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CNET Uber now being run by 14-person committee, report says CNET And so it is that Uber appears to have opted for a radical change when it comes to running the company. After the (perhaps temporary) departure of CEO Travis Kalanick, some wondered who on earth would now be in charge. It seems that quite a few people ... One Way to Fix Uber: Think Twice Before Using ItNew York Times We Don't Need UberMotherboard Uber: Is Kalanick's Departure A Win For Waymo?Seeking Alpha NEWS.com.au -WIRED -Business Insider -Susan J. Fowler all 37 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

The Register Judge holds Uber's feet to the fire over alleged Waymo tech theft The Register Analysis A California judge is not taking any nonsense in the ongoing self-driving tech theft case between Uber and Google-owned Waymo. Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Corley ruled earlier this month that Uber must hand over what may be critical due ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Engadget Ohio drunk drivers ordered to install Uber or Lyft Engadget However, according to The News-Herald, Ohio Municipal Court Judge Michael A. Cicconetti has been ordering those convicted of Operating a Vehicle Impaired (OVI) to download ride-sharing apps like Uber or Lyft as part of his sentencing. They must also ... Ohio Judge Ordering People Facing Drunk Driving Charges to ...The Drive A judge is ordering drunken drivers to install Uber, Lyft | Ars TechnicaArs Technica all 13 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

CNBC Op-Ed: Uber meltdown shows it's time for Silicon Valley to stop worshipping founders CNBC Uber clearly lacked some basic HR functions, even though it's eight years old and has more than 12,000 employees. Silicon Valley investors should take Uber's management meltdown as a warning to check the power of founders sooner and more ... Uber faces a fresh probe from US regulators over its privacy practicesRecode Uber's turmoil compounded by David Bonderman's sexist quipFinancial Times Uber board member resigns after sexist remark at meeting addressing sexismThe Guardian Wall Street Journal (subscription) -Reuters -Susan J. Fowler -Uber Newsroom all 381 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Recode Uber faces a fresh probe from US regulators over its privacy practices Recode Still, the scrutiny could easily blossom into a full-fledged legal complaint against Uber — a reality the company knows well. This January, the agency penalized Uber for misleading claims about drivers' potential earnings as well as the ride-hailing ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Financial Times At Uber, counting the costs of winner take all Financial Times It is not just at Uber — and not just in business — that crucial executive roles are filled by people unsuited to them. Mistakes pile up and damage is done. Either the job is changed to fit the executive or the executive is replaced. If that process ... Uber director resigns after making sexist joke at meeting about sexismTelegraph.co.uk Uber Might've Already Blown its Chance to Fix its CultureFortune Uber board member resigns after sexist remark at meeting addressing sexismThe Guardian Forbes -Engadget -The Atlantic -Susan J. Fowler all 298 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Recode Uber has been ordered to produce a key document in Alphabet's lawsuit against the company Recode Uber came under scrutiny after it acquired self-driving trucking startup Otto, a business founded by Anthony Levandowski, who previously led Alphabet's autonomous vehicle efforts. Alphabet claims Levandowski stole 14,000 proprietary files before ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

New York Times Daily Report: The Perils of Continuing to Use Uber New York Times Uber has promised to reform its corporate misbehavior. On Tuesday, the company released a long list of recommendations that it plans to adopt to avoid the workplace scandals that have recently plagued it. Uber's chief executive, Travis Kalanick, also ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Forbes Susan Fowler's Uber Expose Should Win A Pulitzer Forbes There's no better example of this transformation than the unmasking of Uber. Since 2012, the ride-hailing company has been covered incessantly by the Silicon Valley tech press, chiefly through the prism of the company's disruptive business model and ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Washington Post The big problem for Uber now: Attracting talent Washington Post SAN FRANCISCO — Last year, software engineer Elizabeth Ford got what many young engineers in Silicon Valley once considered the dream job pitch: Would she be interested in working at Uber? Ford was blunt with the Uber recruiter, telling her the ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Financial Times Uber's turmoil compounded by David Bonderman's sexist quip Financial Times The departure from Uber's board of David Bonderman, after he made a sexist joke at a company meeting on Tuesday, is yet another pratfall for a company plagued by cultural issues and turmoil at the top that have led to chief executive Travis Kalanick ... Uber Might've Already Blown its Chance to Fix its CultureFortune Uber board member resigns after sexist remark at meeting addressing sexismThe Guardian Uber Would Be A Powerhouse If It Only Worked Like ThisForbes Wired.co.uk -Telegraph.co.uk -Recode -Susan J. Fowler all 247 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Daily Mail The 41-year-old Uber driver, from Sydney, will be eligible for parole in June 2023 Daily Mail A Sydney Uber driver who raped a drunk female passenger after she fell asleep in the back of his car has been jailed for a maximum of nine years. Muhammad Naveed, 41, was sentenced to a minimum of six years and four months in prison at the Downing ... Uber driver jailed for six years for attack on touristEvening Standard An Uber Driver Has Been Jailed For Raping A Female PassengerBuzzFeed News Uber driver jailed over rape of passenger picked up from Sydney's Kings CrossABC Online 9news.com.au all 25 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

