White House Spokesman, Trump Legal Aide Quit As Russia Probe Deepens

White House press secretary Sean Spicer and a member of President Donald Trump’s legal team resigned Friday in a one-two punch to a reeling administration, as pressure mounts from a broadening investigation into the Trump campaign’s ties to Russia. Spicer resigned in opposition to Trump’s naming of Anthony Scaramucci, a Wall Street financier and longtime … Read more

Trump Legal Team Gets Shake-Up As Investigation Deepens

A key member of TrumpĀ“s legal team said he resigned his post Friday, a shake-up as Trump drew fire for apparent efforts to influence a former FBI director’s probe into collusion with Russia. Mark Corallo, who coordinated the Trump legal team’s public response to the crisis, told AFP in an email that he had resigned … Read more

Obama Back In Political Fray With Democratic Fundraiser

Barack Obama headlines a key Democratic fundraiser Thursday in one of his first major appearances for the party since Donald Trump succeeded him as US president in January. Obama will attend a fundraiser for the National Democratic Redistricting Committee (NDRC) at a private home in the US capital Washington. The event, which is closed to … Read more

Kalanick, Uber’s Disruptive Driving Force

Travis Kalanick was the driving force behind Uber, taking a spur-of-moment idea and turning it into the world’s most valuable venture-funded tech startup. But Kalanick’s brash personality and freewheeling management style made him a liability as well as an asset to the global ridesharing giant, and on Wednesday he stepped down as chief executive. Kalanick, … Read more

Embattled Uber CEO Kalanick Steps Down

Uber said Wednesday that its embattled chief executive Travis Kalanick had agreed to step down from his job, as the company tries to clean up a corporate culture that has sparked charges of harassment and discrimination. Kalanick had already been on a leave of absence aimed at restoring confidence in the scandal-plagued ridesharing giant. The … Read more

After Driving Uber To Heights, Kalanick Downshifts

Travis Kalanick has been the driving force behind Uber, taking a spur-of-moment idea and turning it into the world’s most valuable venture-funded tech startup. But Kalanick’s brash personality and freewheeling management style made him a liability as well as an asset to the global ridesharing giant, prompting his decision Tuesday to take an indefinite leave … Read more

Embattled Uber CEO Kalanick To Take Leave of Absence

Uber chief executive Travis Kalanick announced Tuesday he would take an indefinite leave of absence as the embattled ridesharing giant unveiled steps to reform a corporate culture marred by a series of embarrassing revelations. “It’s hard to put a timeline on this — it may be shorter or longer than we might expect,” the 40-year-old … Read more

Uber Weighs Shake-Up As Inquiry Report Looms

Uber on Monday was mulling a shake-up of top management, including a possible leave of absence for its chief executive, as the ridesharing giant prepares to release results of an independent inquiry into misconduct and ethical practices, reports said. The San Francisco startup, which operates in dozens of countries, was set to release the report … Read more

Uber Chief Travis Kalanick ‘set For A Bumpy Ride’ In Board Meeting

Uberā€™s chief executive could be forced to take a leave of absence under changes being considered by the firm, reports say. A decision on whether to alter Travis Kalanickā€™s role was set to be taken at a meeting of Uberā€™s board on Sunday. Its members were also expected to vote on recommendations made in a … Read more

Bozoma Saint John Heads To Uber From Apple

Uber just made a big hire amid months-long turmoil at the company. ā€œBoz has a long track record of successfully creating emotional connections between people and the products they love,ā€ Uber CEO Travis Kalanick said in a statement to Fortune. ā€œHer creativity and deep understanding of consumers will allow us to build the same love … Read more

Uber Fires 20 Staff After Harassment Investigation

Uber has fired more than 20 people, and is taking other actions against staff, after a harassment investigation. The taxi-app firm said the sackings related to sexual harassment, bullying and issues about poor company culture. Uber has been under fire over its treatment of women staff since a former employee wrote a scathing blog post … Read more

US Justice Dept Orders Prosecutors To Seek Toughest Sentences

US Attorney General Jeff Sessions ordered prosecutors Friday to seek the toughest possible charges against criminal suspects, in a move widely seen as reversing the Obama administration’s policy to ease punishments for drug offenses. In a two-page memo, Sessions told Justice Department attorneys around the country that, when prosecuting a case, they should apply the … Read more

Uber Vows Not To Trick Regulators With ‘Greyball’ Tool

Uber on Wednesday promised not to use a recently uncovered “Greyball” software program to trick regulators trying to catch drivers breaking the law. The smartphone-summoned ride service last week acknowledged the use of the secret software program to steer drivers away from trouble, including sting operations by local authorities to catch lawbreakers. “We have started … Read more

Uber Seeks A Second-In-Command To Steady the Wheel

Uber on Tuesday began searching for a second-in-command to help embattled chief executive Travis Kalanick steady the wheel at the fast-growing on-demand ride service. “This morning I told the Uber team that we’re actively looking for a chief operating officer; a peer who can partner with me to write the next chapter in our journey,” … Read more

Pressure Mounts On Uber and CEO After Missteps

After a series of embarrassing revelations, ridesharing giant Uber faces challenges in keeping growth on track, with top executive Travis Kalanick likely to face pressure to give up some control. Analysts say Uber’s rocky past month — marred by disclosures about a culture of sexism and its covert use of law enforcement-evading software — underscores … Read more

Uber Asks Executive To Resign For Not Disclosing Sexual Harassment Allegation

Uber Technologies Inc [UBER. UL] has asked a senior executive to leave the company for failing to disclose a sexual harassment allegation stemming from his tenure at Alphabet Inc’s Google, an Uber spokeswoman said on Monday. The move comes as the ride services company is investigating allegations of sexual harassment in its own organization. Earlier … Read more

Harassment Complaint At Prior Job Ends Road For New Uber Exec

A new engineering executive at Uber has left after the ride-sharing titan learned he ended his career at Google after a sexual harassment complaint, according to US media reports. Amit Singhal has denied acting in any such improper manner while head of search at Google but did not disclose that there had been an internal … Read more

Uber Image Battered By Company Culture Skids

Accusations of sexism, cut-throat management, and a toxic work environment have Uber trying to pull its image out of a skid as competition revs in the on-demand ride market. “Experienced managers know how to prevent these kinds of problems, or make it look like there isn’t a problem at all,” analyst Rob Enderle of Enderle … Read more

Uber Hires Holder To Probe Sexual Harassment Claims

Uber has hired former attorney general Eric Holder to review workplace conditions after a ex-employee alleged sexual harassment and sexism at the firm. Susan Fowler, an engineer who worked at the rideshare company until the end of last year, said in a blog post Sunday that her manager made sexual advances shortly after she joined … Read more

Uber Hires Ex-U.S. Attorney General Holder To Probe Sexual Harassment

Uber Technologies Inc has hired former U. S. Attorney General Eric Holder to conduct a review of sexual harassment claims at the ride-hailing service made by a former employee. Holder and Tammy Albarran, who are partners at the law firm Covington & Burling, will look into the complaints about a manager at Uber, as well … Read more