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MOUNTAIN VIEW. & SANTA ANA — Knightscope, a maker of security robots, has inked a strategic partnership with Allied Universal, a leading global security and facility services company with revenues at approximately $20 billion and more than 800,000 employees worldwide. Knightscope will provide its Autonomous Security Robots (ASRs) to the company’s U.S.-based customers to help […]
SAN JOSE — Students at San Jose State University (SJSU) will now have one less excuse for being late to class. The SJSU Ginger Market has been transformed into an autonomous retail experience, enabling students, faculty, and staff to grab the items they want and go—without having to scan anything or wait in line to […]
Here are the 25 top companies based in Silicon Valley and San Francisco to watch for winter 2022. These companies have big news, filed for IPOs or recently went public. This list will be updated quarterly for each season.
SANTA CLARA — AMD announced that AMD EPYC™ processors will power the new C2D virtual machine offering from Google Cloud, bringing customers strong performance and compute power for high-performance (HPC) memory-bound workloads in areas like electronic design automation (EDA) and computational fluid dynamics (CFD). This announcement continues the momentum for AMD EPYC processors, marking the third […]
Amazon announced to corporate employees last week it would raise base salary this year from $160,000 max to $350,000 according to Geekwire. Amazon’s base salary had been lower compared to other tech companies like Microsoft and Google but offered sign-on bonuses instead and more restricted stock units to make up for the difference. These changes […]
CUPERTINO — Apple announced plans to introduce Tap to Pay on iPhone sometime this year. The new feature will allow millions of merchants across the US, from small businesses to large retailers, to use their iPhone to seamlessly and securely accept Apple Pay, contactless credit and debit cards, and other digital wallets through a simple […]
The academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has released the nominees for the 94th Academy Awards to be held on Sunday, Marcy 27 at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. The Power of the Dog from Netflix led the nominations with 12 total. Apple Original Films’ “CODA” becomes the first motion picture starring a predominantly […]
SAN JOSE — Roku is teaming up with Lionsgate to stream Swimming with Sharks, a scripted drama series about the dark side of the Hollywood studio system. The new Roku Original stars actresses Kiernan Shipka (photo above) and Diane Kruger and will make its debut on The Roku Channel this April. The new series is […]
Actress Uma Thurman is starring in the thriller series “Suspicion” on Apple TV+ which makes its worldwide debut today Friday, February 4, 2022. The eight-episode drama, starring Academy Award-nominated actress Uma Thurman (“Kill Bill,” “Pulp Fiction”), is premiering globally on Apple TV+ with the first two episodes now available, followed by one new episode weekly, […]
SAN JOSE — Cisco has announced new innovations designed to power hybrid work with people working from home, in the office, or anywhere. The company has unveiled the industry’s first high-end Wi-Fi 6E access points, Private 5G for the enterprise as a managed service, and new high-powered Catalyst 9000X series switches with Cisco Silicon One […]
Alphabet, the parent company of Google, reported spectacular revenues and earnings for the fourth quarter 2021 and plans to split shares of stock 20-for-1 in July. The stock split applies to the company’s Class A, B and C shares and will bring the price back down into the mid-$100s based on the current trading price […]
SVB Leerink, a Boston-based investment bank specializing in healthcare and technology and subsidiary of Silicon Valley’s SVB Financial, announced that the company will begin operating under a new name as SVB Securities LLC. The new corporate name aligns with the firm’s strategy to provide clients and investors across the innovation economy with the exceptional financial […]