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    Uber Cuts 3,000 More Jobs As Pandemic Squeezes Ride-Hailing

    The company is slimming down to focus on rides and food delivery while cutting $1 billion in costs this year.
    by Shannon Bond May 18, 2020 1 minute
    Uber is restructuring its business to focus on rides and food delivery, which has been a bright spot for the company during the pandemic.

    Uber is laying off another 3,000 employees as it tries to weather the damage to its business from the coronavirus pandemic.

    The layoffs come less than two weeks and said it would eliminate $1 billion in costs this year.

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