Alphabet Inc.‘s Waymo LLC has a valid driverless passenger permit to operate in San Francisco, a California state appeals court ruled Tuesday, citing evidence of a good safety record for the self-driving taxi service.

The consortium, led by Palo Alto Networks CEO Nikesh Arora and Satyan Gajwani, vice chairman of Times Internet has reportedly submitted a bid exceeding $97 million for either the Oval Invincibles or London Spirit. These teams are part of The Hundred, a short-format cricket tournament aimed at capturing younger audiences and families.

Age is an issue of mind over matter — h/t Mark Twain — but early ALS clinical trial results from Google-backed aging-disease drug maker Calico do matter.

Shares of Google parent Alphabet ( GOOG -1.14%) ( GOOGL -0.98%) surged 35.5% in 2024, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence . Alphabet entered 2024 under a cloud of skepticism regarding its competitiveness in the artificial intelligence (AI) races and amid pressure from antitrust authorities.

The First District Court of Appeal said San Francisco failed to show that the Public Utilities Commission violated the law in allowing Waymo to expand its driverless ride-hailing services in the city.

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The vehicles Waymo receives from Geely, it says, are “base vehicles,” stripped of telematics systems and any other technology that would allow the vehicle to communicate with, or send data back to, its manufacturer. Only “authorized personnel” install Waymo's self-driving technology into the cars after they’re delivered to the United States.

Alphyn Capital Management, an investment management firm, released its fourth-quarter 2024 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here.

ChatGPT maker OpenAI said on Tuesday private equity veteran Adebayo Ogunlesi, who is currently the CEO of Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), has joined its board.

Three California cities showed the largest increases and decreases in an annual report of the best-performing cities in the nation.

The San Francisco Flower Market has moved for the first time in almost 70 years. It has also become a nonprofit for the first time in its 113-year history.

Wells Fargo analyst Ken Gawrelski maintained a Buy rating on Uber Technologies (UBER – Research Report) yesterday and set a price target of