Why Uber Still Can’t Make a Profit

<p>Uber transformed American transportation and changed the United States economy. But a decade after its founding, the once-swaggering company is losing more money and growing more slowly than ever. What happened? Guest: Mike Isaac, a technology reporter for The New York Times and the author of “<a href="https://www.wwnorton.com/books/9780393652246/" target="_blank">Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber</a>.” For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/thedaily" target="_blank">nytimes.com/thedaily</a>. </p><p>Background coverage: </p><ul><li>The Uber of 2019 displays little of the braggadocio of its past, and <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/23/business/how-uber-got-lost.html?smid=pc-thedaily" target="_blank">competitors and critics are moving in</a>.</li></ul>