Tech Five: Low bids for Yahoo.

Google’s I/O developer conference in Silicon Valley dominated the tech scene this week. But  investors continue to closely monitor the battle for Yahoo’s core Internet business assets.

Here are five top goings-on in tech at week’s end.

Verizon. Verizon is still considered the favorite to nail Yahoo’s core Internet businesses. But the latest round of bids are expected to be in the $2 to 3 billion range, the Wall Street Journal reports, and that’s well south of the $5 to $8 billion that had previously expected.

Google. Low-cost cloud-capable Chromebook computers outsold Macs in the first quarter of 2016, the first time Chromebooks slid past a rival operating system. That's according to data from research firm IDC. PCs based on Microsoft’s Windows still claim the number on position. Google is setting out to improve Chromebooks; it said this week at its I/O developer conference that it was making Android apps available for the Chromebook platform for the first time.

Google. Google also announced at I/O a partnership with IMAX on a cinema-grade JUMP virtual reality camera leading to the possibility of an IMAX-type VR experience on your smartphone. Google is developing a second new VR camera with a Chinese company Yi, a GoPro rival. Also at I/O this week, Google announced a new VR platform for smartphones called Daydream.

Apple. Apple is placing a premium on hanging out over shopping in its newly-designed San Francisco retail store that opens on Saturday. Among other changes: the famous Genius Bar is becoming Genius Grove, and a new Boardroom section will be dedicated to assisting small business customers. Apple has already applied the makeover to stores in Brussels, Memphis and Guilderland, N.Y.

Uber. Uber has started testing a self-driving Ford Fusion hybrid in Pittsburgh. In a blog post, Uber indicated that the vehicle will be collecting mapping data as well as testing its self-driving capabilities. A trained driver will be in the driver’s seat monitoring operations—and just in case.

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