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Drivers for delivery outfit DoorDash can now look forward to using an updated app that adds support for Apple CarPlay.The new feature will allow so-called Dashers to pull up turn-by-turn navigation when making their deliveries, although that appears to be as far as things go right now.That means that anyone who had hoped that DoorDash would add support for accepting and updating deliveries will be left waiting for a future update — and DoorDash hasn't even confirmed that such a feature is coming, either.Navigation and…

Uber, DoorDash and Grubhub sued New York City Thursday over a new rule that would require the food delivery companies to pay their workers nearly $18 an hour. In two lawsuits filed in the New York Supreme Court, the food delivery companies sued to block the rule from going into effect next week.  DoorDash and Grubhub argued in a joint suit that the “ill-conceived” rule would have “drastic” and “immediate” consequences, while Uber warned in a separate lawsuit that the city’s “grand marketplace experiment…

Photo: Tada Images / Shutterstock.com (Shutterstock)The once-sacrosanct halls of Wordle are adding new ads. When you hit “Play” on the Wordle mobile app, you’ll now be treated to what advertising boys call an “interstitial” ad, meaning the video or the image takes up your entire screen.NPR Is Going Dark on Twitter | Future TechThe first company to take advantage of the ad spots is DoorDash, which will reportedly run a campaign offering a 75% discount code for first-time orders through mid-August.“Advertising is an…

Uber, DoorDash and Grubhub are suing for an injunction to stop New York City's new $18 minimum wage law for food delivery app workers, The Washington Post has reported. The app delivery platforms are asking for a temporary restraining order against the new rules, set to be implemented on July 12th. "We will not stand by and let the harmful impacts of this earnings standard on New York City customers, merchants, and the delivery workers it was intended to support go unchecked," a DoorDash spokesperson told CNN.  The…

Uber Technologies, DoorDash and other app-based food delivery companies filed lawsuits on Thursday seeking to strike down New York City's novel law setting a minimum wage for delivery workers.The companies filed separate complaints in New York state court claiming the law, which takes effect July 12, is based on a misunderstanding of how the food delivery industry works. Grubhub joined DoorDash in its lawsuit. The law will require companies to pay delivery workers $17.96 (nearly Rs. 1,500) an hour, which will rise to…

The companies say new minimum pay rates are based on flawed calculus and will raise consumer prices and limit worker flexibility. The companies say new minimum pay rates are based on flawed calculus and will raise consumer prices and limit worker flexibility. FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Techno Blender is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. All trademarks belong to their rightful…

With more laws on the books demanding additional pay for gig workers, DoorDash has finally come around to offering some hourly pay for its Dashers, though only when they’re hoofing it to their delivery spot. The food delivery app announced Wednesday that contract delivery drivers can now earn a base hourly pay and still receive “100% of tips” on top of it. “Dashers” can still get paid per offer, but now the app should display a guaranteed minimum amount that they can expect to make per offer before they select the job.Are…

says it will offer couriers a guaranteed hourly rate for "active delivery time" as part of a raft of changes to its platform. The company says that this rate will be in addition to tips — couriers keep 100 percent of tips from customers. The Earn by Time option will sit alongside the existing model that sees Dashers receiving a payment for each order they carry out. Currently, they receive a base payment that depends on the estimated duration, distance and "desirability" of the order, along with tips and potentially…

Uber, Grubhub, DoorDash, and their delivery app peers will soon have to pay couriers a minimum wage in New York City. The most populous U.S. metropolis officially enacted the landmark pay floor for food delivery on Sunday, as announced at City Hall by Mayor Eric Adams and Senator Chuck Schumer.Robinhood App Lays Off 9% of StaffBeginning July 12, companies will have to shell out at least $17.96 per hour to delivery workers. That rate is set to rise to $18.96 by April 1, 2024,and $19.96 per hour in 2025. Apps will have the…

The food-delivery company plans to cut around 400 jobs, with CEO Howard Migdal saying the move is needed to stay competitive. The food-delivery company plans to cut around 400 jobs, with CEO Howard Migdal saying the move is needed to stay competitive. FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Techno Blender is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. All trademarks belong to their rightful owners,…