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Early Twitter investor warns Musk is surrounded by yes men

Chris Sacca says Musk has surrounded himself with “sycophantic and opportunistic” people who won’t challenge his ideas.

Fortune

‘Embrace the chaos’: a history of Uber’s rapid expansion and fall from favour

The firm was one of the pioneers of the gig economy model but its operations soon caused a global furore

The Guardian - UK

Unicorn in the room: What the Uber-Times Internet story tells us about the business of media

On December 5, 2014, a female passenger was raped in an Uber cab by its driver. This incident happened in New Delhi.

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How the Times Group covered Uber after their ‘strategic partnership’

Uber’s ties with the Times Group are raising eyebrows. On July 12, the Indian Express shed light on the media group’s “strategic partnership” with the cab firm.

Newslaundry

TechScape: Uber’s easy ride is over

Why the tech giant’s aggressive approach to growth may only encourage future startups. Plus: the latest in Elon’s Twitterverse

The Guardian - UK

The Uber files: leaked documents reveal a strategy of chaos – has anything changed?

Uber has had a controversial history since its founding in 2009, from violent conflicts among drivers to a secret software allegedly used to evade law enforcement. Now, a leak of over 124,000 documents dubbed the Uber files shows the extent to which the firm under co-founder and former CEO Travis…

The Conversation

Uber used Greyball fake app to evade police across Europe, leak reveals

Firm’s bosses knew it was fooling authorities with tool showing phantom cars, documents show

The Guardian - UK

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A 'kill switch', Emmanuel Macron under pressure, and whistleblower revealed: A quick look at the Uber Files

As the whistleblower was revealed and the fallout hits France's President, here's a quick look at the so-called Uber Files.

ABC News

The Guardian view on the Uber files: a tech immorality tale

Editorial: Devastating leaked documents underline the pressing need for proper regulation of the digital economy

The Guardian - UK

Uber used dangerous and illegal tactics in rise to power, leak reveals

A massive leak of 124,000 internal Uber documents illustrate the extents to which Uber was willing to go in building its empire.

Input

Uber offered shares to media barons for political help, leak reveals

Tech firm wooed owners of publications in Europe and India as it sought favourable treatment from governments, documents show

The Guardian - UK

The Uber whistleblower: I’m exposing a system that sold people a lie

Exclusive: Mark MacGann says he has decided to speak out about firm to ‘right some fundamental wrongs’

The Guardian - UK

Secret texts, illegal actions: What we’ve learned from ‘the Uber Files’ so far

The Uber Files reveal secret meetings and texts with world leaders, drivers endangered for sympathy points, and admissions of illegal activity.

The New Daily

Uber hired oligarch-linked Russian lobbyist despite bribery fears

Leak shows firm made effort to court several billionaires and state officials allegedly aligned with Vladimir Putin

The Guardian - UK

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The Moscow moves: how Mandelson’s firm helped Uber reach Russian elite

Leak shows how the former Labour minister used his access to pro-Kremlin oligarchs, including some now under sanctions

Salon

Leaked files put Uber in negative light

The files further that the ride share company "flouted laws, duped police and and secretly lobbied governments"

The Guardian - UK

Monday briefing: How disregard for the law turned Uber into a global empire

In today’s newsletter: What you need to know about the leak of 124,000 documents revealing inner workings of tech giant

The Guardian - UK

‘We needed Dave and George to lean on Boris’: Uber’s battle for London

The US firm used Tory connections to wage a relentless UK lobbying campaign, leaked files show

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The Guardian - UK

Osborne, Hancock and other ministers did not declare secret Uber meetings

Leaked files show at least six Tory ministers attended meetings that experts say expose UK lobbying loopholes

The Guardian - UK

The Uber files tell a simple truth: democracy depends on curbing mercenary tech giants

These revelations reveal the political credulity and negligence surrounding the growing power of Silicon Valley, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

WEKU

Uber lobbied and used 'stealth' tech to block scrutiny, according to a new report

A nonprofit network of investigative reporters details charges of how the ride-sharing service pushed into markets around the world as a company spokesperson acknowledged "mistakes'' in the past.

Axios

Leaked Uber files detail how politicians helped ride-sharing giant's global rise

An Uber lobbyist described France's Macron as a "true ally," according to the Guardian-led report.

The New Daily

Uber secretly lobbied governments, thwarted police: Report

Thousands of leaked documents have exposed Uber to have lobbied world political leaders to help the ride-sharing company.

Tribune News Service

Uber reportedly lobbied politicians, broke laws in global push

Uber Technologies Inc. attempted to lobby politicians and flouted laws as part of efforts to expand globally from 2013 to 2017, according to newspaper reports based on leaked documents.

The Independent UK

Report: Uber lobbied, used 'stealth' tech to block scrutiny

As Uber pushed into markets around the world, the ride-sharing service lobbied political leaders to relax labor and taxi laws and used a “kill switch″ to thwart regulators and law enforcement

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