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Happy New Year! Not the best of the GIG Economy Podcast Ep 230

I hope you had a great new year! Thanks for all the support in 2024! Let's kick ass in 2025!!

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Merry Christmas! Not the Best of the GIG Economy Podcast Ep 229

Thanks for a great year! Appreciate ya'll. 

Don't put up with anyone BULLSHIT and we will see you on the road!

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You are gonna hate a new law, DoorDash is cracking down on fake accounts Ep 228.

Episode links:
https://www.wzzm13.com/article/news/nation-world/passenger-vehicle-seatbelt-alarms/507-704152c6-312b-4ea6-b9d8-b8e71bdbdfe3?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR0JuXqR_LfcK3OwgdD8rydLH65NcK3tGooFy5mfODMYxwUz83fS_kneW6s_aem_9O6mIT4LjuJdfllJ-l25jA 

All new cars will soon be required to sound a warning if the rear seat... \

  https://www.yahoo.com/news/fake-uber-driver-made-300-134853759.html 

DoorDash steps up driver ID checks after traffic safety complaints | AP News 

 Lyft passenger arrested after shocked driver finds him ‘naked’ in backseat | The Independent 

  Children forced to take rideshares to school as bus routes are axed leaving millions of parents scrambling | The US Sun 

 Lyft is piloting a benefits savings account program for drivers in Utah (exclusive) - Fast Company 

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Amazon Driver Caught Taking Snacks; California Uber drivers must be fingerprinted to drive teens around.

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 https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTYaDdVLY Driver takes all the snacks VIDEO

Expedia Chairman Barry Diller says deal with Uber is `not going to happen' | Seeking Alpha 

 https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTY56HjCT Driver won't deliver to the back VIDEO

https://techcrunch.com/2024/12/05/uber-will-need-to-fingerprint-drivers-in-california-to-transport-teens/?utm_source=therideshareguy.beehiiv.com&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=waymo-announces-miami-expansion&_bhlid=32c85eb1568048fdfa5742f0b690901afab5f33b 

Doorbell camera catches a UPS driver in a moment of contagious joy over a simple snack  VIDEO

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTY5MUnhN Driver bitches about driveway

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Minneapolis Uber/Lyft drivers making bank, and you want to do what in my back seat? Ep 226

Links from the Ep:

  Former rideshare driver sues Uber, Lyft, and Chicago over deactivation rules 

 Minneapolis' new rideshare law is now in effect. Here's what to know. - CBS Minnesota
    Woman dies after jumping out of moving Uber on Long Island Expressway, being struck by passing cars
  How AI Is Enhancing Security in Ridesharing 

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Uber/Lyft sent some of your social security numbers to TikTok, finally daily cash out for Amazon Flex Ep 224

Episode Links:

Amazon Driver Hits And Kills Elderly Woman, Continues Making Deliveries | iHeart 

Uber and Lyft unintentionally sent gig workers' SSN numbers to social media companies, researchers report  

 Uber Stock Falls As Tesla Surges On Report Trump Will Ease Self-Driving Rules | Investor's Business Daily 

 Lil Zay Osama Hit With Federal Prison Sentence For Leaving Loaded Machine Gun In Uber 

Uber Eats drivers who allegedly carried NSW passengers unlawfully could cost rideshare giant $1.5m in fines 

 Waymo’s robotaxis are now available to everyone in Los Angeles - The Verge 

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Uber threatens mass layoff of drivers and DoorDash pays an 11.25 million fine to settle lawsuits Ep 223

Episode show Links:

Grubhub is sold again

Amazon reportedly working on Echo Frames for delivery drivers - The Verge 

Massachusetts voters pass measure giving Uber, Lyft drivers greenlight to unionize 

DoorDash Agrees To Pay $11.25M To Settle IL Driver Tip Fraud Lawsuit | Springfield, IL Patch 

Lyft stock soars as rides reach all-time high, earnings top expectations 

DoorDash is zeroing in on this ‘overlooked’ retail segment 

Uber threatens mass layoffs of drivers if NYC increases minimum pay | amNewYork 

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NYC Uber drivers make more than the EMTs, DoorDash and Lyft start working together Ep 222

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 Uber Suggests NYC Driver Pay Cuts in Bid to Woo Riders | PYMNTS.com

https://www.reddit.com/r/AmazonDSPDrivers/s/KOZQKH3c3f Running a red light

https://nypost.com/2024/11/02/us-news/nyc-uber-drivers-earn-more-than-city-emts-report/

https://about.doordash.com/en-us/news/doordash-partners-with-lyft-for-dashpass-members

Passenger who pepper-sprayed Muslim Uber driver now fired from PR job, denying it was a hate crime [New York Post] – Rideshare Rodeo

Passenger who pepper-sprayed Muslim Uber driver for no reason indicted for hate crime: DA

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTFtwLJqo  Dude invites an Amazon worker to try the bread lol

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Amazon shuts down its brick-and-mortar delivery and Uber camel? Ep 221

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Links from Ep 221:
Woman order a Uber camel
Doordash driver uses a Cybertruck
Amazon brick and mortar shutting down
Lyft fined 2.1 million
Parents shun uber for Waymo
Driver gets stuck on stairs
Flex driver writes address on stairs
Gross Uber eats dri

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