House panel wants CEOs of Google, Facebook, AT&T to testify on internet rules

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The chairman of the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee asked the chief executives of Alphabet Inc, Facebook Inc, Amazon.com Inc, AT&T Inc, Verizon Communications Inc and other companies to testify at a Sept. 7 hearing on the future of net neutrality rules.

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U.S. government crackdown threatens Kaspersky’s American dream

(Reuters) - Eugene Kaspersky, the CEO of the Russian cybersecurity software firm that bears his name, had a big American dream.

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CEO of Martin Shkreli's old company likens him to 'Pied Piper'

(Reuters) - The CEO of Retrophin Inc, the drug company that Martin Shkreli founded and is now accused of conspiring to defraud, compared Shkreli to the Pied Piper on Thursday as he tried to explain to jurors why he stuck with the company in its early days despite misgivings.

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Aramco CEO sees oil supply shortage as investments and discoveries drop

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - The world might be heading for an oil supply shortage following a steep drop in investments and a lack of fresh conventional discoveries, Saudi Aramco's chief executive said on Monday.

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Uber CEO Kalanick takes leave of absence, to lose some power

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] Chief Executive Travis Kalanick told employees on Tuesday he will take time away from the company he helped to found, citing the need to grieve for his recently deceased mother and to work on his leadership skills, according to an email from Kalanick seen by Reuters.

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Uber board to discuss CEO absence, policy changes: source

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Uber Technologies Inc's [UBER.UL] board will discuss Chief Executive Travis Kalanick temporarily stepping away from the embattled ride-hailing firm and consider sweeping changes to the company's management practices at a meeting on Sunday, according to a person familiar with the situation.

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Laptop ban tied to fear of direct detonation: United CEO

CANCUN, Mexico (Reuters) - U.S. officials are concerned that explosives disguised as laptops could be directly detonated onboard an aircraft, the chief executive of United Airlines said at an aviation industry event on Monday.

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