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DoorDash, Grubhub Tell Workers Worried About Coronavirus to Really Wash Their Hands This Time

As the United States braces for the novel coronavirus that has seen tens of thousands of confirmed cases and more than 3,000 deaths globally, gig economy employers have begun contacting their independent contractors about basic precautionary measures they should take to avoid spreading the virus. So far, these measures have included the same advice health…

Things Aren’t Looking Good for Uber in California

California has been the legal beachhead of labor’s fight against gig work platforms, and unsurprisingly, Uber, Postmates, and other similar companies have done everything in their power to challenge having to reclassify their contract workforces as employees. But a ruling today in the state’s Central District Court suggests they may be headed for failure. What…

GrubHub Reportedly Considering Merging With Another Parasitic Food Delivery Service

Food-delivery giant GrubHub is mulling the possibility of selling itself off, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, as part of a strategic review of its options amid increasing competition and a declining valuation. Sources told the Journal that a sale is not the only move GrubHub is considering, and it could still amount to…

Catfish Fetishists, Secondhand Vape, and the Mystery of Tape: Best Gizmodo Stories of the Week

Welcome! Welcome to June, which is not technically summer yet so far, but good enough to do the job so long as everyone knows what’s good for ‘em and looks the other way. But though this year is zipping by at a terrifying pace, let us commemorate the end of May by revisiting some of…

Workers Came Up With a Brilliant Plan to Use Postmates’ Exploitative Platform Against Itself

Food and beverage delivery platform Postmates has been hard at work making enemies, mainly out of its own contractor workforce. “I used to talk them up as far as being the most reputable company,” courier Chris Palmer told Gizmodo. He says he’s been delivering with Postmates for a year and a half in the greater…

Upcoming Tech IPOs Will Mint Hundreds of Overnight Millionaires and Silicon Valley Vultures Are Licking Their Chops

The day started with an intense tropical storm consuming San Francisco, but by evening the clouds had parted just in time for a group of grinning and excited venture capitalists, techies, and real estate agents to gather atop a downtown highrise that overlooks the city all the way to across the Bay to Oakland. Everyone…

Amazon isn’t the only tech giant expanding its same-day delivery services: Apple just debuted same-day delivery for select products through its Apple Store app in San Francisco. Apple is partnering with delivery company Postmates for the new push to help you replace your iPhone cables as quickly as possible. Once you place an order, you’ll…