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Databricks to Acquire Neon

Databricks, a San Francisco, CA-based Data and AI company, is to acquire Neon, a serverless Postgres company. The amount of the deal – subject to customary closing conditions, including any required regulatory clearances – was not disclosed. Commenting on the transaction, Ali Ghodsi, Co-Founder and CEO at Databricks said: “By bringing Neon into Databricks, we’re… Continue reading Databricks to Acquire Neon

A new bipartisan bill aims to lift the 52-year ban on supersonic flight

U.S. lawmakers introduced Wednesday the Supersonic Aviation Modernization Act in a bid to revise the FAA’s 52-year ban on supersonic flight over U.S. soil. The bipartisan legislation – introduced by Senator Ted Budd (R-NC), Aviation Subcommittee Chair Troy Nehls (R-TX), and Representative Sharice Davids (D-KS) – would allow supersonic travel, provided no audible sonic boom… Continue reading A new bipartisan bill aims to lift the 52-year ban on supersonic flight

Uber to introduce fixed-route shuttles in major US cities designed for commuters

Ride-hail and delivery giant Uber is introducing cheap, fixed-route rides along busy corridors during weekday commute hours in major U.S. cities — one solution to a world that feels, for most people, more expensive every day.  Starting Wednesday, riders in Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, New York City, Philadelphia, and San Francisco will be able to… Continue reading Uber to introduce fixed-route shuttles in major US cities designed for commuters

The Amazonification of Uber: Part II

Three years ago, I wrote about the Amazonification of Uber, an evolution of the transportation company into a closed business loop that feeds customers back into other Uber channels. At the time, the focus was on how Uber creates customer stickiness by, for example, actively cross-selling food delivery customers into grocery, and grocery into alcohol,… Continue reading The Amazonification of Uber: Part II

Uber’s new bus-like feature for commuters is nearly 50 percent cheaper than UberX

The rideshare company released a number of product updates focused on affordability. The rideshare company released a number of product updates focused on affordability. Andrew J. Hawkins is transportation editor with 10+ years of experience who covers EVs, public transportation, and aviation. His work has appeared in The New York Daily News and City &… Continue reading Uber’s new bus-like feature for commuters is nearly 50 percent cheaper than UberX

Colorado Has a Massive Home-Grown Crypto Crime Problem

A Chinese crypto service called Xinbi Guarantee, an online marketplace for laundering money, for-hire harassment, hacking rings, and sex trafficking, was hiding in plain sight in Colorado — until crypto-tracking group Elliptic caught wind of the operation. According to the firm’s latest report, Xinbi’s business was mostly conducted through the freewheeling messaging site Telegram, where… Continue reading Colorado Has a Massive Home-Grown Crypto Crime Problem

How Donald Trump blew the offshore wind industry off course

New wind farms are still being built, but they’ll have to weather the storm of the Trump administration. Rewind a few years, and it looked as if offshore wind might take off in the US. The Biden administration moved to open up much of the nation’s coastlines to development, blue and even a couple swing… Continue reading How Donald Trump blew the offshore wind industry off course

Honda pauses planned EV factory in Canada amid tariff war

Honda announced that it is pausing about $15 billion in planned EV investments to build electric vehicle and battery factories in Canada amid uncertainty over trade. It’s the latest example of Canada’s backing the US plan backfiring. A few years ago, Canada sided with the US in its plan to save the US auto industry,… Continue reading Honda pauses planned EV factory in Canada amid tariff war