The best Black Friday deals under $25: Early sales available now

The holiday shopping season is just around the corner, and you may already be looking to find the best deals on gifts and gadgets that won’t empty your wallet. If you want to stick to a strict budget this year, don’t worry — you can find some very useful tech products and other gadgets for… Continue reading The best Black Friday deals under $25: Early sales available now

Google is ending Android Auto support for older phones. Here’s why (and the simple fix)

Charlie Osborne/ZDNET If you’re an Android Auto user with an older phone, you might need to upgrade soon to continue using the service. As of this week, the in-car information and entertainment app is dropping support for phones running Android 8.  Also: One of the best Android Auto wireless adapters just got a useful (and… Continue reading Google is ending Android Auto support for older phones. Here’s why (and the simple fix)

X is allowing people you’ve blocked to see your posts

/ The platform formerly known as Twitter is ‘starting to launch’ a change to blocking that makes a user’s public posts visible to people they’ve blocked from interacting. By Umar Shakir, a news writer fond of the electric vehicle lifestyle and things that plug in via USB-C. He spent over 15 years in IT support… Continue reading X is allowing people you’ve blocked to see your posts

GM software boss: we have ‘high conviction’ ditching CarPlay is the right path

GM’s Baris Cetinok is committed to building a custom experience to rival that of Apple and Google. Share this story Photo illustration by The Verge / Photo: GM Today, I’m talking with Baris Cetinok, who has one of the longest titles of any person we’ve had here on Decoder. He is, officially, General Motors’ senior… Continue reading GM software boss: we have ‘high conviction’ ditching CarPlay is the right path

Dymon Asia PE invests in Singapore-based business services firm CLA Global TS The investment will see CLA acquire similar companies in SE Asia.

Dymon Asia Private Equity has made an investment in Singapore-based business services provider CLA Global TS to support the latter’s growth across Southeast Asia and China. The funding amount was not disclosed. CLA said in a statement that the investment by Dymon will help it acquire a series of professional service businesses in other Southeast… Continue reading Dymon Asia PE invests in Singapore-based business services firm CLA Global TS The investment will see CLA acquire similar companies in SE Asia.

Cloudsquid Raises $1M in Pre-Seed Funding

Cloudsquid, a Berlin, Germany-based provider of an AI-Agent platform specializing in extracting and transforming unstructured data, raised $1M in Pre-Seed funding. The round was led by High-Tech Gründerfonds and Backbone Ventures, with participation from angel investors Reetu Kainulainen (Founder Ultimate AI) and Udi Miron (VP Product Ultimate AI). The company intends to use the funds… Continue reading Cloudsquid Raises $1M in Pre-Seed Funding

China’s DeepRoute.ai bags $100m funding as smart driving adoption speeds upIt expects nearly 200,000 cars to be equipped with its advanced assisted dr…

Chinese autonomous driving technology developer DeepRoute.ai has raised $100 million from an automaker, the company said on Monday, as it looks to bolster mass adoption of its systems on vehicles ahead of Tesla in China. The Shenzhen-based startup expects nearly 200,000 cars to be equipped with its advanced assisted driving system on Chinese roads by… Continue reading China’s DeepRoute.ai bags $100m funding as smart driving adoption speeds upIt expects nearly 200,000 cars to be equipped with its advanced assisted dr…

Blackstone in advanced talks to acquire US shopping centre owner Retail OpportunityIf the talks are successful, a deal could be finalised in the comin…

Blackstone is in advanced talks to acquire Retail Opportunity Investments Corp, which owns U.S. shopping centers and has a market value of $3.4 billion including debt, according to people familiar with the matter. If the talks are successful, a deal could be finalized in the coming weeks, the sources said, requesting anonymity as the matter… Continue reading Blackstone in advanced talks to acquire US shopping centre owner Retail OpportunityIf the talks are successful, a deal could be finalised in the comin…

Clean Technica: Fido Friendliness Could Enhance The Next Tesla Model Y Refresh003690

Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! “No Model Y ‘refresh’ is coming out this year,” Tesla CEO Elon Musk stated earlier this year before adding a caveat. “I should note that Tesla continuously improves its cars, so even a car that is six months newer… Continue reading Clean Technica: Fido Friendliness Could Enhance The Next Tesla Model Y Refresh003690

Clean Technica: Tesla Air Compressor — Super Easy To Use, Once You Figure Out How To Open It003689

Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! Using some Tesla referral credits that were about to expire, I recently got a Tesla Air Compressor & Tire Repair Kit. I love it! However, it was a small mystery figuring out how to open it. Refilling the air… Continue reading Clean Technica: Tesla Air Compressor — Super Easy To Use, Once You Figure Out How To Open It003689