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DoorDash Says It Will Change Controversial Tipping Policy
DoorDash Chief Executive Officer Tony Xu, facing public criticism that the food-delivery company pays drivers less when they receive tips, said his company would rethink its approach to handling in-app tips.
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Uber Board Seats for SoftBank Imperiled by US National Security Review
When SoftBank Group arranged a $9 billion purchase of Uber stock in late 2017, the company negotiated for two seats on the board.
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Elon Musk Accused Of Pushing, Verbally Abusing Senior Tesla Employee
A day after handing in his resignation from Tesla Inc., a senior leader returned to work last September to tie up loose ends and say goodbye to his colleagues. Word spread that the employee had resigned, leading Tesla Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk to accost the worker, swearing at him and telling him to leave immediately, according to people wi...
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Uber Lays Out Its Plan for Long-Term Self-Disruption
Some of Uber's new lines of business may actively dissuade people from calling one of its cars.
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"Dear Travis...": Lawsuit Reveals Letter That Forced Uber Founder Out
On June 20, 2017, two venture capitalists arrived at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Chicago to hand-deliver a letter to Travis Kalanick. The memo helped convince the Uber Technologies Inc. co-founder to step down as chief executive officer.
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How Netflix Could Eventually Stop Losing Money
As Netflix's public profile has climbed, so have its losses.
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Ex-Uber Security Employees Allege 'Deeply Troubling' Practices
The employees say the company is trying to block them from disclosing “a number of deeply troubling practices at Uber that have not been publicly revealed.”
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"Deeply Troubling Practices" Exist In Uber, Allege 4 Former Employees
Four former employees on Uber Technologies Inc.'s security team are claiming in court that the company is trying to block them from disclosing "a number of deeply troubling practices at Uber that have not been publicly revealed."
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A Photocopier Salesman, His Gaming Obsession, A Billion-Dollar Business
Jack Etienne had reinvented himself. He'd gone from an eager photocopier salesman with an obsessive evening-and-weekends video game habit to the chief executive officer at a professional video-game-playing company that generates millions of dollars a year in sponsorships. In 2017, he committed more than $30 million in investment funds buying a spot...
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Uber Will Rent Scooters Through Its App in Partnership With Lime
Electric scooter rental company Lime is teaming up with Uber to bring an unconventional mode of transportation to the world.
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Bird CEO Explains Why His Scooter Startup Needed $300 Million
Altogether, Bird has raised $418 million since it was founded in April 2017.
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Apple Executive Hired to Fix Uber's Image Departs After a Year
Uber said Bozoma Saint John will be chief marketing officer at Endeavor LLC, the parent of WME.
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Microsoft Said to Have Agreed to Acquire Coding Site GitHub
GitHub was valued at $2 billion in 2015, and said to have chosen Microsoft partially because it was impressed by CEO Satya Nadella.
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Flying Cars Get Uber Boost From Research Pact With NASA
Uber Technologies announced a partnership to study urban manned aircraft in conjunction with the U.S. space agency NASA, following a partnership last year that focused on unmanned drones.
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Uber Pushed the Limits of the Law. Now Comes the Reckoning
Uber faces at least five criminal probes from the US Justice Department - two more than previously reported.
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DoorDash Says It Will Change Controversial Tipping Policy
DoorDash Chief Executive Officer Tony Xu, facing public criticism that the food-delivery company pays drivers less when they receive tips, said his company would rethink its approach to handling in-app tips.
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Uber Board Seats for SoftBank Imperiled by US National Security Review
When SoftBank Group arranged a $9 billion purchase of Uber stock in late 2017, the company negotiated for two seats on the board.
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Elon Musk Accused Of Pushing, Verbally Abusing Senior Tesla Employee
A day after handing in his resignation from Tesla Inc., a senior leader returned to work last September to tie up loose ends and say goodbye to his colleagues. Word spread that the employee had resigned, leading Tesla Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk to accost the worker, swearing at him and telling him to leave immediately, according to people wi...
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Uber Lays Out Its Plan for Long-Term Self-Disruption
Some of Uber's new lines of business may actively dissuade people from calling one of its cars.
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"Dear Travis...": Lawsuit Reveals Letter That Forced Uber Founder Out
On June 20, 2017, two venture capitalists arrived at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Chicago to hand-deliver a letter to Travis Kalanick. The memo helped convince the Uber Technologies Inc. co-founder to step down as chief executive officer.
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How Netflix Could Eventually Stop Losing Money
As Netflix's public profile has climbed, so have its losses.
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Ex-Uber Security Employees Allege 'Deeply Troubling' Practices
The employees say the company is trying to block them from disclosing “a number of deeply troubling practices at Uber that have not been publicly revealed.”
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"Deeply Troubling Practices" Exist In Uber, Allege 4 Former Employees
Four former employees on Uber Technologies Inc.'s security team are claiming in court that the company is trying to block them from disclosing "a number of deeply troubling practices at Uber that have not been publicly revealed."
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A Photocopier Salesman, His Gaming Obsession, A Billion-Dollar Business
Jack Etienne had reinvented himself. He'd gone from an eager photocopier salesman with an obsessive evening-and-weekends video game habit to the chief executive officer at a professional video-game-playing company that generates millions of dollars a year in sponsorships. In 2017, he committed more than $30 million in investment funds buying a spot...
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Uber Will Rent Scooters Through Its App in Partnership With Lime
Electric scooter rental company Lime is teaming up with Uber to bring an unconventional mode of transportation to the world.
-
Bird CEO Explains Why His Scooter Startup Needed $300 Million
Altogether, Bird has raised $418 million since it was founded in April 2017.
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Apple Executive Hired to Fix Uber's Image Departs After a Year
Uber said Bozoma Saint John will be chief marketing officer at Endeavor LLC, the parent of WME.
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Microsoft Said to Have Agreed to Acquire Coding Site GitHub
GitHub was valued at $2 billion in 2015, and said to have chosen Microsoft partially because it was impressed by CEO Satya Nadella.
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Flying Cars Get Uber Boost From Research Pact With NASA
Uber Technologies announced a partnership to study urban manned aircraft in conjunction with the U.S. space agency NASA, following a partnership last year that focused on unmanned drones.
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Uber Pushed the Limits of the Law. Now Comes the Reckoning
Uber faces at least five criminal probes from the US Justice Department - two more than previously reported.
