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Getty Arianna Huffington was supposed to be Uber’s high-powered savior. When former Uber employee Susan Fowler came forward with an explosive piece last February detailing the ingrained culture of sexism at the company, Uber recruited Huffington, its only female board member, to help tackle the problem. Huffington told reporters that “going forward there can be…
Uber board member David Bonderman. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg) Billionaire businessman David Bonderman, a member of Uber’s board, apologized Tuesday for making what he called an “inappropriate” comment about women at a company-wide meeting that was aimed at addressing the harassment of women and other unprofessional conduct within the company. At the event, Bonderman made a joke…
react-text: 242 It looks like Uber CEO Travis Kalanick is trying to blow off some steam after a turbulent few weeks at his tech company. /react-text react-text: 244 Kalanick had a night out with fellow tech founders last Friday, including Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, to celebrate Dropbox CEO Drew Houston’s birthday. /react-text react-text: 246 Photos…
Uber Technologies Inc. Chief Executive Travis Kalanick said he would seek leadership advice after a run of troubling news involving the company, capped Tuesday by an online video of him berating one of the ride-hailing service’s drivers. In a note to employees, Mr. Kalanick vowed to “grow up” and said he was “ashamed” of the…
Uber CEO Travis Kalanick’s net worth is $6.3 billion, but if you’re a turd, you’re a turd, and all that wonderful cash can’t buy you a better personality. There’s a video to prove it: Bloomberg obtained footage of Kalanick getting into a heated argument with an Uber driver. Uber is having an absolutely miserable year,…
storytext Uber’s CEO drove home a simple message to employees this week: We must work with President Trump. At the company’s weekly all hands meeting, CEO Travis Kalanick addressed concerns about his working relationship with Trump by claiming it’s necessary in order to fulfill Uber’s mission of improving global transportation. “We’ll partner with anyone in…