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Dara Khoshrowshahi made his first appearance as CEO at an all-hands with Uber staff yesterday. He starts on Tuesday, and said he’s aiming at an IPO as soon as 2019. Board member Arianna Huffington took an all-smiles selfie with Khoshrowshahi, ex-CEO Travis Kalanick and the Uber gang. Kara Swisher was there, too, live-tweeting it all. Meanwhile, a judge gave Kalanick a legal win by sending Benchmark’s lawsuit against him to arbitration. And high-profile new chief brand officer Bozoma Saint John says she wants to “humanize” Uber. [Kara Swisher / Recode]

The iPhone is (only? already?) 10 years old, and when Apple rolls out its new models at its big event next month, one of them will be a high-end device that replaces the functions of the familiar home button with facial recognition and a swipe on the screen. Perhaps the trade-off — a bigger screen in a smaller phone package — will make our temporary bewilderment worth it. [Dan Frommer / Recode]