That is, Uber's propensity for risk has caused it to target a rate of growth much faster than what would be sustainable if it were to seek profitability in the short run (and, arguably, in the long run), and has also led both to oversights and deliberate missteps in areas that have led to the controversies that
plague it today.
Haiyan Song, who heads Splunk's security markets group, tells Fortune that «automation is becoming more and more important because of the shortage in professional capabilities,» referring to a talent deficit that continues to
plague the cybersecurity industry.
YouTube is tackling hoaxes and other problems that
plague it in much of the developed world, but it's falling short in a booming new market: India.
Plus, you need to factor in
the plague of vacation guilt among entrepreneurs, the travel companions you annoy with you constant device checking, and the horrible, post-vacation re-entry shock caused by your exploding inbox.
Whatever happens to the panels at this year's South by Southwest festival, it's clear that gender - based harassment continues to
plague the gaming industry.
Budget woes also
plague the National Ignition Facility near San Francisco, where an audit by the U.S. Government Accountability Office turned up a US$ 400 - million overrun, with two years still to go before the facility's completion.
Critics contend that a lack of direction could
plague small governments who are trying to beat back debt obligations while at the same time providing services to their populations.
In any case, the conventional wisdom that companies in regulated industries are avoiding public cloud like
the plague has already changed.
Sexual harassment incidents continue to
plague the company, such as the arrest of a driver in Calcutta three weeks ago for allegedly masturbating in front of a female passenger.
That gloomy question was behind Thinking the Unthinkable, a study of British public policy options by noted British financial firm Tullett Prebon — which was brave enough to ask the question that U.K. politicians have been avoiding like
the plague: «Might there be no way out for Britain?»
The Cambridge Analytica scandal continues to
plague Facebook, which is now saying up to 87 million of its users were affected, up from the approximate 50 million initially reported.
Henry Blodget: The answer to
our plague of gun massacres is not civil war.
Even fans of unbridled capitalism have begun to question whether the post-2008
plague of stubbornly low economic growth may have something to do with the way GDP accounts, or fails to account, for a growing number of Internet firms like Facebook and Google who offer their services largely for free.
Overspending doesn't just
plague 20 - somes earning their first paycheck.
It's absolutely fine to mix things up in your content, but don't let inconsistency
plague your strategy.
And speaking of, there are also the unique nuances of Las Vegas to deal with: the vast distances between everything, the over-priced everything, the desert air that dries out your nose and lungs and virtually guarantees some sort of illness when combined with the giant
plague of exhausted attendees.
CNBC's Jackie DeAngelis reports the latest trading action in oil as oversupply continues to
plague crude prices.
Then again, existing surveillance programs are filled with the traditional biases that
plague the American policing process.
What critics said: «Even those of us who regard the Marvel aesthetic as
a plague on world cinema can find much in Spider - Man: Homecoming to be charmed by.»
According to Marler, he avoids precut and prewashed fruit and vegetables «like
the plague.»
So how does a company become infected with bro culture, and why does it seem to
plague startups the most?
They avoid you like the proverbial
plague.
Poilievre opens by asking why Morneau is hellbent on unleashing
a plague of locusts on Canadian pizza parlour owners.
Furthermore, that bankruptcy will continue to
plague your credit reports for up to ten years and could keep you from getting approved for any type of loan or credit during that period.
The fear of public speaking is said to
plague 75 percent of the population, meaning that people who speak well publicly are few and far between.
Stress has occasionally made us a little testy with each other, and a cold went around like
the plague this fall.
Okay, the cold isn't some medieval
plague, but the principle of keeping the sick separate from the healthy still obviously applies, and, as we all know, modern office workers sometimes soldier on when it would be far better for the whole office if they headed home.
FEB. 3: Visits Jon Stewart's The Daily Show on Comedy Central and jokes he plans to send
a plague of locusts to New York's ritzy Upper East Side, whose residents complained of slow snow removal.
There's
a plague of these kind of companies [that operate business phishing scams],» said the source, adding in many cases the FBI has been adept in working with the Treasury Department and regulators to claw back stolen money.
If you display it constantly, others will avoid you like
the plague.
Our natural world has been trying to kill us for millennia, from
the plague to Ebola, and we've found a way to live.
In plainer terms, the researchers are arguing for a preventive approach that's based on changes in internal biology rather than the behavioral and physical symptoms which
plague Alzheimer's patients and are visible to the non-clinical world, including friends and family members.
But he perfectly articulated the smartest solution to solve the legacy and enterprise - wide computer system problems that continue to
plague many of the country's largest businesses.
Food stamp cuts, food price deflation and lower prices continued to
plague the chains, and worries that Dollar General's excess inventory would squeeze margins grew louder.
CNBC's Contessa Brewer reports on
the plague of boat engine theft hitting waterfront communities.
Three years after she was shot at a Tucson supermarket, the former Arizona congresswoman has become a major force in the effort to end
the plague of gun violence.
Lately, however, I've been thinking a great deal about all the confusion that continues to
plague our entrepreneurial yet highly regulated industry.
By tirelessly adjusting to market conditions and seeking peer feedback, Boston startup Way Systems Inc. avoided some of the hazards that can
plague early - stage tech companies.
First, avoid flying the weekend before Thanksgiving like
the plague (especially Sunday).
In the marketing community,
the plague of cynicism sometimes seems on the verge of epidemic.
The threat of state - sponsored attacks aimed at taking down critical infrastructure continues to
plague experts, but many believe the bigger threat is posed toward U.S. business interests.
In his tale, the other nations of the world unite and engage in wholesale biological warfare, dropping vials filled with scarlet fever, bubonic
plague and cholera on Chinese cities.
Amazon's success has continued to
plague Blue Apron.
Costco: While Cramer hasn't seen much Amazon - led weakness playing out in Costco's business yet, he still worries about the voracious sellers that tend to
plague this stock when it reports.
Gary Kennedy, former American Airlines general counsel, provides his thoughts on recent customer service problems to
plague airlines.
We make project - management software for other software developers, not documentary films, so this idea was precisely the kind of monumental distraction that every venture capitalist warns you to avoid like
the plague.
And not the good kind of
plague, either.
Scandal continues to
plague PokerStars — this year saw a $ 870 - million judgment from the Commonwealth of Kentucky that ruled the site was in violation of its gambling laws.
The survey found that 63 percent of people believe A.I. can «help solve complex problems that
plague modern societies.»