Uber CEO Seeking Help After Being Filmed Yelling at His Uber Driver: Here’s What We’re Reading Today
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Here’s what we’re reading today.
1. Travis Kalanick says he’s seeking ‘leadership help’ after video shows him yelling at his Uber driver
“‘It’s clear this video is a reflection of me—and the criticism we’ve received is a stark reminder that I must fundamentally change as a leader and grow up,’ Kalanick said in a company-wide apology.”
2. Premier Kathleen Wynne to cut hydro rates by 25 per cent
“In a dramatic move to be finalized at cabinet Wednesday, Wynne’s government is poised to unveil sweeping measures to rein in the soaring hydro bills that currently have the Liberals’ popularity plummeting.
“Sources say the massive reduction in rates will come mostly by ‘smoothing out’ the financing costs of electricity generation contracts over longer periods.”
3. Bomb threat at Concordia targets Muslims
“Three Concordia University buildings in downtown Montreal remained closed Wednesday after the institution received bomb threats targeting Muslim students.
Classes were disrupted for several hundred students as authorities searched the facilities for explosive devices. Police ended their sweep early in the afternoon but the buildings were to remain closed until at least 6 p.m. eastern.”
+1: Fire at Toronto mosque being treated as arson – Vice News
+1: Classified documents reveal Canada’s planned response to 9/11-style attack – CBC News
4. Why all airliners look the same
“Airport tarmacs of the 1970s and ’80s were home to a menagerie of airliners, from humpbacked 747s and needle-nosed Concordes to T-tailed MD-80s. Today, much of that variety has vanished. Almost all medium and large jetliners fit into the same pattern: two engines, straight-tube fuselage, and a conventional tail. Where has all the imagination gone?”
5. The internet is force feeding you recommendations
“How recommendation algorithms tried to make me a Nazi”
