Wingstop Launches Thighstop Virtual Brand
Wingstop, a leading chicken wings chain with more than 1,400 locations nationwide, has launched a new virtual brand focused on thighs due to a looming chicken wing shortage. Thighstop is … Read More
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Average New Car Prices Up Over $2,000 From Last Year
The estimated average purchase price for cars and trucks in the United States was $41,263 in May 2021, according to the analysts at Kelley Blue Book. New-vehicle prices increased $2,125 (up 5.4%) from May 2020, while increasing $493 (up 1.2%) from April … Read More
Doordash Goes Down
Doordash, the nation’s leading food delivery service, is down for the count on a busy Saturday night. Customers are unable to place orders starting around 7:30 Eastern time, 4:30 Pacific. … Read More
Ford to Buy Electriphi Software for Electric Vehicles
Ford Motor Company says it will acquire Electriphi, a San Francisco-based provider of charging management and fleet monitoring software for electric vehicles. Terms of the purchase weren’t announced. Electriphi’s team … Read More
Roku Channel Reports Record Streaming
In the two weeks following the launch of Roku Originals, May 20 to June 3, a record number of unique accounts streamed The Roku Channel according to the company. Tthe … Read More
Hotel Citrine Opens June 20 in Silicon Valley
Hotel Citrine, a new Tribute Portfolio Hotel, opens its doors June 20 in Palo Alto in the heart of Silicon Valley. With 150 guest rooms and suites, Hotel Citrine will … Read More
Pegasus Tech Fund Buys Silicon Valley’s Garage Ventures
SAN JOSE — Pegasus Tech Ventures, a global venture capital firm managing over $1.5 Billion in assets, has acquired seed and early-stage venture capital firm Garage Technology Ventures, based in Palo Alto. The terms of … Read More
Silicon Valley Rental Rates Remain Highest in Nation
SANTA CLARA — With vaccination rates rising and many U.S. businesses beginning to scale back their remote work policies, the U.S. median rental price hit the highest point in two years in … Read More
FedEx Tests Robot Delivery With Nuro
FedEx Corp., one of the nation’s leading package delivery services, is teaming up with Mountain View-based Nuro to test autonomous delivery vehicles within FedEx operations. The multi-year, multi-phase agreement between … Read More
Apple Design Awards Honors 12 Apps, Games
Apple has named the winners of its annual Apple Design Awards, celebrating 12 best-in-class apps and games from developers around the globe. Every year, Apple Design Award winners bring bold, … Read More
Red Cross Will Give $5 Amazon Card for Blood Donors
The American Red Cross is putting out an urgent appeal for blood donations. A rise in the number of trauma cases, organ transplants and elective surgeries requiring blood products over … Read More
NVIDIA Buys Palo Alto-Based Deepmap
SANTA CLARA — NVIDIA has agreed to acquire DeepMap, a Palo Alto-based startup dedicated to building high-definition maps for autonomous vehicles to navigate safely. Terms of the purchase weren’t disclosed. … Read More
Top Streaming Video Services
Here’s a list of the top streaming subscription services where you can watch TV shows, movies and original content on your phone, laptop or TV.
Starbucks Brings Back Reusable Cups
Starbucks, the nation’s largest coffee chain, is reintroducing personal reusable cups across company operated stores in the U.S. on June 22. As part of Starbucks commitment to employee and customer … Read More
Doordash Expands to Japan
Doordash is expanding internationally with official launch of delivery in the city of Sendai in Japan. DoorDash, which operates the largest delivery service in the U.S., is making its first … Read More
NY Times Hires LA Times Writer for California Today
The NY Times has hired Soumya Karlamangla (photo above) to be the next lead writer for California Today, a daily newsletter covering California’s culture, politics and economy. Soumya has been … Read More
Walmart to Give Employees 740,000 Samsung Phones
Walmart, the nation’s largest retailer, announced it will offer more than 740,000 workers a new Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro that will let them access a new app designed for employees. … Read More
Toyota Introduces Crossover Corolla
The Toyota Corolla has been a popular compact sedan from Toyota for over 50 years. Now the automaker has introduced a new crossover SUV version called the Corolla Cross. “Our … Read More
Bed Bath and Beyond Partners With Doordash
Bed Bath & Beyond, a national home goods chain, is expanding its Same Day Delivery services in the U.S. through a partnership with DoorDash. Customers can nowshop online for products … Read More
Private Equity Firms Buy Cloudera for $5.3 Billion
SANTA CLARA — Two private equity firms have agreed to buy enterprise data cloud company Cloudera. Affiliates of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (“CD&R”) and KKR are paying all cash in … Read More
California Companies Raising Venture Capital in June
Here’s a list of companies across the state of California that have raised venture capital in the month of June 2021. See companies in California that raised venture capital in … Read More
Netflix Orders New Series With Arnold Schwarzenegger
Streaming giant Netflix announced it has given the green light for a new series featuring action star and former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. The currently Untitled series will be a … Read More
Instacart Expands Delivery With 7-Eleven
SAN FRANCISCO — Instacart, the nation’s largest online grocery delivery service, is expanding its partnership with 7-Eleven, the world’s largest convenience store chain, to nearly 4,000 new stores nationwide. With … Read More
NVIDIA to Split Stock 4-for-1
Chipmaker NVIDIA announced that its board of directors declared a four-for-one split of NVIDIA’s common stock in the form of a stock dividend to make stock ownership more accessible to … Read More