General Motors’ Cruise Automation Gets Self-driving Tech Boost with Strobe Acquisition
General Motors (GM) has just completed the acquisition of Strobe, a company focused on self-driving car technology, for an undisclosed…
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Windows Phone is Officially Dead to Microsoft, What About Surface Phone with Windows 10
The head of Microsoft’s Windows division, Joe Belfiore, finally made it official. Windows Phone is officially dead to the company,…
Proponent of “Nudge” Theory Bags Nobel Prize for Economics, £840k in Prize Money
72-year-old Richard Thaler, one of the founding fathers of the “nudge” theory of behavioral economics, has bagged this year’s Nobel…
Equifax Data Breach Update: 4.6 Million People Affected
When credit reporting company Equifax’s data was compromised last month, the estimate of affected people was around 2.5 million. A…
After Facebook, Google Now Finds Russian-bought Ads on its Platforms
After an extensive internal enquiry, Alphabet’s Google has come out saying that it has found multiple user accounts opened by…
Robotic Pizza Making Startup Zume Raises $48 Million in Venture Funding
Robotics startup Zume Pizza aims to make your pizza while it’s being delivered, but it won’t be a human “chef”…
Walmart One-ups Amazon Once Again with Mobile Express Returns
Looks like the folks at Walmart (WMT) just love to see Amazon cringe. The largest big box retailer in the…
Costco Stock Takes 6 Percent Hit on Minor Dip in Membership Renewal Rates
Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST) crushed its fourth quarter 2017 earnings, only to watch its own stock price crushed as a…
Why Did Netflix Just Increase Its Prices in the United States?
Netflix (NFLX) has increased its prices in the United States. Yes, the unthinkable has happened. With competition from Amazon, HBO…
Can Tesla Motors Overcome Model 3 Production Bottlenecks and Delivery Challenges?
Tesla (TSLA) is in a fix, but it’s a problem that any carmaker would kill for. What’s going on behind…
Google Wants to be Relevant in 2050, and Here’s How It’s Doing That
Four days ago, on October 4, Google hosted a hardware event to unveil eight new products. What are these products,…
Facebook and the Problem of Russia-sponsored Ads: The Short Version
Facebook is currently embroiled in a tussle with lawmakers over Facebook ads that Russian “actors” purchased during the 2016 U.S….
New CEO Shaking Things Up at Ford Motor Co., What’s Going On?
Ford Motor Company yesterday had a “strategic update” for its investors. It was a master plan to shake up the…
What To Do About Your Hacked Yahoo Account. Yes, It Was Hacked, Alright.
Every single Yahoo account on the planet was hacked in 2013, Yahoo said earlier today. This comes as a shock,…
Amazon Floods Smart Home Market with a Total of 8 Echo Products
If Google has any eyes on the smart home market, they’d better re-think their strategy, at least where smart speakers…