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Fallout From Uber Investigation Begins

Exec Emil Michael is out; no word on whether CEO Kalanick will take a leave

(Newser) - Uber Chief Business Officer Emil Michael is leaving the ride-hailing company just a day before the scheduled release of a report that is expected to recommend notable changes to Uber's culture and management, reports the AP . The move had been rumored , and company spokesman Matt Kallman confirmed the departure...

Big Day for Uber: Eric Holder Investigation Is In

CEO Travis Kalanick may take a leave of absence

(Newser) - Privately valued at $70 billion and operating in 80 countries , Uber seems to have as much potential as it does scandal. And that’s precisely what its board members are meeting about Sunday, reports the New York Times , when they’re set to discuss a possible leave of absence of...

Uber's Latest Headache: Rotting Sandwiches

The UberEATS driver has confounded everyone

(Newser) - There wasn't anything terribly special about their order, but what happened next was truly unexpected. Toronto-area couple Anna Kotlikova and Blake Weinzettl ordered pizza and soda from a nearby haunt, Montana's, over the weekend, using UberEATS so they wouldn't have to go out and pick it up....

CEO Set Out 'Sex Rules' Before 2013 Uber Party

Kalanick complained they meant he'd stay celibate

(Newser) - An email advising partygoers not to puke, throw kegs off buildings, or have sex without the other person's consent was sent not to the residents of Chug-a-Lug House, but to 400 Uber employees before a 2013 company party. In the letter obtained by Recode , CEO Travis Kalanick set out...

NFL Player Takes 500-Mile Uber Ride to Get to Practice

The damage: a $632 fare and $300 tip

(Newser) - This is the story of two men ridiculously committed to their respective jobs. On Sunday, Buffalo Bills cornerback Shareece Wright's flight was late getting into Chicago and he missed his connecting flight to New York, the Buffalo News reports. Wright had to be in Buffalo for (voluntary) practice by...

Uber Execs Reportedly Thought Rider's Rape Was a Conspiracy

They believed rival company concocted the account: report

(Newser) - Uber is at "an all-time low on morality," says rival company Ola, per Buzzfeed . That after a report alleging Uber's president of business in Asia Pacific got his hands on the medical records of a woman raped during a 2014 Uber ride in India and showed them...

Uber Fires 20 Employees Amid Law Firm's Misconduct Probe

Firm investigated complaints of sex harassment bullying, discrimination

(Newser) - Uber has fired more than 20 employees after a law firm investigated complaints of sexual harassment, bullying, discrimination, and other violations of company policies, the AP reports. An Uber spokesperson says the firm Perkins Coie was hired after former engineer Susan Fowler posted a blog in February about sex harassment...

Teen Girl Accused of Killing Her Uber Driver
Girl, 16, Accused of
Murdering Her Uber Driver
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Jun 4, 2017 1:31 PM CDT

Girl, 16, Accused of Murdering Her Uber Driver

Police say she used a stolen machete and a knife

(Newser) - Prosecutors say a teenage girl used a stolen machete and a knife during a fatal attack on a suburban Chicago Uber driver, the AP reports. Eliza Wasni is charged as an adult with first-degree murder in the death of Grant Nelson of Wilmette. A Cook County judge on Wednesday ordered...

Uber CEO's Mom Killed in Boating Accident

Bonnie Kalanick's boat hit a rock in California lake, sank

(Newser) - The mother of Uber CEO Travis Kalanick died in a boat accident in a California lake, reports the AP . Bonnie Kalanick, 71, died after the boat she and her husband, Donald, 78, were riding in hit a rock in Pine Flat Lake and sank, Fresno County authorities said. The Kalanicks,...

Uber Admits Stiffing NYC Drivers
Uber Admits
Stiffing NYC Drivers
May 24, 2017 3:18 AM CDT

Uber Admits Stiffing NYC Drivers

Company says drivers were underpaid for years

(Newser) - Uber has admitted it underpaid its New York City drivers tens of millions of dollars over the last 2.5 years. "We are committed to paying every driver every penny they are owed—plus interest—as quickly as possible," Uber exec Rachel Holt said Tuesday, per the AP...

