FILE PHOTO - Uber CEO Travis Kalanick speaks to students during an interaction at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) campus in Mumbai, India, January 19, 2016. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui/File Photo
SAN FRANCISCO: Uber Technologies Inc chief executive officer Travis Kalanick (pic) has resigned, capping a series of controversies that’ve rocked the world’s largest technology startup and exposed fundamental problems with its male-dominated culture.
The man most closely identified with the ride-hailing giant’s meteoric global ascent said he was ceding to investors’ wishes that he step aside, in part to avoid yet another conflict. Uber’s been dogged by drama this year, from allegations of sexual harassment to the use of software to bypass regulators.
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