Accel India has selected 10 startups as part of its second cohort of Atoms programme that was launched last year for pre-seed and seed stage companies. Separately, specialty chemicals platform Covvalent has raised $4.3 million in a funding round led by Nexus Venture Partners. Accel selects 10 startups for second cohort Venture capital firm Accel… Continue reading India Digest: Accel selects 10 startups for 2nd cohort; Nexus leads Covvalent funding
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Tesla, Quebec, LG, and others work on new ‘battery passport’
Tesla, Quebec, LG, and others, through the Global Battery Alliance, are working on a new “battery passport” to help track battery materials. The project is important to make EV batteries sustainable and is critical to the new EV incentive in the United States. One of the biggest arguments from EV naysayers is that battery material… Continue reading Tesla, Quebec, LG, and others work on new ‘battery passport’
Data Vantage: Bibit, Lyte Ventures, Atome and AgriAku receive funding
Stockbit Pte Ltd, the parent company of robo-advisor app Bibit, received $25 million last week from Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC as part of an $80 million round announced in May. The company has so far received $57.8 million in equity funding as part of the round. Of this, lead investor GIC contributed $50 million,… Continue reading Data Vantage: Bibit, Lyte Ventures, Atome and AgriAku receive funding
Clean Tecnica: The Tesla Semi Is Going To Change The World 002407
At the beginning of October, I published a story on the beginning of Tesla Semi deliveries. The first Tesla Semi for a commercial customer is set to be delivered on December 1, to PepsiCo. There are plenty of financial analyses and specs we could highlight to examine the cost-competitiveness of the Tesla Semi compared to… Continue reading Clean Tecnica: The Tesla Semi Is Going To Change The World 002407
Clean Technica: EVs Could Account For ~90% Share Of The Market By 2027002406
ARK’s evolving electric vehicle (EV) sales forecast is pointing the way to an all-electric auto industry in the next 5 years. Their conclusion stems from the argument that all new vehicle sales will be electric if prices drop to ~$14,500 on average. Moreover, their analysts say that, while production capacity may not hit 80 million… Continue reading Clean Technica: EVs Could Account For ~90% Share Of The Market By 2027002406
Cleantechnica: From Hyundai Kona EV to Tesla Model Y Standard Range 002405
Phil bought an electric Hyundai Kona three and half years ago, and we have met on and off at various car events and coffee mornings since then. He recently traded up to a Tesla Model Y Standard Range and has modified it for his wife Gwen’s disability. I spent the morning with him today. We… Continue reading Cleantechnica: From Hyundai Kona EV to Tesla Model Y Standard Range 002405
Miami Nightclubs Horrified That Big-Spending Crypto Bros Are Broke Now
“They wanted to show that they didn’t have any limits.” Fallen High-Rollers Like a lot of other folks out there, the sullen owners of Miami nightclubs have lost out in the crypto crash — although not necessarily because they invested their savings into the cryptocurrencies. Instead, they’re missing out on the business of high-rolling crypto… Continue reading Miami Nightclubs Horrified That Big-Spending Crypto Bros Are Broke Now
BlockFi Just Filed for Bankruptcy
Another one bites the dust. Domino Effect Yet another major cryptocurrency lender has filed for bankruptcy, a sign of a deepening “crypto winter” that’s continuing to take down the hype giants one by one. Crypto lender BlockFi is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection just weeks after FTX, once the second largest cryptocurrency exchange by… Continue reading BlockFi Just Filed for Bankruptcy
The USGS warning system that knows when rumbling volcanoes will blow their mountain tops
More than 120 volcanic eruptions have occurred in the United States in the 42 years since Mount St. Helens erupted over Washington in 1980, killing 57 and inflicting over a billion dollars in property damage. While none have been nearly as destructive, their mere presence can impact human activities and even economies hundreds of miles… Continue reading The USGS warning system that knows when rumbling volcanoes will blow their mountain tops
Google sued by FTC and seven states over ‘deceptive’ Pixel 4 ads
You’re not the only one wondering if that social media star really used a hot new phone. The Federal Trade Commission and seven states have sued Google and iHeartMedia for running allegedly “deceptive” Pixel 4 ads. Promos aired between 2019 and 2020 featured influencers that extolled the features of phones they reportedly didn’t own —… Continue reading Google sued by FTC and seven states over ‘deceptive’ Pixel 4 ads