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Last week, Ford (NYSE: F) announced that it had acquired Livio, a Ferndale, Michigan-based software development startup. This was an unusual move for Ford. Bill Coughlin, President and CEO of Ford Global Technologies (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ford), told Benzinga that the company had not...

Tech companies were determined to cram as much as possible into this week. Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), for example, made an unexpected (and ultra-quiet) announcement regarding its new Kindle Fire tablets. Instead of holding a press conference, Amazon sent out a press release in the middle of the night...

Ford (NYSE: F) has acquired Livio, a Ferndale, Michigan-based software development startup. Known to consumers for developing various Internet radio products, such as the Grooveshark Car Kit, Livio gained some acclaim in the mobile development community after creating its Connect API and Connect...

If you only read the headlines, you might see the announcement of a Chrysler IPO as more proof that the American auto industry is back, but further investigation would indicate otherwise. Remember “The Big Three” automakers? You know, Ford (NYSE: F), General Motors (NYSE: GM) and Chrysler—three...

Academic speculation about the search for a new CEO to replace retiring Steve Ballmer at Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is, frankly, boring. What’s infinitely more interesting is scuttlebutt or, as Business Insider called it, “barstool gossip.” Bar stool gossip is sometimes more than just...

There are no ads on Instagram. The app doesn’t cost anything. In other words, it does not create revenue for its owner, Facebook (NASDAQ: FB). If Instagram director of business operations, Emily White, is to be believed, all that will change within the next year, according to The Wall Street...

With an eye on the future of automobile transportation, Finnish mobile communications company, Nokia (NYSE: NOK) announced Friday the creation of an embedded infotainment and navigation system called Here Connected Driving. Described as “the only end-to-end driving solution on the market today...

Despite a Dow that was down 170 points Tuesday, Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) managed to finish the day up 1.7 percent to close at 167.01—another 52 week high. And, despite a market that has shed 3.25 percent in the past month, Tesla has moved 24 percent higher. The amazing part about this story is that...

The Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) Model S is quickly proving itself to be much more than a novelty or a toy for the rich and famous. According to the California New Car Dealers Association, in June Tesla outsold several “heavy hitters” in the state including General Motors (NYSE: GM)’s Buick and...

Fourteen years ago, tech experts predicted that the Y2K bug would create a number of problems for computers, computer networks and other electronic devices. According to Encyclopedia Britannica, as much as $300 billion was spent to upgrade computers and programs to be Y2K-compliant. When...

Lux Research Associate Anthony Vicari believes that the haptics will soar over 16-fold to $13.8 billion in 2025. He wrote about the industry's massive growth in a new report titled, "Getting Back in Touch with Electronics: Finding Opportunity in Emerging Haptics." When it comes to haptics,...

This weekend in Barron's online: a discouraging outlook for the future of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, a special report on exchange traded funds (ETFs) and the prospects for Restoration Hardware, Dover and HollyFrontier. Cover Story "Fannie, Freddie: On Borrowed Time" by Jonathan R. Laing. Barron...

Detroit has had its share of financial woes recently, but that hasn't kept Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) out of the fast lane. The company has gained substantial market share through the first half of 2013, and if the latest news about its top-selling F-150 is any indication, demand won't slow down...

The earnings crunch continues this week. Reports are due from the likes of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT) and General Motors (NYSE: GM), which are expected to say their earnings were lower than a year ago. On the other hand, Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN), Facebook (NASDAQ: FB), Ford (...