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  "id": 5128603,
  "title": "Uber to lay off 10% of staff in biggest cuts since COVID",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/uber-to-lay-off-10-of-staff-in-biggest-cuts-since-covid",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-02T16:58:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Channel News Asia",
    "slug": "channel-news-asia",
    "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/uber-lay-10-staff-biggest-cuts-covid-6358341"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Uber plans to cut about 3,300 jobs, or 10% of its workforce, in its most significant layoffs since the COVID-19 pandemic. CEO Dara Khosrowshahi announced the reductions to streamline management and prepare for increased competition from robotaxis. The decision aims to reduce organizational complexity and improve decision-making speed. Uber plans to invest over $10 billion in robotaxi technology in the coming years, positioning itself as a marketplace for autonomous vehicles. The company's cuts are the largest since May 2020, when it laid off 6,700 employees amid a pandemic-driven demand collapse.",
  "summary": "Uber cuts about 3,300 jobs, or 10% of staff, as it overhauls management and braces for rising robotaxi competition.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Straits Times Business",
        "title": "Uber to lay off 10% of its workers in biggest cuts since Covid-19",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/uber-to-lay-off-10-of-its-workers-in-biggest-cuts-since-covid-19",
        "published": "2026-09-02T14:01:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CNA - Business",
        "title": "Uber to lay off 10% of staff in biggest cuts since COVID",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/uber-to-lay-off-10-of-staff-in-biggest-cuts-since-covid-5131169",
        "published": "2026-09-02T16:58:16.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}