Intel makes a $15 billion bet on autonomous cars, and Venmo thrives as a “secret” social network.
Intel thinks your next car (or at least your next, next car) will be autonomous.
The world’s largest chipmaker on Monday said it agreed to buy Mobileye , which makes chips to power self-driving vehicles, for about $15 billion. The purchase could speed up development and adoption of autonomous-car technology, thanks to Intel’s huge reach.
We also talk about the many ways people jury-rig the payments app Venmo to make it an even more social experience.
