In the Game arcade joins Icon Park lineup with VR, space-themed escape room, more
In the Game arcade opens at Icon Park with virtual reality, space-themed escape room, mirror maze, other games.
Florida lawmakers OK $73M plan to upgrade CONNECT unemployment site to a cloud system
Florida is moving ahead with a plan to fix its antiquated unemployment website, an undertaking that would take two years and cost an estimated $73 million. But proposals to make other changes to the state’s beleaguered system, including increasing the number of weeks and increasing the weekly payments, remain in limbo.
482,000 Floridians still out of work in January, as unemployment rate falls below 5%
The unemployment rate for the Orlando metropolitan area was 5.8%, the fifth-highest in the state behind the Miami area, the Homosassa Springs region in Citrus County, the Sebring area in Highlands County and the Villages metro area. The jobless rate for the Miami metropolitan area was 8.1%.
GM-backed Cruise buys self-driving startup Voyage in talent grab
The deal gives Cruise more than 60 people trained in developing and running self-driving vehicles, where experience and talent comes at a premium. Voyage CEO Oliver Cameron is joining Cruise as vice president of product.
Ford taps Brett Wheatley as CEO of transit-software subsidiary TransLoc
The automaker in recent years has placed a strong emphasis on developing mobility solutions for urban areas, crafting a vision for what it calls the “city of tomorrow.”