Surge Rates, But Drivers Didn’t Get Paid Due to Glitch

05.23.23

By Roshan Abraham
Tech

‘Screwed’: Uber Claws Back Double Pay from Drivers After April Fools Glitch

04.04.23

By Roshan Abraham
Tech

Uber and Lyft Fares Skyrocketed But Drivers Didn’t See all the Benefits, Study Says

02.14.23

By Roshan Abraham
Tech

Pay Algorithms Make Working in the Gig Economy Feel Like ‘Gambling,’ Study Says

01.25.23

By Roshan Abraham
Tech

Biden Proposal to Make Gig Workers Employees Sinks Uber and Lyft Stock

10.11.22

By Edward Ongweso Jr
Tech

Conservative Democrat Introduces Labor Bill That Would Exempt Millions from a Minimum Wage

08.02.22

By Edward Ongweso Jr
Life

Why Is It Still Impossible to Get an Uber?

07.14.22

By Darcey Edkins
Tech

Grubhub’s Disastrous ‘Free Lunch’ Promotion Shows Why the Gig Economy Is Broken

05.20.22

By Edward Ongweso Jr
Pulse

Deliveroo’s New Union Deal Dubbed a ‘Cynical PR Move’

05.12.22

By Ruby Lott-Lavigna
Entertainment

Portraits of Workers Who Prop Up the Gig Economy

05.03.22

By Jihane Bufraquech
Life

Meet the Gig Workers Making (a Ton of) Art for the NFT Boom

04.15.22

By Lucas Gelfond

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Music

Remember When Rick Rubin Held a Surprisingly Star-Studded Fake Funeral Connected to His Pioneering Hip Hop Label?

From Reverend Al Sharpton officiating, to a New Orleans-style procession, to a repast at a bowling alley, no one holds a fake funeral like Rick Rubin.

05.19.26

By Lauren Boisvert
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Music

3 Psych-Rock Albums That Sound Just as Good Today as They Did in Their Prime

These wildly underrated psych-rock albums still hold up decades later.

05.19.26

By Lauren Boisvert
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Life

‘Uniboob’ Is an Actual Medical Condition. Here’s How It Happens.

Doctors call it “bread-loafing.” Make of that what you will.

05.19.26

By Ashley Fike
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Life

The 37% Rule Says This Is How Many People You Should Date Before Choosing One

Get enough experience to know what you actually want

05.19.26

By Ashley Fike
Photo: Francesco Carta fotografo / Getty Images

Life

If You Feel Guilty All the Time, You Probably Have a High IQ. Here’s Why.

Of course Freud is involved.

05.19.26

By Ashley Fike