Uber CEO takes leave of absence following an explosive 4-month investigation...
Uber CEO Travis Kalanick will take a leave of absence from the company to "work on myself" and to deal with a recent family tragedy, according to an email he sent to the company.When he returns to the...
View ArticleUber is going to rename its 'War Room' the 'Peace Room,' in an effort to...
Uber is trying to turn a new chapter in its history, and is renaming its "War Room" the "Peace Room,"according to Bloomberg.On Tuesday, Uber released a 13-page report it had commissioned from Eric...
View ArticleUber will try to change its 'bro culture' by cutting down on alcohol at work
Uber will now start cutting back on workplace partying in an effort to turn around its so-called "bro culture."As part of the 13-page report Uber commissioned from former US attorney general Eric...
View ArticleUber will now serve dinner earlier and offer remote work to cater to...
Uber is hoping to become more family friendly.The company will allow employees to work from home or work part time. It will also offer its catered company dinner at an earlier time. The changes are...
View ArticleThe life and rise of Travis Kalanick, Uber's controversial billionaire CEO
Eight years ago, Travis Kalanick launched a startup called UberCab in San Francisco.Now, Uber is a global behemoth and one of Silicon Valley's most successful companies — and one of the most...
View ArticleThe tech world reacts to the big changes coming to Uber's culture — here's...
Tech influencers took to Twitter on Tuesday to weigh in on the results of former US Attorney General Eric Holder's investigation into Uber's troubled culture.In light of the report, Uber's CEO Travis...
View ArticleUber board member resigns after making a sexist comment at a meeting intended...
David Bonderman resigned from Uber's board on Tuesday after making a sexist comment during a company meeting earlier in the day.Bonderman, a partner at the private-equity firm TPG, attempted a joke...
View ArticleThese are the 47 things Uber has agreed to do to change its company culture
For Uber to get past its series of scandals and transform itself into a kinder, gentler Uber 2.0, it will likely have to follow a long and winding path.Fortunately for the ride-hailing company, former...
View ArticleA committee of 14 execs will run Uber during CEO Travis Kalanick's leave of...
Uber CEO Travis Kalanick is taking a leave of absence from the company, and in his place Uber will be run by a committee of 14 execs, Uber confirmed to Yahoo Finance.Kalanick will take a leave of...
View ArticleThe new Uber won't work with Travis at the helm — here's why
•Kalanick now needs to put his life ahead of his work.•We shouldn't expect "Travis 2.0" to be that much different from "Travis 1.0"•The Uber crisis provides a moment to consider the moral fiber of the...
View ArticleUber may be proof that 'brilliant jerks' are finally less welcome in Silicon...
20 Uber employees are being fired as the result of a 4 month investigation into the company's toxic corporate culture. CEO Travis Kalanick is taking a leave of absence to "grow into the leader Uber...
View ArticleThis is why it's taking so long for Uber to hire Travis Kalanick's No. 2
Adam Lashinsky, Executive Editor of Fortune magazine and author of "Wild Ride: Inside Uber's Quest for World Domination", explained to Business Insider why it is taking a long time to find Uber's No....
View ArticleWhile he's taking a break, Uber CEO Travis Kalanick should study Elon Musk...
You can easily make the argument that Tesla is the hottest company of the post-financial-crisis period.A surging stock price at the beginning of 2017 and a market cap bigger than Ford, GM, and BMW has...
View ArticleTravis Kalanick resigns as Uber CEO
Travis Kalanick, the cofounder and CEO of Uber, has stepped down as the ride-hailing company's top executive."I love Uber more than anything in the world and at this difficult moment in my personal...
View ArticleThe rise and fall of Travis Kalanick, Uber's embattled billionaire founder...
Eight years ago, Travis Kalanick launched a startup called UberCab in San Francisco.Today, Uber is a global behemoth and one of Silicon Valley's most successful companies — and one of the most...
View ArticleThe hunt for Uber's next CEO won't be easy
Uber is in crisis. Once the darling of the technology industry, the $69 billion (£54 billion) transportation firm is now lurching from scandal to scandal, in a state of constant damage control. Founder...
View ArticleTravis Kalanick’s resignation as CEO of Uber comes after a firestorm of scandals
Travis Kalanick stepped down as CEO of Uber following a string of scandals including reports of sexual harassment and discrimination. Join the conversation about this story »
View ArticleAny company can protect itself from the insidious cultural issues that led to...
Uber CEO and cofounder Travis Kalanick has resigned.As Business Insider reported, Kalanick resigned in the face of a shareholder uprising, but will remain on the company's board of directors and...
View ArticleTravis Kalanick is no longer CEO, but he'll have a hand in picking his successor
Travis Kalanick may have just resigned as Uber's CEO, but he'll help select his replacement.Kalanick will be a part of the search for Uber's new CEO since he's retaining his board seat and all of his...
View ArticleUber adds a new board member to replace the one who resigned after making a...
Uber may have just lost its CEO, but it now has a new board member. The ride-hailing company, reeling after CEO Travis Kalanick's resignation Tuesday late night PT, is adding TPG investor David...
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