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Uber and Out

Travis Kalanick, founder of the ride-hailing app firm, resigns as chief executive amid allegations of exploitation of staff and misogyny at the company.

Travis Kalanick, founder of the ride-hailing app firm, resigns as chief executive amid allegations of exploitation of staff and misogyny at the company. The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's Dave Lee in San Francisco explains why, after months of scandal, the man at the top has finally been dethroned.

Also in the programme, the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's Theo Leggett reports live from the Paris Air Show on a future of flying cars and the return of the supersonic passenger jet. Guests include Douglas MacAndrew of AeroMobil, Jean-Brice Dumont of Airbus, and Blake Scholl of Boom Supersonic.

(Picture: An Uber SUV waits for a client in Manhattan; Credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

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Wed 21 Jun 2017 07:32GMT

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