Waymo to begin testing in Tokyo, its first international destination

Waymo to begin testing in Tokyo, its first international destination

A Waymo rider-only robotaxi is seen during a test ride in San Francisco on Dec. 9, 2022. Paresh Dave | Reuters Alphabet-owned Waymo announced Monday that it will start testing its autonomous vehicles in Tokyo in early 2025, the company’s first step toward international expansion.  Waymo hasn’t committed to start commercial service in Tokyo yet, … Read more

Chinese AI models are popular globally and are beating U.S. rivals in some areas

Chinese AI models are popular globally and are beating U.S. rivals in some areas

China is focusing on large language models (LLMs) in the artificial intelligence space.  Blackdovfx | Istock | Getty Images China’s attempts to dominate the world of artificial intelligence could be paying off, with industry insiders and technology analysts telling CNBC that Chinese AI models are already hugely popular and are keeping pace with — and … Read more

Why the FBI wants you to use end-to-end encrypted messaging

Why the FBI wants you to use end-to-end encrypted messaging

Think twice before sending your next text message. Or better yet, make sure you are using an end-to-end encryption method. Consumers regularly use different types of messaging technology from the biggest technology companies including Apple, Alphabet and Meta Platforms, including iMessage, Google Messages, WhatsApp and SMS, but the level of protection varies. Now, the U.S. … Read more

GM’s Cruise robotaxi business is latest growth initiative to falter

GM’s Cruise robotaxi business is latest growth initiative to falter

A Cruise autonomous taxi in San Francisco, California, US, on Thursday Aug. 10, 2023. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images DETROIT — For years, General Motors CEO and Chair Mary Barra has promised a new future for the company, away from a stodgy metal-bending automaker into a tech-driven, forward-thinking company poised for growth. … Read more

Apple, Google instructed by House committee to prepare to dump TikTok

Apple, Google instructed by House committee to prepare to dump TikTok

A supporter holds up a sign that read “TikTok” during a news conference on TikTok in front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on March 22, 2023. Alex Wong | Getty Images House Committee members are urging the top executives of Apple and Google to be prepared to comply with a law that could … Read more

Broadcom’s long path to the trillion-dollar club, and Trump’s role

Broadcom’s long path to the trillion-dollar club, and Trump’s role

President Donald Trump introduces Broadcom CEO Hock Tan prior to Tan announcing the repatriation of his company’s headquarters to the United States from Singapore during a ceremony in the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington, DC, November 2, 2017. Getty Images When Broadcom tried to buy rival Qualcomm for $120 billion in 2018, … Read more

Tech companies most threatened by Trump donating to inauguration fund

Tech companies most threatened by Trump donating to inauguration fund

 U.S. President-elect Donald Trump smiles at the crowd during the National Guard Association of the United States’ 146th General Conference & Exhibition at Huntington Place Convention Center on Aug. 26, 2024 in Detroit, Michigan. Emily Elconin | Getty Images News | Getty Images Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos have a particularly … Read more

Email security startup Sublime raises $60 million

Email security startup Sublime raises  million

Across the world, companies rely on Microsoft and Google to administer email accounts for employees. Keeping all those mailboxes secure, however, is a business opportunity. Proofpoint went public in 2012, and as enterprises migrated to the cloud, many adopted the company’s secure email gateway software as a precautionary measure. But private equity firm Thoma Bravo … Read more

GM halts funding of robotaxi development by Cruise

GM halts funding of robotaxi development by Cruise

A in San Francisco, California, US, on Thursday Aug. 10, 2023. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images General Motors will no longer fund its Cruise division’s robotaxi development, the company said on Tuesday.  The Detroit automaker cited the increasingly competitive robotaxi market, capital allocation priorities and the considerable time and resources necessary to grow … Read more

Oracle (ORCL) Q2 2025 earnings report

Oracle (ORCL) Q2 2025 earnings report

Oracle Chair and Chief Technology Officer Larry Ellison speaks at the Oracle OpenWorld conference in San Francisco on Sept. 16, 2019. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images News | Getty Images Oracle shares slid 7% in extended trading on Monday after the database software company reported fiscal second-quarter results that fell short of analysts’ estimates and … Read more