What do you do if you’re a large technology company with over $200 billion in cash reserves and are looking at ways to spend some of it? If you’re Apple, Inc. you might consider buying Time Warner, Inc, the owner of HBO, CNN and Warner Bros., according to one report Thursday. FT claims that Apple’s ...

Messaging app maker Snapchat, Inc. has raised $1.81 billion in a Series F round, the company disclosed in a financial filing Thursday. The round itself was raised over a full year and included previously disclosed investments including $175 million from Fidelity Investments in March, and its original Series F round from May 2015 which was ...

Intel Corp. has acquired computer vision startup Itseez, Inc. for an undisclosed price. Founded in 2005 and originally known as Computer Vision Center Argus, Itseez develops computer vision algorithms and implementations for embedded and specialized hardware with software that can be used in cars, security systems and other platforms. Computer vision, if you’re not familiar ...

Struggling location data startup Foursquare Labs, Inc. has signed a new deal with Uber, Inc. that will see Uber users being able to book rides without knowing the address of the location they wish to visit. Under the deal, Foursquare is supplying Points of Interest (POI) data to Uber, including the names and locations of restaurants ...

In a long overdue move Google, Inc. is considering shaming smartphone makers and carriers who do not offer users upgrades and security patches to its Android mobile operating system, a report claimed Wednesday. Bloomberg claims that Google will be taking a “carrot and stick” approach to Android phone makers that includes the possibility of publishing ...

The dream of decent quality color electronic paper is no longer that far away, with E Ink Holdings, Inc. announcing Tuesday it’s come up with the technology to deliver exactly that. Called Advanced Color ePaper (ACeP), the new electronic ink offers a high quality, full-color reflective display with an electrophoretic display (EPD) that can produce ...

Toyota Motor Corp. is Uber, Inc.’s latest investor, with both companies coming to an agreement that along with an undisclosed investment will see Toyota provide leased vehicles to Uber drivers on favorable terms. According to a statement from Toyota, the memorandum of understanding (MOU) includes a commitment to explore “collaboration” that will start with trials ...

Apple, Inc. wants a slice of the emerging smart home assistant market, and is looking to build an Amazon Echo rival and open Siri to third party developers, according to one report Tuesday. The Information (paywall) claims that Apple is planning to open up Siri, its intelligent assistant featured on its iPhone and iPad range, ...

The content available to Netflix, Inc. subscribers is soon to receive a boost with the company announcing Monday that come September it will be the exclusive U.S. pay-TV home of the latest films from Disney, Marvel, Lucasfilm, and Pixar. Netflix originally signed the deal with Disney back in 2012 for a reported $300 million, but ...

Music streaming service Spotify AB has slashed the price of its family plan to match that offered by Apple Music, as it was revealed that the company lost $173.1 million in 2015. Spotify’s announcement of the price cut naturally didn’t mention Apple, Inc., but did pitch the new price of $14.99 a month as offering ...