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Chief executive of Uber Travis Kalanick Pic: Getty

By now, you’ve probably read the viral blog post by Susan Fowler, a former engineer at Uber who lifted the lid on an internal culture of harassment and retaliation.

The chief executive, Travis Kalanick, former Trump adviser – who once referred to the company as “boober” because it helped him attract women – expressed shock and promised “justice”.

Following an all-hands company meeting, 118 members of the San Francisco team immediately resigned from ...