After years of buildup, Fisker has finally started building its ambitious electric Ocean SUV in Austria. The company pledged to start production by the end of 2022, so it has met that target with around six weeks to spare. If you didn’t lock in a pre-order for the EV swiftly, you may still be in… Continue reading Fisker starts production of its electric Ocean SUV
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The ASUS ROG Phone 6 gets a ‘Diablo Immortal’ edition
If you’re looking for an excuse to throw more cash at all things Diablo Immortal, ASUS has got your back. Following the ROG Phone 6 Batman Edition, the Taiwanese brand has since teamed up with Blizzard to bring us the ROG Phone 6 Diablo Immortal Edition, which is basically a specced-out ROG Phone 6 decorated… Continue reading The ASUS ROG Phone 6 gets a ‘Diablo Immortal’ edition
Putting Amazon’s Alexa in space is harder than you think
We sent our smart home reviewer to check out an Alexa designed for space travel before it launched on its journey to the Moon. Share this story “Alexa, how far are we from Earth? “Currently, Orion is 204,066 miles away from Earth and 230,986 miles away from the Moon.” No, Amazon’s digital voice assistant hasn’t lost the plot; Alexa hitched a ride… Continue reading Putting Amazon’s Alexa in space is harder than you think
Singapore’s Legend Logistics weighing $146m IPO for early 2023: report
Singapore-headquartered Legend Logistics is looking to go public on the local stock exchange to raise some S$200 million ($146 million), Bloomberg reported on Thursday. The logistics firm is reportedly in talks with financial advisors for the potential first-time share sale, the report added citing sources close to the matter. The company is aiming for a… Continue reading Singapore’s Legend Logistics weighing $146m IPO for early 2023: report
Alibaba Group posts lower-than-expected quarterly revenues on pandemic woes
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd posted a smaller-than-expected rise in quarterly revenue on Thursday as COVID-19 curbs and a worsening economic outlook stifled consumer spending. Retail spending in China has sagged this year alongside the government’s strict zero-COVID policies that have led to frequent snap lockdowns and hurt economic activity. Alibaba has also had to contend with stiff competition from the likes… Continue reading Alibaba Group posts lower-than-expected quarterly revenues on pandemic woes
India’s Bharti Telecom returns to bond market after a year with $850m plan
India’s Bharti Telecom is planning to tap the bond market after a year‘s gap, with the company looking to raise as much as 70 billion Indian rupees ($858.32 million) through shorter-tenor bonds, according to a term sheet seen by Reuters on Thursday. The telecom operator, which holds a stake in Bharti Airtel, plans to raise funds in three tranches and has invited bids from investors on Friday, three merchant bankers… Continue reading India’s Bharti Telecom returns to bond market after a year with $850m plan
AI startup Snorkel preps a new kind of expert for enterprise AI
Snorkel’s Data-centric Foundation Model Development suite will let a non-programmer use a text prompt with natural language queries to get a neural net to automatically label data. The output labels become a means to supervise the training of a downstream machine learning program, which might be a simple classifier. Snorkel In the last big upsurge… Continue reading AI startup Snorkel preps a new kind of expert for enterprise AI
Sonos plans to enter four new product categories — and the first is coming next year
/ On its Q4 earnings call, Sonos offered an unusually deep glimpse into its future. Are the long-rumored headphones almost ready? Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Sonos is preparing a wave of premium new home speakers for release next year, as The Verge has exclusively reported. But that’s familiar territory for the company.… Continue reading Sonos plans to enter four new product categories — and the first is coming next year
Asia Digest: Filipino accelerator launches $10m fund; Choco Up, Dream Impact team up for $5m fundA-Labs said it will be running its first cohort next …
While Philippine accelerator Archipelago Labs has launched a $10-million fund for Web3 startups, Hong Kong revenue-based financier Choco Up has partnered with Dream Impact for a $5-million fund to help social-impact startups. A-Labs launches $10m fund for Web3 startups The Philippines-based startup accelerator Archipelago Labs (A-Labs) has launched a $10-million fund to back and support… Continue reading Asia Digest: Filipino accelerator launches $10m fund; Choco Up, Dream Impact team up for $5m fundA-Labs said it will be running its first cohort next …
Motional and Lyft will launch a robotaxi service in Los Angeles
/ The AV operator is a joint venture between Hyundai and Aptiv. LA will be its second robotaxi market with Lyft, after launching a service in Las Vegas earlier this year. Motional, the autonomous vehicle joint venture between Hyundai and Aptiv, is bringing its robotaxis to Los Angeles, where they will be available to hail… Continue reading Motional and Lyft will launch a robotaxi service in Los Angeles