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Waymo CEO John Krafcik: Driverless Car Service Is Coming Soon

WeWork To Be Valued At More Than $42 Billion Following SoftBank Investment

Tesla Rolls Out Enhanced Anti-Theft System For Model S And Model X

By Noah Long ● November 15, 2018

Tesla has recently rolled out a new "Enhanced Anti-theft" package as an aftermarket product for the Model S and Model X.

Uber Rewards: How It Works

By Amit Chowdhry ● November 15, 2018

Uber Rewards: Here is a breakdown of how Uber’s new loyalty program works for the Blue, Gold, Platinum, and Diamond levels.

Ford Partners With Walmart And Postmates On Self-Driving Goods Delivery Project

By Amit Chowdhry ● November 14, 2018

Automaker Ford Motor Company is partnering with retail giant Walmart and food delivery service Postmates on a self-driving grocery delivery project.

Maryland-Based Cybersecurity Company Dragos Raises $37 Million In Series B

By Dan Anderson ● November 14, 2018

Hanover, Maryland-based cybersecurity company Dragos has raised $37 million in Series B funding led by Canaan Partners.

Google Rolls Out ‘Night Sight’ For Pixel Smartphones To Improve Low Light Photos

By Dan Anderson ● November 14, 2018

Google has announced that the "Night Sight" feature is going to be rolled out for Pixel-branded phones in the next few days.

Simple Habit Raises $10 Million To Expand Its Daily Stress Relief Platform

By Annie Baker ● November 14, 2018

Daily stress relief platform Simple Habit has announced it has raised $10 million in Series A funding led by Foundation Capital.

Google Launches A New ‘My Business’ App

By Noah Long ● November 14, 2018

Google has launched a new app called "My Business," making it easier for businesses to manage their Google profiles.

Microsoft Is Acquiring Austin-Based Chatbot Startup XOXCO

By Annie Baker ● November 14, 2018

Microsoft has announced that it is acquiring Austin-based chatbot startup company XOXCO to democratize AI development.

Google Assistant Gains Several New Features

By Noah Long ● November 14, 2018

Google Assistant has gained several new features including Recommended Recipes, a new broadcast mode, the ability to set alarms to help form habits, and Routines.

Connected Commerce Platform Company Poynt Secures $100 Million In Funding

By Annie Baker ● November 14, 2018

Poynt, a connected commerce platform company, has announced that it raised $100 million in funding from strategic partners Elavon and National Australia Bank.

Netskope Raises $168.7 Million To Expand Its Enterprise Security Cloud Platform

By Noah Long ● November 14, 2018

Netskope announced that it has raised $168.7 million in a Series F round of funding led by existing investor Lightspeed Venture Partners.

Pittsburgh-Based RoadBotics Secures $3.9 Million To Make Pavement Management Easier

By Amit Chowdhry ● November 14, 2018

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based RoadBotics has announced that it has raised $3.9 million in seed funding to make pavement management easier.

Travel Digital Marketing Company Sojern Raises $120 Million

By Annie Baker ● November 14, 2018

Travel technology company Sojern raises $120 million in funding led by TCV to build on its years of rapid growth.

Richard Branson’s Global Cooling Prize Is Offering $3 Million For Air Conditioning Innovations

By Noah Long ● November 14, 2018

Richard Branson’s Global Cooling Prize is offering a $3 million prize to researchers and companies working on air conditioning innovations.

Clearbanc Raises $70 Million To Provide Growth Capital For Online Businesses

By Dan Anderson ● November 14, 2018

Clearbanc has announced that it has raised $70 million in funding in order to provide growth capital for online businesses.

Johnson Controls Is Selling Its Auto Battery Division For $13.2 Billion

By Noah Long ● November 14, 2018

Johnson Controls has announced this week that it is selling its power solutions division to investment company Brookfield Business Partners for $13.2 billion.

DeepMind’s Health Business Is Moving Over To Google

By Noah Long ● November 14, 2018

DeepMind, an AI research group under Alphabet, is moving its health division over to Google's new Health unit.

Trace Genomics Secures $13 Million To Help Farmers Increase Yields Using AI

By Dan Anderson ● November 14, 2018

Trace Genomics has raised $13 million in funding to help farmers increase yields using artificial intelligence led by Stage 1 Ventures.

Brazil-Based Movile Raises $500 Million To Grow iFood Delivery App

By Annie Baker ● November 14, 2018

Sao Paulo, Brazil-based technology company Movile has raised $500 million to grow the iFood food delivery app.

Israel-Based XM Cyber Raises $22 Million To Accelerate Growth

By Noah Long ● November 14, 2018

XM Cyber, a Herzliya, Israel-based startup that has built the first fully automated APT simulation and remediation platform, has raised $22 million in funding.

London-Based Fintech Company Fluidly Secures £5 Million

By Dan Anderson ● November 14, 2018

Fluidly, a London-based fintech company, announced that it raised £5 million to integrate with more platforms and further develop its insights platform.

New York-Based Checkmate Raises $3 Million To Optimize Food Delivery

By Noah Long ● November 13, 2018

Checkmate, a New York-based startup that developed a platform integrating multiple online ordering services into POS systems, has raised $3 million.

sweetgreen Raises $200 Million At A ‘Unicorn’ Valuation To Invest In Its Technology Platform

By Annie Baker ● November 13, 2018

Fast-casual salad chain sweetgreen has raised $200 million at a valuation of more than $1 billion to invest in its technology platform.

Alexandria-Based Savi Technology Raises $7.5 Million To Accelerate Its In-Transit Visibility Solutions

By Dan Anderson ● November 13, 2018

Savi, an Alexandria, Virginia-based big data and machine learning analytics and supply chain solutions company, has raised $7.5 million in funding.

Amazon Picks New York City And Northern Virginia For New Headquarters

By Annie Baker ● November 13, 2018

Amazon has officially selected New York City and Arlington, Virginia for its new headquarters locations. Here are the details you need to know about it.

Tel Aviv-Based Guardian Optical Raises $2.5 Million To Build On Its ‘Passenger-Aware’ Sensors For Autonomous Vehicles

By Dan Anderson ● November 13, 2018

Tel-Aviv-based Guardian Optical has announced it raised $2.5 million in funding to build on its sensor products for autonomous vehicles.

Spin Memory Raises $52 Million To Drive MRAM As An Alternative To Embedded SRAM

By Noah Long ● November 13, 2018

MRAM developer company Spin Memory announced that it is raising $52 million in Series B led by Arm and Applied Materials' venture capital arm Applied Ventures.

Apple Was The Top Selling Phone Brand During Alibaba’s Single Day

By Annie Baker ● November 13, 2018

During Alibaba's Singles' Day event, Apple was ranked as the top phone maker as it surpassed 100 million yuan.

Veritas Capital And Evergreen Coast Are Acquiring athenahealth For $5.7 Billion

By Dan Anderson ● November 13, 2018

Veritas Capital and Evergreen Coast Capital have announced that they are acquiring athenahealth in a deal valued at $5.7 billion in cash.

Vista Equity Is Buying Apptio For Approximately $1.94 Billion

By Noah Long ● November 12, 2018

Vista Equity Partners has announced it is acquiring Bellevue, Washington-based Apptio for $38 per share, which is a deal worth approximately $1.94 billion.