The Uber for tasks might just be Uber
by Emma Roth from The Verge - All Posts on (#6EKAV)
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Uber might be expanding beyond ridesharing and food deliveries. A snippet of code seen by Bloomberg includes a new Chore" option, which appears to let users hire people through the app for various jobs.
The code suggests that users may be able to hire a worker - reportedly called a tasker" within the app - for at least one hour, as reported by Bloomberg. In addition to specifying the job they want done, users will also have to state how long it might take and when the worker should show up.
From there, Bloomberg reports that users will have to enter their address, much like on Uber's food delivery and ridesharing apps. The app will then determine the cost based on the time required" to complete the job. It's still not clear what...