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Former Google self-driving car engineer charged with theft of trade secrets — The Guardian

Federal prosecutors charged Anthony Levandowski, with 33 counts of theft and attempted theft of trade secrets from Google on Tuesday, writes Julie Carrie Wong. Here...

San Francisco joins the fight to make Uber and Lyft drivers employees — CNET

So many people showed up to a San Francisco Board of Supervisors committee hearing on Friday that the city had to open an overflow...

Only in New York: the services offering helicopter rides to the wealthy — The Guardian

Scheduled to launch on 9 July, UberCopter – yes, that Uber, will offer a helicopter service between a heliport adjacent to Wall Street and...

Uber plunge again, closing 17% below its IPO price — CNN

Shares of Uber (UBER) fell nearly 11% for the day following a dismal debut Friday, writes Paul R. La Monica. Here is the link: https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/13/investing/uber-stock/index.html

SoftBank, the most powerful — and controversial — tech investor in Silicon Valley, explained — Recode

Why Uber’s biggest shareholder, SoftBank, is so important to understanding Silicon Valley today, writes Theodore Schleifer. Here is the link: https://www.vox.com/recode/2019/5/10/18563267/softbank-vision-fund-explainer-uber-wework-slack-ipo