Less than two days after Twitter’s first attempt to charge for account verification ended in disaster, Elon Musk announced the company is working on a new way to authenticate users. On Sunday afternoon, he tweeted the social media website would soon begin rolling out a feature that will allow organizations to identify accounts that are… Continue reading Twitter will soon let organizations verify related accounts
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Under the skin: Why winter tyre care and energy use matter
That old favourite ‘there’s no such thing as a free lunch’ may be a cliché, but where energy is concerned, it’s never been more appropriate than it is now. Tyre manufacturers have been warning about the pitfalls of poor tyre maintenance forever, but in truth, how many drivers see it as a major priority? Continental… Continue reading Under the skin: Why winter tyre care and energy use matter
Porsche Taycan Performance Kit unleashes EV’s track potential
The Porsche Taycan Performance Kit, as fitted to the car that recently broke the production EV record at the Nürburgring, would eventually be offered in markets outside Germany. A company spokesperson responsible for the Taycan line told Autocar that it is an issue of attaining type approval for each market – implying that there would have to… Continue reading Porsche Taycan Performance Kit unleashes EV’s track potential
Opinion: Electric SUVs are good news for Porsche fans
Porsche has today provided further details of its new Premium Platform Electric (PPE) architecture, set to arrive with the Porsche Macan EV and sibling brand Audi’s Q6 E-tron. The headlines include an 800V electrical architecture, competitive battery capacities and an emphasis on weight distribution in a bid to maintain the dynamic character of Porsche’s legacy models.… Continue reading Opinion: Electric SUVs are good news for Porsche fans
2024 Porsche Macan EV to bring 603bhp and 100kWh battery
Porsche has confirmed technical details for the upcoming Porsche Macan EV, its critical first entry into the electric SUV segment. Antoon Janssen, Porsche powertrain manager for the Macan line, told Autocar that it intends for the Macan EV – based on the new Premium Platform Electric (PPE) – to be the sportiest car in its… Continue reading 2024 Porsche Macan EV to bring 603bhp and 100kWh battery
Trip.com 5th Anniversary: Trip.com’s Customer Service – Here for You
SINGAPORE, Nov. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Trip.com, the global travel agency, recently celebrated its 5th anniversary and to mark the occasion Grace Ding, Head of Trip.com Customer Service, sat down for an interview to share how the customer service teams have adapted to huge changes in order to give the very best in customer experience… Continue reading Trip.com 5th Anniversary: Trip.com’s Customer Service – Here for You
Trip.com 5th Anniversary: Trip.com’s Customer Service – Here for You
SINGAPORE, Nov. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Trip.com, the global travel agency, recently celebrated its 5th anniversary and to mark the occasion Grace Ding, Head of Trip.com Customer Service, sat down for an interview to share how the customer service teams have adapted to huge changes in order to give the very best in customer experience… Continue reading Trip.com 5th Anniversary: Trip.com’s Customer Service – Here for You
Kwangmu, starts full-fledged secondary battery material business
Kwangmu is changing its main business from network equipment to secondary battery materials. This year, they signed a contract worth more than 40 billion won to supply lithium salt (LiPF6), a raw material for electrolytes. Electrolyte additive factories are also being built additionally. They are also actively pushing ahead Merges & Acquisitions of secondary battery… Continue reading Kwangmu, starts full-fledged secondary battery material business
Taiwan’s AppWorks to make first close of fourth fund this monthAppWorks, which focuses on Taiwan and SE Asia, is looking to hit the first close at $20…
Taiwan-based venture capital (VC) firm AppWorks is looking to make the first close of its fourth flagship fund at about $200 million as early as this month, its top executives told DealStreetAsia in an interview. The total corpus that the firm is targeting to raise by mid-2023 is $360 million, even as the global economic… Continue reading Taiwan’s AppWorks to make first close of fourth fund this monthAppWorks, which focuses on Taiwan and SE Asia, is looking to hit the first close at $20…
Indonesian digital signature startup Privy raises $48m in KKR-led Series C funding
Privy, a Jakarta-based startup that provides universal identity and digital signature services, has raised $48 million in a Series C funding round anchored by private equity giant KKR and backed by existing investors MDI Ventures, GGV Capital, and Telkomsel Mitra Inovasi. New investors, including Singtel Innov8, also participated in the funding round that will help… Continue reading Indonesian digital signature startup Privy raises $48m in KKR-led Series C funding