Tweet Nuvia, a company founded by former chip engineers who worked on Apple’s A-series chips, is being acquired by Qualcomm to help design its next-generation processors for smartphones and laptops. Read more… Neowin

Tweet The European Commission has announced the first startups it will invest in as a shareholder, with a total of €178 million being granted to up-and-coming businesses through a new innovation fund. Read more… Neowin

Tweet Facebook is said to be inching closer to finalizing a deal to acquire Kustomer, a New York-based startup that provides customer-service platforms and chatbots. The deal could be finalized later today. Read more… Neowin

Tweet GM announced a strategic partnership with electric truck startup Nikola, stating that it would manufacture the startup’s upcoming Badger vehicle. Shares of both companies jumped on partnership news. Read more… Neowin

Tweet Microsoft has released a new firmware update for the fifth-generation Surface Pro, despite releasing a set of updates for it earlier in the month. The update improves startup performance. Read more… Neowin