Amazon introduces an in-car gadget, the Echo Auto, at an event on Sept. 20, 2018 Todd Haselton | CNBC Amazon wants to make it easier for automakers to bring voice assistants to their vehicles. The company announced on Friday a new service — Alexa Custom Assistant — that enables automakers […]
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Peter Thiel-backed psychedelics start-up ATAI targets schizophrenia
LONDON — ATAI Life Science, a Peter Thiel-backed start-up, has taken a majority stake in Recognify, a company that is developing drugs to help treat schizophrenia. Headquartered in Berlin, ATAI is aiming to make psychedelic drugs that can be used to treat mental health disorders. Recognify, meanwhile, is specifically aiming […]
IBM VP Christopher Padilla explains company’s non-partisan approach
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TSMC’s 2021 capital spending plans could pressure earnings, analyst says
SINGAPORE — Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) could face earnings pressure after the company announced plans for massive capital expenditure this year, an analyst told CNBC. Having posted record fourth-quarter earnings on Thursday, the world’s largest contract chipmaker said it expected to spend between $25 billion to $28 billion in […]
Huawei, AI firms filed to patent tech that could identify Uighurs, report says
Surveillance cameras are mounted on a post at Tiananmen Square as snow falls in Beijing, China, on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019. Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images GUANGZHOU, China — A new report reveals patent applications belonging to Huawei and a group of China-based artificial intelligence companies for systems […]
Xiaomi added to U.S. blacklist of Chinese military companies
Xiaomi’s Headquarters Getty Images GUANGZHOU, China — The Trump administration has added smartphone maker Xiaomi to a blacklist of alleged Chinese military companies. Hong Kong-listed shares of the Chinese firm were down 10.6% at the open on Friday on that news. Beijing-based Xiaomi was the world’s third-largest smartphone maker in […]
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin aims to fly people on New Shepard by April
Apple invests $10 million in Harlem Capital VC firm
“Changing the face of entrepreneurship.” That’s the thesis of early-stage venture capital firm Harlem Capital, which just received a $10 million investment as part of Apple’s diversity push. Apple announced the investment on Wednesday as part of its plan to allocate $100 million to address racial equity and justice. CEO […]
POSH starts trading on Nasdaq
Rafael Henrique | LightRocket | Getty Images Shares of online clothing reseller Poshmark popped more than 130% in the company’s market debut Thursday. The stock began trading at $97.50 per share. On Wednesday, Poshmark priced its IPO at $42 a share, giving it an initial valuation of more than $3 […]
Microsoft, Salesforce and Oracle working on Covid vaccination passport
People arrive to receive doses of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at the New York State COVID-19 vaccination site at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, in New York City, January 13, 2021. Brendan McDermid | Reuters LONDON — A digital Covid vaccination passport is being jointly developed by a […]