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Mar 2017
17m 57s

Intel’s pricey bet on driverless cars

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The chipmaker is shelling out $15 billion for autonomous-driving parts firm Mobileye, a cool 30 times estimated revenue. Intel missed the mobile-phone revolution. Is it finally on the right road? Plus: Washington bounces bitcoin’s bid for mainstream acceptance. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit ... Show More
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