Month: March 2020
Waymo rakes in $2.25 billion in self-driving unit’s first external fundraising
Waymo just announced a significant milestone: its first external fundraising round. The self-driving division of Alphabet raked in $2.25 billion in a funding round led by Silver Lake, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, and Mubadala Investment Company, the sovereign wealth fund of Abu Dhabi. Additional investors include Magna International, Andreessen…
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The Google Pixel Slate tablet includes a keyboard and pen for $599
This story is part of a group of stories called Only the best deals on Verge-approved gadgets get the Verge Deals stamp of approval, so if you’re looking for a deal on your next gadget or gift from major retailers like Amazon, Walmart, Best Buy, Target, and more, this is…
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Riot Games inches closer to challenging Overwatch and CS:GO with Valorant reveal
We learned late last year that Riot Games was working on new projects, with some focus on expanding the League of Legends universe. One of those games – codenamed Project A – would be a team-based, tactical shooter, and falls into Riot Games’s push to challenge Blizzard, per PCGamer. Now,…
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Apple agrees to settlement of up to $500 million from lawsuit alleging it throttled older phones
Apple Inc. has agreed to pay a settlement of up to $500 million, following a lawsuit accusing the company of intentionally slowing down the performance of older phones to encourage customers to buy newer models or fresh batteries. The preliminary proposed class action lawsuit was disclosed Friday night and would…
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Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary is coming soon to PC, listing suggests
It looks like we’re getting a new Halo title very soon. A new listing for Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary Edition recently appeared on the Microsoft Store. And, according to Wccftech, this could mean we might get a release date for the remastered version of the game soon. This listing comes…
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Waymo brings in $2.25 billion from outside investors, Alphabet
Waymo, the former Google self-driving car project that is now a business under Alphabet, said Monday it raised $2.25 billion in a fundraising round led by Silver Lake, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, and Mubadala Investment Company. This is the company’s first external investment, which also included Magna, Andreessen Horowitz,…
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