Early-stage dealmaking in Vietnam may not feel the full chill of the global funding winterYet, startups will take longer to raise capital and that too…

Vietnamese startups looking to seal early-stage venture deals may not feel the full extent of the global funding winter. While startups in the country will take longer to raise capital, and that too at depressed valuations, fundraising activity in the early stages will keep the deal metre ticking, say experts DealStreetAsia spoke to. Go to… Continue reading Early-stage dealmaking in Vietnam may not feel the full chill of the global funding winterYet, startups will take longer to raise capital and that too…

Engineer admits he stole trade secrets while working on the Apple Car

Xiaolang Zhang has pled guilty to stealing trade secrets from Apple, where he worked on a self-driving car project from 2015 to 2018 (via CNBC). When he quit his job at Apple, he told his supervisor that he was going to work for Guangzhou Xiaopeng Motors Technology, a Chinese EV startup also known as Xpeng.… Continue reading Engineer admits he stole trade secrets while working on the Apple Car

Daily Crunch: Collectible trading card marketplace TCGplayer sells to eBay for $295M

To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PDT, subscribe here. Hello, Crunch Bunch! Have you remembered to drink water today? You can’t live off coffee and Red Bull alone. Look after yourself, you good-looking but dehydrated startup nerds. We care about you,… Continue reading Daily Crunch: Collectible trading card marketplace TCGplayer sells to eBay for $295M

Tesla’s petition against CA civil rights agency suing for racial bias is denied

California’s Office of Administrative Law (OAL) denied Tesla’s petition against the state’s civil rights watchdog for failing to conduct proper investigations before suing the automaker for racial discrimination at its Fremont assembly plant. Tesla filed the petition with the OAL in June, claiming that the Department of Civil Rights (DCR), formerly known as the Department… Continue reading Tesla’s petition against CA civil rights agency suing for racial bias is denied

In an EV world, Lamborghini knows it can’t rely on power alone

EV acceleration hit a new and interesting phase at the Monterey Car Week event that wrapped Sunday. Kia, (yeah Kia) showed up at the typically ultra-luxe affair with its EV6 GT, a new performance trim that will go on sale by the end of the year and can travel from zero to 60 miles per… Continue reading In an EV world, Lamborghini knows it can’t rely on power alone

Small Vermont utility quietly builds fleet of 4,000 Tesla Powerwalls

Green Mountain Power (GMP), a Vermont electric utility, has quietly built a fleet of 4,000 Tesla Powerwalls, and it is saving them a lot of money. GMP has been one of Tesla’s best partners when it comes to deploying Powerwalls, Tesla’s home battery pack, in a decentralized way with electric utilities. The relatively small electric utility… Continue reading Small Vermont utility quietly builds fleet of 4,000 Tesla Powerwalls

Make your back-to-school routine better with these smart home tricks

This week, my kids headed back to school. For most parents, that means a weekend spent buying composition notebooks and Ticonderoga pencils and unearthing moldy lunchboxes from last year’s book bag (just me?). In my household, it also means reenabling all my back-to-school smart home routines. I’ve been using my smart home as an extra… Continue reading Make your back-to-school routine better with these smart home tricks

France is giving €4,000 to people who trade in their car for an e-bike

France’s government increased the size of the subsidy it offers to people who trade in their gas-powered cars for electric bikes to as much as €4,000 (approx. $3,976) per person, according to The Times. The money is meant to incentivize people to ditch their polluting modes of transportation in favor of cleaner, more environmentally friendly… Continue reading France is giving €4,000 to people who trade in their car for an e-bike

Tesla’s Jacking Up the Cost of Its Unfinished Self-Driving Feature Again

It now costs about as much as an entry-level car. Price Hike Tesla is jacking up the price of its still unfinished — and misleadingly named — Full Self-Driving (FSD) feature, yet again. According to a tweet by CEO Elon Musk, the company will hike the price of the controversial software add-on from $12,000 to… Continue reading Tesla’s Jacking Up the Cost of Its Unfinished Self-Driving Feature Again

Best Earbuds Under $50 in 2022

It may not seem possible, but earbuds under $50 can offer an excellent audio experience at a fraction of the price you’d pay for a premium pair. This is made possible by headphone companies beginning to take features previously available only on the highest-end gear and filtering them down to their entry-level offerings. Even true… Continue reading Best Earbuds Under $50 in 2022