Welcome to the Waymo World Cup
…Waymo has plans to offer service in 20 more markets this year alone, with international expansions in London and Tokyo on the horizon. Meanwhile, the Waymo app is available in app stores…
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Qualcomm Buys Buzzy Chip Startup Modular for Nearly $4 Billion
…The deal signals Qualcomm’s growing ambitions to expand beyond chips for the mobile device market, which generates the vast majority of the company’s revenues. Amon recently said the company has…
Apple CEO Tim Cook Is Stepping Down
…When he took over as CEO in 2011, the company’s market capitalization was around $350 billion; it is now north of $4 trillion. More than 2.5 billion people around the…
After More Than a Decade of Waiting, ‘GTA VI’ Is Finally Around the Corner
…It has enormous potential.” In 2023, Rockstar bought Cfx, a marketplace for modders who had created very popular roleplaying servers, and turned it into an official mod marketplace for user-created assets…
You Probably Won’t Get Rich Off the SpaceX IPO
…It has raised money many times since then, giving chunks of the firm to big banks and other investors. There may still be plenty of upside, especially if you believe Musk’s…
Anthropic Confidentially Files for What Could Be the Largest IPO Ever
…The company said that the timing of the IPO would “depend on market conditions and other factors.” The announcement comes just days after Anthropic unveiled a $65 billion fundraising round. The company…
I Have Hair Again, Thanks to This GroWell LED Cap
It didn't feel like an especially momentous decision at the time. Looking back after 15 years of smooth-headedness, though, shaving my hair off that first time feels like a significant…
Elon Musk Is the World’s First Trillionaire
…After shares opened at $150 on Friday morning in New York and kept surging, SpaceX’s market capitalization reached about $2.2 trillion. Between Musk’s significant ownership stakes in SpaceX, his…
Sony’s PlayStation Puts a Nail in Physical Media’s Coffin
…It is at least the second time such a removal has happened. At the time of writing, there is no indication that consumers will receive any compensation or refund for their Studio…
Arm Is Now Making Its Own Chips
…But as artificial intelligence proliferates throughout the economy and demand for computing resources skyrockets, Arm is also trying to capture a sliver of the growing AI CPU market. Arm’s in-house…