DealerSocket to be acquired by Solera
Terms of the acquisition by Solera Holdings, which specializes in data and software for the insurance and automotive industries, were not disclosed......»»
Private buyers drive dealership buy-sell activities in first half of "22
Automotive News tracked 178 buy-sell transactions in the first half of 2022, involving 253 U.S. franchised dealerships trading hands. While the transaction count rose from the first half of last year, the number of stores acquired dipped......»»
Intel must pay $949 million to patent troll VLSI for an outdated chip patent
The patent in question was acquired by VLSI from Dutch chipmaker NXP Semiconductors NV, and according to the patent troll attorney it would cause "millions and millions of infringements per second" within Intel's CPUs. The jury was convinced, and VLS.....»»
FitTech acquires TWC Opto, XQT-Opto
LED probing, testing and sorting equipment maker FitTech has disclosed it has acquired Taiwan-based TWC Opto and China-based XQT-Opto Technology in a bid to strengthen its product lines of laser probing and testing equipment......»»
Apple seeds third developer beta of macOS Ventura 13.1
Apple has moved on to the third beta round for macOS Ventura 13.1, with developers now able to download a fresh build.macOS Ventura 13.1 beta 1 now available for developersNew betas can be acquired from the Apple Developer Center by developers signed.....»»
Safford purchase of 16 Brown dealerships biggest in 2022
Safford Automotive more than doubled when it acquired Brown Automotive Group. It's the biggest acquisition tracked so far by this year in terms of the number of new-vehicle dealerships trading hands......»»
Apple ‘at least four years away’ from launching Google search competitor, new report says
A new report from The Information today dives into Apple’s ongoing efforts to develop “search capabilities that might compete head-on with Google’s.” As part of those efforts, Apple acquired an AI news startup called Laserlike in 2018, which.....»»
Key staff driving Apple search engine leave to rejoin Google
Four years after Laserlike was acquired by Apple to boost its web search technology, the founders have quit to rejoin Google.Prior to forming Laserlike in 2015, Anand Shukla, Srinivasan Venkatachary and Steven Baker were all Google employees. Their w.....»»
Ford-Lincoln, Nissan, Stellantis and Chevy dealerships acquired in Q3 deals
Ford-Lincoln, Nissan, Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep-Ram and Chevy dealerships traded hands in third-quarter transactions across three states......»»
Safford Automotive buys 16 Brown"s Car stores in largest dealership acquisition of 2022
Safford acquired 14 franchised dealerships, a used-vehicle store and a muscle and classic car store from Brown's......»»
Safford Automotive buys 16 Brown"s Cars stores in largest dealership acquisition of 2022
Safford acquired 14 franchised dealerships, a used-vehicle store and a muscle and classic car store from Brown's......»»
Apple seeds second developer beta for iOS 16.2, iPadOS 16.2, tvOS 16.2, watchOS 9.2
Apple has reached the second round of the current beta generation, providing developers new builds of iOS 16.2, iPadOS 16.2, tvOS 16.2, and watchOS 9.2.New betas can be acquired from the Apple Developer Center by developers signed up for Apple's test.....»»
Summer camps promote altruism in children, study finds
Be able to control oneself, cooperate or help others: having socio-emotional abilities is essential for those who wish to interact positively with their peers. These skills are largely acquired during childhood and can be trained in different context.....»»
Elon Musk"s Twitter lays off employees across the company
Twitter on Friday laid off employees in departments across the company, in a severe round of cost cutting that could potentially upend how one of the world's most influential platforms operates one week after it was acquired by billionaire Elon Musk......»»
Ford, Subaru and Volkswagen dealerships trade hands in Q3 deals
Ford, Subaru and Volkswagen stores were acquired by dealership groups in separate third-quarter transactions......»»
Datadog acquires Cloudcraft to help organizations with their cloud configuration
Datadog has acquired Cloudcraft, a visualization service for cloud and system architects to create real-time diagrams of their cloud infrastructures. A well-designed cloud architecture is essential in order to ensure the underlying infrastructure sta.....»»
1Password acquires Passage to make progress toward a passwordless future
1Password has acquired Passage, and will use Passage’s technology to launch a passwordless authentication platform for enterprises – enabling a safer, simpler, and more secure end-user experience across any platform or device. “1Passwor.....»»
Combining neutrons and X-ray imaging, scientists study meteorites to explore how Earth acquired its water
Each year, hundreds of meteorites—rocky bodies left over from the formation of the solar system—bombard Earth, delivering minerals, metals and water to our planet. Analyzing the crevices and mineral-rich deposits inside meteorites not only reveal.....»»
Cozy Grove developer Spry Fox joins Netflix as its sixth studio
Netflix has acquired Spry Fox, the studio behind Cozy Grove, as its sixth studio within its gaming division......»»
Here"s Why Elon Musk"s Twitter Takeover Is Big News For Crypto Investors
Cryptocurrency just might prove to the secret sauce in Elon Musk's plans to make money off his newly acquired Twitter. Cryptocurrency just might prove to the secret.....»»
UserTesting bolstering ML-driven UX testing with $1.3B acquisition by Sunstone, Thoma Bravo
UserTesting is being acquired for $1.3B by Thoma Bravo and Sunstone Partners to create larger capabilities for ML-powered UX testing. UserTesting is being acquired for $1.3B by Thoma Bravo and Sunstone Partners to create larger capabilities for M.....»»