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Uber and Airbnb Push Into Hotels, Testing Frequency Against Travel Intent
Uber arrives in hotel bookings with a high-frequency daily habit behind it, while Airbnb arrives with travel intent. Their hotel expansion will show which advantage carries further.
Kalanick’s Atoms Prepares Robotaxi Push With Uber in Talks
Travis Kalanick’s startup Atoms appears ready to enter the robotaxi arena, with plans for aggressive hiring and acquisitions and talks with Uber about deploying its self-driving technology.
Uber to Cut 3,300 Jobs, Slash Management Roles by 20%
Uber is laying off 3,300 employees and reducing management roles by 20% as it refocuses on ridesharing, delivery, and robotaxis.
Uber Hit With €825 Million Fine Over Automated Driver Deactivations
The Dutch Data Protection Authority has fined Uber €825 million (about $966 million) for using an automated process to deactivate driver accounts without sufficient human oversight, marking the second-largest penalty under Europe's GDPR.
Travis Kalanick says only 1% of VCs are helpful, revisiting Uber board battle
After raising $1.7 billion for his robotics startup Atoms, Travis Kalanick is renewing his criticism of venture capitalists, estimating that just 1% are genuinely helpful.
Atoms brings former Uber finance chief Gautam Gupta aboard as CFO
Source signal: Travis Kalanick’s robotics startup Atoms taps former Uber finance chief as CFO