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Laiken Neumann is a former Trending news editor based in Austin, Texas.

Laiken Neumann

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‘This shouldn’t be allowed to happen!’: Instacart shopper says a customer cancelled a 125-item order after she collected half of it—and Instacart paid her $7 for it

Mikael Thalen is a tech and security reporter covering social media, data breaches, hackers, and more.

Mikael Thalen

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DoorDash driver says she eats customers’ food if they don’t meet her for delivery

Samira Sadeque is a New York-based journalist reporting on immigration and mental health, and will sometimes write about memes and dinosaurs too. Her work also appears in Reuters, NPR, and NBC among other publications. She graduated from Columbia Journalism School, and her work has been nominated for SAJA awards.

Samira Sadeque

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Gig Economy

‘This shouldn’t be allowed to happen!’: Instacart shopper says a customer cancelled a 125-item order after she collected half of it—and Instacart paid her $7 for it

DoorDash driver says she eats customers’ food if they don’t meet her for delivery

‘Pick it up yourself’: DoorDash driver accuses customer who didn’t tip of making him work for free, sparking debate (updated)