Taskrabbit CEO Ania Smith said that the app sees more people turning to gig work, like plumbing — just one of the ways AI ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ikea, a Swedish company famous for its flat-pack furniture and meatballs, has bought TaskRabbit, the Uber for getting people to do ...

(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 ...

Gift Article 10 Remaining As a subscriber, you have 10 articles to gift each month. Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. Acquisition expected to close in October TaskRabbit will ...

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 ...

Ask me about the most binge-worthy show on Netflix or the best holiday shopping spots, and I’m all in. But when it comes to home repairs or turning a stack of Ikea parts into a fully functional desk, ...

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 ...

With the festive season close at hand, demand for winter side gigs is on the rise, according to services platform Taskrabbit, with some tasks paying over $50 an hour. Starting at the end of October, ...

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, ...