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Uber's next CEO will probably be a man despite its massive issues with sexism
Every female candidate is out of the running for the position of Uber's next CEO.According to reports from Recode and the New York Times, there are now four people jockeying for the top position at the...
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The first thing Travis Kalanick did after leaving Uber was sail to Tahiti on...
Travis Kalanick took a glamorous vacation in the wake of his departure from Uber. After resigning last month, the former Uber CEO sailed to Tahiti on a yacht owned by IAC chairman Barry Diller,...
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This is why Steve Jobs got fired from Apple — and how he came back to save...
According to a Recode report, ousted Uber CEO Travis Kalanick has been telling candidates for his old job that he's planning on "Steve Jobs-ing" it— a not-so-subtle indication that he intends to return...
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Uber is reportedly trying to quell rumors that Travis Kalanick will return as...
Uber reportedly addressed rumors that Travis Kalanick will return as CEO of the ride-hailing giant during an Tuesday all-hands meeting.General counsel Salle Yoo told employees that the company is...
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How a founder went from being worth millions to -$10,000 almost overnight —...
Jason Calacanis founded Silicon Alley Reporter, Weblogs Inc, Mahalo, and Inside.com.He turned down a $20 million offer for Silicon Alley Reporter. Then the dotcom bubble burst, and he wound up with a...
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Uber knowingly rented cars that were at risk of catching fire to its drivers...
Honda recalled its Vezel SUV last year because it could catch fire — but Uber continued to lease the cars to drivers in Singapore.The news comes from a Wall Street Journal report that says internal...
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Travis Kalanick has hired an advisory firm to fix his image
We might be about to witness the public redemption of Travis Kalanick.The former chief executive of Uber has hired a boutique advisory firm to repair his tarnished image.The firm is question is called...
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Uber board member says Travis Kalanick won't be CEO again
Travis Kalanick will not be Uber's CEO again, a key board member at the company said.In an email memo sent this week to Uber employees that leaked to Recode and Quartz, Garrett Camp, who co-founded and...
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Uber's first employee, a close confidant of ex-CEO Travis Kalanick, is...
Ryan Graves, Uber's first employee and a confidant of former CEO Travis Kalanick, is stepping aside from his operational role at the $69 billion ride-hailing company. Graves will remain on Uber's board...
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How the career of Ryan Graves, Uber's first billionaire CEO, was launched by...
Ryan Graves' career at Uber began with a tweet.In January 2010, when Uber was less than a year old, Travis Kalanick, then the CEO, tweeted: "Looking 4 entrepreneurial product mgr/biz-dev killer 4 a...
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Former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick sued by early investor Benchmark Capital over...
An early Uber investor, Benchmark Capital, is suing former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick over claims he committed fraud in 2016, according to a lawsuit filed on Thursday in Delaware Chancery Court.The suit...
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Here's how Travis Kalanick has allegedly stymied Uber's CEO search, according...
Travis Kalanick, Uber's former CEO, is actively thwarting the company's search for his replacement, according to a new lawsuit.The suit, filed by early Uber investor Benchmark Capital, alleges that...
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Here's how much Uber stock ousted CEO Travis Kalanick actually controls
It's been widely known that Travis Kalanick's shares in Uber gave him significant control over the company even after he was ousted as its CEO. But we didn't know for sure how much voting power he...
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A group of Uber investors want Benchmark Capital kicked off the board after...
A group of Uber shareholders is calling for venture-capital firm Benchmark Capital to be removed from Uber's board. According to Axios' Dan Primack, Shervin Pishevar of Sherpa Capital, Ron Burkle of...
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Former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick says he is 'baffled' by the bombshell lawsuit...
Former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick attacked the "hostile actions" of one of the company's largest investors, speaking out for the first time since a bombshell lawsuit last week sought to oust him from the...
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Benchmark, in open letter to all employees, says it's suing Uber's ex-CEO...
Benchmark Capital, the investor and board member that filed a lawsuit against former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick last week, has published an open letter to employees explaining itself.In it, the VC warns...
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9 business leaders who have distanced themselves from Trump so far
It's no secret that this White House tends to hemorrhage staff.But occupants of the West Wing aren't the only casualties of President Donald Trump's governing style.While Trump has repeatedly billed...
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Former Uber engineer slammed Tesla in texts to Travis Kalanick: 'We've got to...
Waymo, Google's sister company focused on self-driving-car technology, claims in a lawsuit that Uber stole intellectual property and trade secrets when it acquired a startup founded by Anthony...
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Former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick believes in 'fast firing,' according to his...
Newly disclosed text messages from former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick reveal all kinds of insights into his mind. Among them: How he feels about firing people.Kalanick is an advocate of doing it "fast."...
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The Uber engineer accused of downloading thousands of files once urged Travis...
When it comes to Uber and its tough-talking founder and former CEO Travis Kalanick, the word "greed" just keeps coming up.News stories used "greed" in their headlines to describe many of Uber's...
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