After $5 Billion Loss, Uber To Add 2000 Jobs In Chicago

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After $5 Billion Loss, Uber To Add 2000 Jobs In Chicago

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Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced Monday that Uber Technologies has pledged to create 2000 jobs in Chicago at the old Post Office building where the company will headquarter its Uber Freight division.

Morning Shift discusses how that local development fits into the big picture for Uber, a global multinational, multi-modal transportation business that recently lost an astonishing $5 billion in a single quarter.

GUESTS: Mike Isaac, New York Times technology reporter and author of the book Super Pumped: The Battle For Uber