/ Search and pay for spaces ahead of your travel plans. The new Lyft parking feature allows users to search for and reserve parking spaces directly within the app.Image: Lyft Lyft users can now search, reserve, and pay for parking spaces from the app in cities across the US, reports the San Francisco Chronicle. Drivers… Continue reading Lyft now lets you reserve parking spaces
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Ikea is trialing driverless truck deliveries in Texas
Ikea has teamed up with Kodiak Robotics, a company that’s working on self-driving technology for long-haul trucking, to test driverless deliveries from its warehouses. Since August this year, an autonomous heavy-duty Kodiak truck has been delivering furniture from an Ikea distribution center near Houston to a retail store near Dallas every single day. While the… Continue reading Ikea is trialing driverless truck deliveries in Texas
China Digest: XR glasses maker VITURE bags $10m; Metalenz raises $30mBaidu Ventures participated in Metalenz’s fundraising.
XR glasses maker VITURE has raised $10 million in a Series A round, while metasurface optics maker Metalenz has bagged $30 million in a Series B funding round led by Neotribe Ventures. XR glasses maker VITURE bags $10m Series A Extended reality (XR) firm VITURE has raised over $10 million in a Series A funding… Continue reading China Digest: XR glasses maker VITURE bags $10m; Metalenz raises $30mBaidu Ventures participated in Metalenz’s fundraising.
HK bourse weighs looser IPO rules for tech companies amid Q3 profit slump
Hong Kong’s bourse operator said there were signs of new momentum in the initial public offering market as it posted a 30% drop in third-quarter profit on Wednesday, beating analyst expectations for a steeper fall. Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd (HKEX) also said it had launched a two-month consultation to make it easier for… Continue reading HK bourse weighs looser IPO rules for tech companies amid Q3 profit slump
Asia Digest: BigPay adds 3 new services; Wise to double SG headcount
Fintech company BigPay is adding three new services to its Major Payment Institution Licence, while global payments firm Wise is optimistic about raising its headcount in Singapore to 400. BigPay adds three new financial services in Singapore BigPay, the fintech unit of Malaysia’s Capital A, is adding three new services to its Major Payment Institution… Continue reading Asia Digest: BigPay adds 3 new services; Wise to double SG headcount
S.Korean chat app Kakao’s co-CEO steps down after widespread outage
Kakao Corp’s co-CEO Namkoong Whon has stepped down, the company said on Wednesday, after an outage that shut down South Korea’s largest mobile chat app and other services, triggering widespread backlash from authorities and the public. The resignation, effective Wednesday, leaves co-CEO Hong Euntaek as the sole CEO. The company apologised for the outage that… Continue reading S.Korean chat app Kakao’s co-CEO steps down after widespread outage
Vietnam’s BNPL startup Fundiin bags $5m in Series A round
Fundiin, one of the first movers in Vietnam’s buy now pay later (BNPL) sector, has raised $5 million in a Series A funding round co-led by Trihill Capital and ThinkZone Ventures, according to an announcement. Other investors participating in the round included 1982 Ventures, Genesia Ventures, JAFCO Asia, Zone Startups Ventures, and Do Thu Ngan, former… Continue reading Vietnam’s BNPL startup Fundiin bags $5m in Series A round
MycoWorks Receives Investment from GM Ventures
MycoWorks, a San Francisco, CA-based biotechnology company, received an investment from GM Ventures, the investment arm of General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM). The amount of the deal was not disclosed. The company intends to use the funds to advance its R&D efforts and build more sustainable alternatives for their designers. Founded in 2013 by Philip Ross and Sophia Wang,… Continue reading MycoWorks Receives Investment from GM Ventures
Cleantechnica: Tesla History Timeline: Evolution & Stock Prices 002324
Tesla has faced several highs and lows in its nearly 20-year history, and today the automaker hardly resembles the pre-IPO startup it once was. In a recent report, Forbes shared a long timeline of Tesla’s major innovations and accomplishments, alongside the company’s biggest headaches and the movement of its stock price to where it is now. Below… Continue reading Cleantechnica: Tesla History Timeline: Evolution & Stock Prices 002324
Elon Musk Threatens to “Make Weapons”
God help us all. Cyberdrone Elon Musk is asking his followers if he should get into the weaponized drone game — and we can’t tell if we should be terrified or not. After posting about the killer “kamikaze” drones used by both sides of the Russian invasion of Ukraine — which he dubbed “Drone War… Continue reading Elon Musk Threatens to “Make Weapons”