Uber has picked Dara Khosrowshahi, head of the internet travel company Expedia, to serve as its new chief executive, according to multiple reports. Khosrowshahi became the leading candidate out of three finalists during weekend board meetings to pick Uber’s CEO, sources told The New York Times. One of the other finalists, GE CEO Jeff Immelt,…
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Apple Hires The CEO of BlackBerry’s QNX for It’s Car Project
News revolving around Project Titan, the codename for the Apple Car initiative, is starting to pick up again. According to a report from Bloomberg, Apple has started to make some key hires again, as it builds out the team putting together a vehicle with the Apple logo imprinted on it. This new report suggests Apple…
Microsoft to buy LinkedIn for $26.2B in cash, makes big move into enterprise social media
Microsoft to buy LinkedIn for $26.2B in cash, makes big move into enterprise social media Huge news today in the world of M&A in enterprise and social networking services: Microsoft has announced that it is acquiring LinkedIn, the social network for professionals with some 433 million users, for $26 billion, or $196 per share, in…