Image: Subaru There aren’t too many cars left that have CD players from the factory, either as standard or as an option. At this point with digital streaming technology, it’s a throwback not many people use or appreciate, at least in a new car. That’s why Subaru offering a single-disc CD player as an accessory … Read more
A Waymo rider-only robotaxi is seen during a test ride in San Francisco on Dec. 9, 2022. Paresh Dave | Reuters Alphabet is again investing in its self-driving car unit Waymo — this time with $5 billion. “This new round of funding will enable Waymo to continue to build the world’s leading autonomous driving company,” … Read more
Image: Rivian Despite being a requirement for many car buyers, Rivian is one of the few automakers that doesn’t use Apple CarPlay. Rivian’s founder and CEO confirmed Monday the automaker won’t be using CarPlay in any of its vehicles any time in the future either. Rivian Unveils Trio of New Electric Vehicles Speaking to the … Read more
Google parent company Alphabet is set to report its second-quarter earnings Tuesday after the market closes. Here’s what analysts are expecting: Earnings per share: $1.84, according to LSEG Revenue: $84.19 billion, according to LSEG Wall Street is also watching several other numbers in the report: YouTube advertising revenue: $8.93 billion, according to StreetAccount Google Cloud revenue: $10.20 … Read more
Meta on Tuesday announced the latest version of its Llama artificial intelligence model, dubbed Llama 3.1. The newest Llama technology comes in three different versions, with one variant being the biggest and most capable AI model from Meta to date. Like previous versions of Llama, the newest model continues to be open source, which means … Read more
A Comcast service van in Miami. Getty Images Comcast reports second-quarter earnings before the bell on Tuesday, and Wall Street will be paying close attention to subscriber growth — for both the broadband and streaming businesses. Here is how Comcast is expected to perform, according to estimates from analysts surveyed by LSEG: Earnings per share: $1.12 … Read more
Sundar Pichai, CEO of Alphabet Inc., during Stanford’s 2024 Business, Government, and Society forum in Stanford, California, April 3, 2024. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Wiz has walked away from a $23 billion deal to be acquired by Google, in what would have been the search giant’s largest ever deal, telling employees it would pursue … Read more
Tesla CEO Elon Musk is no stranger to making bold promises with little follow through, but maybe this time will be different. He just posted on his social media site X that Tesla will have humanoid robots in “low production” for the automaker’s internal use sometime next year. Then, they’ll “hopefully” be rolled out to … Read more
Passengers seen waiting after a major disruption in Microsoft Corp.’s cloud services caused widespread flight cancellations and delays at T3 IGI Airport in New Delhi, India, on July 19, 2024. Vipin Kumar | Hindustan Times | Getty Images Republican representatives on Monday called on CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz to testify in front of the House Committee … Read more
\Trade fair visitors walk past a Google logo at the Google stand at Hannover Messe 2024. Julian Stratenschulte | Picture Alliance | Getty Images After years of delay, Google says it will no longer cancel and replace third-party cookies — a practice long used by advertisers — for its internet browser Chrome. Cookies are small … Read more
