Ex-Google exec sent to prison for stealing robocar secrets
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE, AP Technology Writer SAN RAMON, California (AP) — A former Google engineer has been sentenced to 18 months in prison after pleading guilty to stealing trade secrets before joining Uber's effort to build robotic vehicles for its ride-hailing service. The sentence handed down Tuesday by U.S. District Judge William Alsup came more than four months after former Google engineer Anthony