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Uber's CEO had a funny response to Apple's $1 billion investment in its competitor Didi

Travis Kalanick
Uber CEO and co-founder Travis Kalanick arrives at the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference in Sun Valley, Idaho. (AP Photo/Paul Sakluma, File)

One would imagine that Uber CEO Travis Kalanick was not pleased to learn about a big new investment Apple just made in its competitor, Didi Chuxing.

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Late Thursday night, news broke that Apple invested $1 billion in Didi, a ride-hailing app that's popular in China and has partnered with Uber's main US competitor, Lyft.

But at least on Twitter, Kalanick is making light of the news.

His girlfriend, professional violinist Gabi Holzwarth, apparently owns some Apple shares. Which sort of technically makes her invested in Didi now.

Kalanick tweeted early Friday morning:

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For anyone not up to speed on teen slang, "#smh" means "shaking my head."

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