Does it bother anyone else that 1) he led off the article with praise for Uber 2) he was comfortable going to a dinner (assumingly paid for by Uber) that was of

Does it bother anyone else that 1) he led off the article with praise for Uber 2) he was comfortable going to a dinner (assumingly paid for by Uber) that was off the record, but still with the intent to impress him? What the hell happened to journalism?