JLab’s smallest earbuds yet still cover the basics for $39

Its first premium earbuds and two hearing aids are also on the way. JLab has consistently produced some of the best cheap earbuds over the last few years. The company offers solid performance and decent sound quality for well under $50 in some models. For 2023, JLab is taking things a step further in multiple… Continue reading JLab’s smallest earbuds yet still cover the basics for $39

India’s Lotus Chocolate rises 5% as Reliance Retail agrees to buy majority stakeA Reliance Retail unit will acquire 51% stake from the promoters for $…

Shares of Lotus Chocolate Co rose 5% on Friday, a day after a unit of Reliance Retail Ventures agreed to buy a majority stake in the Indian chocolate maker for 740 million rupees ($8.94 million). Reliance Consumer Products Limited (RCPL), the fast-moving consumer goods arm of Reliance Retail, will acquire a 51% stake from promoters at 113 rupees a share and will also subscribe to some non-noncumulative redeemable preference shares. RCPL would also make an open offer to… Continue reading India’s Lotus Chocolate rises 5% as Reliance Retail agrees to buy majority stakeA Reliance Retail unit will acquire 51% stake from the promoters for $…

Andrew Tate detained in Romania by police investigating human trafficking

/ Police reportedly moved in after social media posts revealed Tate and his brother were in the country, one day after Tate attempted to shame environmental activist Greta Thunberg in a video that may have outed his location. A still image from Andrew Tate’s Twitter profile promoting his Hustler’s University program.Image: Andrew Tate / Twitter… Continue reading Andrew Tate detained in Romania by police investigating human trafficking

DFC commits $105m to Asia Partners’ second fund, India’s Home First FinanceIt has committed to invest $30m in SG-based Asia Partners’ second tech-focu…

The US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) has approved over $100 million of investments in a Southeast Asian private equity fund and an Indian mortgage provider. It has committed to invest $30 million in Singapore-based Asia Partners’ second tech-focused fund and to provide a $75-million loan for Home First Finance to support affordable housing mortgage loans to… Continue reading DFC commits $105m to Asia Partners’ second fund, India’s Home First FinanceIt has committed to invest $30m in SG-based Asia Partners’ second tech-focu…

Thai VC Krungsri Finnovate lines up $43m for startup funding next year

Krungsri Finnovate, the corporate venture capital (VC) arm of Thai banking group Krungsri, is planning to inject at least 1.5 billion baht ($43 million) in local and other Southeast Asian startups through its investment vehicles in 2023. The Bangkok-based fintech investor also aims to launch a 300-million-baht ($8 million) early-stage fund by the second quarter… Continue reading Thai VC Krungsri Finnovate lines up $43m for startup funding next year

Summit Video: Early-stage dealmaking in SE Asia has defied the funding winter

Early-stage investors targeting Southeast Asia say the region has largely managed to beat the global funding winter. “We don’t actually see a winter though we expected a winter. What’s actually happening is the valuation has come off. There was a lot of money chasing a lot of founders but now that same money is chasing… Continue reading Summit Video: Early-stage dealmaking in SE Asia has defied the funding winter

Cleantechnica: California Bans Deceptive Self-Driving Claims 002482

False self-driving claims have been outlawed in California by Senate Bill 1398, which was recently signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom. It was introduced by Lena Gonzalez, a Democrat from Long Beach, who writes in her summary of the new legislation, “Senate Bill 1398 increases consumer safety by requiring dealers and manufacturers that sell… Continue reading Cleantechnica: California Bans Deceptive Self-Driving Claims 002482

TikTok will be banned on most US federal government devices

The measure was included in a mammoth $1.7 trillion spending bill that President Biden just signed. TikTok will be outlawed on almost all devices issued by the federal government after lawmakers passed a $1.7 trillion spending bill. Officials crammed the No TikTok on Government Devices Act, which the Senate unanimously approved last week, into the… Continue reading TikTok will be banned on most US federal government devices

New York’s governor signs watered-down right-to-repair bill

Last-minute concessions weakened the rules, which will only apply to new consumer products sold after July 1st. Almost seven months after the state legislature overwhelmingly passed a right-to-repair bill, New York governor Kathy Hochul has signed it into law. But Hochul only greenlit the bill after the legislature agreed to some changes. Hochul wrote in… Continue reading New York’s governor signs watered-down right-to-repair bill

I just wish my Tesla Model 3 had Steam

/ Tesla’s latest holiday update won’t turn my 2018 Model 3 into a Steam PC gaming powerhouse, but it came through with the addition of Apple Music. a:hover]:text-gray-63 text-gray-63 dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-bd dark:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a]:text-gray-bd [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63 [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray”>Image: Tesla Steam, the PC gaming platform, is making its way around town as part of Tesla’s latest holiday update.… Continue reading I just wish my Tesla Model 3 had Steam