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DoorDash Expands Beyond Delivery With Paid 'Tasks' That Require Workers To Record Daily Life For Training Humanoid Robots
DoorDash introduces a new Tasks app, allowing couriers to earn by completing video tasks for AI and robotics training, marking its entry into the data market.
International Business Times UK 7 min read
Fact check: Are Pokémon GO players unwittingly helping to train AI?
The hit mobile game Pokémon GO has come under scrutiny following claims that images captured within the app may have been used to train AI systems developed by its creator, without players' consent. However, these images were not collected entirely without users’ awareness.
Euronews 6 min read
DoorDash wants to pay you to film your ‘everyday tasks’ to help train AI
The data will help AI ‘understand the physical world,’ the delivery company said
The Independent UK 3 min read
DoorDash will now pay delivery drivers for snapping photos and other tasks “to digitize the physical world”
The popular delivery app DoorDash will pay drivers for completing tasks, including taking photos
Digital Camera World 3 min read
Seattle tried to guarantee higher pay for delivery drivers – here’s why it didn’t work as intended
If you’ve ever ordered food through DoorDash, Uber Eats or Instacart, you may have realized the person who delivers it isn’t a salaried employee. They’re gig workers – independent contractors who pick up delivery tasks through an app, get paid per delivery and have no guaranteed hours, benefits or minimum…
The Conversation 8 min read
Sacramento DoorDash driver goes to pick up pizza. Then the worker holds it hostage and starts asking her personal questions
A DoorDash driver had her order delayed by a worker at Bollywood Pizza. The reason why? He wanted to get her number. 
The Mary Sue 7 min read
Samsung Galaxy S26's best new AI feature is now available on Pixel 10 — here's how it works
The Galaxy S26's best AI feature is no longer exclusive, now that Gemini screen automations have landed on Pixel 10 phones.
Tom’s Guide 4 min read
DiDi raises prices in Australia to cover soaring petrol costs amid conflict in the Middle East
Other delivery and transport companies such as Uber, DoorDash and Australia Post are weighing whether to charge more
The Guardian - AU 4 min read
Woman orders DoorDash. Then the driver does something shocking as he’s delivering: ‘My Uber driver once drove me through a golf course’
A DoorDash customer got more than they bargained for when their delivery driver pulled up with their order. Why? They mowed straight through her lawn.
The Mary Sue 3 min read
Elderly DoorDasher Seen Struggling to Deliver Order Sparks Viral GoFundMe — Nearly $600K Raised to Help Him Retire
A viral Ring camera video of 78-year-old Richard delivering food in Manchester, Tennessee, led to a global fundraising effort, raising nearly £475,000 to help him retire.
International Business Times UK 5 min read