Swimply's CEO says the app is bringing the gig economy to pools — and helping cash-strapped homeowners make money

Swimply expands the gig economy to pools, allowing users to rent private pools by the hour. CEO Bunim Laskin shares growth ...

How much gig workers earn per hour across Uber, Grubhub, and similar apps

Taskrabbit, Walmart's Spark, and Uber were among the gig-work services with the highest hourly rates in 2025, new data from ...
WTKR

Worker-owned apps are becoming more common, and changing the way the gig economy operates

Whether you're requesting a ride or ordering a meal to be delivered, these are two tasks that have changed, thanks to the gig economy, the creation of apps, and the companies behind them. Some in the ...

Fees Are Rising Much Faster Than Gig Worker Pay—Here Are The Top-Paying Apps

A new Gridwise Analytics report reveals what drivers on Uber, DoorDash, Spark, and other platforms earned per hour in 2025, ...
Business Insider

Nursing has become a new frontier for gig work, and it's creating the same issues that Uber drivers face

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Gig economy apps demand payment for UK workers to even receive their wages

Workers using the gig economy app YoungOnes have accused the company of holding their earnings to ransom by charging them a fee to receive their wages on time. YoungOnes now charges workers 4.8 ...
Crain's Chicago Business

Opinion: App-based gig economy workers are not traditional indie contractors. They’re worse.

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