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Expedia-owned Orbitz likely hacked, exposing 2 years of customer data

Travel site Orbitz, which is owned by Expedia, said a “legacy travel booking platform” was likely hacked last year, exposing… Read More

IBM sues Expedia, alleging online travel giant built its business on Big Blue’s patents

IBM is suing Expedia, alleging that the popular travel site has for years been infringing on several of its patents,… Read More

Tech Moves: Uber taps former Orbitz CEO as COO; Longtime AWS leader goes to Zendesk

Former Orbitz CEO and longtime Seattle technology leader Barney Harford has been named the COO of Uber, marking yet another… Read More

Tech Moves: Porch COO Asha Sharma leaves for new role at Facebook; Uber eyes new executives; Ad Lightning taps Microsoft vet as VP of Product; etc.

Asha Sharma, who served as the COO of home services startup Porch since its inception, is leaving the company for… Read More

Expedia acquires majority stake in London company seeking to modernize rail travel

Expedia said it has acquired a majority stake in SilverRail, a London based company focused on online booking for train… Read More

Former Expedia IT tech gets 15 months in jail for insider trading, stealing information from execs

A former IT technician for Expedia subsidiary Hotwire was sentenced to 15 months in prison today, after he pled guilty last… Read More

Former Expedia IT technician pleads guilty to insider trading, stealing information from executives

Updated 5:15 p.m. with statement from Jonathan Ly’s attorney A former IT technician for Expedia subsidiary Hotwire pleaded guilty Monday morning… Read More

Expedia cuts staff from Orbitz, two months after $1.6B acquisition

Expedia is cutting jobs at Orbitz two months after acquiring the travel booking website for $1.6 billion. A company spokesperson confirmed… Read More

Expedia completes $1.6B Orbitz acquisition after U.S. regulators decide not to challenge deal

Online travel giant Expedia Inc. is even bigger as of this morning, completing its $1.6 billion acquisition of Orbitz just hours after the U.S.… Read More

Expedia pushes back Orbitz termination date amid Justice Department review

Expedia is holding off on its acquisition of Orbitz announced in February. The Bellevue-based travel giant pushed back the termination date on the… Read More

Expedia acquiring Orbitz for $1.6B, continuing online travel buying spree

Online travel giant Expedia, fresh off its acquisition of Travelocity, now plans to buy Orbitz Worldwide in a deal valued… Read More

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