Taskrabbit matches gig workers with clients who are seeking help with everyday tasks. The services can include anything from shoveling snow and building furniture to organization. Insider spoke with ...

It’s been nearly six months since Ikea, the company behind affordable furniture that looks deceptively easy to assemble, acquired TaskRabbit, the company that sends folks to help you do things that ...

An email with the subject line “Tipping is coming to TaskRabbit!” sounded like positive news to Toby, who works as a handyman in New York City on the popular odd-jobs platform. But buried at the ...

Anyone who has assembled furniture, moved homes or perched precariously on a ladder to clean out the gutter knows that these types of chores can be downright difficult. But Taskers at the same-day ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. The head of the Ikea-owned gig work platform on AI automation, the state of the gig economy, and the future of ...

Furniture giant Ikea’s decision to buy the popular on-demand service TaskRabbit may seem like a natural move: Ikea sells furniture that needs to be built, and TaskRabbit offers the people to do it.

In the future, when you need someone's help to get a task done, you might find yourself launching the Uber app on your phone. According to Bloomberg, the company is exploring the possibility of ...