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Cops: NYC Attacker Is Uber Driver Who Gave 1,400 Rides

Sayfullo Saipov came to US in 2010

(Newser) - The man who killed eight people Thursday in what's believed to be New York City's deadliest terror attack since 9/11 has been identified as Sayfullo Saipov, an Uber driver who came to the US from Afghanistan in 2010. The 29-year-old, who was shot by police but survived after...

Uber Truce Cuts Power of Ex-CEO
Uber Truce
Cuts Power
of Ex-CEO
Oct 4, 2017 2:13 AM CDT

Uber Truce Cuts Power of Ex-CEO

Agreement clears way for IPO, sources say

(Newser) - Uber is curbing the power of former CEO Travis Kalanick and taking on Japan's SoftBank Group as a major new investor as the service tries to recover from internal strife and a myriad of legal headaches. The changes adopted unanimously Tuesday by Uber's 11-member board strip Kalanick and...

London: Uber Unfit to Operate Here, So It Can't

Company's license expires Sept. 30

(Newser) - London's transport authority says it won't renew Uber's license to operate in the British capital, arguing that it demonstrates a lack of corporate responsibility with implications in public safety and security. Transport for London says the car-hailing app was not "fit and proper to hold a...

It&#39;s Official: Uber Has a New CEO
Uber Gains a
'Scared' CEO
Aug 30, 2017 9:10 AM CDT

Uber Gains a 'Scared' CEO

Dara Khosrowshahi is leaving Expedia to lead ride-sharing company

(Newser) - Uber's board has indeed made its "truce choice" for a new CEO. Per Recode , Dara Khosrowshahi, who's helmed Expedia since 2005, has officially been designated the new head of Uber after former CEO Travis Kalanick's drama-filled June resignation . Khosrowshahi penned a memo to his Expedia staff...

Uber Finds 'Truce Choice' for New CEO

Job will be offered to Expedia's Dara Khosrowshahi

(Newser) - After weeks of rumors that ousted Uber CEO Travis Kalanick's successor would be Meg Whitman, GE's Jeffery Immelt, or even Kalanick himself , the company's board has finally made a decision. Sources tell the Wall Street Journal and the BBC that after Immelt ruled himself out over the...

Man Says Uber Driver Ambushed Him at His Home

Now he's suing the ride-sharing company

(Newser) - A Chicago man is suing Uber after he says he was attacked multiple times—including once at his home—by a driver for the ride-sharing app last December, TMZ reports. David Riordan says he was taking an Uber home from a Christmas party when the driver, Munstr Abuseimi, became upset...

One of Uber's Investors Just Sued Its Former CEO for Fraud

Lawsuit accuses Travis Kalanick of trying to get back in as CEO

(Newser) - Uber Technologies Inc. faced a fresh round of turmoil Thursday, with its global operations chief resigning and a major investor suing the ride-hailing company's former CEO, the AP reports. Ryan Graves told Uber staff in an email Thursday that he will transition out of his role as senior vice...

Uber Wants Female CEO, Has 3 Dudes in the Running

No women appear to want to take on ride-sharing company beset by sexism woes

(Newser) - After what the Washington Post calls "copiously combing through binders full of women across corporate America" in a search for a woman CEO to repair its sexist image, Uber has apparently come up with three names—all of them white guys. Rejected by the likes of Sheryl Sandberg , Meg...

Cops: Woman Raped by Man Posing as Her Uber Driver

Police believe it may not have been his first attack

(Newser) - A 40-year-old Los Angeles man has been charged with rape and kidnapping in connection with the sexual assault of a woman who believed he was her Uber driver, the Los Angeles Times reports. Police say Carlos Pichinte had decals for both Lyft and Uber on his car—despite not working...

Why Meg Whitman Won't Be Uber's Next CEO

Travis Kalanick is plotting a comeback

(Newser) - Some members of Uber's eight-person board were recently convinced that Meg Whitman would be the perfect candidate to replace co-founder Travis Kalanick as CEO, but others—including Kalanick—wanted Kalanick to have the job back. Whitman, former CEO of eBay and current chief of Hewlett-Packard, met with some board...

