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Rivian gets $350 million from the company behind Kelley Blue Book

September 10, 2019
Rivian won’t even release its first electric truck until late 2020, but that isn’t stopping the company from receiving its third big funding infusion this year. Cox Automotive, the company behind Autotrader and Kelley Blue Book, has made a $350 million equity investment in Rivian. The publications won’t play much of a role, to be clear. Rather, this is about a chance to…
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GamingNews

Nintendo wins court case to block Switch piracy websites in the UK

September 10, 2019
Nintendo just scored another win in its ongoing crusade against pirates, although the consequences are slightly unusual this time around. The gaming giant has won a UK injunction that will have five major providers in the country (BT, EE, Sky, TalkTalk and Virgin) block four sites that distribute pirated Switch games, help users modify vulnerable Switches and offer circumvention hardware. The…
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MobileNews

Watch Apple's 2019 iPhone event here at 1PM ET

September 10, 2019
It’s time for Apple’s customary iPhone event, but there are a few twists this time around — including how you can watch it. The proceedings at the Steve Jobs Theater will still be available on Apple’s website and its event app for Apple TV starting at 1PM Eastern, but you can also watch on YouTube (embedded below) for the first time. Yes, it’s now more a question of…
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MobileNews

TSMC reports record August revenue ahead of today’s iPhone launch

September 10, 2019
A-series chipmaker TSMC has reported record August revenue, up 16.5% year-on-year, ahead of today’s iPhone launch. The company said that its revenue last month hit NT$106.12B (US$3.4B). The number is likely to spark speculation about Apple’s confidence in early sales of this year’s iPhones, but there are three reasons for a cautious interpretation of the news … First, although Apple is a…
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