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Forbes Uber's Leather Boys Backchannel Hey, Backchannelers, Steven here. In the week since former Uber engineer Susan Fowler blew up the internet with her blog post chronicling her mistreatment as a female engineer at the company, countless pixels have been enlisted to analyze ... 3 Things Business Owners Can Learn From Uber's ScandalForbes all 2 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

NBCNews.com Problems Pile up for Uber in a Traffic Accident of a Week NBCNews.com Uber is having a traffic accident of a week, and the crashes keep piling up. Earlier this week, the $68 billion ride-sharing giant faced a wave of criticism and account deletions following revelations of sexual harassment and a take-no-prisoners "bro ... Two angel investors in Uber say efforts to change company culture from within didn't workCNBC Uber Investigator Eric Holder Asserts His IndependenceBloomberg ​Uber investors demand change in company cultureCNET Fortune -BusinessZone (blog) -TIME -Susan J. Fowler all 31 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Daily Mail Google's Waymo self-driving car unit sues Uber over claims of 14000 stolen documents revealing sensor secrets Daily Mail Google parent Alphabet's Waymo self-driving car unit has sued Uber and its autonomous trucking subsidiary Otto, claiming over 14,000 documents relating to its self driving car sensors were stolen by a former executive. Waymo accused Uber and Otto, ... Uber accused of 'calculated theft' of Google's self-driving car technologyThe Guardian Google sues Uber over 'stolen' driverless car technologyTelegraph.co.uk Meet The Former Google Engineer Who Allegedly Stole Secrets For UberForbes The Independent -CBS News -Sky News -Medium all 188 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

The Independent Uber investors attack company over 'bullying, lack of diversity and harassment of every form' The Independent Early investors in Uber wrote to the ride-hailing company on Thursday to criticise it for failing to end a toxic culture of harassment. Mitch and Freada Kapor publicly rebuked the company after former Uber employee Susan Fowler described in a blog how ... ​Uber investors demand change in company cultureCNET Two angel investors in Uber say efforts to change company culture from within didn't workCNBC Uber Investigator Eric Holder Asserts His IndependenceBloomberg NBCNews.com -Fortune -Susan J. Fowler -Medium all 28 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

TechCrunch Uber female engineers to Travis: 'there's a systemic problem with sexism here' TechCrunch Following accusations of sexism being ingrained into the culture of ride-hailing company Uber, after a female ex-employ detailed her experience in a blog post earlier this week, CEO Travis Kalanick held a meeting yesterday with a group of 100+ Uber ... Uber begs users not to delete their accounts, says it's 'deeply hurting'BGR Uber writes to users abandoning service over sexual harassment claimsThe Guardian Play VideoFortune The Independent -The Verge -Entrepreneur -Susan J. Fowler all 140 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Inc.com Arianna Huffington Is the Wrong Person to Fix Uber's Culture Problems Inc.com Following claims of widespread sexism and sexual harassment, Uber has tasked Arianna Huffington with helping to conduct an investigation into the company's dysfunctional work culture and providing recommendations for fixing it. As a member of Uber's ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

YourStory.com Ola, Uber drivers in Bengaluru join their Delhi counterparts on indefinite strike YourStory.com The fight between cab aggregators and driver partners just doesn't seem to end. On Thursday, over a lakh drivers from Drivers and Owners Association who are attached to Ola and Uber called for an indefinite strike in Bengaluru. The offices of the ... Ola, Uber drivers call off strikeEconomic Times Ola, Uber drivers call off strike in Delhi after Delhi government assuranceHindustan Times Uber, Ola drivers call off strikeThe Hindu Times of India -Mashable -Lake Country Now all 92 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

CNET Alphabet suing Uber over patent theft: CNET News Video CNET Initial reports estimated that Fitbit paid upward of $40 million to acquire Pebble's technologies. That figure was way off. Play video. Video: Newly discovered star system has three 'Goldilocks' planets. Newly discovered star system has three ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Uber, Fitbit, OKCupid information exposed by wide-reaching flaw CNET Usernames and passwords leaked onto the open internet earlier this month due to a security bug that affected 3,400 websites, including popular services like Uber, Fitbit and OKCupid, according to a disclosure Thursday by cybersecurity company Cloudflare. and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

New York Times Subway Ridership Declines in New York. Is Uber to Blame? New York Times After a period of soaring subway demand in New York City, ridership dropped last year, and transit officials say the rise of Uber and other car service apps may be partly to blame. Annual subway ridership fell slightly in 2016 for the first time since ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

The Guardian Uber accused of 'calculated theft' of Google's self-driving car technology The Guardian Waymo says that it spent seven years and significant amounts of money developing its LiDAR – and alleges that Uber's recent advances in self-driving technology are due to its theft of the Waymo LiDAR design. “The configuration and specifications of our ... Google's self-driving firm sues UberBBC News Meet The Former Google Engineer Who Allegedly Stole Secrets For UberForbes Alphabet's Waymo self-driving car unit sues Uber over stolen sensor secretsDaily Mail Financial Times -Bloomberg -Inc.com -Medium all 106 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