'Boneheaded Move' Gets Deadliest Catch Star Arrested

Sig Hansen allegedly spit on Uber driver, kicked car

(Newser) - Deadliest Catch star Sig Hansen is apologizing after what he calls a "boneheaded move" got him arrested in Seattle early Thursday. According to police, the 51-year-old spit on an Uber driver who refused to accept cash for a ride that had been canceled midway through; the driver asked Hansen...

A New Uber Foe: Partnership of Lyft, Alphabet's Waymo

Self-driving vehicle sector just got even more competitive with new deal announcement

(Newser) - Lyft has the brawn via its nationwide fleet of taxis, Waymo has the brains with its self-driving technology, and together they just decided to make lots of money. The Wall Street Journal and New York Times report on a Sunday announcement from the two companies on a sparsely detailed deal...

Uber Faces Criminal Probe Over 'Greyball' Scheme

Company used software to avoid regulators

(Newser) - Another big setback for Uber: The Justice Department is in the early stages of a criminal investigation of the company over the "Greyball" program it used to avoid regulators as it expanded its service across America, sources tell Reuters and the Wall Street Journal . Users "greyballed" by the...

Mass Shooting Survivor Abigail Kopf to Start High School

She says she's excited to be back at school with friends this fall

(Newser) - The youngest survivor of an Uber driver's alleged shooting rampage in Kalamazoo, Michigan, last year will start high school with her classmates this fall, the AP reports. Abigail Kopf, 15, underwent testing Thursday so educators at Michigan's Harper Creek Community Schools could figure out where the teen stands...

What an Undisclosed Uber Meeting Says About Its CEO

Travis Kalanick met with Tim Cook in 2015, got a scolding

(Newser) - Mike Isaac's lengthy look at Uber CEO Travis Kalanick, the result of interviews with more than 50 people who are or have been professionally or personally close to him, isn't entirely without compliment. "Some consider him a math savant," Isaac writes for the New York Times ...

10 of the Oddest Things Ever Left in an Uber

How do you forget an elf cut-out?

(Newser) - A cellphone? Sure. But a lobster? That's just one of the odd things left behind in an Uber—and there are plenty, according to the company's Lost and Found Index published Wednesday. It notes that small items like wallets, keys, and phones are among the most commonly forgotten...

More Bad News for Uber, This Time in Europe

Company is ditching Denmark after stricter new law governing taxis

(Newser) - Uber is ceasing operations in Denmark in April thanks to a new law that requires taxi services to follow stricter guidelines. New regulations include mandatory seat sensors and costly fare meters, reports Reuters . Additionally, a cap on the number of licenses doled out each year would make it impossible for...

Accident Puts Kibosh on Uber's Self-Driving Test Cars

Ride-sharing company pulls plug after Arizona wreck

(Newser) - Uber is abruptly pulling the plug on its self-driving cars after what appears to be an accident caused by human error, reports Bloomberg , which calls the development "the latest incident for a company reeling from multiple crises." An Uber vehicle wrecked in dramatic fashion , flipping on its side...

Uber President Quits Over 'Beliefs, Approach to Leadership'

Jeff Jones had been in job for less than a year

(Newser) - More turmoil at Uber: Jeff Jones, the president the company hired from Target less than a year ago, has become the latest top exec to depart, the Wall Street Journal reports. Jones, a marketing expert who joined the company after Uber CEO Travis Kalanick said the company "needed a...

Uber's Final Frontier: Upstate New York

State considers legislation to overturn ban on ride-sharing services

(Newser) - Brian Cook's March Madness-inspired trip to Buffalo to cheer on Princeton was, for him, a journey back to a simpler time, when hailing a ride meant standing on a corner and flagging down a taxi. "For a 19-year-old, that's unknown," said Cook. "I take Uber...

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