News About Companies in Silicon Valley and the Bay Area
TurboTax, owned by Intuit, continues to dominate the market for tax preparation software according to research from Bloomberg Second Measure. In May 2021, TurboTax’s share of sales was 73 percent, … Read More
Resorts World Las Vegas officially opened last week as the first new casino resort built from the ground up in Sin City in over a decade. Resorts World features three … Read More
Hallmark Cards is bringing digital technology to greeting cards. The company is launching a new innovation that makes it easier than ever to send a physical Hallmark greeting card. Sign … Read More
SAN FRANCISCO — DoorDash, the nation’s largest food delivery service, is continuing to expand into grocery delivery with a new deal with Albertsons Companies, one of the nation’s top grocers. DoorDash will … Read More
P&G Ventures, the early stage startup studio within P&G (Procter & Gamble), has announced the four finalists in its latest Innovation Challenge, which will be held online on Wednesday, July 14 at 1pm ET. Two of the finalists … Read More
eBay Inc. announced it will sell 80.01% of its Korean businesses to Emart, Korea’s largest retailer for approximately $3 billion. The deal is contingent upon the Bank of Korea’s acceptance … Read More
SANTA CLARA — Nearly three-quarters of Gen Z prefers home buying over renting long-term, with a significant number of these aspiring homeowners planning to enter the housing market within the next five … Read More
Apple is opening its newest retail store Thursday at 10 a.m. at the historic Tower Theatre in downtown Los Angeles. One of Apple’s most significant restoration projects to date, Apple … Read More
Panera Bread — a national sandwich and bakery chain with over 2,100 restaurants — is giving anyone who has chosen to get the COVID-19 vaccine a free bagel daily from … Read More
Amblin Partners, the film and television studio led by director Steven Spielberg, has announced a partnership with Netflix that will include the release of multiple new feature films per year. … Read More
SAN FRANCISCO — Unison, a leader in home co-investments, has raised an additional $210 million to help consumers access the record equity they’ve accumulated in their homes. Home prices have been increasing rapidly … Read More
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
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, 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 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
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, 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
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
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 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 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
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
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
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