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Company says it is slashing 10% of its workforce to make operations ‘simpler and faster’ • Uber drivers launch European class action over ‘soulless’ and ‘scary’ AI algorithm Uber plans to cut its global workforce by about 10% as part of a major restructuring, resulting in around 3,300 corporate job losses.
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