A new trove of leaked documents has shed an unfavorable light on the early days of Uber. Dubbed the Uber Files, the leak consists of approximately 124,000 internal company documents, including more than 83,000 emails and text messages exchanged between former CEO Travis Kalanick and other executives, that date to a period between 2013 and…
More than 124,000 confidential documents related to Uber were leaked to The Guardian, and on Sunday, the media outlet — along with more than 180 journalists at 40 other publications — began publishing a series of reports that detail how the tech reportedly giant tricked cops, exploited drivers, lobbied governments, and said a lot of…
Associate Justice Clarence Thomas sits during a group photo at the Supreme Court in Washington, DC, on April 23, 2021. Erin Schaff/The New York Times via AP, Pool, File Durbin on Sunday said Clarence Thomas being impeached from the Supreme Court wasn’t “realistic.” He said there was “a clear conflict of interest” regarding Jan. 6…
Yasin Ozturk/Getty Images Twitter has hired one of the world’s top corporate law firms to sue Elon Musk, Bloomberg reports. The social media company plans to file a lawsuit against Musk early this week, sources told the outlet. The Tesla CEO moved to terminate the $44 billion Twitter deal on Friday. Twitter has hired Wachtell,…
A SafeVote official ballot drop box for mail-in ballots is seen outside a polling site at the Milwaukee Public Library’s Washington Park location in Milwaukee, Wis., on October 20, 2020. REUTERS/Bing Guan/File Photo The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Friday barred the use of most ballot drop boxes. In a 4-3 vote, the court ruled that…
Uber co-founder and former CEO Travis Kalanick Reuters/Staff Leaked documents reveal Uber’s co-founder dismissed concerns over drivers safety in violent protests against the ride-sharing app. It was part of a strategy to keep “controversy burning,” a former exec said, according to the Guardian. The exec said it was an effort to “weaponize drivers” to pressure…
Business Insider Intelligence This is a preview of The Online Grocery Report from Business Insider Intelligence.Purchase this report.Business Insider Intelligence offers even more consumer coverage with Payments & Commerce Pro. Subscribe today to receive industry-changing payments and commerce news and analysis to your inbox. Online grocery is growing rapidly from its small base. Its market…
Protestors outside the US Supreme Court after the ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, June 24, 2022. Brandon Bell/Getty Images Other countries, including US allies, reacted with concern after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. While the case may not appear to affect foreign policy, it has raised doubts overseas about US…
A phone’s screen is incredibly important because it’s your main point of interaction with it and all its innards. Your handset might have the best chipset and the best cameras, but if the screen isn’t very good, you’ll definitely notice – after all, you are looking at it every time you use your phone. There…
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Twitter lawyered up. The company reportedly hired Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, a firm notable enough to have its own Wikipedia page, and a founding partner, Martin Lipton, credited with inventing the shareholder rights plan or “poison pill” defense that Twitter initially used to put the brakes on…