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Charging your EV at night is about to become more expensive

/ Overnight charging has always been a perk of EV ownership, but what happens when it becomes too expensive to power up in your driveway at night? Electric vehicle charging stations in New York City are often inside paid parking lots.Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge One of the perks of electric vehicle… Continue reading Charging your EV at night is about to become more expensive

Inside Seoul Robotics’s contrarian approach to autonomous vehicle tech

Seoul Robotics has taken a divergent path on the road to commercializing autonomous vehicles. Instead of developing and embedding the entire self-driving system, including sensors into a vehicle, Seoul is turning to surrounding infrastructure to do some of the heavy lifting. And its contrarian approach has attracted a new group of investors and $25 million… Continue reading Inside Seoul Robotics’s contrarian approach to autonomous vehicle tech

AirPods Pro 2 have two killer features and a couple big challenges

Pros Transparent mode is significantly better than the previous generation Sound quality is clear and has a fuller range Built-in case speaker to locate the AirPods is useful New extra small (XS) ear tips give their fit more flexibility Cons Still one of the most expensive pairs of earbuds on the market Connectivity chaos remains… Continue reading AirPods Pro 2 have two killer features and a couple big challenges

Review: Apple’s $249 AirPods Pro 2 Are Actually Worth the Upgrade

Here’s an audacious claim: I believe the AirPods Pro 2 is the most important product Apple is releasing in 2022. The iPhone 14 (and Plus, and Pro, and Pro Max) will make more money, the Apple Watch Series 8 and Ultra will save more lives, and the iPads and Macs that are rumored to be… Continue reading Review: Apple’s $249 AirPods Pro 2 Are Actually Worth the Upgrade

India Digest: Join Ventures raises $23.5m; Light Microfinance snags $24.5mJoin Ventures had raised $10m in a Series A round eight months ago

Join Ventures has raised $23.5 million in a Series B funding round while Light Microfinance has raised about $24.5 million in fresh financing. Motilal Oswal leads Join Ventures round Join Ventures, a Mumbai-based gifting solutions company that houses brands such as IGP.com, Interflora India, IGP for Business and Masqa, said it has raised $23.5 million… Continue reading India Digest: Join Ventures raises $23.5m; Light Microfinance snags $24.5mJoin Ventures had raised $10m in a Series A round eight months ago

Chinese developer Vanke’s unit looking to raise $733m in Hong Kong IPO

Developer China Vanke Co Ltd’s property services arm Onewo Inc is set to raise HK$5.75 billion ($733 million) after pricing its shares at HK$49.35 each in its Hong Kong IPO, according to two sources with direct knowledge of the matter. The sources could not be named as the information was not yet made public. Onewo declined to… Continue reading Chinese developer Vanke’s unit looking to raise $733m in Hong Kong IPO

True Global Ventures ramps up investment in Animoca Brands to $38mThis is by far TGV’s largest investment in a single company

Singapore-based VC firm TGV 4 Plus and its follow-on-fund (FOF) have beefed up their investment in Animoca Brands, a Hong Kong-based gaming software firm and Web 3.0 investment powerhouse, to $38 million, per an announcement. TGV has recently invested an additional $21 million in the gaming giant — of this, $16 million was brought from… Continue reading True Global Ventures ramps up investment in Animoca Brands to $38mThis is by far TGV’s largest investment in a single company

India’s Ola Electric goes global, set to ride into Nepal next quarter

SoftBank Group-backed Ola is looking to take its e-scooters global, starting with Nepal, as it seeks to tap into a growing international market for electric vehicles. The company will expand further into Latin America, ASEAN and the European Union, it said in a statement on Thursday. It has signed a partnership agreement with CG Motors in Nepal to distribute its Ola S1 e-scooters. Ola Electric,… Continue reading India’s Ola Electric goes global, set to ride into Nepal next quarter

China sends regulators to Hong Kong to assist onsite US audit inspections

Beijing has sent a team of regulatory officials to Hong Kong to assist the U.S. audit watchdog with onsite audit inspections involving Chinese companies, four people familiar with the matter said, as part of a landmark deal between the two countries. A China–U.S. agreement last month allows U.S. regulators, for the first time, to inspect China-based accounting firms that audit New York-listed companies, a major step towards resolving an audit dispute that threatened… Continue reading China sends regulators to Hong Kong to assist onsite US audit inspections

WhatsApp Pay India head Manesh Mahatme quits to join Amazon

The head of WhatsApp‘s India payment business, Manesh Mahatme, has quit after more than a year with the Meta Platforms-owned company to join Amazon India, a source told Reuters on Thursday. Mahatme’s exit comes at a critical time for Whatsapp, which is seeking to ramp up its payments service in a highly competitive market and lock horns with more established payers such as Alphabet Inc’s Google Pay, Ant… Continue reading WhatsApp Pay India head Manesh Mahatme quits to join Amazon