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Google has recently been selling a combo-package of the Stadia Controller and 2020 Chromecast as a limited-time promotion. But as spotted by 9to5Google, the company has now made the pair a permanent bundle that it’s calling the “play and watch” package. For $99.99, you get both the controller and streaming dongle. That’s a savings of $19 compared to buying both products separately. Google is also promoting the Chromecast ethernet adapter as a recommended accessory; if you want… Source link

Nearly two years ago, contractors for Google’s Pittsburgh operations voted to join the United Steelworkers union in a bid to secure more labor rights representation. It was an early example of a building union movement for tech workers across the spectrum. But as other hard-fought battles have been waged among blue and white collar workers alike, both sides have continued hashing out negotiations. This week, those have finally resulted in something more concrete. The contract workers… Source link

(Bloomberg) — The blank-check company seeking to buy electric-car startup Lucid Motors Inc. made a last-minute appeal for retail shareholders to vote for the deal amid signs that it’s struggling to win their approval. Churchill Capital Corp. IV, the special purpose acquisition company started by investment banker Michael Klein, adjourned its Thursday shareholder meeting that was to determine the fate of the merger, pushing the decision back to the following day. It also appealed again in a… Source link

(Bloomberg) — Tesla Inc. has struck a nickel-supply deal with BHP Group, as the electric-car maker seeks to protect itself from a future supply crunch. BHP will provide the automaker with the metal from its Nickel West operation in Western Australia, the world’s biggest miner said in a statement. BHP gave few further details, but said the companies would work together to make the battery supply chain more sustainable. Telsa’s billionaire boss, Elon Musk, has repeatedly expressed concern… Source link

WASHINGTON, July 19 (Reuters) – The United States and Germany are expected to announce a deal resolving their longstanding dispute over Russia’s $11 billion Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline in coming days, sources familiar with the matter said on Monday. U.S. President Joe Biden and German Chancellor Angela Merkel failed to settle their differences over the undersea pipeline when they met last week, but agreed Moscow must not be allowed to use energy as a weapon against its neighbors. A deal… Source link

(Bloomberg) — Zoom Video Communications Inc., whose online conferencing services took off during the Covid-19 pandemic, agreed to acquire Five9 Inc. for $14.7 billion, using its surging stock to expand into an adjacent market that could bolster revenue as lockdowns end. The value of the all-stock offer is $200.18 a share based on the closing price for Zoom’s common stock on Friday, compared with Five9’s $177.60 price on Friday, the companies said a statement Sunday. The target firm will… Source link

Pic: Yandex.ru Russian tech giant Yandex last week announced pulling out of a deal to buy online fashion retailer KupiVIP, but said it is considering alternative outlets in the field of fashion. In May, it had agreed to buy the online retailer on undisclosed terms to enhance its Yandex.Market, a free platform for displaying products by retail and online stores. The deal was expected to be completed in the third quarter of this year. “Yandex.Market will not exercise its option to… Source link

Ohio has launched itself headlong into reducing Bitcoin’s carbon footprint after signing a five-year deal with Bitcoin mining company Standard Power to provide a nuclear-powered mining centre. The operation will be live from December 2021 and will produce so-called ‘green Bitcoins’. Ohio has successfully bid to host the state-of-the-art facility in Coshocton in an effort to boost the number of tech jobs in the region. Energy Harbor Corp is an independent power producer, fully integrated… Source link

Yandex.Market is one of Russia’s leading e-commerce platform players. Shutterstock Russian tech giant, Yandex, has decided not to proceed with its purchase of fashion e-commerce player, KupiVIP, according to Russian media reports. Yandex not only has a widespread technology portfolio that has led it being called “Russia’s Google”, the company’s Yandex.Market also makes it… Source link

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