"Uber Is Stealing Scientists, But Only So It Can Lay Off Drivers"

Sure, we had the story but we didn't have the DB headline.
From DealBreaker:

Ain’t no partnership like an Uber partnership, cuz… an Uber partnership will leave your previously elite research institution bereft of researchers.

That’s the tune Carnegie Mellon is humming after coming to grips with the fact that it got seriously hosed by the Ayn Rand-themed car service startup, Uber.

Carnegie Mellon University is scrambling to recover after Uber Technologies Inc. poached 40 of its researchers and scientists earlier this year, a raid that left one of the world’s top robotics research institutions in a crisis.

In February, Carnegie Mellon and Uber trumpeted a strategic partnership in which the school would “work closely” with the ride-hailing service to develop driverless-car technology.

Apparently, Carnegie Mellon missed the “strategic” part of this “partnership.”...MUCH MORE

Previously:
May 21
Big Money: Uber Guts Carnegie Mellon Robotics Lab To Hire Autonomous Car Developers
Raising money at a $600 illion zillion fafillion valuation allows you to buy pretty much anything.
The way this is going to pan out is: you won't be able to own the vehicle but its use will be mandated. The car is autonomous but the people aren't....
UPDATED--Here's the Real Problem With Uber: You Can't Trust Them

And many, many more.