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Uber CEO Kalanick Tells Benioff 5-Minute Success Story

SAN FRANCISCO — Controversial Uber CEO Travis Kalanick found a safe zone of sorts Wednesday: On stage with Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff. Kalanick, who has come under fire for everything from his claims about Uber drivers’ pay to comments he made to GQ Magazine about how easy it is for him to attract women now that he’s a billionaire, found himself in the friendly confines of Salesforce.com ‘s (CRM) massive Dreamforce conference, which ends

Apple Ad Blocker No Worry For Ad Firms? Criteo Jumps

Today’s launch of Apple’s (AAPL) iOS 9 operating system eases the way for mobile device users to install Web ad-blocking services, but it’s no big deal for digital ad-serving firm Criteo (CRTO), says a Wednesday report from Pacific Crest Securities. “Ad blocking has seen no impact to date, even though it has been around for some time,” Pacific Crest analyst Evan Wilson wrote in a report after a meeting the investment bank hosted Tuesday between

AT&T, Verizon Grow Retail Reach Amid Apple Worries

Take that Apple (AAPL). Just as some Wall Street analysts fret over Apple’s jump into the mobile phone financing business, AT&T (T) and Verizon Communications bulked up their retail reach through in-store deals with Best Buy (BBY). Apple announced plans to offer its own financing plan for iPhone purchases last week. AT&T has been playing down the threat from Apple’s upgrade program, analysts say, noting that Apple has less than 300 U.S. stores.