We would love to hear your feedback! We share wins and misses from a slow Spark week and a solid Amazon Flex route, then dig into Halloween ride trends, rain-soaked nights, and why visibility changes how we work. Waymo’s expansion, Uber’s AI microtasks, and Lyft’s late-night campus discounts set the stage for a bigger question: how fast should robotaxis move and who pays when code crashes. Ep 276 News Links • community links, newsletter, Patreon, and TikTok goals • Spark slowdown versu...
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We would love to hear your feedback! We share wins and misses from a slow Spark week and a solid Amazon Flex route, then dig into Halloween ride trends, rain-soaked nights, and why visibility changes how we work. Waymo’s expansion, Uber’s AI microtasks, and Lyft’s late-night campus discounts set the stage for a bigger question: how fast should robotaxis move and who pays when code crashes. Ep 276 News Links • community links, newsletter, Patreon, and TikTok goals • Spark slowdown versu...
Lyft Removes Tipping Feature, Drivers Furious | Waymo Chaos & AI Police Cars | Ep 273
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Lyft Removes Tipping Feature, Drivers Furious | Waymo Chaos & AI Police Cars | Ep 273
We would love to hear your feedback! Two hosts dig into a volatile week for gig workers: Lyft’s tipping transparency test and retreat, baffling low-pay offers, Waymo crowding, and a pilot for AI police patrols. We trade driver stories, weigh the ethics of automation, and share what actually helps you earn. Gig News Ep 273 • Lyft testing tip history visibility and quick reversal • tipping culture fatigue and generational differences • extremely low-paying delivery requests and driver strategi...
The GIG Economy Podcast
We would love to hear your feedback! We share wins and misses from a slow Spark week and a solid Amazon Flex route, then dig into Halloween ride trends, rain-soaked nights, and why visibility changes how we work. Waymo’s expansion, Uber’s AI microtasks, and Lyft’s late-night campus discounts set the stage for a bigger question: how fast should robotaxis move and who pays when code crashes. Ep 276 News Links • community links, newsletter, Patreon, and TikTok goals • Spark slowdown versu...
