Hej,
Autonomous vehicles are seeing a lot of activity. Just today Intel acquired Mobileye in a USD 15 BN transaction Link and NIO unveiled their AV attempt Link
Tech
– Swedish savings app Qapital raise USD 12 M from Link
– Google Ventures invests GBP 20 M in London based Fintech company Currencycloud Link
– Toss – an interesting FinTech startup lands USD 48 M investment from Paypal and others Link
– Akamai published their state of the internet report, South Korea has the best connectivity in the world Link
Transportation
– Intel acquires Mobileye in a transaction worth USD 15 BN Link
– Can Uber save themselves? Link
– Stena joins the battery project SGF Energy as investors Link
– Techcrunch even published a list of alternatives to Uber as response to the recent issues Link
– NIO unveiled their autonomous vehicle hoping to start selling in 2020 Link
– Didi opens self-driving R&D facility in the US Link
Media
– Spotify acquires Sonalytics Link
– Ash’s Self Made gets backing by finance profile Mats Qviberg Link
– Facebook willing to pay USD 1 M – similar to Netflix and Youtube – per episode of original content Link
XR
– Avegant shows off MR headset that allows the user to focus on digital objects at different depths Link
– CB Insights group and segment 110 startups building the next computing platform in XR Link
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