Uber and Waymo Settle Lawsuit, Government Passes Spending Bill
Uber settled its headline-grabbing lawsuit with Alphabet's self-driving car unit Waymo. The ride-hailing giant will pay its competitor $245 million to bring the legal drama to an end. Waymo accused Uber of stealing trade secrets related to driverless technology.
The second government shutdown in less than a month is over. 73 House Democrats voted in favor of the massive spending bill while 67 Republicans voted against it. The bill includes almost $90 billion for disaster relief.
Call it a holy hacking! The Vatican's news website was breached by a Belgian hacker who said he was proving a point about the importance of cybersecurity. The hacker changed the headline of an article to "Pope Francis Declares the Lord Is an Onion."
The Trump administration announced a trade deal with the United Kingdom Thursday in grandiose terms, but with only limited details about what it achieves.
R.J. Hottovy, Head of Analytical Research at Placer.ai, unpacks the recent changes at Starbucks and if the brand refresh has helped the business. Watch!
