Priya Anand is a tech and transportation reporter for BuzzFeed News and is based in San Francisco.
After a highly publicized corporate meltdown this spring, Uber is working to repair a culture that employees and observers say is aggressive, cutthroat, and demanding. But years of putting out fires 24/7, partying hard and working harder, and contending with volatile managers has taken a toll on the mental health of the white-collar workers who were instrumental to building the Uber empire.
The case is narrowing as it heads toward an Oct. 10 trial date.
A new court filing shows ex-Uber CEO Travis Kalanick sought to meet with Google cofounder Larry Page in 2015.
"Uber never used any Google trade secrets or patented technology in the development of the technology at issue in this case," the ride-hail giant's lawyers wrote in a court filing.
Uber's chief technology officer was pinpointed in the explosive blog post that prompted Uber to begin an internal investigation into its culture.
Uber will have to answer some tough questions as it woos CEO candidates.
Managers are asking employees to join a campaign to reinstate the ex-CEO days after his resignation.
The latest development in a lawsuit from rival Waymo shows that Anthony Levandowski, the former head of Uber's self-driving program, told ex-Uber CEO Travis Kalanick he had confidential Google information.
The company had long resisted calls to allow riders to tip drivers within the app.
David Bonderman was criticized for making a sexist remark at an all-hands staff meeting earlier Tuesday.
During an hourlong Thursday meeting with Uber CEO Travis Kalanick, a group of more than 100 female engineers called on the company to address issues of sexism and sexual harassment.
Emil Michael was one of Uber CEO Travis Kalanick's closest confidants.
Strategies to avoid paying higher rates for Uber and Lyft during peak times.
Instead, they’re riding Uber and Lyft to work.
Your app will glow the same color as a device on the dashboard of a car.
In late 2015, UberPool was losing its home market of San Francisco to Lyft Line. Uber burned millions of dollars to win it back, according to internal company documents.
Anatomy of an Uber DUI: from drunk driving to deactivation.
Here’s how SpaceX would choose people for its missions: “Are you prepared to die? If that’s OK, then you’re a candidate for going.”
Uber’s internal performance report for self-driving car tests in Arizona show for the first time how the company's autonomous vehicle program is progressing.
Dozens of celebrities worldwide joined marches held alongside the Women's March on Washington.