US government charges Anthony Levandowski, a former star engineer at Google and Uber, with 33 counts of theft and attempted theft of Google trade secrets
this time in criminal court Maria Deutscher / SiliconANGLE : Former Waymo lidar lead Anthony Levandowski charged with stealing trade secrets Sasha Lekach / Mashable : Former Google and Uber exec faces...
Uber says it will stop development of self-driving trucks and instead focus on self-driving cars; Uber Freight is unaffected by this decision
Uber is shuttering its self-driving trucks unit, a beleaguered program borne out of the company's controversial multi-million acquisition of Otto nearly two years ago.
Lior Ron, the head of Uber freight and co-founder of Otto, which Uber bought in 2016, is leaving the company
Otto co-founder Lior Ron testified in Waymo v. Uber that Lyft made acquisition offer for Otto, but discussions stalled because Lyft wasn't interested in trucks
a very good technologist—and he was also very charming...Lawyer: How do you feel about that now?Kalanick: This has been a difficult process. This make it not as great as what we thought in the beginni...
Waymo v. Uber begins with opening slides; Waymo claims Levandowski stole trade secrets, Uber says Alphabet upset over Otto acquisition and Levandowski hire
The trade secrets lawsuit between Uber and Alphabet's self-driving arm Waymo began today. — Uber and Waymo are finally having their day in court.
Uber's $9.3B deal with SoftBank closes; new board member Rajeev Misra says Uber should return focus to US, Europe, Latin America, Australia to become profitable
Filling In What SoftBank's Uber Statement Didn't Say Mallory Shelbourne / The Hill : Ex-Uber CEO nets $1.4B as company closes Softbank deal Denisse Moreno / International Business Times : Travis Kalan...
Smart lock maker Otto, which unveiled its first product in August 2017, suspends operations
Otto showed the world its digital lock in August. Four months later, the company has suspended operations. Hardware is hard. It's a cliche for a reason. — The company made the decision …
Smart lock maker Otto, which unveiled its first product in August 2017, suspends operations
Otto showed the world its digital lock in August. Four months later, the company has suspended operations. Hardware is hard. It's a cliche for a reason. — The company made the decision …
Uber's Otto due diligence report has been made public as part of Uber v. Waymo lawsuit
Alphabet had been fighting to get ahold of this document for months over the course of its litigation against Uber. — A report that Alphabet wants to use in its lawsuit against Uber was made public ...
US federal appeals court denies Uber's request to move Waymo trial to private arbitration, says Uber must produce due diligence report from Otto acquisition
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