tech A.I. gurus are leaving Giant Tech to paintings on buzzy new start-ups Christin Hakim, June 13, 2022June 13, 2022 DeepMind co-founder Mustafa Suleyman, who not too long ago left his VP of AI product control and AI coverage position at Google, additionally co-founded the system finding out start-up Inflection AI. Suleyman has already employed a number of of his former colleagues. Bloomberg | Getty Pictures Synthetic intelligence gurus are… Continue Reading
tech Instacart Takes a Big Step Toward a Public Offering Christin Hakim, May 16, 2022 Instacart, the grocery delivery company, said on Wednesday that it will test the waters for a public offering, despite recent shakiness for tech stocks and the company’s own turmoil over the past year. The company said it had filed papers for a so-called confidential filing, which means it does not… Continue Reading
tech NASA: BIG asteroid rushing towards Earth today; will it STRIKE? Christin Hakim, May 10, 2022 NASA: A large asteroid is hurtling towards the Earth today at a worryingly close distance. Find out if we will face an asteroid strike on our planet. NASA: It is going to be yet another moment of terror for Earth. An asteroid is set to make a dangerously close approach… Continue Reading
business Pickleball translates into big business with tournaments, investments Christin Hakim, April 25, 2022 About eight years ago, when brothers Rob Barnes, then 19, and Mike Barnes, then 21, founded a pickleball paddle-maker, they encountered a lot of skeptical glances. “We mentioned the word ‘pickleball’ — people would say, ‘What is that?’ No one knew about the sport then, but now when we talk… Continue Reading
sport Fox Sports consults Big Ten Conference in media rights negotiations Christin Hakim, April 19, 2022 Traditional media companies, CBS, ESPN and NBC, have taken meetings with Fox Sports so far.getty images A curious situation has been afoot during Big Ten media rights negotiations this year that has caused a lot of head scratching by TV network and digital executives. Two senior Fox Sports executives —… Continue Reading
Automotive Big Ten women’s basketball scenarios: Michigan’s path to a title Christin Hakim, April 17, 2022 Thursday should be one of the most exciting nights in Michigan women’s basketball history. Consider this trifecta: The Wolverines host their rival…while honoring a record-setting senior class…with a shot to get within one victory of a Big Ten title. Yeah, a lot is happening at Crisler Center as Michigan hosts… Continue Reading
Real Estate Big Peninsula life sciences building is bought by major players Christin Hakim, February 9, 2022 SAN CARLOS — A big office and life sciences building in San Carlos has been bought by an alliance of two major real estate players, fresh evidence the Bay Area commercial property market remains hot. The real estate alliance paid $190 million for a building with addresses from 120 through… Continue Reading
tech What Big Tech’s Riches Mean for Our Future Christin Hakim, February 8, 2022 This article is part of the On Tech newsletter. Here is a collection of past columns. Every few months, I concoct new ways to say that tech giants make a lot of money. Today, I give up. I’ll just say that Big Tech companies are really, really, really, really big… Continue Reading
tech Why Is Silicon Valley Still Waiting for the Next Big Thing? Christin Hakim, January 25, 2022 In the fall of 2019, Google told the world it had reached “quantum supremacy.” It was a significant scientific milestone that some compared to the first flight at Kitty Hawk. Harnessing the mysterious powers of quantum mechanics, Google had built a computer that needed only three minutes and 20 seconds… Continue Reading
tech China looks to boost tech’s share of GDP by 2025 through 6G, big data Christin Hakim, January 19, 2022 As part of its 14th Five Year Plan, China plans to increase support for research and development into 6G or sixth generation internet. 6G is said to come after current 5G technology though no global standards or definition have been agreed upon yet. Rafael Henrique | SOPA Images | LightRocket… Continue Reading