Google acquihires “some of the HTC VIVE engineering team” in Taiwan with “a proven track record in VR” for $250M in cash, to “accelerate” Android XR development
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Report: Alphabet said to be close to buying Canadian smart glasses maker North for ~$180M; sales of North's first generation Focals were said to be minuscule
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Podcasting app Pocket Casts has been acquired by a collective that includes NPR and will continue to operate as a joint venture
Does Spotify Have a Buy.com Problem? Abrar Al-Heeti / CNET : Public radio giants, including NPR and This American Life, buy Pocket Casts Rajesh Pandey / iPhone Hacks : Pocket Casts Acquired by NPR and...
Google is selling US restaurant review guide Zagat, which it bought for $151M in 2011, to restaurant review company The Infatuation for an undisclosed sum
The guidebook was once a go-to source for restaurant recommendations Greg Sterling / Search Engine Land : Google selling Zagat to restaurant recommendations site The Infatuation Adnan Farooqui / Uberg...
Webpass, the wireless home broadband company Google Fiber acquired in 2016, is exiting the Boston market, one of eight cities it served
Why Jeff Bezos Just Might Crack the Health Care Challenge Mike Dano / FierceWireless : Google Fiber's fixed wireless service, Webpass, closes Boston operation Abner Li / 9to5Google : Alphabet's Fiber ...
Andy Rubin's Essential Products raises $300M from Tencent, Amazon, and others, says Best Buy and Amazon will be its retail launch partners in the US
Amazon Shawn Knight / TechSpot : Andy Rubin's startup, Essential raises $300 million from Amazon, Tencent and others Philip Michaels / Tom's Guide : We'll Soon Know When the Essential Phone Will Launc...