Instacart Was All About Grocery Delivery. No Longer.
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Instacart Was All About Grocery Delivery. No Longer.

As it prepares to go public next week, Instacart shows that one secret to making money as a gig economy company is to become an advertising company.
Has ‘Gig Work’ Become a Dirty Word?
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Has ‘Gig Work’ Become a Dirty Word?

If work for companies like Uber and Lyft once carried some appeal for offering flexibility, the kind of labor it has come to represent is now used by some as shorthand for a raw deal.