Larry Page has his flying cars. Sergey Brin shall have an airship. Brin, the Google co-founder, has secretly been building a massive airship inside Hangar 2 at the Nasa Ames Research Centre, according to four people
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After almost a decade of research, Google’s autonomous car project is close to becoming a real service. Now known as Waymo, the Alphabet self-driving car unit is letting residents of Phoenix in the US sign up to use its
Apple has gone to space to find additional talent for its augmented reality efforts. The iPhone maker has hired Jeff Norris, a specialist in the new technology from Nasa, to help build future products, according to
Lyft drivers have accused Uber Technologies of illegally tracking their whereabouts using spyware code-named Hell to gain a competitive edge in the ride-hailing market. Uber engaged in “illegal, surreptitious and
When IBM shareholders gather on Tuesday, they’ll be asked to sign off on a $33m pay package for CEO Ginni Rometty. It’s a hefty sum for any CEO, let alone one who’s overseen five years of
Alibaba Group chairman Jack Ma said society should prepare for decades of pain as the Internet disrupts the economy. The world must change education systems and establish how to work
Sony shares jumped the most in almost three months after the company’s better-than-projected preliminary earnings boosted analyst confidence in its…
One of the best-kept secrets of America’s billionaires is the size of their tax bills. Tesla has provided a rare glimpse into this world, disclosing on Thursday that its billionaire CEO, Elon Musk, paid at least $593m
CEO Kazuo Hirai is showing the turnaround at Sony was no fluke. The Tokyo-based company reported preliminary operating profit of ¥285bn (US$2,6bn; R34,3bn) for the fiscal year to March 2017, 19% higher than its previous
Only six remaining milestones stand between Tesla’s Elon Musk and an estimated $1,4bn windfall for the car maker’s billionaire CEO. Musk, who was awarded 5,27m stock options in 2012 tied to Tesla operational