Uber’s Remarkable Comeback Explained

Sign up to Brilliant for a free 30 day trial and you'll also get 20% off an annual premium subscription: https://brilliant.org/tldr/ For most of its existence, Uber was quite a controversial company, being unable to shake off its scandals. But nowadays, everything appears to have changed with the company finally turning a profit and potentially even starting development on the West's first "super app". 🎞 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tldrnews 💡 Got a Topic Suggestion? - https://forms.gle/mahEFmsW1yGTNEYXA 📰 Grab a copy of Too Long: https://toolong.news Support TLDR on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/tldrnews Donate by PayPal: https://tldrnews.co.uk/funding Our mission is to explain news and politics in an impartial, efficient, and accessible way, balancing import and interest while fostering independent thought. TLDR is a completely independent & privately owned media company that's not afraid to tackle the issues we think are most important. The channel is run by a small group of young people, with us hoping to pass on our enthusiasm for politics to other young people. We are primarily fan sourced with most of our funding coming from donations and ad revenue. No shady corporations, no one telling us what to say. We can't wait to grow further and help more people get informed. Help support us by subscribing, engaging and sharing. Thanks! 1 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Controversies_surrounding_Uber 2 - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/06/technology/uber-spying-allegations.html 3 - https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/aug/06/uber-losing-millions-dollars-documents-reveal 4 - https://www.susanjfowler.com/blog/2017/2/19/reflecting-on-one-very-strange-year-at-uber 5 - https://mashable.com/article/uber-disgusting-examples 6 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uber 7 - https://www.ft.com/content/dae2b90e-1ba0-4e8f-aabc-34aae4ca05d7 8 - https://thereformedbroker.com/2023/07/31/x-will-never-be-the-everything-app-but-uber-might/ 9 - https://www.ft.com/content/7b503c54-ee5b-4413-ad06-580cdab531e5 10 - https://techcrunch.com/2019/04/11/uber-global-exits-billions/ 11 - https://digiday.com/marketing/ubers-1-billion-ad-business-expected-to-remain-untouched-amidst-googles-third-party-cookie-fallout/ 12 - https://thereformedbroker.com/2023/07/31/x-will-never-be-the-everything-app-but-uber-might/ 00:00 - Introduction 00:58 - The Kalanick Crash 06:12 - The Khosrowshahi Comeback 07:55 - Sponsored Content