press conference in San Jose by the US Attorney’s office in San Francisco and the FBI
— rat king (@MikeIsaac) August 27, 2019
Levandowski was reportedly arrested this morning
USAO David L Anderson briefing at the moment pic.twitter.com/JiA5GBK9W6
Levandowski has stepped down as CEO of his current self-driving company, Pronto AI.
— kate conger (@kateconger) August 27, 2019
here is a statement from Anthony Levandowski’s attorney on behalf of his client: pic.twitter.com/mTuDMAKTq6
— rat king (@MikeIsaac) August 27, 2019
John Bennett, FBI special agent in charge of SF Division:
— rat king (@MikeIsaac) August 27, 2019
"The bay area has the best and brightest engineers and they take big risks.
But Silicon Valley is not the wild west. The fast paced and competitive invironment does not mean federal laws do not apply."
Levandowski is out as CEO of @prontoai
— mrd (@meganrosedickey) August 27, 2019
Statement from company here: pic.twitter.com/xbDhXjqGRn
BREAKING: DOJ announces the criminal indictment of Anthony Levandowski for taking trade secrets to Uber from Google. Indictment alleges Levandowski downloaded over 14,000 Google files and transferred those files to his personal laptop. h/t @paayalzaveri
— Sally Shin (@sallyshin) August 27, 2019
Uber statement: “We’ve cooperated with the government throughout their investigation and will continue to do so.”
— Johana Bhuiyan (@JMBooyah) August 27, 2019
he otto've not stolen those trade secrets send tweet https://t.co/JEP93rletq
— Lindsey Barrett (@LAM_Barrett) August 27, 2019
ICYMI ... Levandowski was just charged with trade secrets theft. I've updated my story with comments from Waymo, Uber and Pronto AI, Levandowski's newest company. Levankdowski is now out as Pronto's CEO. https://t.co/iT1AuEdiM6
— Kirsten Korosec (@kirstenkorosec) August 27, 2019
If convicted, Levandowski faces a maximum sentence of 10 years and a fine of $250,000, plus restitution, for each violation. https://t.co/4yvToXEiVQ
— Kate Clark (@KateClarkTweets) August 27, 2019
NEW: Former Google and Uber engineer Anthony Levandowski has been charged with 33 counts of theft and attempted theft of trade secrets. https://t.co/xUnkw8wUD8
— Axios (@axios) August 27, 2019
Former Google and Uber engineer indicted for trade secret theft https://t.co/FpG5VCJB0i
— Ina Fried (@inafried) August 27, 2019
Former Uber Self-Driving Car Executive Indicted For Alleged Theft Of Trade Secrets From Google https://t.co/2sntSO2USO
— Corey Lynn - Corey's Digs (@CoreysDigs) August 27, 2019
Whoopsy Doos!
— K. Louise Neufeld (@ninaandtito) August 27, 2019
Former Uber Self-Driving Car Executive Indicted For Alleged Theft Of Trade Secrets From Google https://t.co/vHMX9QTJoj
SAC Bennett speaks at a press conference announcing indictment of former Uber self-driving car executive for alleged stealing of Google trade secrets. https://t.co/sUcY9ggGDb pic.twitter.com/8E2DZxOyGR
— FBI SanFrancisco (@FBISanFrancisco) August 27, 2019
Autonomous vehicle programs remain ripe targets for corporate espionage efforts. https://t.co/9CI8E54SOK
— Scott Stewart (@stick631) August 27, 2019
Anthony Levandowski, the star engineer at the center of the Google v Waymo case, has been indicted by the US Attorney’s Office on 33 charges of theft or attempted theft https://t.co/Rkq46D0QnE
— Greg Bensinger (@GregBensinger) August 27, 2019
Ex-Google and Uber engineer Anthony Levandowski charged with trade secret theft of trade secrets https://t.co/5hhYk47UYw pic.twitter.com/nTZTfOuYCm
— The Verge (@verge) August 27, 2019
Ex-Google and Uber engineer Anthony Levandowski charged with trade secret theft https://t.co/w4E6lVKRmK >>> https://t.co/HTA6IsoHwv #digitalhealth #socialmedia #digitalmarketing #AI #mhealth #industry40 #IoT #healthtech pic.twitter.com/GL2MEaA8Vg
— Dr Timos Papagatsias (@_timos_) August 27, 2019
Someone should make a movie out of it.
— Worathiti Pung (@pungme) August 27, 2019
New York magazine once attributed Levandowski as saying, “I’m pissed we didn’t have the first death” to a group of Uber engineers after a driver died in a Tesla on Autopilot in 2016. https://t.co/MfUVMMxjxP