In 2010, Google’s autonomous vehicle project placed self-driving cars on Bay Area streets and freeways, but practical applications were thought to be at least a decade away.The futurists were ri
Monterey Car Week wrapped up on Sunday with the return of the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. A black 1938 Mercedes-Benz 540K Autobahn Kurrier took top honors at the show, now in its 70th year
People walk on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S., August 13, 2021. Louisiana holds one of the U.S.'s lowest vaccination rates with just 38 percent of its residents fully vaccinated.
Travel tech company Hopper has raised a $170 million Series G, the company said today. Astute observers may recognize the number — that’s the same amount it raised in a Series F round that close
News is vital to society, but it’s also incredibly expensive to produce. As ad rates have suffered across the industry (minus a positive blip this summer), publishers have increasingly turned to paywa
After meeting an ignominious end in 2017, the anonymous gossip app once popular with college students lives again. Yik Yak returned to the iOS App Store on Monday (sorry, Android users) under new owne
The pandemic was a catalyst for showing companies looking to cut costs just how much they were spending on their software tools. New York-based Tropic’s platform not only uncovers those savings, but a
As last week came to a close, funding news involving three major U.S. technology startups lit up on Twitter.Carta closed a $500 million Series G at a $7.4 billion price tag. Chime put together a $750
04:20 With the development of the internet, mobile dating apps may have become an efficient way to find love in big cities, especially for younger Chinese.The social ne
Although older adults are one of the fastest-growing demographics, they’re quite underserved when it comes to consumer tech.The global population of people older than 65 will reach 1.5 billion b
TikTok today becomes the latest tech company to roll out increased protections for minors on its platform in the wake of increased regulatory scrutiny. The company says it will introduce a series of p
Chip design is a long slog of trial and error, taking years to bring a design to market. Motivo, a five year old startup from a chip industry veteran is creating software to speed up chip design from
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The technology industry is often thought of as being the domain of the young and the new. We see an emphasis on young founders (“40 Under 40”), innovative ideas and disruptive challenges to legacy bra
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Match today is introducing new features that aim to address some of users’ complaints with modern-day dating apps — like how much time it takes to find a relevant match and how frustrating
U.S. and ROK forces conduct a joint military exercise on the coast of southeastern ROK, March 25, 2021. /CFP The Republic of Korea (ROK) has tentatively decided to conduct a joint military exe
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