Travis Kalanick

The Uber Files: How the US multinational tried to squeeze the Irish government

Leaked company records show a prolonged lobbying campaign by the California-based cab-hailing company aimed at loosening rules that blocked its business model in Ireland

Mon Jul 11 2022 - 05:00

Revolut is the most hyped fintech in Europe. Can it grow up?

Investors have so far put more than $800m into the online bank

Wed May 06 2020 - 12:04

Uber co-founder Kalanick leaves board of directors

Ex-CEO has sold of more than $2.5 bn worth of shares since Uber went public in May

Tue Dec 24 2019 - 16:32

Uber cofounder Travis Kalanick sells majority of Uber stake

Former chief executive has liquidated more than $2.5bn of stock in two months

Fri Dec 20 2019 - 08:13

Travis Kalanick offfloads more than $500m of Uber stock

Co-founder was ousted in 2017

Mon Nov 11 2019 - 16:59

Should investors be worried by controlled companies?

Mike Ashley, who owns 62% of Sports Direct, pays little heed to shareholder rebellions

Tue Oct 22 2019 - 05:00

Toxic work cultures: You don’t have to put up with them

More job opportunities give those working in toxic environments a chance to escape

Fri Oct 04 2019 - 05:30

WeWork’s Adam Neumann to step down as chief executive

Compnay investors lose faith in founder as leader following pulled IPO

Wed Sept 25 2019 - 09:03

Tedious and outdated sexist jokes are sadly not outliers

Pilita Clark: The world has changed in ways that some men still don’t seem to understand

Sun Sept 15 2019 - 13:12

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has his account briefly hacked

The hacked account tweeted out a flurry of highly offensive and racist remarks

Sat Aug 31 2019 - 11:30

Ex-Google engineer indicted for stealing self-driving car secrets

Anthony Levandowski pleaded not guilty to the charges

Wed Aug 28 2019 - 07:44

Uber plans to tie executive bonuses to diversity targets

US company will factor in whether it meets specific diversity targets when it calculates bonuses for its chief executive and other top officials

Mon Jul 15 2019 - 20:13

First to market is overrated, now the experience is key, says Hubspot founder

As its Irish operation expands Brian Halligan on why tech staff retention is about more than snacks and nap rooms

Fri Jun 21 2019 - 05:42

Shut up and get lost: advice for outgoing chief executives

The last thing a successor needs is CEO’s ghost hanging around to act as lightning rod for disaffected opponents of change

Fri May 24 2019 - 05:38

Amazon’s Deliveroo deal another sign tech platforms are facing a loss of control

Net Results: Platforms used to dictate terms to content providers but now rush to secure assets

Thu May 23 2019 - 05:30

Uber’s IPO is faltering, so who is to blame?

Bankers, market, investors and business plan all in the frame

Sun May 12 2019 - 19:14

Uber drives up investor value, for some

Cantillon: Ride-hailing app clocked $82bn and made many people very rich

Sat May 11 2019 - 06:05

Uber shares sink 8% on market debut

Ride-hailing app valued at $70bn at close, much below expectations

Fri May 10 2019 - 21:18

Uber IPO: The rich who will get even richer now the company is going public

Who are the big winners as shares in the ride-hailing company hit the market in biggest US tech listing since Facebook

Fri May 10 2019 - 16:35

Uber IPO said to be oversubscribed by day two of roadshow

Ride-hailing company looking to raise as much as $9 bn next week

Wed May 01 2019 - 07:07

Uber unveils IPO with warning it may never make profit

Company on track to begin trading on New York Stock Exchange in May

Fri Apr 12 2019 - 07:59

Uber losses top $1bn as pressure mounts in run-up to IPO

Ride-sharing company, valued at $76bn, has seen growth in bookings continue to slow

Thu Nov 15 2018 - 18:21

Uber under investigation in US for gender discrimination

Firm’s culture back under spotlight despite reform efforts under new chief executive

Mon Jul 16 2018 - 20:58

Uber developing technology that could tell if you are drunk

New system to examine user’s walking speed, unusual typos and if the phone is swaying

Tue Jun 12 2018 - 11:06

Has ride-sharing firm Uber met its match in Barcelona?

Regulatory restrictions and incensed taxi drivers make city a challenge for company

Mon Mar 26 2018 - 01:00

Losses balloon at Uber but profitability nearer

Ride-sharing giant recorded $4.5bn in losses for 2017

Wed Feb 14 2018 - 15:22

Uber apologises as company settles Waymo trade secrets lawsuit

New chief executive agrees to pay $245m to settle case brought by Google subsidiary

Fri Feb 09 2018 - 18:43

Waymo-Uber trial: What’s at stake?

Case to start amid allegations of theft, encrypted texts and secret meetings

Mon Feb 05 2018 - 14:17

SoftBank tells Uber to focus on US and Europe as deal closes

Uber still locked in expensive wars of attrition in India and in southeast Asia

Fri Jan 19 2018 - 16:22

To weather reputational storms, get caught doing the right thing

Powerful companies fall from grace all the time, as Ryanair and Uber have shown

Fri Jan 12 2018 - 07:00

SoftBank succeeds in tender offer for Uber shares

Deal that values the ride-services firm at $48bn will close early next year

Fri Dec 29 2017 - 15:41

Uber’s terrible year, ‘engagement bait’ and the real cost of ‘Santa Baby’

Planet Business: Marzipan pigs and unworthy Jedis star in this week’s round-up

Fri Dec 22 2017 - 07:15

Governments begin inquiries into Uber hack cover-up

Britain, US, Australia, Philippines to inquire into company’s response to data breach

Wed Nov 22 2017 - 20:37

Uber paid $100,000 to hackers to delete the data and keep the breach quiet

Ride-hailing company kept details of the 2016 crime under wraps for over a year

Tue Nov 21 2017 - 23:24