17LIVE goes public via Singapore’s first SPAC merger

17LIVE goes public via Singapore’s first SPAC merger

A live-streamer at a 17LIVE event. 17LIVE In a first for Singapore, shares of 17LIVE began trading Friday following the Asian livestreaming company’s merger with a special-purpose acquisition company. Shares of 17LIVE fell 2.06% to 3.80 Singapore dollars ($2.84) after opening at SG$4. This was Singapore’s first listing via a SPAC merger. SPACs, or blank-check firms, … Read more

Amazon tests grocery subscription service for Prime members

Amazon tests grocery subscription service for Prime members

An independent contractor wearing a protective mask and gloves loads Amazon Prime grocery bags into a car outside a Whole Foods Market in Berkeley, California, on Oct. 7, 2020. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Amazon is piloting a new grocery subscription for members of its Prime program, the company said Thursday, marking … Read more

Waymo chief product officer on progress, competition vs Cruise

Waymo chief product officer on progress, competition vs Cruise

Passengers ride in an electric Waymo full self-driving technology in Santa Monica Allen J. Schaben | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images Waymo, Alphabet‘s self-driving car unit, is having a relatively good couple of months – at least, compared to one of its key rivals: GM‘s Cruise.  Formerly known as the Google self-driving car project … Read more