AI wins have Alphabet poised to become world’s biggest companyAlphabet is rapidly closing in on Nvidia for the title of the world's largest company. Alphabet's strong presence in AI, from search to clo...
12 May, 2026, 08.46 AM IST
Google’s Isomorphic Labs to raise over $2 billion in new fundingAlphabet's AI drug discovery firm, Isomorphic Labs, is reportedly close to securing over $2 billion in new funding, led by Thrive Capital. ...
09 May, 2026, 09.08 AM IST
Inside Big Tech’s March quarter earnings: Here’s all you need to knowBig Tech giants Alphabet, Microsoft, and Amazon reported strong earnings, driven by significant growth in cloud and AI services. While Meta...
30 Apr, 2026, 10.52 PM IST
Uber teams up with Waymo to start selling driverless rides in Austin, TexasWaymo's robotaxis will be hitting the streets of Austin ahead of Tesla CEO Elon Musk's goal of launching a fleet of electric self-driving c...
04 Mar, 2025, 06.09 PM IST
Uber taps into self-driving tech of former rival WaymoGoogle-owned Waymo on Tuesday said it will put its self-driving car technology to work for Uber in a partnership between the one-time rival...
24 May, 2023, 09.22 AM IST
Alphabet's Waymo raises $2.5 billion in funding roundWaymo, which was formed in 2009 as a project within Alphabet's Google unit, is widely considered the leader in developing self-driving tech...
16 Jun, 2021, 07.57 PM IST
Your ride is here! Waymo brings self-driving taxis to San Francisco in new testThe first tests will be with Waymo employees, to gain feedback before expanding to more riders.
18 Feb, 2021, 04.21 PM IST
Ex-Google executive sent to prison for stealing robocar secretsA former Google engineer has been sentenced to 18 months in prison after pleading guilty to stealing trade secrets before joining Uber's ef...
05 Aug, 2020, 04.53 PM IST
Ex-Google executive Anthony Levandowski sent to prison for stealing robocar secretsBefore leaving Google, Levandowski downloaded a trove of Google's self-driving car technology, resulting in him being facing 33 counts of i...
05 Aug, 2020, 09.02 AM IST
Former Uber self-driving head, Anthony Levandowski, declares bankruptcy after $179 million loss to GoogleLevandowski filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, enabling him to negotiate debts. He has $50 million to $100 million in estimated assets, compa...
06 Mar, 2020, 09.33 AM IST
Google's self-driving sister, Waymo, gets first outside investorsFounded 11 years ago as a small project inside Google, Waymo now is widely considered the leader in developing self-driving technology. But...
03 Mar, 2020, 09.19 AM IST
Renault-Nissan, Mitsubishi to work on making self-driving cars for Google's WaymoLast year, the company announced adding 62,000 Fiat Chrysler minivans to its autonomous fleet.
06 Feb, 2019, 05.27 PM IST
Waymo takes a page out of Google's Android PlaybookWaymo, which started as Google's autonomous car project, seems to have taken a page out of that playbook.
11 Apr, 2018, 11.34 AM IST
Waymo hires ex-Tesla engineer to lead self-driving hardwareJeyachandran, 38, spent nearly seven years at Tesla before leaving earlier this year.
23 Jun, 2017, 10.05 AM IST
Google accuses Uber of creating fake Co to steal its driverless car secretsUber’s alleged conspiracy to build a company before later acquiring it is a large part of Waymo’s bid to stop Uber’s research from self-dri...
05 May, 2017, 01.38 AM IST
Google’s Waymo sues Uber over 'theft' of self-driving technologyAnthony Levandowski, a former manager at Waymo, in December 2015 downloaded more than 14,000 proprietary and confidential files, including ...
25 Feb, 2017, 08.30 AM IST
Google's former star employee is now its enemy number oneAnthony Levandowski is accused of taking incredibly valuable intellectual property from Alphabet to his current company, Uber Technologies ...
25 Feb, 2017, 12.57 AM IST