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Anthony Levandowski Receives Trump Pardon

Outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump pardoned Anthony Levandowski, saving the engineer from more than a year in prison for stealing trade secrets from his former employer, Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo.

January 20, 2021
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Amazon Ditches Plans for New York Headquarters

Amazon.com is pulling out of a plan to build a headquarters in New York City, after a backlash from some residents and politicians, the e-commerce giant said.

February 14, 2019
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Waymo Gets the OK for a Commercial Driverless Ride-Hailing Service

Waymo, a unit of Alphabet Inc., got a permit in late January from the Arizona Department of Transportation to operate as a Transportation Network Company, according to Ryan Harding, a spokesman at the state agency.

February 16, 2018