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Report: Google’s Waymo seeks outside investment and a sky-high valuation
Waymo would raise capital at a valuation “at least several times that of Cruise.”
View More Report: Google’s Waymo seeks outside investment and a sky-high valuationNew trailer for Dark Phoenix doesn’t bode well for the X-Men
The latest trailer is out for what could be the final installation in this iteration of the X-Men franchise — and things don’t look great (either for our heroes or for the franchise). The Dark Phoenix saga is one of the most famous (and well-loved) narrative arcs in the comic book series long history, and […]
View More New trailer for Dark Phoenix doesn’t bode well for the X-MenWaymo plans to open a self-driving car factory in Michigan
Waymo and Magna plan to build thousands of self-driving cars at a factory in southeast Michigan, including autonomous versions of the all-electric Jaguar I-Pace and Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid minivan. Waymo, the former Google self-driving project that spun out to become a business under Alphabet, announced Tuesday that the Michigan Economic Development Corporation voted to approve […]
View More Waymo plans to open a self-driving car factory in MichiganNikola Motor unveils a new hydrogen semi truck designed for Europe
Nikola Motor has started taking reservations for Tre, the startup’s first hydrogen-electric truck built for the European market. Nikola Motor, which less than a year ago announced plans to build a $1 billion hydrogen-electric semi truck factory in a suburb of Phoenix, said it’s in the preliminary planning stages to identify the proper location for its European […]
View More Nikola Motor unveils a new hydrogen semi truck designed for EuropeThe next big restaurant chain may not own any kitchens
If investors at some of the biggest technology companies are right, the next big restaurant chain could have no kitchens of its own. These venture capitalists think the same forces that have transformed transportation, media, retail and logistics will also work their way through prepared food businesses. The Battle Is For The Customer Interface Investors […]
View More The next big restaurant chain may not own any kitchensInside Atari’s rise and fall
By the first few months of 1982, it had become more common to see electronics stores, toy stores, and discount variety stops selling 2600 games. This was before Electronics Boutique, Software Etc., and later, GameStop. Mostly you bought games at stores that sold other electronic products, like Sears or Consumer Distributors. Toys ’R’ Us was a big seller of 2600 games. To buy one, you had to get a piece of paper from the Atari aisle, bring it to the cashier, pay for it, and then wait at a pickup window behind the cash register lanes.
View More Inside Atari’s rise and fallBen Affleck — the rising and falling phoenix
Here we take a look at a brief history of Ben Affleck’s career. From his early start in Hollywood, to his many flops, his comeback, and his falling again, Affleck has been on a career roller coasterMuch like the phoenix now blazing across his back, w…
View More Ben Affleck — the rising and falling phoenixLocal dad wants high school to change its ‘Phoenix’ mascot because it sounds too much like ‘penis’
A dad in Utah has created a Change.org petition asking his kids’ school district to change the mascot for the soon-to-open Farmington High School in Utah’s Davis School District.
Why? Because he thinks the current mascot, “The Phoenix,” sounds …