Here is what is making gig economy news today:
- What’s that bag of white stuff? Some Uber drivers worry they’re drug mules: https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/uber-drivers-drug-mules-connect-rcna38464
- Uber Eats Creates Industry-First Point of Sale Integrations with Toast and Clover: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/uber-eats-creates-industry-first-point-of-sale-integrations-with-toast-and-clover-301633550.html
- Lyft freezes hiring in the US amid economic instability: https://techcrunch.com/2022/09/28/lyft-freezes-hiring-in-the-us-amid-economic-instability/
- Food banks turn to DoorDash and Amazon to reach people in need: https://www.axios.com/2022/09/28/food-banks-doordash-amazon-white-house-hunger-summit
- DoorDash Unveils Its First Credit Card: https://www.pymnts.com/connectedeconomy/2022/today-in-the-connected-economy-doordash-unveils-first-credit-card/
- Instacart, Shipt plan new payment methods for low-income U.S. shoppers: https://www.reuters.com/technology/instacart-shipt-plan-new-payment-methods-low-income-shoppers-2022-09-28/
- A Thoroughly Flexible Attitude in the Warehouse Will Attract and Retain Workers: https://www.supplychainbrain.com/articles/35754-a-thoroughly-flexible-attitude-in-the-warehouse-will-attract-and-retain-workers
- Mass. man accused of hiring Uber to drive him to New Hampshire to deliver drugs: https://www.wmur.com/article/uber-new-hampshire-drugs-fentanyl-lawrence/41410425#
- The ultimate passenger guide to Lyft, Uber and ridesharing: https://www.elliott.org/ultimate-consumer-guides-smart-travelers/the-ultimate-passenger-guide-to-lyft-uber-and-ridesharing/
- Stablecoins Seeks to Break into Gig Economy: https://www.pymnts.com/cryptocurrency/2022/stablecoins-seeks-to-break-into-gig-economy/
