There will soon be a lot more Waymo self-driving minivans on the road

Earlier this year, we learned that Waymo, Google parent company Alphabet’s self-driving division, had purchased “thousands” of Pacifica Hybrid minivans from Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) to convert into self-driving cars.  Now, we know the exact number, and it has blown away our expectations of how […]

Big Tech Trades Splashy Conference Demos for Introspection

The tech industry is booming. Its biggest companies are minting money. Their influence and reach into media, telecommunications, retail—everything really—is so great that once-dominant firms in those industries are desperately seeking merger partners to keep up. Some venture capitalists say the market for new companies […]