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Big Tech Archive

Archives for July 2017

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Uber’s new head of leadership says former CEO Travis Kalanick can be redeemedUber’s new head of leadership says former CEO Travis Kalanick can be redeemed
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But Frances Frei, the new VP of leadership and strategy at Uber, wouldn’t weigh in on Kalanick’s future.

By Theodore Schleifer
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Alphabet wants a judge to force Uber to turn over the investor letter asking Travis Kalanick to resignAlphabet wants a judge to force Uber to turn over the investor letter asking Travis Kalanick to resign
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Alphabet says the letter is relevant because shareholders reportedly blamed the former Uber CEO for putting the company at legal risk.

By Johana Bhuiyan
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Airbnb is on track to rack up more than 100 million stays this year — and that’s only the beginning of its threat to the hotel industryAirbnb is on track to rack up more than 100 million stays this year — and that’s only the beginning of its threat to the hotel industry
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China is still Apple’s biggest potential growth market, so it’s naming its first managing director thereChina is still Apple’s biggest potential growth market, so it’s naming its first managing director there
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Isabel Ge Mahe has led Apple’s wireless software engineering teams for almost a decade.

By Dan Frommer
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Uber is being sued by NY disability advocates for not having accessible carsUber is being sued by NY disability advocates for not having accessible cars
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The ride-hail company says 200 of its close to 60,000 cars in New York are accessible.

By Johana Bhuiyan
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Former Uber comms head Rachel Whetstone is jumping to FacebookFormer Uber comms head Rachel Whetstone is jumping to Facebook
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Whetstone has held top PR and policy jobs at the car-hailing company and also at Google.

By Kara Swisher
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Closing the books on Microsoft’s Windows PhoneClosing the books on Microsoft’s Windows Phone
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Android and iOS are the last major smartphone platforms standing.

By Rani Molla
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Full transcript: Journalist and author Adam Lashinsky, live onstage for Recode DecodeFull transcript: Journalist and author Adam Lashinsky, live onstage for Recode Decode
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His new book is “Wild Ride: Inside Uber’s Quest for World Domination.”

By Recode Staff
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Google, which says it doesn’t underpay women, may not have to reveal as much as the U.S. government seeksGoogle, which says it doesn’t underpay women, may not have to reveal as much as the U.S. government seeks
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A federal judge has limited the information the Labor Department can request as part of its investigation.

By Tony Romm
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Another Democrat in the U.S. Congress is sounding alarms about the Amazon-Whole Foods dealAnother Democrat in the U.S. Congress is sounding alarms about the Amazon-Whole Foods deal
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Rep. David Cicilline, the leading Democrat on the House’s antitrust committee, is asking for a hearing.

By Tony Romm
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It’s a hard world after all in Uber’s path to global dominationIt’s a hard world after all in Uber’s path to global domination
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The ride-hail company has faced vexing challenges in its non-U.S. markets — will India be next?

By Johana Bhuiyan
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Photos: Jeff Bezos, Tim Cook  and Ivanka Trump are hanging out this week at an exclusive mogul retreatPhotos: Jeff Bezos, Tim Cook  and Ivanka Trump are hanging out this week at an exclusive mogul retreat
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Uber CEO Search: Sandberg? No. Wojcicki? No. Mulally? No. Staggs? No. Arianna? No. (And Mayer? No way.)Uber CEO Search: Sandberg? No. Wojcicki? No. Mulally? No. Staggs? No. Arianna? No. (And Mayer? No way.)
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Uber wants a global CEO — like easyJet CEO Carolyn McCall.

By Kara Swisher
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Uber is ending its uphill battle in Russia and merging with top competitor YandexUber is ending its uphill battle in Russia and merging with top competitor Yandex
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Fighting a subsidy war against a native incumbent in an increasingly nationalistic region hasn’t worked again for the car-hailing giant.

By Johana Bhuiyan
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Amazon’s 2017 Prime Day could mark an Echo and Alexa tipping pointAmazon’s 2017 Prime Day could mark an Echo and Alexa tipping point
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7x Echos sold this year is a big deal.

By Jason Del Rey