Travis Kalanick

gig economy Dec. 24, 2019

Travis Kalanick Is Fully Done With UberThe former CEO is leaving the company’s board at the end of the month, after being forced out for creating a hostile work environment.

By Brian Feldman

select all Mar. 21, 2018

Travis Kalanick Is Back, and He’s Buying Distressed Real EstateIt’s for CloudKitchens.

By Brian Feldman

select all Jan. 18, 2018

Travis Kalanick Squirmed on Floor After Video of Him Yelling at DriverAfter he was caught yelling at an Uber driver, Kalanick paid the driver $200,000 out of his own pocket following a private meeting.

By Madison Malone Kircher

psychology Sept. 20, 2017

This Stanford Professor Has a Theory on Why 2017 Is Filled With JerksAccording to Robert Sutton, the problem of “disrespectful, demeaning, and downright mean-spirited behavior” is “worse than ever.”

By Jessica Pressler

select all Aug. 28, 2017

Uber Taps Expedia CEO Dara Khosrowshahi to Fill Travis Kalanick’s ShoesUber’s reported pick has been running Expedia since 2005 and is vocally anti-Trump.

By Madison Malone Kircher

select all Aug. 10, 2017

One of Uber’s Biggest Investors Is Suing Travis Kalanick for FraudThey’re trying to force him off the board and out for good.

By Brian Feldman

select all Aug. 4, 2017

Uber Knew the Cars It Was Leasing Drivers Were at Risk of Catching FireIt was only after a driver’s dashboard went up in spontaneous flames that the company decided to do something.

By Madison Malone Kircher

select all July 31, 2017

Uber’s Next CEO Is More Likely to Be Travis Kalanick Than Meg WhitmanThe final candidates to replace Travis Kalanick are reportedly all men, and only one of them isn’t white.

By Madison Malone Kircher

select all June 21, 2017

What Travis Kalanick Leaves Behind at UberUber may well be a more stable company without Travis Kalanick. Kalanick without Uber is another story.

By Reeves Wiedeman

select all June 15, 2017

Can the New, Cuddly Uber Survive?Uber is going to be nicer to its employees. Is it going to be nicer to cities, too?

By Reeves Wiedeman

select all June 14, 2017

Why It Took So Long for Uber to ChangeTravis Kalanick wasn’t the company’s only bad apple.

By Madison Malone Kircher

select all June 13, 2017

Uber CEO Travis Kalanick to Take Leave of AbsenceThe announcement coincides with a report on Uber’s toxic culture compiled by former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder.

By Madison Malone Kircher

select all June 12, 2017

Uber’s Most Notorious Executive Has Finally ResignedEmil Michael is out at Uber.

By Madison Malone Kircher

select all June 9, 2017

Uber CEO Emailed ‘Sex Rules’ to Employees Before Company RetreatAn email from 2013 reveals how its early corporate culture echoes on today.

By Jake Swearingen

select all June 7, 2017

Travis Kalanick Uses Uber’s Lactation Room to MeditateHis new zen tactics were reportedly inspired by Arianna Huffington, who is an Uber board member.

By Madison Malone Kircher

select all June 7, 2017

Can Uber Fix Itself When Silicon Valley Won’t?Uber is “20 assholes lighter.” Will that be enough to change its culture?

By Reeves Wiedeman

select all May 29, 2017

Is Uber Evil, or Just Doomed?Sexual harassment, corporate-espionage charges, taking advantage of drivers: The company that practically courts bad PR is in an existential crisis.

By Reeves Wiedeman

select all May 27, 2017

Parents of Uber CEO Travis Kalanick Injured In Boating AccidentA tragic accident.

By Brian Feldman

select all Apr. 24, 2017

Uber Secretly Tagged iPhones Before Apple Made Them StopThe tactic was known as “fingerprinting.”

By Madison Malone Kircher

select all Apr. 21, 2017

Uber Needs More Time to Finish Sexism InvestigationAn internal memo shows the company’s attorneys asking for more time to interview top employees.

By Madison Malone Kircher

select all Mar. 27, 2017

Uber Tried to Recruit a Female Engineer by Assuring Her Sexism Is EverywhereWhen Kamilah Taylor said she wasn’t interested in working for Uber, a recruiter told her “sexism is systemic in tech.”

By Madison Malone Kircher

select all Mar. 20, 2017

Uber President Resigns After Only 6 MonthsJeff Jones’s departure is said to be linked directly to Uber’s recent string of scandals.

By Madison Malone Kircher

select all Mar. 9, 2017

Uber Will No Longer Use Greyball Software to Secretly Track OfficialsThe secret software was implemented back in 2014 and helped the company thwart law enforcement.

By Madison Malone Kircher

select all Mar. 8, 2017

How Uber Got HereThe ride-hailing company’s stream of bad press this winter didn’t come out of nowhere.

By Madison Malone Kircher

select all Mar. 7, 2017

Who Will Be Uber’s New COO?The announcement follows a leaked video of Kalanick arguing with a driver, and two executives resigning.

By Madison Malone Kircher

select all Mar. 3, 2017

Top-Secret Uber Program Was Used to Thwart Law EnforcementAccording to a new report from the New York Times, the company used secret software to make sure local officials couldn’t get Uber rides.

By Madison Malone Kircher

select all Mar. 2, 2017

So What Are That Uber Driver and Travis Kalanick Arguing About Exactly?Uber fares have changed significantly over the years, and drivers are feeling the effects.

By Madison Malone Kircher

select all Feb. 28, 2017

Video Surfaces of Uber CEO Arguing Heatedly With Driver: ‘Bulls**t!’The video of Travis Kalanick is the latest in a series of bad news for the ride-hailing company.

By Madison Malone Kircher

select all Feb. 27, 2017

Uber Exec Forced to Resign Over Sexual Harassment Allegations at GoogleUber senior vice-president Amit Singhal didn’t disclose sexual-harassment allegations that were levied against at his previous job.

By Madison Malone Kircher

select all Feb. 2, 2017

Uber CEO Travis Kalanick Resigns From Trump Advisory BoardThe #deleteUber campaign seems to have worked.

By Brian Feldman

select all Oct. 6, 2016

Chinese Ride-Hailing CEO Calls Out Uber CEO for Being a LightweightThe two men met up for drinks to toast the sale of Uber’s operations in China this summer.

By Madison Malone Kircher

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