Uber CEO apologizes for top exec's revenge plan, doesn't fire him

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Uber CEO Travis Kalanick took to Twitter on Tuesday to apologize for remarks made by SVP-Business Emil Michael, but didn't fire him.

A BuzzFeed report on Monday night quoted Michael saying the company should hire "opposition researchers" to dig up dirt on journalists who oppose his company to the tune of $1 million.

After hours of silence, Kalanick tweeted the following:

1/ Emil's comments at the recent dinner party were terrible and do not represent the company.

— travis kalanick (@travisk) November 18, 2014

2/ His remarks showed a lack of leadership, a lack of humanity, and a departure from our values and ideals

— travis kalanick (@travisk) November 18, 2014 Read more...

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