News stories used "greed" target="_blank" in their headlines to describe many of Uber's decisions under his reign, like taking investment money from Saudia Arabia, a country that outlawed women from driving; or firing up Uber's high-cost vehicle leasing program (expected to be shuttered soon); or the lawsuit filed against Uber by Waymo, the self-driving car unit of Google's parent company, Alphabet.
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The Uber engineer accused of downloading thousands of files once urged Travis Kalanick to give a 'Greed is Good' speech
When it comes to Uber and its tough-talking founder and former CEO Travis Kalanick, the word "greed" just keeps coming up.
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The key engineer at the center of that lawsuit,
"Greed clarifies, cuts through, and captures the essence of the evolutionary spirit. Greed, in all of its forms; greed for life, for money, for love, knowledge has marked the upward surge of mankind. ... The point is, ladies and gentlemen, that greed, for lack of a better word, is good."
Meanwhile, on a hearing on Wednesday, Judge Alsup, who is overseeing the Waymo v. Uber case, warned Waymo's lawyers that greed is not good.
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Waymo is accusing
As lawyers from each side debated the potential damages at stake, Waymo tried to add more trade secrets to its list of allegedly stolen items.
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