EV riders: motorcycle manufacturers making the leap to electric

EV riders: motorcycle manufacturers making the leap to electric British startup Maeving is in the vanguard of a growing market worldwide for clean two-wheeled travel Maeving’s founders, Seb Inglis-Jones, left, and Will Stirrup with the retro-styled, battery-powered RM1. Photograph: Fabio De Paola/The Observer Maeving’s founders, Seb Inglis-Jones, left, and Will Stirrup with the retro-styled, battery-powered… Continue reading EV riders: motorcycle manufacturers making the leap to electric

Twitter’s edit button is a big test for the platform’s future

Twitter seems to have handled adding an edit button about as well as possible. The edit button biases toward transparency, adding an edit history for every tweet and a big notice saying a tweet has been edited. Users will only have 30 minutes to edit their tweet, and will only be able to do so… Continue reading Twitter’s edit button is a big test for the platform’s future

S Arabia pledges to back Indonesian soonicorns & unicorns with new joint fundThe move is seen as part of the Kingdom’s efforts to back the growing dig…

Deputy Minister Ibrahim Al-Nasser and Nexticorn Chairman Rudiantara. (Photo courtesy of Ministry of Communications, Information and Technology, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) Saudi Arabia has pledged to back later-stage startups in Indonesia through a proposed joint fund with Indonesia-focused venture capital firms as part of the Kingdom’s digital push toward a post-oil economy. The fund was… Continue reading S Arabia pledges to back Indonesian soonicorns & unicorns with new joint fundThe move is seen as part of the Kingdom’s efforts to back the growing dig…

Can WhatsApp pull off a WeChat in India with JioMart partnership?

At a time when small and deep-pocketed players in India are jostling for space in a rather crowded e-commerce market, the new partnership between Meta’s WhatsApp and Mukesh Ambani-owned Reliance Retail’s JioMart claims to offer its customers a seamless ‘ordering’ experience. According to experts tracking the sector, the move is expected to benefit both the… Continue reading Can WhatsApp pull off a WeChat in India with JioMart partnership?

Singapore’s GIC leads $51m funding in Indian rocket startup Skyroot

Indian rocket startup Skyroot Aerospace said on Friday it had raised $51 million in a funding round led by Singapore sovereign investor GIC, which it plans to use to begin commercial satellite launches by the middle of next year. The funding follows the Indian government’s push to get the country’s private sector to complement its… Continue reading Singapore’s GIC leads $51m funding in Indian rocket startup Skyroot

BorgWarner (BWA) Down 2.6% Since Last Earnings Report: Can It Rebound?

It has been about a month since the last earnings report for BorgWarner (BWA). Shares have lost about 2.6% in that time frame, outperforming the S&P 500. Will the recent negative trend continue leading up to its next earnings release, or is BorgWarner due for a breakout? Before we dive into how investors and analysts… Continue reading BorgWarner (BWA) Down 2.6% Since Last Earnings Report: Can It Rebound?

3 Stocks Navigating the Rough Waters of Auto Equipment Industry

The Zacks  Automotive – Original Equipment industry is in the doldrums as the microchip crunch is resulting in a decline in sales for automotive equipment providers. Escalating commodity and operating costs are acting as major speed bumps. Most auto equipment manufacturers are likely to have a tough time balancing their revenue generation, given broader challenges and escalating… Continue reading 3 Stocks Navigating the Rough Waters of Auto Equipment Industry

German Handelsblatt: Insight Innovation: Electric cars: How adhesives decide the success of Tesla and VW005112

Why shouldn’t cars resemble airplanes? The aviators keep their kerosene in the wings to save on the tank. The same can be done with electric cars, says Tesla boss Elon Musk, an advocate of the “structured battery”. The electric car pioneer wants to distribute the individual battery cells in the body and no longer install… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Insight Innovation: Electric cars: How adhesives decide the success of Tesla and VW005112

German Handelsblatt: Volkswagen Group: Decision on Porsche IPO is approaching005111

Porsche Logo Über die Porsche SE sind die Gründerfamilien Porsche und Piech als Großaktionär an dem Wolfsburger Volkswagen-Konzern beteiligt, zu dem wiederum die Porsche AG als Tochter gehört. (Foto: IMAGO/photothek) Der Autobauer Volkswagen könnte beim Börsengang der Porsche AG zu Beginn der neuen Wochen Nägel mit Köpfen machen. Vorstand und Aufsichtsrat befassen sich in ihren Sitzungen… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Volkswagen Group: Decision on Porsche IPO is approaching005111