Uber is changing how drivers are paid under its UberPool carpooling service, another indication of the ride-hailing giant’s efforts to provide better working conditions for drivers. Previously, drivers doing UberPool… Read More
The news that Expedia CEO Dara Khosrowshahi has been selected to take over as Uber CEO came as a surprise Sunday evening. But those who know him say the 12-year… Read More
One of the first times I used Uber was to get to the company’s downtown Seattle office. This was back in 2014, still relatively early in the company’s rise. We… Read More
Uber has faced some controversy over the past few months, to put it lightly. The company has been the subject of several scandals over claims of sexual harassment by a… Read More
The New York Times reported late Tuesday that Uber CEO and co-founder Travis Kalanick has resigned. NYT reporter Mike Isaac noted that in a letter sent to Kalanick, major Uber… Read More
Uber CEO Travis Kalanick announced Tuesday that he is taking a leave of absence from the ride-hailing company amid repeated scandals and an investigation into the company’s culture. And during… Read More
Uber is looking to hire a second-in-command to CEO Travis Kalanick to help run the company amid backlash over its internal culture and public image. In an all-hands meeting on… Read More
Uber CEO Travis Kalanick can’t even catch a break in the back of one of his company’s cars these days. In a dash-cam video shared by an Uber driver with… Read More
Uber’s senior vice president of engineering has been asked to resign after failing to inform the company about sexual harassment allegations at his previous job, according to Recode. The ride-hailing… Read More
Arianna Huffington is speaking out publicly amid the investigation into alleged sexual harassment at ride-hailing company Uber. Huffington, a member of Uber’s board, posted an update to the company’s blog emphasizing her… Read More
A former Uber employee’s allegations of sexual harassment in the ride-hailing company’s corporate office has retriggered the #DeleteUber movement on Twitter. The hashtag has been tweeted more than 7,500 times… Read More
Just days after defending his position as a member of President Donald Trump’s economic advisory council, Uber CEO Travis Kalanick is stepping away from that commitment. The decision comes in the wake… Read More
The chief executives of Uber and Tesla are joining an advisory board of 19 business leaders who will have the ear of president-elect Donald Trump. Today, Trump announced Elon Musk,… Read More
Uber needed about six years to register its first one billion rides through its app and just six months to rack up the next billion. CEO Travis Kalanick used a… Read More
PARIS — During a two-day trial last week, Pierre-Dimitri Gore-Coty and Thibaud Simphal, the Uber executives facing criminal charges here, struggled to remember internal documents and management decisions. According to critics,… Read More
Forget backseat drivers, since unveiling its rebranded look this week, Uber is hearing it from backseat designers who think the company missed the mark big time with its new app… Read More
You might need a minute before you request your next Uber to locate and or recognize the app icon on your phone as the company unveiled a completely revamped look… Read More
Another day, another legal problem for Uber. South Korean prosecutors indicted Uber CEO Travis Kalanick and an exec from Uber’s Korean business partner on Wednesday for operating “an illegal taxi service,” Yonhap… Read More
Uber has been making headlines for challenging city officials in Portland, musing about investigating the private lives of journalists, and poaching executives from rival companies. But one of the early investors in the company, prominent… Read More
Uber has just raised another blockbuster $1.2 billion round of funding at a mammoth $40 billion valuation to power the transportation company’s massive ambitions. The investors in the round were… Read More
Uber appears to be raising another meteoric round. A report this afternoon from the Financial Times indicates that the San Francisco-based company is looking to raise another $1 billion at a valuation… Read More
SAN FRANCISCO – Uber CEO Travis Kalanick is trying to turn a scrappy startup into one of the titans of a burgeoning industry. And that transition is coming with a… Read More
Uber is adding some political muscle to its operations as it continues to engage in a regulatory battles across the globe. The heavily-funded transportation service has named David Plouffe —… Read More
Critics of Uber have often criticized the transportation company’s use of “surge pricing” to up the price of its service during extreme weather. Today, the company changed its policies to make… Read More
Uber CEO Travis Kalanick is not pleased with the Seattle City Council’s current moves toward regulating Uber and other ride-sharing companies. On a conference call about his company’s decision to… Read More
SAN FRANCISCO– Uber Co-founder and CEO Travis Kalanick knows that the ride-sharing company’s infamous surge pricing is a hard sell, but he thinks it’s a preferable experience to standing out… Read More