alex perry

@WhoIsAlexPerry

transportation reporter @theinformation | 华语 & English | Amtrak fiend! | 🇸🇬🇺🇸

Joined May 2017

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alex perry@WhoIsAlexPerry · May 14

first time getting techmemed let’s gooooooo

TTechmeme@Techmeme · May 14

Amazon's Zoox offers free robotaxi rides to employees and other invited users in Las Vegas, after receiving approval to accept paying customers in Clark County (@whoisalexperry / The Information) theinformation.com/briefings/zoox… techmeme.com/250513/p54#a25…

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alex perry@WhoIsAlexPerry · May 8

we've got new revenue numbers, new no-revenue numbers, new executive hires....

TThe Information@theinformation · May 8

Startups to Watch: Waymo’s commercial success has given new life to autonomous driving startups. Here are nine we are watching. Read more from @WhoIsAlexPerry 👇 theinformation.com/articles/nine-…

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alex perry@WhoIsAlexPerry · Apr 23

Not a huge surprise to see @Uber hiring (or-rehiring!) people who've worked on commercializing autonomous vehicles at companies like @Waymo, @Nuro, @May_Mobility and @GM's Cruise (rip) as it looks to expand its autonomous offerings. my latest: theinformation.com/articles/uber-…

WhoIsAlexPerry's tweet card. Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi has said that by the end of the decade, 20% to 40% of the number of trips Uber completes in certain cities will be robotaxi rides. To drive that expansion, the ride-hailing...

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alex perry@WhoIsAlexPerry · Mar 18

new from me: @amazon-backed @zoox has applied for a permit that would allow it to charge robotaxi passengers in nevada. the application, which is currently pending, is a necessary step for the commercial launch expected in las vegas this year. theinformation.com/briefings/zoox…

WhoIsAlexPerry's tweet card. Amazon-backed autonomous vehicle company Zoox applied for a permit with Nevada’s Department of Business and Industry to charge passengers for rides within the state, according to Terry Williams, a...

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Juro Osawa@JuroOsawa · Mar 14

NEW: DeepSeek has restricted some employees involved in research and development of AI models from traveling abroad freely. Those employees were asked to hand in their passports. Story w/ @QianerLiu. theinformation.com/articles/deeps…

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Jessica Lessin@Jessicalessin · Mar 12

Proud of @theinformation team for winning the finance, investing, tech and auto categories in this year's Best in Business SABEW awards. And our Asia bureau was also widely recognized. Congrats to all the winners. We need this work now more than ever. sabew.org/2025/03/2024-b…

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Sri Muppidi@srimuppidi · Mar 12

SCOOP: Kleiner Perkins in talks to lead $15B valuation round for AV software firm Applied Intuition. This comes after the co hit ~400M ARR last year. Read more @theinformation: theinformation.com/articles/self-… w/ @nmasc_ @WhoIsAlexPerry

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alex perry@WhoIsAlexPerry · Mar 10

Wrote about @boltapp, a recent re-entrant to the North American ride-hailing space! The @sequoia-backed Estonian company crossed $10 billion in gross bookings last year and has threatened Uber in emerging markets. theinformation.com/articles/bolt-…

WhoIsAlexPerry's tweet card. Uber and Lyft dominate ride-hailing in North America, a position that has helped them turn cash-burning operations into moneymakers. Now Bolt, an Uber rival in Europe and Africa, is trying to...

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alex perry@WhoIsAlexPerry · Nov 27

Just finished my last day @business as a real estate reporting intern! Fall class was small but mighty ☺️

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alex perry@WhoIsAlexPerry · Oct 25

had the best summer at @wsj's tech bureau! the team there is lovely, so apply apply apply!

MMeghan Bobrowsky@MeghanBobrowsky · Oct 24

Come join our bureau as an intern next summer. Deadline to apply is this Sunday, Oct. 27. Some of our recent interns: @WhoIsAlexPerry @LindseyChoo @SarahEDon wsj.jobs/san-francisco-…

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alex perry@WhoIsAlexPerry · Oct 4

Wrote about Uniqlo's founder breaking his own donation record with a gift to UCLA's Yanai Initiative for Globalizing Japanese Humanities! bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

WhoIsAlexPerry's tweet card. Tadashi Yanai, the chief executive officer of Fast Retailing Co. and Japan’s richest person, donated $31 million to the University of California at Los Angeles’ College Division of Humanities, a...

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alex perry@WhoIsAlexPerry · Sep 30

Wrote a weekend hit for the Wealth desk about Mark Zuckerberg's multi-billion dollar comeback! Less than two years ago, he was worth 34.6 billion. Now, he's worth 201.4 billion, thanks to the Metaverse and early investments in AR & AI infrastructure. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

WhoIsAlexPerry's tweet card. Mark Zuckerberg’s bet on the metaverse initially looked like a colossal mistake, wiping more than $100 billion from his net worth. But now it’s paying off big-time.

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WSJ Podcasts@WSJPodcasts · Aug 15

Listen 🎧: A lawsuit from an Australian mining executive claims Meta's AI ad tools have enabled scammers. Could the case break through longstanding protections for social media platforms? Reporter @WhoIsAlexPerry joins @zoegthomas to explain. link.chtbl.com/WSJTechNewsBri…

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