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ber has chosen Dara Khosrowshahi, the chief executive of travel booking website Expedia, to be its new chief executive, according to a source unauthorized to comment publicly. Khosrowshahi's reported appointment ends Uber's hunt to replace the company's controversial co-founder and former chief executive, Travis Kalanick, who was pressured to resign in June. Representatives for Uber, its board of directors and Expedia did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The search was a bumpy ride for the ride-hailing firm, with rumors of Kalanick angling for a return to the leadership role and a lawsuit from Uber investor Benchmark aiming to bar him from interfering with the hiring of a new CEO. Uber's board of directors interviewed dozens of potential candidates and narrowed the search to three people, according to a person with knowledge of the matter. It might sound like one of the tech industry's most coveted positions: leading the world's most...