ATOMS HIRES UBER'S FORMER FINANCE CHIEF

Kalanick, who founded ride-hailing giant Uber, is assembling a seasoned leadership team at Atoms. The CFO hire follows the startup's acquisition of Anthony Levandowski's autonomous driving company earlier this year. Atoms is developing humanoid robots for warehouse and logistics operations. The company has secured backing from Uber itself, alongside other investors, signaling confidence in Kalanick's new project. The former Uber finance chief brings experience managing complex financial operations at scale. At Uber, the executive navigated the company through its IPO and managed cash flow as the platform expanded globally. Kalanick left Uber in 2019 and has since focused on new ventures through his investment firm 10100. Atoms represents his most prominent robotics play, positioning the startup to compete in the growing autonomous systems market.