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DoorDash just launched a way for delivery workers to earn extra money by creating content that trains AI models. Dashers can now take photos of restaurant dishes or record conversations in their downtime, with upfront pay based on each task's complexity.
A grandmother who delivers for DoorDash brought McDonald's to the Oval Office and walked away with a surprise $100 tip from the president. The moment highlighted a new tax policy that's already saving delivery drivers hundreds of millions of dollars.
Your next food delivery might arrive on a self-driving bike. DoorDash just invested in Also, a Rivian spinoff making autonomous electric vehicles designed to navigate bike lanes and sidewalks.
Your next burrito might arrive by drone in metro Atlanta, where DoorDash and Wing just launched a partnership delivering restaurant meals in as little as 20 minutes. The service marks the latest expansion of drone delivery technology making everyday life more convenient.
When Brittany Smith saw an elderly man struggling up her stairs to deliver Starbucks, she turned a viral video into a nearly million-dollar retirement fund. Richard had been delivering to survive after his wife lost her job, but 32,000 strangers changed everything.
When Brittany Smith saw an elderly man struggling up her stairs to deliver Starbucks, she didn't just tip him. She launched a fundraiser that pulled in nearly $1 million from 32,000 strangers who wanted to help.
An elderly delivery driver accidentally knocked on the wrong door in Washington and met a stranger who would change his life. Within days, her fundraiser raised over $40,000 to help him retire.
A doorbell camera caught 78-year-old Richard struggling up stairs to deliver Starbucks, sparking a viral moment that raised over half a million dollars. The DoorDash driver and his wife can finally retire after years of working to afford her life-saving medication.
A Memphis therapist watching the news couldn't stand by after seeing a family of five sleeping on a cold shelter floor during a winter storm. She sprang into action, ordering hot meals and air mattresses for strangers who became friends.
Restaurant hosts juggling multiple iPads to manage competing reservation platforms finally have relief. A new free tool automatically syncs all bookings into one system.
Federal health officials are directing hospitals to ditch processed foods and serve patients real, nutritious meals that actually support healing. Celebrity chefs and medical leaders are proving it's possible, transforming hospital dining from packaged snacks to farm-fresh Mediterranean cuisine.
Immigrant families in Florida are creating thriving businesses that have become community landmarks, from a three-generation Cuban café to a Latin grocery store that drives 400 miles for authentic ingredients. Their stories challenge the narrative that immigrants drain resources. ##
From a circuit board sold on a California sidewalk to a company serving 2.5 billion people, Apple's 50-year journey proves that crazy ideas can reshape humanity. The tech giant that gave us the iPhone, iPad, and iPod started with two friends who just wanted to take one step forward.
New York City just won back $4.6 million in stolen wages for delivery workers who were underpaid and unfairly fired by major apps. Three companies are now paying up after a groundbreaking investigation proved worker exploitation wasn't a glitch, it was the business model.
Thousands of workers from Nigeria to India are earning good wages filming themselves doing household chores to teach humanoid robots how to move like humans. This new gig economy is creating opportunities in developing nations while advancing robotics technology.
While dozens of food robot startups have failed, Chef Robotics just hit 100 million servings by focusing on school lunches and meal prep instead of restaurants. The company's AI-powered robot arms are now feeding kids across America and expanding to airlines and ghost kitchens.
Hundreds of millions of delivery drivers, rideshare workers, and app-based employees just gained historic protections under the world's first binding international agreement for gig economy workers. The treaty requires minimum wage, healthcare, sick leave, and an end to exploitative contractor classifications.