India’s 2024 IPO boom explained in chartsThe BSE and NSE hosted 30% of all global IPOs this year.

The unbridled optimism in Indian equities this year has triggered a wave of initial public offerings (IPOs), providing company promoters as well as private equity and venture capital investors a window of opportunity to cash out through public market sales. In the fourth quarter, too, the momentum shows no sign of slowing, with billion-dollar debuts… Continue reading India’s 2024 IPO boom explained in chartsThe BSE and NSE hosted 30% of all global IPOs this year.

Clean Technica: Tesla Robotaxi Would Cause More Gridlock In USA’s Transit-Deprived Cities003645

Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! Let’s start out with the blunt reality that I didn’t bother to watch the Tesla reveal event in real-time, or even consider watching the event. Tesla reveal parties stopped being particularly relevant a few years ago. The Tesla Semi… Continue reading Clean Technica: Tesla Robotaxi Would Cause More Gridlock In USA’s Transit-Deprived Cities003645

Clean Technica: Thinking Of Getting An Electric Car? Don’t Buy A Tesla!003644

Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! Scrolling through the Washington Post this week, I came upon a opinion piece by Matt Bai. He wrote that as Elon Musk lurches further and further toward the lunatic fringe on the political right — a few days ago… Continue reading Clean Technica: Thinking Of Getting An Electric Car? Don’t Buy A Tesla!003644

Clean Technica: Fueling Up The Day After Milton Pounds The Florida Coast, Electric Versus Gas003643

Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! Yesterday, I wrote about having only an electric car as a powerful storm was powering toward my family’s home. I looked at the implications if you are evacuating and if you are staying. We decided to stay. Luckily for… Continue reading Clean Technica: Fueling Up The Day After Milton Pounds The Florida Coast, Electric Versus Gas003643

Clean Technica: Tesla Investor’s Critical Summary of Tesla Robotaxi Event003642

Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! Tesla had its big robotaxi event last night. Pre-market, the stock is down nearly 7%. I think it’s fair to say that Tesla unveiled some very cool looking robotaxi concept vehicles, but also did very little to show how… Continue reading Clean Technica: Tesla Investor’s Critical Summary of Tesla Robotaxi Event003642

Apple’s New AI Summarized a Series of Breakup Texts in the Most Brutal Way Possible

Ice cold. Ouch That’s cold. Apple’s latest iOS software update for its iPhones includes a series of generative AI-enabled “Apple Intelligence” upgrades. Among the many upgrades is the option to receive message AI-generated “summaries” of unread messages. But in some scenarios, the feature could have some unintended, albeit hilarious consequences. Exhibit A: the breakup text.… Continue reading Apple’s New AI Summarized a Series of Breakup Texts in the Most Brutal Way Possible

Tesla’s Disappointing Robotaxi Event Sent Shares of Uber and Lyft Soaring

“We consider the event a best-case outcome for Uber.” Best-Case Scenario Tesla’s stock took a dive following its much-hyped but disappointingly lackluster robotaxi event. But ironically, Uber and Lyft — two ride-sharing companies who theoretically stand to lose some of their dominance if a competitor’s driverless taxi service takes off — saw their stocks soar.… Continue reading Tesla’s Disappointing Robotaxi Event Sent Shares of Uber and Lyft Soaring

NLRB accuses Apple of illegally restricting employee Slack and social media use

The National Labor Relations Board has accused Apple of infringing on its employees’ rights to advocate for better working conditions. In a complaint spotted by Reuters, the agency alleges Apple illegally fired an employee who had used Slack to advocate for workplace changes at the company. Separately, the NLRB accuses Apple of forcing another worker… Continue reading NLRB accuses Apple of illegally restricting employee Slack and social media use

Ghost in the Shell’s rad PS1 soundtrack is finally coming to the West

The soundtrack to the spider-bot-crawling 1997 Ghost in the Shell game adaptation is coming to the West for the first time. Titled Ghost in the Shell: Megatech Body (as an ode to the Fuchikoma mech you pilot in the game), the soundtrack was produced by Takkyu Ishino. It’s available to pre-order on iam8bit ahead of… Continue reading Ghost in the Shell’s rad PS1 soundtrack is finally coming to the West

Hackers made robot vacuums randomly yell racial slurs

Robot vacuums across the country were hacked in the space of several days, according to reporting by ABC News. This allowed the attackers to not only control the robovacs, but use their speakers to hurl racial slurs and abusive comments at anyone nearby. All of the affected robots were of the same make and model,… Continue reading Hackers made robot vacuums randomly yell racial slurs