It remains to be seen if these companies can bear the large investment and long-term development needed for chip design.
Government-issued internet shutdowns have increased in number and duration since 2016 worldwide, posing a threat to tech firms that want to tap into emerging markets without looking complicit.
They’re pitched as a means to combat climate change, but autonomous EV robotaxis may increase emissions if used for single rides. AV robotaxi makers will need to design shareable vehicles to keep their promise of lowering emissions.
TikTok’s parent company acquired VR headset maker Pico as it attempts to expand its product offerings. Though Pico has limited its consumer headset mostly to Chinese markets, the ByteDance acquisition could take the product head to head with Facebook’s Oculus.
Though both Uber and Lyft are expected to recover from their bleak 2020, ridership won’t return to prepandemic levels until 2023. Uber can thank its investment in food delivery for its recovery arriving before Lyft’s.
It was supposed to be a “hot vax summer” in the US, but instead we got a hot antitrust reform summer. The Biden administration, along with the Democratic-led Congress, has put into play a mix of proposed legislation, lawsuits, executive orders, and appointments to address Big Tech's outsized, consolidated power.
The company is ditching its lidar business to focus on bringing its AVs to market before the clock runs out. AV timelines are notoriously fickle, but we expect adoption to accelerate in the next two years.
A recent FTC workshop on the widespread, manipulative UX design elements suggests the US regulator will place greater emphasis on protecting consumers from deceptive design and behavioral cues
A recently revealed user manual offers more specifics around Facebooks’ Project Aria AR research glasses. Though not intended for consumer use, the new specs and features may give a sense of where Facebook is going with wearables.