Tech

Uber is reportedly nearing a deal that could value its self-driving car unit at $7.25 billion.  The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday that Uber is expected to receive $1 billion from a group of investors, including SoftBank Group and Toyota, …

Huawei is promising to create a $600 5G smartphone.  This is roughly half the price of its competitors; Samsung’s 5G phone is expected to cost around $1,200, for example. Huawei has been blocked by several governments around the world, including …

When you shop around for multiple cameras, sensors, and alarms, the cost for a smart security system can be quite high. But it doesn’t always have to be that way. We’ve found some great smart security systems that bundle everything …

On Wednesday, some reviewers said that theirSamsung Galaxy Fold foldable smartphones had broken.  The issues show that Samsung took shortcuts to get the Galaxy Fold to market — and demonstrate a surprising lack of attention to detail. It’s enough to …

Explorer and private equity investor Victor Vescovo is attempting to reach the deepest points of the world’s five oceans. Vescovo’s $48 million submarine is designed withstand the most extreme underwater conditions. He has already finished three deep-sea dives, putting him …

Pinterest priced its IPO at $19 a share on Wednesday, giving it a valuation of $10 billion. It’s above the range the company originally set for its IPO, though still below its last private funding valuation of $12.3 billion. Pinterest …

Facebook says that it ‘unintentionally uploaded’ the e-mail contacts of 1.5 million new Facebook users since May 2016. The revelation comes after a security researcher noticed that Facebook was asking some users to enter their email passwords when they signed …

Founders Fund led $7 million seed round Tuesday for Bev, a female-led direct-to-consumer rosé brand. This is Founders Fund’s first investment in an alcohol startup. Alix Peabody, Bev’s 28-year-old founder, started the company in 2017 after draining her 401(k). Peabody …

Thomas Kurian, who had worked at Oracle for over two decades, has served as Google Cloud’s CEO for about three months now. Last week, Google Cloud made announcements at its Next conference signalling a commitment to open source software and …

Video communication company Zoom priced its IPO at $36 per share on Wednesday, according to a source familiar with the process. This values Zoom at $9.2 billion, up from its last private valuation of $1 billion. The company is expected …