Uber whistleblower says current business model 'absolutely' unsustainable

Mark MacGann, the whistleblower behind the so-called Uber Files, said on Wednesday that the ride-hailing company seemed to be taking steps toward improving its work culture, but that its business model was still "absolutely" unsustainable.

The Guardian and Le Monde newspapers reported in July that Uber Technologies Inc (US.UBER) broke laws and secretly lobbied politicians as part of an aggressive drive to expand into new markets from 2013 to 2017. MacGann said he decided to speak out because he believed Uber knowingly flouted laws and misled people about the benefits to drivers of the company's gig-economy model.