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A Short History of the Many, Many Ways Uber Screwed Up

Uber CEO Travis Kalanick resigned late Tuesday night from the company he cofounded in 2009. While he’ll remain on the board of directors, Kalanick's departure comes after months, if not years, of reports of a toxic workplace culture, cutthroat business tactics, and the occasional public embarrassment. December 2013: On New Year’s Eve, an Uber driver runs into a family in a San Francisco crosswalk, killing a 6-year-old girl and seriously injuring her mother and brother. In a GQ profile of Kalanick published in February 2014, a reporter suggests that Kalanick must be finding more success with women since Uber is doing so well as a company.

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