Each Friday, Farhad Manjoo and Mike Isaac, technology reporters at The New York Times, review the week’s news, offering analysis and maybe a joke or two about the most important developments in the tech industry. Mike is out this week so Nick Wingfield, a Times technology reporter based in Seattle, filled in.

Farhad: Hello, Nick! I’m so happy you’re joining me to chat about tech news in Mike’s absence. He spent the weekend covering the many boardroom twists that led to Uber picking its new C.E.O. And now he’s off recovering in a Twinkie-addled haze, I think. So, thanks for stepping in.

Nick: You’re welcome. Is there a rule that there has to be at least one bald guy in each week’s newsletter?

Farhad: Yes. I’m glad you were up for it or I would have had to shave my head.

Uber’s messy search for a new boss

Farhad: O.K., so this was a busy week in tech. First, there was Uber. As you know, the troubled ride-hailing company has been without a C.E.O. for two months, and its board of directors — which includes former C.E.O. and co-founder Travis Kalanick — has been consumed with tension over a new pick.