Uber Technologies Inc. is working on a TaskRabbit-like service that will let app users hire people to conduct various tasks in an expansion beyond driving and deliveries. The potential new service, ...

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(NEW YORK) — In a match made in DIY furniture heaven, Ikea Group has bought on-demand services site TaskRabbit, the Swedish company announced Thursday. Ikea, which describes itself as the “world’s ...

Leah Solivan’s perspective on what skills actually matter in the age of AI might change how you think about hiring.

Handyman-for-hire marketplace TaskRabbit Inc., acquired by flat-pack furniture retailer IKEA Group in September, is offline. The company told customers that it’s investigating a “cybersecurity ...

Nov 12, 2025, 11:53pm PST Updated: Nov 13, 2025, 2:15am PST Adam Pardee Taskrabbit CEO Ania Smith poses for a photo inside the Taskrabbit offices in San Francisco, Calif. on Oct. 21, 2025. From the ...

You don’t have to strain your brain too much to understand why Ikea bought TaskRabbit, a startup that provides a marketplace for household chores and other simple tasks. There’s an obvious synergy ...

TaskRabbit Inc. CEO Stacy Brown-Philpot, a Detroit native who is one of the few Black women leading a Silicon Valley technology company, plans to step down from that role, The New York Times reported.

TaskRabbit Inc., a marketplace for freelance labor, has ferreted out a new task to bankers: Sell the company. The startup that became a symbol of the on-demand services economy has put itself on the ...

In a New York Times story published Tuesday, the CEO of TaskRabbit, Stacy Brown-Philpot, said she would be stepping down from her position. Brown-Philpot is one of the few Black women serving in ...

Odd jobs are as old as time. There have always been folks hiring people to perform tasks they don’t have the time, skills, or desire to do themselves. The gig app TaskRabbit makes it easier than ever ...