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Uber Freight CEO Lior Ron leaves to join self-driving startup Waabi as COO

Self-driving truck maker Waabi has hired autonomous vehicle industry veteran and Uber Freight CEO Lior Ron to step in as chief operating officer, as the startup looks to scale its commercial operations ahead of its planned launch of driverless trucks on public highways later this year. Rebecca Tinucci, who previously spent six years building Tesla’s… Continue reading Uber Freight CEO Lior Ron leaves to join self-driving startup Waabi as COO

TDK backs Ultraviolette with $21M to take India-made electric motorcycles global

Two months ago, Indian electric motorcycle startup Ultraviolette expanded into 10 European countries. Now, fueled with $21 million in an all-equity round led by the corporate venture arm of Japanese electronics giant TDK Corporation, Ultraviolette is putting its expansion plans into overdrive. The nine-year-old startup plans to grow its European footprint fourfold, enter other motorcycle-driven… Continue reading TDK backs Ultraviolette with $21M to take India-made electric motorcycles global

Clean Technica: Yes, Trump’s Policies Are Hurting The EV Transition — Automaker Statements004150

Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. As we all know, Donald Trump is not a fan of electric vehicles. In fact, overall, the Fossil Fuel Party does not want people leaving the gas pump behind and driving electric cars. So, it was also no surprise to those who pay attention to… Continue reading Clean Technica: Yes, Trump’s Policies Are Hurting The EV Transition — Automaker Statements004150

Clean Technica: California VPP Links 100,000 Residential Storage Batteries004149

Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. At 7:00 pm on July 29, 2025, history was made in California. That’s when PG&E, SCE, and SDG&E tapped 100,000 residential storage batteries installed by Tesla and Sunrun to form a first of its kind VPP — virtual power plant. In all, those batteries supplied… Continue reading Clean Technica: California VPP Links 100,000 Residential Storage Batteries004149

Computer Science Grads Are Being Forced to Work Fast Food Jobs as AI Tanks Their Career

Until very recently, studying computer science — or some variation thereof — was considered among the best bets an incoming college freshman could make. Now, as the New York Times reports based on interviews with experts and recent CS graduates alike, those who did are struggling to find work in fast food, nevermind as entry-level coders, amid massive… Continue reading Computer Science Grads Are Being Forced to Work Fast Food Jobs as AI Tanks Their Career

AI Industry Warns That New Lawsuit Could Destroy It Entirely

Last month, a federal judge ruled that potentially millions of writers can join a copyright infringement lawsuit brought against the AI startup Anthropic. The suit, filed by three authors, accused the Claude chatbot maker of using pirated books downloaded from “shadow libraries” such as LibGen to train its large language models. Upping the ante through… Continue reading AI Industry Warns That New Lawsuit Could Destroy It Entirely

OpenAI Scrambles to Update GPT-5 After Users Revolt

OpenAI’s GPT-5 model was meant to be a world-changing upgrade to its wildly popular and precocious chatbot. But for some users, last Thursday’s release felt more like a wrenching downgrade, with the new ChatGPT presenting a diluted personality and making surprisingly dumb mistakes. On Friday, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman took to X to say the… Continue reading OpenAI Scrambles to Update GPT-5 After Users Revolt

Trump administration stops illegal freeze of $5B EV charger funds after losing in court

The Trump administration has finally issued new guidance that states can use to dole out $5 billion in funding for electric vehicle charging infrastructure, after spending months withholding the money. A coalition of states sued over the funding freeze in the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program, which was one of the administration’s many attempts… Continue reading Trump administration stops illegal freeze of $5B EV charger funds after losing in court

I jump-started a bus from the 1930s with this power bank – here’s the verdict

Gooloo GT6000 Jump Starter ZDNET’s key takeaways The GT6000 is on sale on Amazon for $140. It’s one of the biggest power banks you can buy at 99.9Wh, with USB-C and USB-A, DC output, and jump starter capability. It’s overkill if you’re looking for a portable charger for your phone. I test a lot of… Continue reading I jump-started a bus from the 1930s with this power bank – here’s the verdict