Uber Travis Kalanick

What are Uber files?

From lobbying world leaders to circumventing local regulations, Uber indulged in shady practices in its bid to spread business. This report offers insight into the Uber files and their dark secrets

Kalanick was pushed out as chief executive in 2017 amid revelations about the controversial business practices that accompanied the company's stunning rise

Kalanick, 43, has sold all of his remaining shares in the ride-hailing giant and plans to focus on his new business and philanthropic endeavours

Kalanick, 43, a director at the ride-hailing company, sold 20.3 million shares worth about $547 million that were held in a trust, according to a regulatory filing on Friday

The board also approved a resolution to go public by 2019, Uber was last valued at $69 bn; reports Tech In Asia

Kalanick, still one of the largest shareholders, appointed former Xerox Chief Executive Ursula Burns and former Merrill Lynch Chief Executive John Thain as directors

The lawsuit also accused Kalanick of concealing a range of misdeeds from the board