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Driverless car stopped in San Francisco puzzles cops
AFP, Published on 13/04/2022
» SAN FRANCISCO: San Francisco police faced an unprecedented problem recently when an officer stopped a car that was driving at night with no headlights on, only to discover there was no one inside.
In Texas, driverless trucks are set to take over roads
AFP, Published on 21/01/2022
» HOUSTON: A giant 18-wheel transport truck is barreling down a multi-lane Texas highway, and there is no one behind the wheel.
Google, Lenovo join Consumer Electronics Show exodus
AFP, Published on 24/12/2021
» SAN FRANCISCO: Google, Lenovo and other big name tech firms on Thursday cancelled plans to attend next month's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, joining an exodus fueled by fear of Covid-19.
Embattled Facebook changes parent company name to 'Meta'
AFP, Published on 29/10/2021
» SAN FRANCISCO - Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday announced the parent company's name is being changed to "Meta" to represent a future beyond just its troubled social network.
Big Tech booms even as lockdown living wanes
AFP, Published on 30/07/2021
» SAN FRANCISCO: Big Tech goliaths like Facebook and Amazon unveiled whopping profits this week, showing their dominance in lockdown lifestyles is on course to grow well beyond the pandemic.
S. Korea's self-driving upstarts take on tech giants
AFP, Published on 03/06/2020
» JEJU: In a workshop that blends a corporate office with a tool-packed garage, around 20 South Koreans are looking to take on the multi-billion-dollar giants of Uber, Tesla and Google parent Alphabet with a self-driving car of their own.
Former Google engineer to plead guilty to stealing secrets
AFP, Published on 20/03/2020
» SAN FRANCISCO: A former senior engineer at Google charged with stealing trade secrets from its self-driving car program has agreed to plead guilty in a deal with prosecutors, according to court documents filed on Thursday.
Google parent Alphabet valuation hit $1 trillion
AFP, Published on 17/01/2020
» NEW YORK: Google's parent company Alphabet saw its value reach US$1 trillion for the first time Thursday, becoming the fourth US tech company to hit the milestone.
Lofty promises for autonomous cars unfulfilled
AFP, Published on 15/12/2019
» NEW YORK: The first driverless cars were supposed to be deployed on the roads of American cities in 2019, but just a few days before the end of the year, the lofty promises of car manufacturers and Silicon Valley remain far from becoming reality.
Google's Sundar Pichai named CEO at parent firm Alphabet
AFP, Published on 04/12/2019
» SAN FRANCISCO: Google chief executive Sundar Pichai will assume the CEO role at parent firm Alphabet in a shakeup at the top of the Silicon Valley titan, the company said Tuesday.