Uber put $100m into the company that hired Anthony Levandowski
06-09-2026 14:54 via thenextweb.com

Uber put $100m into the company that hired Anthony Levandowski

Uber has put $100m into a company that just hired Anthony Levandowski. His theft of Google’s self-driving secrets cost Uber a fortune, and it helped end Travis Kalanick’s time as chief executive. The company is Atoms, Kalanick’s new venture. Rafe Rosner-Uddin reported the arrangement for the Financial Times on Sunday. He cited people familiar with […]
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