Recode Daily: Travis Kalanick won’t be ‘Steve Jobs-ing it’ back into his Uber CEO spot

Recode Daily: Travis Kalanick won’t be ‘Steve Jobs-ing it’ back into his Uber CEO spot

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https://www.recode.net/2017/8/8/16110802/recode-daily-travis-kalanick-not-returning-ceo

Travis Kalanick is not coming back as CEO of Uber. That’s according to board member Garrett Camp, who sent an email to employees yesterday, addressing recent reports that Kalanick was “Steve Jobs-ing it” and attempting a comeback; the Uber board is said to have narrowed down its search for a replacement to four people. [Johana Bhuiyan / Recode]

Google has fired the employee who wrote a sexist memo that flared into a viral controversy. In a memo to staff, Google CEO Sundar Pichai said the author had violated the company’s Code of Conduct. Inequality in job representation is hardly just Google’s problem — here’s a comparative look at diversity at seven major tech companies, according to their most recent reports. [Kara Swisher / Recode]