Uber cuts 3,300 jobs in major restructuring

NEW YORK: Uber Technologies plans to eliminate about 3,300 corporate jobs worldwide. The cuts represent around 10% of the company’s global corporate workforce. CEO Dara Khosrowshahi announced the changes in a staff memo. He said rapid growth created unnecessary complexity across the company. Uber’s revenue has nearly tripled over the past five years. The company […]

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