Mark Bergen
Stories by Mark Bergen
TikTok hires Facebook veteran Blake Chandlee as part of recruiting push
Bytedance hired Facebook's Blake Chandlee as the first head of strategic partnerships for the Chinese startup’s viral app TikTok.
Betting big on futuristic tech, Uber spends over $1b on self-driving unit
Uber has invested heavily in self-driving cars, a futuristic technology that could upend its core ride-hailing service.
World’s most valuable startup is helmed by 35-year-old you haven’t heard of
Zhang Yiming's Bytedance is on its way to a more than $75 billion valuation.
Uber turns to China again, and this time to make bikes, scooters
After buying Jump Bikes, a U.S. bike-rental service, Uber is set to unveil its own scooter, plunging into a chaotic new transit market.
Waymo forms subsidiary in Shanghai as its parent plans China return
Waymo, the business created from Google’s self-driving car project, set up a unit in Shanghai called Huimo Business Consulting
Google parent Alphabet’s startup investments valued at a whopping $11b
The figure includes the company’s stake in some of Silicon Valley’s private firms such as Uber, Airbnb and Stripe.
Google to acquire IoT enabler Xively to capture connected devices market
Xively sells software for managing Internet-of-Things devices such as smoke alarms and water heaters.
Google paving its path for China comeback through AI, investments
Google is promoting TensorFlow, that makes it easier to build AI systems, to forge business ties in China.
Google buys Taiwan HTC smatphone assets for $1.1b in devices push
Alphabet Inc.’s Google is taking on HTC employees including teams that’ve worked on its signature Pixel smartphone.
Alphabet is said to consider Lyft investment of about $1b
Alphabet is also an Uber shareholder through its GV venture capital arm.
