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10:48am, 23rd April, 2019

Waymo picks Detroit factory for self-driving fleet, to be operational by mid-2019

Alphabet Inc's Waymo said on Tuesday it had chosen a factory in Detroit to mass produce self-driving cars, looking to the historical heart of the auto industry to build the vehicles of the future.

3:17pm, 22nd March, 2019

Space

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Jobs in space; a critical look at Facebook; women executives and pay equity

Space has always fascinated us geeks. Thanks to Star Wars, Star Trek and countless other science fiction media, gazing at the stars and dreaming of being an astronaut was a big part of childhood for many of us. It seems like NASA discovers something...

Hatch, Rovio’s ‘Netflix for gaming,’ picks up NTT Docomo as a strategic investor

10:24am, 7th February, 2019

Games

Hatch, Rovio’s ‘Netflix for gaming,’ picks up NTT Docomo as a strategic investor

Rovio’s efforts to diversify beyond its Angry Birds franchise is getting a little investment boost today. The company that Japan’s NTT Docomo is taking a stake in , a Rovio subsidiary that describes itself as the “Netflix of gaming,” providing subscr...

NASA picks ancient Martian river delta at Jezero Crater as landing site for 2020 rover

3:53pm, 19th November, 2018

Space

NASA picks ancient Martian river delta at Jezero Crater as landing site for 2020 rover

This color-coded image of the Jezero Crater delta combines information from two instruments on NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, the Compact Reconnaissance Imaging Spectrometer for Mars and the Context Camera. (NASA / JPL-Caltech / MSSS / JHU-APL)...

Amazon picks New York City, Washington D.C. area for new offices

7:35pm, 13th November, 2018

News

Amazon picks New York City, Washington D.C. area for new offices

Amazon.com Inc picked America's financial and political capitals for massive new offices on Tuesday, branching out from its home base in Seattle with plans to create more than 25,000 jobs in both New York City and an area just outside Washington...

Amazon picks NYC and Northern Virginia for additional headquarters - WSJ

10:37pm, 12th November, 2018

News

Amazon picks NYC and Northern Virginia for additional headquarters - WSJ

Amazon.com Inc could announce as early as Tuesday that it has selected New York City and Northern Virginia to be the sites for its second and third headquarters, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.

Rocket Lab picks Virginia’s Wallops Island for U.S. launch site, adding to N.Z. pad

4:26pm, 17th October, 2018

Space

Rocket Lab picks Virginia’s Wallops Island for U.S. launch site, adding to N.Z. pad

Rocket Lab CEO Peter Beck and other dignitaries pose with their shovels for a groundbreaking ceremony on Virginia’s Wallops Island. (Rocket Lab Photo via Twitter) officially unveiled its plan to build a commercial launch site at the Mid-Atlantic Reg...

SoftBank picks Nomura, Goldman, three others to lead mobile unit's IPO: source

7:06am, 12th October, 2018

News

SoftBank picks Nomura, Goldman, three others to lead mobile unit's IPO: source

SoftBank Group Corp has chosen five investment banks, including units of Nomura Holdings Inc and Goldman Sachs, as lead underwriters for the mammoth initial public offering of its mobile-phone unit, a person with direct knowledge of the matter said o...

Exclusive: U.S. Commerce's Ross picks ZTE monitor after rejecting 'Never Trump' lawyer

11:43am, 24th August, 2018

News

Exclusive: U.S. Commerce's Ross picks ZTE monitor after rejecting 'Never Trump' lawyer

U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross has appointed a former federal prosecutor to monitor China's ZTE Corp after people familiar with the matter said he rescinded an offer to a former U.S. official for signing a "Never Trump" letter before the 20...

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Waymo picks Detroit factory for self-driving fleet, to be operational by mid-2019

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Jobs in space; a critical look at Facebook; women executives and pay equity

Hatch, Rovio’s ‘Netflix for gaming,’ picks up NTT Docomo as a strategic investor

NASA picks ancient Martian river delta at Jezero Crater as landing site for 2020 rover

Amazon picks New York City, Washington D.C. area for new offices

Amazon picks NYC and Northern Virginia for additional headquarters - WSJ

Rocket Lab picks Virginia’s Wallops Island for U.S. launch site, adding to N.Z. pad

SoftBank picks Nomura, Goldman, three others to lead mobile unit's IPO: source

Exclusive: U.S. Commerce's Ross picks ZTE monitor after rejecting 'Never Trump' lawyer

Facebook takes down Trump ads over 'organized hate' policy

Exclusive: Massive spying on users of Google's Chrome shows new security weakness

Amazon, Valentino file joint lawsuit over shoes counterfeiting

Kenya video-conference platform elbows its way into crowded field

Alibaba's Ant Group appoints new chief technology officer