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A Google engineer who stole 14,000 files of trade secrets on self-driving cars before going to work for Uber has been pardoned by President Trump.  Anthony Levandowski, 40, was sentenced to 18 months in prison last August for what a judge called 'the biggest trade secret crime I have ever seen', although he was not yet in custody.  He was one of 73 people pardoned by Trump on his final day in office, with the White House describing him as a 'brilliant' engineer with talents needed by the country. 'Mr Levandowski has paid a significant price for his actions and plans to devote his talents to...

Replies(10) SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 04: Former Google and Uber engineer Anthony Levandowski leaves the the Robert F. Peckham U.S. Federal Court on September 04, 2019 in San Jose, California. (Justin Sullivan | Getty Images) CALIFORNIA — President Donald Trump issued a flurry of pardons and commuted sentences in the final hours of his presidency, including at least six with California ties. Trump granted pardons to 73 people and commuted the sentences of another 70 as one of his final acts before leaving office Wednesday. Notably, he did not pardon himself or any members of his f...

Life after lockdown: Negotiating our way to herd immunity Former Google strategist Paul Alexander, founder and president of London-based Alexander & Associates, argues negotiation principles could play a role in achieving herd immunity via a comprehensive Covid-19 vaccination programme.   Two vaccines are being rolled out across the UK as we speak. Care homes, once the frontline of the pandemic, are now rapidly becoming part of the solution. For Britain, the beginning of the end may be to reach vaccine herd immunity. According to Professor Roy Anderson of Imperial College Lo...

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