Uber lays off 10% of support staff, ends remote work, and blames AI for the first time
Uber has laid off 10% of its customer support staff and told remote workers on the team to relocate to hub offices. It's the company's
Uber has laid off 10% of its customer support staff and told remote workers on the team to relocate to hub offices. It's the company's second round of job cuts in eight weeks, following a 23% reduction in its people division in June. For the first time, Uber has named AI as a reason—after burning its entire 2026 Claude Code budget in four months.
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