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General Motors announced on Friday that it would acquire Cruise Automation, a San Francisco-based self-driving-car startup that was founded in 2013.

Neither GM nor Cruise disclosed the deal price.

However, Fortune's Dan Primack and Kristen Korosec reported that GM bought Cruise for more than $1 billion, in cash and stock combined, as much as ten times the company's valuation. 

Cruise had raised $20 million from various investors. The startup was a product of the Y Combinator accelerator program. Читать дальше...

Nancy Reagan, the former first lady whose charisma and tenacity made her one of the most beloved women in the nation’s history, will be laid to rest during funeral services scheduled to take place Friday in California. Reagan died of heart failure last weekend. She was 94.

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The landlocked Balkan nation of Macedonia has allowed hundreds of thousands of refugees to transit the country from Greece northward to Germany. Earlier this month, Macedonia, a non-European Union country, which borders Greece, an EU member, closed its borders to refugees.

Meanwhile thousands of refugees are stranded on the Greece-Macedonia border, Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov claims his country is paying for the mistakes made by the EU.

The following interview was conducted by Kai Diekmann... Читать дальше...

Chances are you’ve seen her — out on the streets heading to the next fashion show in New York, London, Milan, or Paris – but you might not know her name.

A U.N. report describing sweeping crimes like children and the disabled being burned alive and fighters being allowed to rape women as payment shows South Sudan is facing "one of the most horrendous human rights situations in the world," the U.N. human rights chief said Friday.

MOSCOW - Police in the Russian Caucasus region of Ingushetia say one person has been injured when an automobile exploded near a mosque in the region's main city.

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The 'ShondaLand' stars came out in full force to support Hillary Clinton in new TV ad.

Awesome lunches, plus a complete guide to shopping, meal prep, and packing!

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Cruise

General Motors wants you to know it's really serious about this autonomous cars thing.

This morning, the company announced its acquisition of Cruise Automation, which makes a kit — essentially a network of sensors, actuators, and a computer — that can convert regular cars into autonomous vehicles.

Neither party would speak to the specific terms of the acquisition. GM President Dan Ammann told BuzzFeed News that his company is "committed to investing its resources... Читать дальше...

GM is acquiring Cruise Automation to help it make truly autonomous driving happen. The post GM Takes Another Smart Step Toward Autonomous Robo-Cars appeared first on WIRED.

Pan-global hip-hop by Tendai Maraire (of Shabazz Palaces) and guitarist Hussein Kalonji, dedicated to "revolutionary African women."

The day concludes with Sprint Cup qualifying.

CNN's Trump apologist in chief was at it again following the latest round of violence at one of his rallies. Their new "analyst" Jeffrey Lord has shown himself to be a real piece of work, whether it's defending Trump's offensive tweets about Megyn Kelly, or practically getting into a fist fight with Van Jones over Trump's KKK connections, or pretending that the KKK is a "leftist" organization.

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Elizabeth Zach finds a place at peace with itself after the ravages of war.

Anglepoise lamps aren't just for desks anymore.

If you thought Alex and Ryan's relationship on Quantico was going to start getting better, well, you thought wrong. In this sneak peek of Sunday's new episode, exclusive to E!...

Millions of people have voted and hundreds of delegates have been allocated in the Republican presidential contest, yet the other candidates are still grasping for ways to take down Donald Trump, the most confounding opponent any of them has faced.

Hate to have to remind angry UCLA fans following their basketball team's humiliating season-ending defeat Wednesday night against USC, but Coach Steve Alford won't be fired this year.

The 18 million or so viewers who tune in to "The Walking Dead" each week on AMC know Danai Gurira as Michonne, the dreadlocked fan favorite whose skills with a katana have made her indispensable during the zombie apocalypse.

Huntington Beach City Council members appeared split over police use of body cameras when they discussed the results of a 90-day trial during a study session this week.