On Wednesday, in a statement, China-based autonomous driving startup WeRide, said will deepen its autonomous driving technology partnership with Nissan Motor and aims to raise $310 million in a new funding round which chasing a valuation of $3.3 billion. Guangzhou-headquartered WeRide, which is testing vehicles in California, did not disclose details on the size of the…
An executive from Huawei Technologies said, the company aims to develop driverless passenger car technology by 2025. The move sees the erstwhile Chinese telecom giant diversifying its business in the face of U.S. sanctions. “Our team’s goal is to reach true driverless passenger cars in 2025,” said Wang Jun, senior executive at Huawei’s smart vehicle…
In a significant development, the U.S. Senate voted 68-32 to approve a sweeping legislative package aimed at boosting the country’s ability to compete with China, with the U.S. Congress seeking to take a tough line on Beijing. The bipartisan measure authorizes around $190 billion in provisions to strengthen U.S. technology and research spending; it will…
In a significant development, a group of 50 investors managing with more than $4.5 trillion in assets in total, have called on companies which are involved in the development and use of facial recognition technology, to do so in an ethical manner. The investor group, led by asset manager Candriam said, given the lack of…
In a statement blockchain technology company Blockstream Mining said, Square Inc is set to invest $5 million to build an open-source, solar-powered bitcoin mining facility at one of its sites in the United States. In the announcement on its blog Blockstream said the “facility will be a proof-of-concept for a 100% renewable energy Bitcoin mine at…
In a report, Japan’s Nikkei newspaper said, around 20 Japanese companies, including electronic component maker Ibiden Co, will collaborate with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) to develop chip manufacturing technology in Japan. Fifty percent of $337 million (37 billion yen), the cost of the research facility, will be borne by the Japanese government In February,…
In a significant development two tech trade groups have filed a lawsuit against Florida over a new legislation that fines social media companies that ban political candidates, saying it violates free speech rights. The lawsuit states that the bill signed into law by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis earlier this week on Monday, was unconstitutional. It…
In a statement Canadian Trade Minister Mary Ng said, Toronto has reiterated to Washington that it plans on going ahead with a digital services tax; the potential move is likely to impact U.S. tech giants including Facebook and Alphabet Inc’s Google. Ng made the remarks in bilateral talks with U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai, who has…
On Tuesday, in a statement, online platform for buying, selling and servicing of refurbished tech gadgets Back Market said, it has raised $335 million in its latest funding round which valued the company at $3.2 billion. Back Market started in 2014 in France with “the aims to make it easier for customers to buy refurbished…
Long white metal tubes sitting at the base of mountains in the desert just north of Las Vegas promise to one day revolutionize the mass transportation market. Virgin Hyperloop is one of the players in this industry. Richard Branson’s Virgin Group is developing the technology which will see passenger pods hurtling at speeds of up…
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