![]() A new report by the Abodo apartment-search website says that the rate of home ownership among millennials in San Jose is dropping at a faster rate than anywhere else in the country. At least when it comes to that group of people trying to buy a home in Silicon Valley. ![]() Is Anybody Home?: If they are millennials, maybe not. Its parent company, Alphabet, has assets worth almost $170 billion, and a market capitalization approaching $600 billion. While $2.7 billion is a lot of dough, don’t cry too many tears over Google. That deal also allows Sirius to name three new members to Pandora’s board and pick the company’s next board chairman.Ī $2.7 Billion Slap: The European Union took Google out behind the proverbial woodshed Tuesday, when it levied a $2.7 billion fine on the company for giving an unfair advantage to its own comparison-shopping service over those of rival companies. While Pandora remains independent, the company did sell a 19-percent stake to satellite-radio company Sirius XM, in early June, for $480 million. His departure comes after a year of upheaval and speculation that the Oakland-based music-streaming company might sell itself. Westergren, one of Pandora’s co-founders, was in his second stint as CEO when he said he would step down. So Long, Tim: Well, the rumors that reached a crescendo on Monday became reality Tuesday, as Pandora Media said Chief Executive Tim Westergren was leaving the internet radio company. So, just what does SensoMotoric do, besides have a name that is pretty fun to try to say three-times fast? The point is that the involvement of one of Apple’s top lawyers is probably a giveaway that Apple, via Vineyard, has bought SensoMotoric. Got all that? Come on! It can’t be any harder than understanding how the NFL salary cap works. Also, the acquisition was reported by the MacRumors site, which based its conclusions on new documents of incorporation filed by SensoMotoric that included Apple vice president of corporate law Gene Levoff giving a German law firm the power of attorney to represent a Delaware-based shell company called Vineyard Capital “in all business related to the acquisition of SensoMotoric Instruments.” I say “looks like” because Apple hasn’t confirmed it has bought the company. It looks like Apple has acquired a German eye-tracking technology company called SensoMotoric Instruments. Well, Apple might be stepping closer to putting some kind of AR glasses, or goggles, on the shelves next to its iPhones and iPads. The Apple Of One’s Eye: With augmented reality (AR) seeming to be one of the technologies of the future, if not now, it might be surprising to know that Apple hasn’t come out with some kind of AR gadget as its next big thing, yet.
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