Uber blew as much as $3.2 billion on advertising alone in 2018 on its way to one of the biggest US IPOs on record

Tanya Dua | Uber shelled out $3.2 billion on sales and marketing in 2018, mostly to showcase its efforts to promote diversity after a spate of PR crises in 2017.

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Uber’s first employee is worth over $1 billion as company goes public, and he’s already committed to donating at least $14 million to charity

Megan Hernbroth | Ryan Graves is a founding member of The Pool, an initiative that uses stock earnings to fund clean water nonprofit charity: water.

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Here's the simple question a Facebook VP says managers should ask themselves if they're struggling to fire an employee

Shana Lebowitz | Facebook VP Julie Zhuo learned an important management strategy: Prioritize the needs of the team and company over the needs of a single employee.

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Hospitals are getting more competitive to win patients. Here's how one of NYC's largest health systems is building new tech to stay relevant.

Lydia Ramsey | Patients are increasingly demanding convenience and cost information, forcing major hospitals to adapt.

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PayPal already lost $37 million on the Uber investment it just made as part of the IPO

Becky Peterson | Like many day-one Uber investors, PayPal's investment in the ride-hailing giant has yet to pay off.

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A Wall Street CIO who oversees $235 billion explains how millennial investors are different from their parents — and reveals what that could mean for the future

Marley Jay | Omar Aguilar, who oversees $235 billion at Charles Schwab, explains how he analyzes the investing habits of baby boomers, Gen Xers, and millennials.

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GitHub just launched its first big new product since Microsoft bought it for $7.5 billion, and it's a crucial service for developers

Rosalie Chan | GitHub Package Registry launched on Friday, less than a year after Microsoft acquired GitHub for $7.5 billion.

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3 reasons why Uber had such a 'weird' and terrible IPO, according to a portfolio manager who wouldn't buy the stock

Julie Bort | The IPO wasn't just a dud, it was a weird dud. There were several factors in the company's financials that scared would be buyers off.

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The Pixel 3a is Google’s first real attempt to maneuver around the dominance of the iPhone, but experts say it’s likely to fall short

Nick Bastone | On Tuesday at Google's annual developer's conference, I/O, the company announced its new, cheaper Pixel lineup — the Pixel 3a and 3a XL — to much fanfare.

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