From The New York Times, I'm Michael Barbaro. This is The Daily.

Today, the controversies began almost as soon as the company did.

Stories of Uber's ruthless pursuit of success, legally dubious business practices,

and a misogynistic company culture have relentlessly plagued the company and its co-founder, Travis Kalenick.

A Times investigation finds Kalenick has created a company in his image for better or worse.

It's Wednesday, April 26.

In just seven years, Uber has become a nearly $70 billion ride hailing vehement,

despite or perhaps because of its reputation for ignoring local regulations.

The Uber car service and the De Blasio administration were talking compromise until last week,

but when talks broke down over a proposed cap on the number of Uber drivers,

the app-based service unleashed a furious anti-De Blasio ad campaign.

San Antonio telling Uber it can't operate on city streets,

the proposed deal covers California and Massachusetts drivers,

and calls for Uber to pay $84 million in driver compensation.

Officials have ordered Uber to take its self-driving cars off the road.

Uber said no.

At first, the stories were about a startup doing whatever it took to disrupt the entrenched

and heavily regulated transportation industry.

In recent months, questions about Uber's tactics have turned into questions about its culture.

Uber always is a lightning rod for controversy.

Uber now has a former attorney general looking into sexual harassment claims against the company.

A former Uber engineer wrote about alleged sexual harassment by her manager in a blog post.

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