Uber’s Milestone & Social Media’s Anti-Hate Report Card 8/01/23
Uber reported a milestone in its second-quarter results: its first operating profit. CEO Dara Khosrowshahi comments on this big news, plus Uber’s first quarter of free cash flow over $1 billion and its outlook for Q3. He also discusses competing with Lyft, rising prices for passengers, and ambitions of building a “super app.” Jonathan Greenblatt, Anti-Defamation League CEO, discusses the ADL’s new report card that grades social media platforms on how well they protect users from online hate and harassment; spoiler, it’s mostly Cs and Ds, plus one F. A brightly lit “X” sign that was briefly installed atop Twitter headquarters in San Francisco has been taken down, but it was lit long enough to catch headlines. In this episode: Dara Khosrowshahi, @dkhos Jonathan Greenblatt, @JGreenblattADL Michael Santoli, @michaelsantoli Andrew Ross Sorkin, @andrewrsorkin Becky Quick, @BeckyQuick Katie Kramer, @Kramer_Katie
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Show Notes
Uber reported a milestone in its second-quarter results: its first operating profit. CEO Dara Khosrowshahi comments on this big news, plus Uber’s first quarter of free cash flow over $1 billion and its outlook for Q3. He also discusses competing with Lyft, rising prices for passengers, and ambitions of building a “super app.” Jonathan Greenblatt, Anti-Defamation League CEO, discusses the ADL’s new report card that grades social media platforms on how well they protect users from online hate and harassment; spoiler, it’s mostly Cs and Ds, plus one F. A brightly lit “X” sign that was briefly installed atop Twitter headquarters in San Francisco has been taken down, but it was lit long enough to catch headlines.
In this episode:
Dara Khosrowshahi, @dkhos
Jonathan Greenblatt, @JGreenblattADL
Michael Santoli, @michaelsantoli
Andrew Ross Sorkin, @andrewrsorkin
Becky Quick, @BeckyQuick
Katie Kramer, @Kramer_Katie
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