Waymo has doubled its weekly paid robotaxi trips to 100,000 since May

Waymo has doubled its weekly paid robotaxi trips to 100,000 since May

A Waymo autonomous self-driving Jaguar taxi drives along a street on March 14, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.  Mario Tama | Getty Images Waymo is now providing more than 100,000 paid robotaxi rides per week in the US, according to a LinkedIn announcement by its co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana. That’s double the 50,000 weekly paid trips … Read more

On the 20th anniversary of Google’s IPO, Cramer talks owning for long haul

On the 20th anniversary of Google’s IPO, Cramer talks owning for long haul

On the 20th anniversary of Google‘s market debut, CNBC’s Jim Cramer looked back on the stock’s impressive climb and advised investors to stick with good companies for the long term, even if it means shouldering some short term losses. He first addressed Monday’s Wall Street action, noting the market’s eight-day winning streak. These kinds of … Read more

Google IPO banker tracks two-decade journey from Silicon Valley upstart to $2 trillion

Google IPO banker tracks two-decade journey from Silicon Valley upstart to  trillion

Twenty years ago, as Morgan Stanley banker Michael Grimes was helping lead the public offering for the young company behind the Google search engine, one of the most anticipated of the decade, he was among the first people offered a new email service. He had his pick of any identifier he wanted, so he asked … Read more

Waymo generation 6 robotaxi Geely Zeekr

Waymo generation 6 robotaxi Geely Zeekr

Waymo announced their sixth generation self-driving car. Alphabet-owned Waymo revealed details about its newest “generation 6” self-driving technology on Monday. Its new driverless tech, integrated into Geely Zeekr electric vehicles, should be able to handle a wider array of weather conditions without requiring as many costly cameras and sensors on board. The company invited CNBC … Read more

LVMH CEO Bernard Arnault’s family office invests in AI startups

LVMH CEO Bernard Arnault’s family office invests in AI startups

World’s top luxury group LVMH head Bernard Arnault presents the group’s annual results 2022 in Paris on January 26, 2023. Stefano Rellandini | AFP | Getty Images A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth investor and consumer. Sign up to receive future editions, … Read more

Chasing Winter Storms Will Be A Frigid Nightmare For Waymo

Chasing Winter Storms Will Be A Frigid Nightmare For Waymo

Gif: Inside Edition / YouTube If the hostile public reception hasn’t been enough to halt Waymo’s expansion, maybe the autonomous tech company will face stiffer opposition from ice and lake-effect snow. Waymo announced on Thursday that it will be testing in Truckee, California as well as Michigan and Upstate New York. The company is intentionally … Read more

‘You know what to do in the stock market’

‘You know what to do in the stock market’

Eric Schmidt, who led Google for a decade, told Stanford students that, while he’s not one to give investment advice, he sees an obvious play in the stock market that doesn’t involve buying shares of his former employer. Schmidt said, in a video that was posted by Stanford this week and subsequently removed, that big … Read more

Amazon to test Prime Air drone delivery service in the UK

Amazon to test Prime Air drone delivery service in the UK

An Amazon delivery drone is on display at Amazon’s BOS27 Robotics Innovation Hub in Westborough, Massachusetts, on Nov. 10, 2022. Joseph Prezioso | AFP | Getty Images Amazon and six other organizations have been selected to take part in a trial looking at expanding the use of drones in the U.K. The country’s Civil Aviation … Read more

Google live Gemini demo lifts pressure on Apple as AI hits smartphones

Google live Gemini demo lifts pressure on Apple as AI hits smartphones

During Google’s Pixel phone launch on Tuesday, a product director named David Citron took the stage to show off the mobile capabilities of the company’s new AI assistant, Gemini. Things got awkward right after the presenter told the audience, “all the demos today are live, by the way.” In front of a big crowd of … Read more

Reddit’s increased reliance on Google traffic has Wall Street anxious

Reddit’s increased reliance on Google traffic has Wall Street anxious

The trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange prepares for the social media platform Reddit’s initial public offering in New York City on March 21, 2024. Spencer Platt | Getty Images For nearly a decade, Tom Wahlin’s popular travel gear site Pack Hacker ranked high in Google’s search results by publishing deeply researched product … Read more