Exclusive: Intel"s Mobileye gets self-driving tech deal for 8 million cars
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Mobileye, Intel Corp's Israel-based autonomous driving unit, has signed a contract to supply eight million cars at a European automaker with its self-driving technologies, a company official told Reuters......»»
MicroVision skyrockets 50% after announcing progress on Lidar tech for self-driving cars
MicroVision said it expects its Long-Range Lidar (LRL) Sensors to meet or exceed OEM requirements in a report on Wednesday. MicroVision Lidar rendering. MicroVision MicroVision announced progress on its Long-Range Lidar (LRL) Sensor .....»»
Microsoft reportedly tried to buy $51 billion Pinterest, in what could have been the tech firm"s biggest deal
Pinterest, which has gained 100 million monthly active users in .....»»
Hyundai execs are reportedly "agonizing" over whether to make Apple"s electric car. Some are reluctant to become a contractor for the US tech giant.
Some execs at Hyundai are reluctant to become a contract manufacturer for Apple's electric cars, which could scupper a deal, Reuters re.....»»
Intel chairman raises $750 million for SPAC backed by Medtronic to acquire health-tech company
59 SPACs have filed for an IPO so far this year, compared to 248 SPACs going public in 2020, according to data from SPACinsider.com. .....»»
Intel buys Moovit app for $900M to boost bet on robotic cars
Intel plans to combine Moovit with Mobileye.....»»
Intel buys Moovit transit app for $900 million to help develop robotaxis
Chipmaker Intel Corp has bought Israeli public transit app maker Moovit for about $900 million to help it develop self-driving "robotaxis" that could take to the streets in early 2022, the company said on Monday......»»
PewDiePie, YouTube’s controversial but popular creator, signs exclusive streaming deal
PewDiePie, who has more than 104 million YouTube subscribers, will now stream exclusively to YouTube......»»
Intel buys mobility startup for $900M
The deal is the latest move by the chipmaker to expand its reach into the autonomous driving and mobility industry......»»
Exclusive: Amazon to ink major deal near airport, say sources
It would be the latest mega-deal for the company in Central Florida, where it also plans to occupy a 1.4 million-square-foot facility in Deltona and a 450,000-square-foot space in Davenport......»»
Exclusive: Aon alleges fraud in arbitration over $300 million Brazilian deal: documents
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Electric cars and self-driving tech have gotten off to a slow start but companies like Tesla, GM, and Waymo are betting that"s about to change in a big way.
Julian Stratenschulte/picture alliance via Getty Images The automotive industry is beginning .....»»
Fremont self-driving tech unicorn scores $462M, mostly from one Japanese car giant
Toyota Motor Corp. is pumping $400 million into Pony.ai, a Chinese startup led by former Baidu and Google self-driving car executives whose U.S. headquarters is in Fremont. The company said the new funding is part of a $462 million round that valu.....»»
Here are the diets of notable tech billionaires, from Mark Zuckergberg"s "kill what you eat" routine to Bill Gates" Diet Coke obsession
Facebook Billionaires may splurge on multi-million-dollar estates and luxury cars, but that doesn't mean they're digging deep in their wallets for the best and.....»»
Exclusive: "Homegrown" tech company confirms Colorado expansion, 1,800 new jobs
The company had a three-year growth rate of 960% with $43.7 million in revenue in 2018......»»
Local casino operator buys 36% stake in Barstool Sports
Local casino operator Penn National Gaming has acquired a 36% interest in digital sports media company Barstool Sports for $163 million. Wyomissing-based Penn National (NASDAQ: PENN) also inked an exclusive sports betting deal with Barstool, giving P.....»»
Coworking and tech education firm Galvanize acquired in $165M deal
Galvanize, the Denver-based technology education program and coworking space, has signed a deal to be acquired for $165 million. Virginia-based K12 Inc. (NYSE: LRN), a for-profit education company, acquired Galvanize and its eight U.S. campuses .....»»
YouTube is the exclusive streaming home for the Call of Duty and Overwatch Leagues
Activision Blizzard announced the new agreement following the conclusion of a two-year $90 million deal between Blizzard and Twitch for Overwatch League streaming rights......»»
YouTube just scored a major victory in its battle with Amazon"s Twitch for esports supremacy, thanks to the company behind "Call of Duty"
Overwatch League Google and Activision Blizzard just announced a new multi-year partnership that will make Activision's popular esports broadcasts exclusive to YouTube. The deal follows a two-year, $90 million deal Act.....»»
Flying cars and future cities among far-out tech at CES show
Ideas ranging from a city built just to test self-driving cars to Uber air-taxis debut.....»»
Qualcomm decides the autonomous-driving party finally began at CES 2020
Qualcomm announced a full autonomous-driving system to compete with Nvidia Corp. and Intel Corp.’s Mobileye on Monday at a CES Media Days news conference......»»