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takyon [soylentnews.org] writes:

Uber's CEO Travis Kalanick has told staff that he is taking a break [bbc.com]. Uber's board is also reallocating some of Kalanick's responsibilities:

There is no doubt that Travis Kalanick, the billionaire founder of the Uber lift-sharing platform, built a company that is one of the giants of Silicon Valley. However, recent months have seen him make a series of apologies for both his own behaviour and that of members of his leadership team. He has now told staff he is going to take some time away from the firm [bbc.co.uk]. He is set to have fewer responsibilities upon his return.

Meanwhile, a board meeting addressing sexual harassment at the company had its own sexist moment just minutes in, captured on audio and leaked to Yahoo! Finance [yahoo.com]:

While speaking, Huffington pointed out that Uber was adding a woman to its board, Wan Ling Martello.

"There's a lot of data that shows when there's one woman on the board, it's much more likely that there will be a second woman on the board," she said around six minutes into the recording.

"Actually what it shows is it's much likely to be more talking," Uber board member David Bonderman said.

"Oh. Come on, David," Huffington responded.

Also at NYT [nytimes.com], TechCrunch [techcrunch.com], and The Verge [theverge.com].

Previously: Uber's Board is Meeting to Discuss CEO Kalanick Temporarily Stepping Down [soylentnews.org]

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