NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump pardoned a former Google engineer who was sentenced to prison last year for stealing trade secrets from the tech giant related to robotic vehicles. Anthony Levandowski left Google in early 2016 where he worked in the autonomous vehicle division to start his own company called Otto. That company was acquired by Uber for $680 million as the ride-hailing venture pursued its own autonomous vehicle division. Before leaving, Levandowski downloaded a trove… Source link

NEW YORK – President Donald Trump pardoned a former Google engineer who was sentenced to prison last year for stealing trade secrets from the tech giant related to robotic vehicles. Anthony Levandowski left Google in early 2016 where he worked in the autonomous vehicle division to start his own company called Otto. That company was acquired by Uber for $680 million as the ride-hailing venture pursued its own autonomous vehicle division. Before leaving, Levandowski downloaded a trove of… Source link

NEW YORK – President Donald Trump pardoned a former Google engineer who was sentenced to prison last year for stealing trade secrets from the tech giant related to robotic vehicles. Anthony Levandowski left Google in early 2016 where he worked in the autonomous vehicle division to start his own company called Otto. That company was acquired by Uber for $680 million as the ride-hailing venture pursued its own autonomous vehicle division. Before leaving, Levandowski downloaded a trove of… Source link

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Ex-Google engineer among those pardoned by Donald Trump  BBC News Source link

FuelCell Energy Inc. FCEL is scheduled to release fourth-quarter fiscal 2020 results on Jan 21. In the last reported quarter, the company delivered a negative earnings surprise of 16.7%. Let’s see how things have shaped up for this alternate energy company prior to the earnings announcement. Factors to Note During the fourth quarter, FuelCell Energy received a contract from the U.S. Department of Energy to design and manufacture a SureSource electrolysis platform capable of producing… Source link

Inauguration Day for President-elect Joe Biden couldn’t get here quick enough for stock market bulls (and let’s face it, civilization at large). Because according to historical data, stocks tend to do very well in the early goings of a Democratic presidency. In year one of a Democratic presidency, the S&P 500 has risen on average by 19.4% dating back to 1932, per data crunched by BMO Capital Markets chief markets strategist Brian Belski. The gains have tended to stretch throughout the… Source link

One of the trickiest challenges for incoming President Joe Biden is what do to about his predecessor, Donald Trump: investigate him for possible crimes, or leave him alone? There’s a case for each route. Investigating whether Trump violated election law, obstructed justice during the Robert Mueller probe, or committed campaign-finance felonies would show no president is above the law and possibly deter future presidents from abusing their power. But it could interfere with Biden’s policy… Source link

The EU has started asking rivals about Google’s advertising practices, just two years after closing a decade of investigations into the company’s shopping, advertising and Android businesses that led to €8.2bn of fines. Regulators in Brussels have sent questionnaires to publishers and advertising companies asking them about Google’s position in the online advertising market, where it acts as the dominant middleman between publishers and advertisers. The questions… Source link

The American Express La Quinta, CaliforniaPGA West (Stadium Course) – Par 72 – 7,147 yardsPGA West (Nicklaus Tournament Course) – Par 72 – 7,181 yardsField – 156 entrantsPurse – $6.7M The Preview Cancellations and alterations to events have caused headaches since the PGA Tour resumed in June, but this week’s changes to the format of the American Express are certainly welcomed with open arms. The Pro-Am portion of the tournament has been completely ditched, improving both the playing-time aspect… Source link

Wall Street is right to disregard a rare earnings miss from streaming king Netflix. Netflix (NFLX) shares exploded 13% in pre-market trading on Wednesday, indicating the stock will open at a record high despite the earnings shortfall on Tuesday evening. To be sure, the report had a lot of fodder for the Netflix bulls to take on the bears roaring about the earnings miss. The company surpassed 200 million paid subscribers for the first time, powered by a world continuing to consume large amounts… Source link