Earlier this year, fitness startup Peloton Interactive acquired Gossamer Engineering, which has designed devices for Google and Facebook. Bloomberg reported that it is unknown how much Peloton paid for the business, but sources said that on May 16 Gossamer’s engineers in mechanical and electrical engineering,...
Microsoft has announced plans to open its first development center in Africa. Over the next five years, the tech giant will spend more than $100 million on the endeavor. The company will open initial offices in Nairobi, Kenya and Lagos, Nigeria, hiring 100 employees by...
Walmart CTO Jeremy King is moving to Pinterest. According to CNBC, King will be the new head of engineering at social media company Pinterest, where he’ll be in charge of the site’s “visual discovery engine” that recommends posts and images to users. King comes to...
Uber is in acquisition talks to fold in much of the engineering team from on-demand car valet startup Luxe. According to Fortune Magazine, Uber interviewed employees of Luxe’s 60-person staff last week to determine who would join the company as part of the “acquihire.” Last year, Uber acquired...
November 05, 2019
Earlier this year, fitness startup Peloton Interactive acquired Gossamer Engineering, which has designed devices for Google and Facebook. Bloomberg reported that it is unknown how much Peloton paid for the business, but sources said that on May 16 Gossamer’s engineers in mechanical and electrical engineering, quality assurance, and technical program management joined Peloton, which declined […]
May 14, 2019
Microsoft has announced plans to open its first development center in Africa. Over the next five years, the tech giant will spend more than $100 million on the endeavor. The...
March 22, 2019
Walmart CTO Jeremy King is moving to Pinterest. According to CNBC, King will be the new head of engineering at social media company Pinterest, where he’ll be in charge of...
June 12, 2017
Uber is in acquisition talks to fold in much of the engineering team from on-demand car valet startup Luxe. According to Fortune Magazine, Uber interviewed employees of Luxe’s 60-person staff last week to...
