TECH REPORT: Uber profits down

Uber lost nearly $3 billion in the past 3 months as ride sharing is down amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Nearly 3 billion dollars in 3 months.

Jane king is in new york with those stories and more in today's tech report.

Uber lost nearly $3 billion in the past 3 months, as the ride-hailing industry suffers from the covid-19 pandemic.

The coronavirus pandemic all but extinguished rides bookings in april, leading to an 80% drop, though uber has seen recent increases in bookings in san francisco, los angeles, and chicago.

It's also been using uber eats to deliver food.

******* much of the tech industry continues to post job listings and hire employees.

Many companies are even planning to continue offering summer internships, though with a work-from-home twist.

Apple, amazon and microsoft each list at least 2,000 open jobs on their respective sites, and the companies all say they're still hiring.

******** 'animal crossing' is a smash hit for the nintendo switch.

The hit became the fastest selling game in nintendo switch history, partly helped by kids at home from school.

Meanwhile, fortnite has officially hit a peak of 350 million registered users.

******* alamo drafthouse has a new streaming service 'alamo on demand'.

They range between 3 and 15 dollars depending on how you watch.

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