Category: investors

Waymo’s first outside investment round includes car industry heavyweights

Post author By Randall
Post date March 2, 2020
Categories In alphabet, andreessen horowitz, autonation, autonomous, gear, Google, investment, investors, magna, mubadala, self-driving, silver lake, silver lake partners, Tech, Transportation, waymo

[ad_1] Alphabet is also contributing, but it appears to be in the minority this time around. Waymo was vague about how it would use the funds, saying only that this would help “our people, our technology, and our operations.” One look at Waymo’s business suggests that it has plenty of need for cash, though. In […]

Google thwarts shareholder challenge to its China search plans

Post author By Randall
Post date June 19, 2019
Categories In alphabet, business, China, contractor, contractors, dragonfly, gear, Google, Internet, investor, investors, search, shareholder meeting, shareholders, Tech

[ad_1] The company had opposed the move, claiming that it had looked into a “variety of options” for expanding access in China that would stay “consistent with our mission.” There was also discontent over the company’s handling of sexual assault and harassment claims. CNBC noted that one worker at Verily asked Alphabet why it didn’t […]