Uber Attempts to Make Peace With Drivers

Company unveils new policies, 24/7 support line

(Newser) - Hoping to erase all memory of its recent troubles, Uber has unveiled a host of new policies aimed at better treatment of its drivers—though forgetful riders might not be so thrilled. Among the recent policy changes making headlines is a new rule requiring riders to pay $15 to have...

Cops: Seattle Man Killed Wife During Uber Ride

The driver thought he would be next

(Newser) - A Coast Guardsman murdered his wife during an Uber ride early Sunday and told the terrified driver to keep going, police in Seattle say. Police say Jennifer Espitia was in the front passenger seat when she was shot in the head by husband Cameron Espitia during an argument, KOMO News...

Uber CEO's Resignation Was Months in the Making

Travis Kalanick was forced out by investors

(Newser) - The dust continues to settle after the resignation of Uber CEO Travis Kalanick from the $70 billion tech company he helped found. The New York Times interviewed more than a dozen employees and other insiders at Uber to get the lowdown on the months that led up to Kalanick being...

Sandberg, Huffington 'Don't Want Uber Job'

Facebook COO rumored to be board's first choice

(Newser) - Uber is looking for a new CEO, but the company's board may have to get used to disappointment: Sources tell the AP that Sheryl Sandberg, rumored to have been among the leading choices to replace Travis Kalanick, has made it clear that she isn't planning on leaving her...

After Uber Shocker, Everyone&#39;s Talking About Steve Jobs
After Uber Shocker, Everyone's
Talking About Steve Jobs
the rundown
Jun 21, 2017 10:43 AM CDT

After Uber Shocker, Everyone's Talking About Steve Jobs

But many say the ouster of Travis Kalanick isn't the same

(Newser) - Uber CEO Travis Kalanick's surprise resignation is drawing comparisons to another Silicon Valley ouster, that of Steve Jobs on his first go-round with Apple in 1985. Here's a look at what people are saying, including the pushback against those comparisons:
  • Deja vu: "This is shocking," writes
...

After 'Hours of Drama,' Uber CEO Resigns

Move caps Travis Kalanick's 'dramatic fall from grace'

(Newser) - The bumpy ride is over for Uber's Travis Kalanick: After a shareholder revolt, Kalanick has stepped down as chief executive of the company he co-founded in 2009. Sources tell the New York Times that the resignation came after "hours of drama" on Tuesday, with five of the company'...

Uber Is Making It Easier to Tip Drivers

Adds option to tip on app

(Newser) - Uber is enabling passengers to tip its US drivers with a tap on its ride-hailing app for the first time, part of a push to recast itself as a company with a conscience and a heart, the AP reports. Besides the built-in tipping option announced Tuesday, Uber is giving drivers...

Uber Driver Can't Speak English, Draws a Fine

'I felt discriminated against," says Carmen Hechevarria in Miami

(Newser) - An Uber driver is outraged after she received a ticket at Miami International Airport. Her crime: not speaking English. An airport security officer spoke in English to Spanish-speaking Uber driver Carmen Hechevarria as she dropped off passengers Sunday, but received no response, reports the Miami Herald . "She looked at...

There&#39;s a Powerful, Simple Way to Make Uber Improve
Punish Uber Where
It Hurts: Stop Using It
OPINION
Jun 14, 2017 10:48 AM CDT

Punish Uber Where It Hurts: Stop Using It

Farhad Manjoo: 'If Uber remains terrible ... we have only ourselves to blame'

(Newser) - The headlines about Uber's corporate behavior seem to only get worse by the day, but Farhad Manjoo at the New York Times has a prediction he fears will come to pass: People will tut-tut about those headlines, then shrug them off in a few days and tap their Uber...

At Uber Meeting on Sexual Harassment, a Sexist Joke

David Bonderman has since resigned from Uber's board

(Newser) - You know what's ill-advised at an Uber meeting addressing sexual harassment and other misconduct? David Bonderman does. Just as Uber was announcing a host of changes , one more came Tuesday when the billionaire businessman resigned from Uber's board of directors. Earlier Tuesday, Bonderman had interrupted fellow board member...

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