Squawk Pod Reports from Davos: Uber’s Dara Kosrowshahi 01/18/23

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🗓️ 18 January 2023

⏱️ 13 minutes

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In a special episode of Squawk Pod, Joe Kernen, Becky Quick, and Andrew Ross Sorkin are at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, where they’re speaking with Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi about this year’s theme: Cooperation in a Fragmented World. Since Russia’s war in Ukraine broke out, Ukrainians have relied heavily on the global private sector, including Uber. In the 11 months of the war so far, Uber has expanded its service footprint throughout the country, provided free rides to aid workers, doctors, and refugees, and transported supplies, food, and shelter in partnership with the United Nations. Khosrowshahi discusses the responsibility of tech companies during a crisis, as well as the impact of global economic and political pressures on his company’s bottom line. Plus, he shares tipping etiquette and his own track record behind the wheel in San Francisco. In this episode: Dara Khosrowshahi, @dkhos Becky Quick @BeckyQuick Joe Kernen, @JoeSquawk Andrew Ross Sorkin, @andrewrsorkin Cameron Costa, @CameronCostaNY

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0:00.0	We're a technology company but we're a technology company that operates on the streets in the cities with real people affecting lives and that comes with a responsibility but it's incredible.
0:16.0	Uber CEO Dara Kaus Rashahi at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland,
0:22.0	alongside the rest of the world leaders, plus our own Squawk
0:26.2	team.
0:27.2	Uber's work and responsibility to work in Ukraine.
0:30.9	When power goes out, when there's a rocket attack, the demand for
0:35.4	Uber and transportation absolutely increases. And the rides everywhere else.
0:41.1	Inflation's impact, delivery strategy, and global employment.
0:47.0	We need more drivers. We are now the single largest source of work in the world.
0:51.0	There are 5 million drivers, not gig. Work in the world. There are 5 million drivers, not gig work in the world.
0:54.2	Plus, what's the tipping etiquette these days?
0:57.7	The CEO of Uber surely would know.
1:00.5	I drive in San Francisco, I drive a Tesla Y. you're ever in town you know you might get me.
1:04.7	I'm see NBC producer Cameron Costa. Squackpad reports from Davos
1:09.6	Uber's Dara Kausrushshahi begins right now. Among the many world leaders and business people convened at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland,
1:28.3	Ukraine's first lady, Olena Zelenska.
1:40.0	Almost a year ago, two years into the pandemic, Russian troops invaded Ukraine.
1:45.0	And Ukraine fought back.
1:49.0	Top U.S. officials have estimated that Russia and Ukraine have both suffered 100,000 military casualties each.
1:57.1	Estimates place civilian casualties in Ukraine at about 40,000, all in less than a year.
2:03.6	In that time, 15 to 30 million people
2:07.5	have been displaced.
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