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Uber’s former head of cybersecurity Joseph Sullivan faces several years of prison time for covering up a massive security breach at the ride-hailing company seven years ago. A San Francisco federal court is expected to sentence him Thursday afternoon for the breach and its attempted coverup. Read more…

Uber’s former self-driving lead is working with a secretive startup

Uber’s former self-driving research lead Anthony Levandowski isn’t giving up on his best-known technology just because of his forced exit over alleged trade secret theft. TechCrunch has discovered that Levandowski is involved with Kache.ai, a currently secretive startup devoted to autonomous tech for the “commercial trucking industry,” or the same field Levandowski has been working in for…

‘Jacobs letter’ unsealed, accuses Uber of spying, hacking

Waymo’s lawsuit against Uber for allegedly stealing technology for self-driving cars hasn’t gone to trial yet, because the judge received a letter from the Department of Justice suggesting Uber withheld crucial evidence. That letter, with some redactions, is now available for all to read and it’s not good news for Uber. It was written by the attorney of a former employee, Richard Jacobs, and it…

Inside the First Church of Artificial Intelligence Mark Harris, Wired You may know Anthony Levandowski from being at the center of Waymo’s lawsuit against Uber, but he’s also the “Dean” or leader of a new religion of artificial intelligence. Wired takes a look at Way of the Future’s doctrine, Levandowski’s role and the quest to create the divine AI. An Algorithm Is Coming for Your Food Joseph…

One should always seek for opportunities whenever, wherever, and however possible. Yet, there is one caveat: not at the expense of others.

As one of pioneers in the sensor technology and driverless car projects, Anthony Levandowski has been spearheading the disruptions of the automotive and tech industries. His former employer, Google, encouraged its employees to spend 20% of their work hours on side projects. It was a gracious act. However, Anthony not only took advantage of such policy, but also allegedly leveraged the firm’s intellectual property to gain financial benefits through his side projects - starting his own secret companies to sell products directly to Google. Now, he took even bolder steps to get handsome paychecks and bonuses from Uber, a main competitor of Google in the autonomous vehicle space. He almost poured scorn on the non-competition agreement he previously signed with Google.