Travis Kalanick

Uber's public relation nightmares aren't going away despite a change in leadership. The company announced Wednesday that it was the victim of a 2016 data breachn that resulted in the theft of data from more than 57 million users and drivers.  But on Wednesday the company released a...

"Cult of personality" companies have taken a hit in 2017. A cult of personality emerges when someone utilizes propaganda and/or mass media to create a impossibly perfect persona. Similarly to sociologist Max Weber's "charismatic authority," a cult of personality embodies "an idealized,...

Lyft, a ride-hailing platform that is smaller in size compared to its biggest rival Uber, is taking the first steps toward filing for an initial public offering, Reuters reported. Lyft is said to be seeking out the services of an IPO advisory firm to help Lyft's management pick bankers and...

Uber's recently appointed CEO Dara Khosrowshahi and ousted CEO and co-founder Travis Kalanick are getting along and could be building a bit of a bromance. Kalanick earned a reputation as being a bit of a wildcard and was reportedly plotting a return to power by "Steve Jobs-ing it." But Kalanick...

Dara Khosrowshahi's tenure as Uber's new chief is off to a bit of a rocky start as an audio leak exclusively obtained by Yahoo News gives some background on how he obtained the job. Khosrowshahi hosted his first meeting as head of Uber and told the ride-hailing company's employees he was first...

Jeffrey Immelt, the former CEO of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), reportedly isn't ready to retire from the business world and wants to take over the vacant CEO spot at Uber. Despite his experience in running a Dow-component global behemoth, he may not have the full support of Uber's investors...

Ex-General Electric Company (NYSE: GE) CEO, Jeffrey Immelt, is reportedly eyeing the vacant CEO title at the ride-hailing company Uber. But why he would want this job is confusing to some, including CNBC's Jim Cramer. The fact Immelt is considering the CEO job at Uber is an indication that he wasn'...

Jeff Immelt didn't have to wait long for a job offer after resigning as CEO of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE) back in June, Recode reported. The executive is now considered to be the front-runner candidate to take over the vacant position of CEO of Uber. Immelt brings to the table the...

Benchmark Capital filed a lawsuit against former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick Thursday for fraud, breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty, an attempt by the venture capital firm to boot Kalanick from his seat on the board. The complaint, filed in Delaware Chancery Court and first reported by...

A 10-page rant against Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL)'s moves toward diversity has gone viral at a time when Silicon Valley is under fire for its treatment of women and minorities. The memo by an unnamed male software engineer at the company, which prompted a pointed rebuke from...

Travis Kalanick was ousted from Uber Technologies Inc., the ride-hailing company he co-founded in 2009. Sounds familiar? It should as the late Steve Jobs co-founded Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) in 1976 only to resign in 1985. But Jobs came back to lead Apple in 1997 as an "interim" CEO...

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co (NYSE: HPE)'s CEO Meg Whitman is not leaving her job to fill the vacant CEO post at Uber Technologies, Inc. The executive's name has been floating around this week as a possible successor to Uber's co-founder and recently ousted CEO Travis Kalanick. A spokesperson...

Uber Technologies, Inc. has a vacant CEO spot after the company's co-founder Travis Kalanick was pushed out. One of the most notable names being floated around to assume top ranks at the ride-sharing platform is current Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co (NYSE: HPE) CEO Meg Whitman. Whitman, former...

Fans of Uber’s hail-a-ride app praise Uber for filling a void in urban, on-demand transportation. But as the company deals with the fallout from the ouster of CEO Travis Kalanick and ongoing questions about its leadership and direction, one of the biggest questions facing investors and the...

Up in the executive suite, while Travis Kalanick was getting ousted almost operatically as CEO of his own creation, Uber Technologies Inc, another part of the company just sped along, picking up passengers in a world where real rubber meets actual road. “I’m pretty sure I’ve taken...