Uber Freight acquires Transpace for $2.25B
Uber Freight, the logistics business spun out of Uber in 2018, has acquired Transplace for about $2.25 billion from private equity group TPG Capital, according to regulatory filings. The deal announced Thursday will involve $750 million in Uber stock.....»»
Honeywell acquires SCADAfence to strengthen its OT cybersecurity portfolio
Honeywell has agreed to acquire SCADAfence, a provider of OT and IoT cybersecurity solutions for monitoring large-scale networks. SCADAfence brings proven capabilities in asset discovery, threat detection and security governance which are key to indu.....»»
Node4 acquires ThreeTwoFour to strengthen its security capabilities
Node4 announced the acquisition of ThreeTwoFour, an information security and technology risk specialist. The acquisition is Node4’s third significant growth purchase in the last 18 months, having also bought risual, an IT managed services and solut.....»»
CDK acquires full ownership of electronic vehicle registration company
While it will be a CDK company, it will still integrate with Reynolds and Reynolds and other DMS providers......»»
Bitdefender acquires Horangi Cyber Security to expand its unified risk and security analytics platform
Bitdefender has agreed to acquire Horangi Cyber Security to address the growing demand for advanced, streamlined management of cybersecurity, compliance, and governance of multi-cloud environments. As organizations continue to accelerate cloud adopti.....»»
Socure acquires Berbix to help customers combat online identity fraud
Socure acquired Berbix, a San Francisco-based startup that developed a high-accuracy document verification solution with a patent-pending forensics engine able to detect spoofed IDs – including AI-generated fakes – that are visually indistinguish.....»»
Databricks acquires MosaicML to make generative AI accessible for every organization
Databricks has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire MosaicML, a generative AI platform. Together, Databricks and MosaicML will make generative AI accessible for every organization, enabling them to build, own and secure generative AI models.....»»
Suppliers hit big hurdle in quest to bring manufacturing closer to home
While commodity, freight and energy prices have mostly come back down to earth since post-pandemic spikes, elevated labor costs and worker shortages remain a pain point for the supply chain. .....»»
America"s Group acquires Las Vegas auction, expanding its reach in the West
The acquisition broadens the auction company's market presence to dealers, rental companies and financial institutions in major cities in the West, America's Group CEO Chuck Tapp said......»»
Rivian acquires route planning app maker Iternio, CEO says
Rivian has acquired Swedish EV route planning app maker Iternio to add its technology to its electric pickups and sport utility vehicles, as well use its data to better expand its own charging network,.....»»
BorgWarner acquires EV charging business in Italy for about $80 million
The acquisition target is expected to generate about $27 million in revenue this year, and BorgWarner expects to grow sales to $273 million by 2027......»»
Virtana acquires OpsCruise to help users manage complex modern environments
Virtana acquired cloud observability platform, OpsCruise, a purpose-built cloud-native, and Kubernetes observability platform. OpsCruise’s solution empowers ITOps/DevOps/SRE teams to predict performance degradation and pinpoint its cause. This.....»»
Uber app will soon try to show you video ads while you wait for your driver
Online advertisements are everywhere these days, and sometimes they can be quite inconvenient. For those who don’t like to see ads all the time, here’s some bad news: Uber will soon show video ads in all its apps while the user waits for the dri.....»»
Automation giant ABB acquires smart home device maker Eve
Eve Systems, the maker of numerous smart home devices that support HomeKit, has been acquired by automation and electrification firm ABB.Eve MotionConfirmed by ABB on Monday, the purchase of the German Eve Systems brings the company under the ownersh.....»»
Grab Was Already the Uber of Southeast Asia. Now the ‘Super-App’ Wants to Deliver Financial Equality, Too
Grab was once known as the Uber of Southeast Asia. Now it's a super-app that helps the financially underserved The lunchtime rush is just bubbling at Kedai Kopi hawker center in Singapore’s Clementi neighborhood when Anthony Tan str.....»»
Uber Eats will let you pick restaurants using less terrible packaging
Uber Eats is aiming to cut down on plastic waste in food deliveries by 2030. Announced on Thursday, customers ordering delivery through the Uber Eats app will be able to specifically search for cafes and restaurants that use less terrible, "reusable,.....»»
Why I replaced my Kindle with an $1,800 Android phone
Look, I’m not telling you to ditch your cheap Kindle and buy an uber-expensive Samsung foldable. I’m just saying that the Galaxy Z Fold 4 is a great Kindle......»»
Apple acquires B2B AR startup Mira
A day after Apple unveiled its first-generation MR headset, Vision Pro, the world's largest company by market value made another acquisition by buying AR startup Mira......»»
Thousands of delivery robots to join Uber Eats
Following a successful pilot in LA, Uber and Serve Robotics have announced an additional 2,000 delivery robots for Uber Eats in locations across North America......»»
Minn. Gov. vetoes pay raise for drivers after Uber, Lyft threaten price hikes
Governor had no conversations with drivers before vetoing bill, senator says. Enlarge (credit: Michael M. Santiago / Staff | Getty Images North America) Days after Minnesota Uber and Lyft drivers celebrated the passing o.....»»
Waymo partners with Uber to scale up autonomous driving service in Phoenix
Self-driving technology company Waymo has collaborated with Uber to expand in the US. The pair will launch vehicles equipped with Waymo's autonomous driving solutions in Phoenix on Uber's ride-hailing and delivery platforms later this year......»»