19th & 22nd

  Instacart Is Punishing Its Gig Workers for Orders They Can't Deliver https://www.vice.com/en/article/dy8987/instacart-temporary-account-suspension-gig-workers-cancel-order SOURCE:  Lauren Kaori Gurley, VICE  Postmates workers are getting scammed out of their earnings by phishing schemes https://www.theverge.com/2021/2/20/22292702/postmates-drivers-phishing-scams-stolen-earnings SOURCE:  Chris Welch, The Verge

  Instacart is cutting more than 1,800 jobs, including its only unionized workers https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/21/tech/instacart-marianos-kroger/index.html SOURCE:  Sara Ashley O'Brien, CNN Business American Airlines starting at-home wine delivery service with its unused product https://thehill.com/homenews/news/535320-american-airlines-starting-at-home-wine-delivery-service-with-its-unused SOURCE:  Sarah Polus, The Hill

  Parler urges U.S. judge to order Amazon to restore its platform https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSL1N2JP20I SOURCE:  Elizabeth Culliford and Jonathan Stempel, Reuters Instacart will give shoppers $25 when they take time off to get the coronavirus vaccine https://www.theverge.com/2021/1/14/22230656/instacart-shoppers-pay-gig-economy-coronavirus-delivery-vaccine SOURCE:  Kim Lyons, The Verge

 Twitter is really on a roll adding new options and features. Based on some tweets I've seen, some people are not too thrilled with these new options.  I think the Best Buy/Instacart partnership will benefit many people. In particularly, those who have a tendency to lose their cell phone cases and chargers.  Twitter 'exploring' adding a dislike button or downvote system https://mashable.com/article/twitter-explores-dislike-button-downvote-system/ SOURCE:  Jack Morse, Mashable  Forget to order a cable? Best Buy now has same-day delivery with Instacart https://mashable.com/article/best-buy-instacart-same-day-delivery/ SOURCE:  Alex Perry, Mashable