CNBC Scandals like Uber shouldn't result in 'knee-jerk' firings, crisis expert says CNBC Former Uber board member David Bonderman represented a "distraction" for the company and he had to go, Eric Dezenhall, a crisis management expert, told CNBC on Wednesday. Dezenhall, CEO of Dezenhall Resources, spoke a day after Bonderman ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

New York Times Alexandria, London, Uber: Your Wednesday Briefing New York Times More than 20 stories of Grenfell Tower, a high-rise apartment building in West London, were engulfed in flames overnight. The city's fire chief said she had “never, ever seen anything of this scale.” Credit Natalie Oxford, via Agence France-Presse ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Recode Donald Trump, Uber and the Viet Cong have something in common — they are all asymmetric warriors Recode It's what he has in common with Airbnb and Uber, Instagram and YouTube, Kim Kardashian-West and Kylie Jenner. They are all asymmetric warriors, disrupting traditional industries with strategies and tactics heretofore unknown and unimagined — even ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Business Insider Some Uber employees still plan to quit, they said on an anonymous ... Business Insider Many Uber employees took to an anonymous chat app called Blind on Tuesday to discuss the company's plan to change its corporate culture. And some ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

CNBC Uber board member David Bonderman resigns after sexist comment at meeting CNBC Uber board member David Bonderman, who spurred outrage after making a sexist remark at a staff meeting held subsequent to an investigation of sexual harassment at the ride-sharing company, has resigned on Tuesday. The resignation will be effective as ... Uber chief Travis Kalanick to take leave of absenceBBC News Uber boss Travis Kalanick to take leave of absence after series of scandalsTelegraph.co.uk Travis Kalanick is not ethical enough to steer UberFinancial Times CampaignLive -The Guardian -TechCrunch -Susan J. Fowler all 423 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Quartz Three Uber drivers were ruled employees for unemployment ... Quartz Three New York Uber drivers and "others similarly situated" have been deemed employees for unemployment purposes. An administrative law judge for New ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Recode This is how Uber plans to change its own company culture - Recode Recode Uber's chief human resources officer Liane Hornsey sent an email to the staff to address the changes that will be made. and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Recode Here's how Uber plans to change the company culture Recode Uber staffers gathered today to hear the results of an investigation into its troubled culture and management structure. As part of the investigation, law firm Covington and Burling laid out a series of recommendations for how to rectify what many ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

CNBC Uber board member — who helped lead sexism investigation — joked that Uber's female board members talk too much CNBC Law firm Covington & Burling delivered a report to Uber with 47 recommendations to improve its culture, which has been plagued by criticisms of widespread sexism. Investor and finance veteran David Bonderman interrupted fellow board member Arianna ... Uber couldn't get through its meeting about sexism without a board member making a sexist jokeThe Verge Yes, Uber board member David Bonderman said women talk too much at an all-hands meeting about sexism at UberRecode Uber board member gets sexist at a sexism apology all-handsTechCrunch Washington Post -Business Insider -New York Times all 41 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Uber drivers should be legal employees with benefits: judge New York Post Uber drivers should legally be considered employees of the company — and entitled to all the benefits that come with that, a state labor judge has ruled. The decision could mean that Uber would be on the hook for such worker benefits as overtime and ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

TechCrunch Uber board member gets sexist at a sexism apology all-hands TechCrunch At least one Uber board member didn't seem to get the memo about sex discrimination and the changes Uber is trying to make from within. In an audio taping of the company all-hands meeting today about sex discrimination, board member David Bonderman ... Uber board member cracks 'inappropriate' joke about women at company event on sexual harassmentWashington Post Yes, Uber board member David Bonderman said women talk too much at all-hands meeting about sexism at UberRecode Uber couldn't get through its meeting about sexism without a board member making a sexist jokeThe Verge Business Insider all 15 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

TechCrunch Uber board member gets sexist at a sexism apology all-hands TechCrunch At least one Uber board member didn't seem to get the memo about sex discrimination and the changes Uber is trying to make from within. In an audio taping of the company all-hands meeting today about sex discrimination, board member David Bonderman ... Yes, Uber board member David Bonderman said women talk too much at all-hands meeting about sexism at UberRecode Uber couldn't get through its meeting about sexism without a board member making a sexist jokeThe Verge Uber board member cracks 'inappropriate' joke about women at company event on sexual harassmentWashington Post Business Insider -New York Magazine all 20 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Recode Arianna Huffington's speech to Uber staff: A 'new Uber' will emerge from crisis Recode Uber board member Arianna Huffington addressed employees at the company today in an all-hands meeting in which it was also announced that CEO and co-founder Travis Kalanick would take a leave of absence. (That came after a last minute scramble.). Uber board member gets sexist at a sexism apology all-handsTechCrunch Uber couldn't get through its meeting about sexism without a board member making a sexist jokeThe Verge all 9 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber