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A former NEA partner and a former Uber exec just closed their $140 million debut VC fund

Dayna Grayson and Rachel Holt seemingly didn’t have the best timing. It was late in 2019 when the two, who met six years ago in Washington through a mutual acquaintance, decided to act on earlier conversations and start a fund together called Construct Capital. At the time, Grayson spied an opportunity to create a new… Continue reading A former NEA partner and a former Uber exec just closed their $140 million debut VC fund

Auto Rental News Fact Book Is Online

Directories for car rental companies, auto manufacturers, and suppliers are also listed. The 34th edition of the Auto Rental News Fact Book has been posted online. The issue contains data and analysis on the U.S. car rental market, including overall revenue, fleet size, locations, and rental fleet sales as well as rate and wholesale data.… Continue reading Auto Rental News Fact Book Is Online

Both sides showed interest on resuming FTA negotiations: European Union after trade talks with India

New Delhi: The European Union has said its first high-level dialogue on trade with India saw interest by both sides in resuming negotiations for an ambitious, comprehensive and mutually beneficial trade and investment pact once their respective approaches and positions are “close enough”. It said the two sides had “open and constructive” exchanges on a… Continue reading Both sides showed interest on resuming FTA negotiations: European Union after trade talks with India

Cognigy Raises Funding From Global Brain

Cognigy, a Düsseldorf, Germany-based conversational AI company that brings efficiency to customer service teams in enterprises, raised a strategic investment from Global Brain. The amount of the deal was not disclosed. The company intends to use the funds to expand into high-growth markets such as the Asia-Pacific region. Led by Philipp Heltewig, CEO and co-founder, Cognigy… Continue reading Cognigy Raises Funding From Global Brain

German Handelsblatt: 50 years of the Mercedes-Benz 280 SL to 560 SL: Germany’s most popular vintage convertible 001271

Mercedes-Benz 280 SL to 560 SL (R 107) The classic car convertible is still extremely popular today. Cologne “We will adore it as if it had gull-wing doors,” predicted experts when the Mercedes-Benz SL R 107 series was phased out in 1989. The 280 SL to 560 SL series, which had been built for almost… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: 50 years of the Mercedes-Benz 280 SL to 560 SL: Germany’s most popular vintage convertible 001271

Tesla is under scrutiny by regulators in China over battery fires, unexpected acceleration, and more

Tesla is getting more scrutiny from regulators in China, where some have concerns over battery fires, unexpected acceleration, and more. Last year, Tesla butted heads with regulators in China over a Model S and Model X recall. The automaker had to recall almost all Model S/Model X sent to China over a suspension issue, but… Continue reading Tesla is under scrutiny by regulators in China over battery fires, unexpected acceleration, and more

A Hacker Tried to Poison a Florida City’s Water Supply

Around 8 am on Friday morning, an employee of a water treatment plant in the 15,000-person city of Oldsmar, Florida, noticed that his mouse cursor was moving strangely on his computer screen, out of his control, as local police would later tell it. Initially, he wasn’t concerned; the plant used the remote-access software TeamViewer to… Continue reading A Hacker Tried to Poison a Florida City’s Water Supply

Global chauffeur firm invests in Jaguar Land Rover’s Havn

Havn, an all-electric private chauffeur service set up by Jaguar Land Rover’s InMotion investment arm, has sold a majority stake to international chauffeur firm Blacklane. The deal was completed in November and adds London-based Havn’s Jaguar I-Pace taxis to Blacklane’s fleet of conventionally fuelled luxury and executive cars, which has operated in the capital since 2013. Havn… Continue reading Global chauffeur firm invests in Jaguar Land Rover’s Havn