WSJ News Exclusive | Uber Cuts 3,000 More Jobs, Shuts 45 Offices in Coronavirus Crunch

Uber is cutting 3,000 more jobs, closing dozens of offices and re-evaluating bets on freight and self-driving technology, its CEO said in a memo to staff

Uber Technologies Inc. is cutting several thousand additional jobs, closing more than three dozen offices and re-evaluating big bets in areas ranging from freight to self-driving technology as Chief Executive Dara Khosrowshahi attempts to steer the ride-hailing giant through the coronavirus pandemic.

Mr. Khosrowshahi announced the plans in an email to staff Monday, less than two weeks after the company said it would eliminate about 3,700 jobs and planned to save more than $1 billion in fixed costs. Monday’s decision to close...

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