Technology
What Uber’s Spies Really Did
A former co-worker accused the men of wiretapping their colleagues, hacking foreign governments and stealing trade secrets. It wasn’t true, but the allegations still follow them. Source
Kalanick, Travis
Technology
Uber Survived the Spying Scandal. Their Careers Didn’t.
The relationship was tense, Mr. Gicinto recalled, and both men seemed uneasy about sharing leadership. Still, their work ramped up quickly. The group, which grew to include dozens of employees, wanted to keep track of […]
Technology
Maureen Dowd Interviews Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi
LANGLEY, Wash. — I was just cutting into a juicy piece of steak that the chief executive of Uber, Dara Khosrowshahi, had grilled and plopped onto my plate, when one of his 8-year-old twin boys […]
Technology
Uber Founder Travis Kalanick Leaves Board, Severing Last Tie
SAN FRANCISCO — Travis Kalanick, the founder and former chief executive of Uber, has stepped down from the company’s board of directors, severing his last tie with the business. Mr. Kalanick, 43, started Uber in […]
Technology
Uber Settles Federal Investigation Into Workplace Culture
SAN FRANCISCO — In 2017, a former Uber employee wrote a public essay describing how the ride-hailing company had permitted sexual harassment to fester at the workplace. The revelations led to an outcry over Uber’s […]
Technology
He Has Driven for Uber Since 2012. He Makes About $40,000 a Year.
COTATI, Calif. — Uber’s public stock offering next month will make a bunch of people remarkably rich. Peter Ashlock is not one of them, although he has toiled for the ride-hailing company almost since the […]
Technology
Uber, Losing $1.8 Billion a Year, Reveals I.P.O. Filing
SAN FRANCISCO — Uber, the ride-hailing service that has upended transportation around the world, took a major step toward the largest initial public offering in years when it officially unveiled its finances in a prospectus […]