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Who is Dara Khosrowshahi, Uber's new CEO In a move that surprised the tech industry, Uber on Sunday offered its CEO job to a man who wasn't on anyone's radar: Expedia's CEO Dara Khosrowshahi. If he accepts the job, he will be leading the world's most valuable privately-held tech startup, valued at more than $60 billion by its investors. But he will also have an incredibly tough job steering the ride-hailing company back to stability, after months of controversies and bitter infighting at the board level. So who is Uber's chosen one? Khosrowshahi, 48, has been CEO of Expedia for 12 years. Expedia is based in Bellevue, Washington. That means Khosrowshahi has spent his tech career as part of the Seattle's tech scene, not Silicon Valley's. While both regions are powerhouses in the tech industry, there's also a bit of a rivalry between them. Besides Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and Microsoft's coterie of execs, many of Seattle's tech leaders do...

Trump can't stop marveling at the size of Hurricane Harvey on Twitter As Hurricane Harvey dumped foot after foot of rain on Houston this weekend, President Donald Trump seemed to marvel at the extent of the disaster on his Twitter feed Sunday. "HISTORIC rainfall in Houston, and all over Texas. Floods are unprecedented, and more rain coming," Trump tweeted Sunday night. "Spirit of the people is incredible. Thanks!" Earlier on Sunday, the president tweeted, "Going to a Cabinet Meeting (tele-conference) at 11:00 A.M. on #Harvey. Even experts have said they've never seen one like this!" In a third tweet, Trump exclaimed, "Wow - Now experts are calling #Harvey a once in 500 year flood!" The disaster, which many viewed as a big test of Trump's nascent administration , has claimed at least five lives. More than two feet of rain has fallen in the Houston area. That could increase to as much as 50 inches Sunday night, according to th...

The Trump Organization was reportedly pursuing a deal in Moscow during the election A Russia-born businessman who served as a real estate adviser to the Trump Organization was pushing for then-candidate Donald Trump to pursue a Trump Tower deal in Moscow in late 2015, according to the Washington Post. The businessman, Felix Sater, told Talking Points Memo earlier this month that his "last Moscow deal for the Trump Organization was in October of 2015. It didn't go through because obviously he became President." "Once the campaign was really going-going, it was obvious there were going to be no deals internationally," Sater said. "We were still working on it, doing something with it, November-December." Neither Sater nor his lawyer responded to to request for comment. The White House referred questions to Trump's lawyer in the Russia investigation, Ty Cobb, who did not immediately respond to request for comment. Sater, who was accused nearl...

Princess Diana once broke hearts by leaving hundreds of charities - and it teaches an important lesson in time management Just before her divorce from Prince Charles was finalized in 1996, Princess Diana stunned the world with another big announcement. The Princess of Wales resigned as patron or president of nearly 100 charities, a move that The Independent reported at the time "devastated" these groups. Diana chose to remain involved with just six organizations, including charities that supported the homeless, individuals with HIV, and cancer research. So what made Diana decide to cut ties with so many philanthropic organizations? In the princess's case, being slightly involved in so many charities prevented her from being able to truly delve deeply into any of them. "She wanted to avoid situations where she was just a letterhead," Tina Brown writes in " The Diana Chronicles ." "'If I'm going to talk on behalf of any cause, I...

An inside look at how Princess Diana went from a kindergarten teacher to an international icon This year marks the 20th anniversary of Princess Diana's tragic death. She was first propelled into the national spotlight at the age of 20, when she wedded England's Prince Charles at the age of 20. Their troubled marriage ultimately imploded, turning the couple in tabloid fodder. However, Diana went on to become an international icon in her own right. Her sophisticated style dictated fashion trends. Her dedication to charitable causes won her admiration and accolades. And, in the wake of her death in Paris, then-UK Prime Minister Tony Blair famously referred to her as " the people's princess ." The mass, global outpouring of grief that her death sparked proved it an apt observation.

Airline workers share some of the most bizarre things they've seen The world's busiest airports see anywhere from 55 to 100 million passengers pass through in a year. When you deal with even a fraction of these busy travellers from around the world on a daily basis, you can expect to encounter some bizarre human behavior. As one flight attendant told Business Insider, you really get to see it all: "Never say never. Weirdness will always outdo itself if you challenge it." Still, there are some things that would stun even the most seasoned airline employee. Here are some of the most trying work conditions airline workers including flight attendants, gate agents, ticket agents, and other airport customer service reps have been subjected to

15 of the hardest interview questions you have to answer to become a flight attendant It's been said that it's harder to get invited to the Delta flight-attendant training center than to get into Harvard University. "It's very competitive, and people get passed over all the time," Annette Long, a flight attendant with 14 years of experience, previously told Business Insider about the flight attendant hiring process. If a candidate has a compelling enough resume, they may face a variety of interview techniques including video interviews, Q&A sessions, and in-person meetings. Long says that many flight attendants apply and interview several times before getting the job, having to wait six months to a year between interviews because job openings are so scarce. "When you make that first impression, you've gotta do it perfectly - you don't get a second chance," she says. Here are some of the toughest questions flight-attendant candidat...