Tag: Uber
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Sexual harassment: another top tech exec resigns
A top executive and cofounder of Binary Capital has admitted to using his “position of power in exchange for sexual gains,” forcing him into resignation, according to media reports. The Information reported on Thursday that six women had accused Justin Caldbeck, a prominent venture capitalist of “unwanted and inappropriate advances”, with several saying the misconduct…
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Employees petition Uber for Kalanick to return as Travis 2.0
Employees at Uber have signed a petition demanding Travis Kalanick be recalled as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the company. Kalanick recently resigned his CEO position at Uber this week after pressure from major investors following the release of a report on Uber’s internal culture and a seemingly endless series of scandals. More than 1,000…
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Uber Chief Executive, Travis Kalanick resigns
Embattled Uber’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Travis Kalanick resigns from the ride-sharing company he helped found in 2009, according to reports. This is following a “shareholder revolt” led by some of Uber’s most prominent investors, the New York Times reports. An Uber spokesperson confirmed to TechCrunch that Kalanick has actually stepped down. The report states…
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Uber Director, Bonderman resigns after ‘sexist’ joke about women
Billionaire businessman David Bonderman, a member of Uber’s board, resigned Tuesday after 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. The comment came as an interruption of fellow board member Arianna Huffington, who was…
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Uber in crisis amid unrelenting chaos as CEO steps down indefinitely
The chief executive officer of ride-sharing business Uber will step down indefinitely as a damning report exposes the company’s toxic culture. Travis Kalanick sent a company-wide email on Tuesday announcing he would take an “unspecified” leave of absence from the company, conceding he needed to improve his leadership skills. “Recent events have brought home for…
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Heads roll as Uber gets tough on sexual harassment
The housecleaning at Uber Technologies Inc. is just getting under way, as the ride hailing firm has fired more than 20 people after a company-wide investigation into harassment claims. Given the development, Uber has hired at least two high-profile senior executives whose job will be to set strategy and rethink branding. Law firm Perkins Coie…
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Uber fires former Google engineer at heart of self-driving car dispute
Uber Technologies Inc said on Tuesday it fired the technology whiz it had hired to lead its self-driving unit, Anthony Levandowski, after he failed to comply with a court order to hand over documents at the centre of a legal dispute between Uber and Alphabet Inc’s Waymo unit. Uber had hoped Levandowski, one the most…
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Uber threatens to fire self-driving car engineer in Waymo Case
Uber has threatened to fire an engineer accused by Alphabet self-driving Waymo unit of stealing confidential documents in a high profile trade secrets case between the two companies, according to a court filing. Waymo sued ride services company Uber Technologies alleging that former Waymo executive Anthony Levandowski downloaded over 14,000 confidential documents before leaving Waymo…
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RRS foils attempted hijack of uber taxi in Lagos
Operatives attached to the Rapid Response Squad of the Lagos State police command on Saturday foiled an attempt to hijack an UBER taxi arresting a suspect in the process. The suspect, Emmanuel John Ugbomah, 37, from Ndukwa, Delta State, was arrested in Oshodi Oke at 12:30 a.m while trying to escape after a botched attempt…
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Samsung gets approval to test self-driving car
The driverless car race is getting even more crowded as Samsung has received the green light to start testing a self-driving vehicle in South Korea. According to CNNtech, the tech company will be testing a car fitted with sensors and cameras, referring to South Korea government statement on Monday. The Samsung self-driving car, as reported,…