TIME Ellen Pao: Toxic Behavior at Uber Reveals Tech's Existential Rot TIME Susan Fowler's story was unique because it got an almost uniformly positive response from tech — the press, executives, investors, employees, coworkers. Even a teary Travis Kalanick, Uber's CEO, reportedly apologized to his employees for the behavior ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Alphabet's self-driving car division sues Uber MarketWatch Alphabet Inc.'s GOOGL, -0.04% GOOG, +0.07% self-driving car division, Waymo, announced a lawsuit against Uber Technologies Inc. on Thursday that claims the founder of Uber acquisition Otto used key technology he helped develop while working for ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Bloomberg Alphabet's Waymo Alleges Uber Stole Self-Driving Secrets Bloomberg Alphabet Inc.'s self-driving car business, Waymo, sued Uber Technologies Inc. for stealing trade secrets in the development of autonomous cars, accelerating an already-heated rivalry over the nascent technology. The lawsuit, filed Thursday in San ... Alphabet's Waymo sues Uber for allegedly stealing self-driving car secretsThe Verge Alphabet's self-driving car company just sued Uber — and it all stemmed from an email failCNBC Waymo sues Uber and Otto for theft of trade secretsTechCrunch Recode -Business Insider -CNET all 30 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

CNBC Two angel investors in Uber say efforts to change company culture from within didn't work CNBC Two early investors in Uber said their efforts to change the company's "aggressive" culture from within haven't worked, and thus are going public in the the hope that others can exert additional pressure on the company. The two investors, Mitch and ... Uber Investigator Eric Holder Asserts His IndependenceBloomberg Pissed off investors have had it up to here with UberMashable Early Uber investors call on company to change 'destructive culture'Reuters Fortune -CNET -TechCrunch -Medium all 23 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Quartz Nobody likes Uber anymore Quartz The public is not happy with Uber. Incensed by allegations of sexism and harassment in the company's corporate halls, people are once again #deleting Uber, while one-star ratings and withering critiques of its service are piling up in Apple's iOS App ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

MarketWatch Apple, Uber and Google say they're against Trump's transgender policy MarketWatch Apple AAPL, -0.44% Google GOOGL, -0.30% GOOG, -0.21% and Uber, all part of an amicus brief filed earlier this month in San Francisco of more than 100 tech companies that legally opposed Trump's immigration order that temporarily banned travel from ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

AOL News NYT report uncovers new harassment claims at Uber AOL News Former employees told the Times that they notified Uber's senior leadership, including CTO Thuan Pham and CEO Travis Kalanick, of workplace harassment. However, Uber had an "A-Team" of people close to Kalanick who avoided scrutiny from HR, ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

CNBC Lyft makes its biggest expansion yet as Uber faces fallout CNBC Ride-hailing app Lyft on Thursday announced its biggest expansion yet, amid turmoil at rival Uber. Lyft added more than 50 new cities in the U.S., including Topeka, Bismarck, Cedar Rapids, Des Moines, Columbus and Birmingham, the San Francisco-based ... ​Lyft rolls out to 54 more US cities in Uber blitzCNET Lyft expands into 54 new cities, while Uber does damage controlfox6now.com Lyft comes to Fargo amidst big expansion, giving Uber a ride app competitorINFORUM KIMT 3 all 24 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

South China Morning Post Uber secures third-party insurance coverage in bid to be legalised in Hong Kong South China Morning Post Ride-hailing firm Uber has moved a little closer to its destination of being legalised in Hong Kong after securing insurance coverage in line with the city's laws. Announcing the deal on Thursday, Uber Hong Kong said it had signed a contract with AIG ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Mashable Uber drivers are just an unhappy lot in this country Mashable Uber's desperate attempt to turn India into its next big market isn't chugging along smoothly. On top of regulatory hurdles that Uber has faced in nearly every region it operates in, the company is struggling in "right-sizing" its business model in ... Ola, Uber drivers call off strikeEconomic Times Uber office vandalised in BengaluruTimes of India Uber, Ola Drivers Launch Indefinite Strike in BengaluruNDTV Lake Country Now -The Hindu -The New Indian Express all 63 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

MarketWatch Uber harassment scandal will hurt, but not in same way as #DeleteUber campaign MarketWatch A former Uber engineer published a blog post over the holiday weekend alleging sexual harassment and gender bias within the highly valued Silicon Valley startup, which arrived on the heels of a user-led campaign to #DeleteUber in response to perceived ... Uber's sexual harassment case shines light on a startup's culture of defianceThe Guardian A viral blog post is forcing Uber to address its sexism problemVox Ex-employee's blog post fuels concerns about Uber's ethicsFinancial Times The Sydney Morning Herald -TechCrunch -Susan J. Fowler -Twitter all 629 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Recode Recode Daily: Uber's new diversity officer suddenly has his hands full Recode Uber's diversity officer, Bernard Coleman III, joined the company just last month. Now, amid the furor over reports of sexual harassment, unresponsive management and a frat-boy culture, he is tasked with producing a diversity report long resisted by ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

The Guardian Uber writes to users abandoning service over sexual harassment claims The Guardian In response, Uber has begun sending a form letter to users who try to delete their accounts, explaining its current position on the controversy. “Everyone at Uber is deeply hurting after reading Susan Fowler's blog post,” the letter begins. “We believe ... Uber 'deeply hurting' after sexual harassment claims, it tells users deleting their accountsThe Independent Uber messaged users about its sexism scandal after they tried to delete their accountsBusiness Insider UK Cocaine and groping — bombshell report on Uber's work environment makes it sound awful and full of brosBusiness Insider TNW -Mashable -MarketWatch -Susan J. Fowler all 64 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Investopedia Google Plans To Expand Carpool Service That Competes With Uber (GOOG) Investopedia After funding ride sharing startup Uber through its venture capital arm, the Mountain View company is now competing with it. According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, Google is planning to expand its carpool service with Waze, a traffic ... Alphabet's Nascent Ride-Sharing Service Ups the Ante Against UberMIT Technology Review Google taking on Uber with 'carpool' service using its Waze appDaily Mail Google is reportedly expanding a service that rivals UberCNBC Nasdaq -TechRadar -CNET -Wall Street Journal all 41 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber