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What Uber’s Spies Really Did
A former co-worker accused the men of wiretapping their colleagues, hacking foreign governments and stealing trade secrets. It wasn’t true, but the allegations still follow them. Source
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Uber Survived the Spying Scandal. Their Careers Didn’t.
The relationship was tense, Mr. Gicinto recalled, and both men seemed uneasy about sharing leadership. Still, their work ramped up quickly. The group, which grew to include dozens of employees, wanted to keep track of […]
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Flying Car Makers Want to Build ‘Uber Meets Tesla in the Air’
It was sleek, cone-shaped, a little confusing — like something Hollywood would give a sci-fi villain for a quick getaway. It wasn’t a helicopter. And it wasn’t an airplane. It was a cross between the […]
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The Costly Pursuit of Self-Driving Cars Continues On. And On. And On.
It was seven years ago when Waymo discovered that spring blossoms made its self-driving cars get twitchy on the brakes. So did soap bubbles. And road flares. New tests, in years of tests, revealed more […]
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The C.E.O. of the self-driving car company Waymo will step down after more than 5 years.
Waymo, the autonomous car unit of Google’s parent company, Alphabet, said John Krafcik is stepping down as chief executive after five and a half years at the helm. In a statement, Waymo said the chief […]
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Star Technologist Who Crossed Google Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison
OAKLAND, Calif. — Anthony Levandowski, a pioneer of self-driving car technology in Silicon Valley, had once been feted by companies such as Google and Uber for his engineering expertise. But on Tuesday, Mr. Levandowski’s fall […]
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Bits: The Week in Tech: Who Should Let Driverless Cars Off the Leash?
Hi. I’m Jamie Condliffe. Greetings from London. Here’s a look at the week’s tech news: A lot of people are getting way more interested in putting fully autonomous cars on the road. With Lyft’s initial […]