by admin | Mar 20, 2020 | News
Ride-hailing giant Ola said on Friday evening that it is temporarily suspending its pool ride option, called Ola Share, in India in a bid to slow the coronavirus pandemic by encouraging social distancing. The Indian firm, which operates in several countries, including...
by admin | Mar 20, 2020 | News
Ohio-based Coterie, a startup working on in the commercial insurance space, has announced today it has raised $8.5 million Series A. The company had previously raised a little over $3 million in early investments, bringing its equity capital raised to nearly $12...
by admin | Mar 20, 2020 | News
Hollywood studios continue to rush theatrical films to streaming as the COVID-19 pandemic closes theaters. Last weekend, Disney released “Frozen 2” (which had already finished its theatrical run) ahead-of-schedule on Disney+. Then NBCUniversal went even further,...
by admin | Mar 20, 2020 | News
Waymo has extended the partial suspension of its autonomous vehicle service pilots to include fully driverless vehicle testing, the company confirmed on Friday. While Alphabet-owned Waymo had already stopped operation of the autonomous driving vehicles in its fleet...
by admin | Mar 20, 2020 | News
In a press conference today, New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo announced orders for residents to stay at home amid rising COVID-19 concerns. The Governor was careful to avoid terms like “shelter in place” during the otherwise typically blunt presser, but noted a...
by admin | Mar 20, 2020 | News
Yelp announced this morning that it’s making a number of changes in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. First, it says it will be providing $25 million to local restaurants and nightlife businesses that are seeing a massive drop in business as a result of the crisis....