FBI launches yet another investigation into Uber
Uber’s new CEO Dara Khosrowshahi inherited an Uber that’s riddled with problems that need fixing, and most of them have complex legal aspects. One of …
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There’s about to be a lot more unproven self-driving cars on American roads
A bill just breezed through the US House of Representatives that aims to give automakers an incredible amount of freedom in testing its self-driving cars …
Report: Uber execs under investigation for bribing foreign government officials
With a new CEO Not Named Travis finally on board, Uber is totally set to start rebuilding its reputation after a summer of scandal. All …
Dara Khosrowshahi agreed to make Uber great again
Expedia CEO Dara Khosrowshahi, and guy whose last name is so complex he’ll always be just Dara for me, is the new CEO of Uber. …
Uber is axing one of its creepiest features in the name of privacy
Despite all the horribly negative things that have sullied the Uber brand over the past couple of years, the company remains standing today, and now …
Everything you need to know about Uber’s new CEO, Dara Khosrowshahi
After a long and bitter search, Uber has finally found a new CEO to replace former chief executive and founder Travis Kalanick. Uber has selected Dara …
Uber just got absolutely nailed by the FTC, agrees to audits for the next 20 years
Everyone new startup dreams of being the next Uber, but for the company itself the road has hardly been easy. The company grew incredibly rapidly …
Uber engineer at center of lawsuit wanted to ‘call out Elon on his s**t,’ court docs show
If you thought the incredible Silicon Valley drama between Google-owned Waymo and ride-hailing giant Uber couldn’t get any more juicy, you were wrong. Now, thanks …
Uber will never be free of Travis Kalanick
Not quite two months ago, investors forced Uber founder and CEO Travis Kalanick out of the company he founded. Within hours, there was a petition …
It’s official: Uber is in crisis
Literally hours after we published a (very long!) list of all the execs who have jumped ship from Uber this year, more bad news landed …
Uber’s first employee is the latest high-profile exec to jump ship
As of right now, Uber is a $60 billion company with no CEO, no CFO, and no chief operating officer. Ryan Graves, Uber’s first employee …
Congress moves on sweeping self-driving car rules that scrap safety standards
A US House subcommittee will vote Wednesday on a proposal that would sweep away existing rules for self-driving car manufacturers, according to Reuters. The proposal would …
Uber admits defeat again, this time in Russia
Last August, Uber was forced to retreat from China after inking a deal with ride-sharing rival Didi Chuxing, while taking a 17.5% stake in the company. …
Crisis-hit Uber considers giving shares to drivers, report says
It’s no secret that the last few months have been bad for Uber. The company has been hit by scandal after scandal, the founder, CEO …
You can now request an Uber for anyone in your address book
Uber on Tuesday announced an interesting new feature: The ability to request Uber rides for other people, even if they don’t have the Uber app …
Uber’s next CEO has six huge problems to fix
Even though a significant part of Uber’s workforce doesn’t want to admit it, Travis Kalanick is out at Uber. The CEO job is going to …
Over 1,000 Uber employees want Travis Kalanick back
After months of speculation, Uber co-founder Travis Kalanick stepped down as Uber CEO this week after the company’s board of directors made it clear that …
Travis Kalanick allegedly knew about ex-Waymo engineer’s Google info
Travis Kalanick has had a rough couple of weeks. After an independent review and list of recommendations regarding Uber’s business and inner workings was adopted …
Uber CEO Travis Kalanick finally resigns
Uber CEO Travis Kalanick only a few days after taking a leave of absence from the company. The move is not surprising, as Uber had …
Here are all 47 things Uber is going to change to try to be less horrible
Huge changes are afoot for troubled ride hailing startup Uber. After years of missteps, detailed complaints from current and former employees, and a CEO that …
Uber engineer who sparked massive investigation calls it ‘all optics’
For the last four months, Uber has been living in a state of mild crisis. A mid-February blog post by former Uber engineer Susan Fowler …
Uber CEO Travis Kalanick to take leave of absence
Earlier today, Uber CEO Travis Kalanick informed employees that he plans to take a temporary leave of absence from the rides haring company he founded …
Is Uber finally going to grow up?
According to a Reuters report this morning, Uber’s board has unanimously voted to approve recommendations from an investigation into Uber’s workplace policies and practices. The investigation, led …
Senior Uber exec Emil Michael is out
After a tumultuous few weeks for Uber, we’re finally seeing real changes at the company. Emil Michael, Uber’s Senior Vice President for business and CEO …
Uber CEO Travis Kalanick may be forced to temporarily step down
At this point, it’s effectively impossible to keep up with all of scandals that Uber has found itself involved in over the past few years. …
Uber CEO reminds employees not to rape each other in ridiculous 2013 memo
Uber CEO Travis Kalanick has been in over his head for many years. He’s admitted as much on several occasions, noting specifically that he needs …
Waze Carpool, Google’s actual ridesharing service, expands to California
Google is slowly expanding the reach of its own Uber rival, and Uber should be worrying about that prospect, especially given that it just infuriated …
Uber just fired Anthony Levandowski, the employee accused of stealing Google’s self-driving tech
Earlier this year, Waymo, Alphabet’s self-driving car subsidiary, launched a surprise and somewhat sensational lawsuit against Uber. According to the suit, a former Waymo engineer …
Uber ‘accidentally’ ripped off its drivers for over two years
Uber hasn’t had a particularly good string of luck so far in 2017. Between its CEO’s very public gaffes to widespread allegations of favoritism and …
Uber threatened to fire self-driving car star who ’engineered’ the Google lawsuit
Anthony Levandowski is a star of the self-driving car business. He worked on Google’s autonomous vehicle technology for years, being a key engineer for the …
