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Silicon Valley Loses Grip On Tech Firms

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11) it was moving to Austin, Texas from Redwood City, California. And just weeks earlier, Hewlett Packard Enterprise announced it was moving its headquarters to Houston, Texas from Silicon Valley. 13), noting that iconic Bay Area companies are moving to, and growing in, locales with lower costs and less congestion.

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Apple To Shutter 30 More US Stores Again Amid Pandemic

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Locations in California, Alabama, Idaho, Georgia, Oklahoma, Nevada and Louisiana are set to shutter on Thursday, while shops in Mississippi, Texas, Florida and Utah were shuttered as of Wednesday (July 1). The news comes as Apple was set to close seven of its retail locations in the area of Houston on Thursday (June 25).

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Autonomous Delivery Startup Nuro Nets $500M In Funding On $5B Valuation

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That vehicle also made headlines for being the first one to drive on public roads in three different states: California, Texas and Arizona. The program was implemented in Houston and used both the R2 and autonomous Toyota Priuses, which were powered via Nuro's proprietary software and hardware.

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Einride Presses The Pedal On Autonomous Delivery

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For instance, Udelv, a California-based firm, a few months ago reportedly “signed yet another partner to launch a new pilot of its self-driving goods delivery service: Texas-based supermarket chain H-E-B. Grocery Battleground. Indeed, grocery is emerging as a main battleground for these early attempts at autonomous delivery. Freight Play.

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Grocery Retail Ups Its Autonomous Delivery Game

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The California-based firm reportedly has “signed yet another partner to launch a new pilot of its self-driving goods delivery service: Texas-based supermarket chain H-E-B. the grocery retailer, and Nuro, the SoftBank -backed robotics company, announced in March the launch of their autonomous grocery delivery service in Houston.

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Data: Americans Were On The Road Again Over Holiday Weekend

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In response to the virus, some state leaders moved to cancel events that would have been staples in normal times, such as California Gov.

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College Students Seek Lower Fall Tuition As Schools Plan To Stick With Digital Classes

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Students at schools from coast to coast — from the University of Houston to Rutgers to The University of Chicago and more — are reportedly seeking tuition discounts , and some are even suing their schools for refunds to cover the spring semester. Students, however, have a different point of view.

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