European-Asian private equity firm AGIC Capital has held a final closing of its second fund, AGIC Fund II, at $1.2 billion, according to an announcement. The second fund will continue to focus on advanced industrial and medical technology investments. It will invest in the majority and significant minority positions in mid-market companies with enterprise values in the… Continue reading European-Asian PE firm AGIC Capital raises second fund at $1.2b
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Thailand’s CP Group to merge hypermarket owners in overseas push
Pedestrians walk past a Makro store, operated by Siam Makro Pcl, in Bangkok, Thailand. Photographer: Brent Lewin/Bloomberg Premium Thailand’s largest conglomerate Charoen Pokphand Group will reorganize and merge operating companies of its Lotus’s and Makro retail chains to create a stronger entity as the group eyes overseas markets. Go to Source
Elon Musk says the Tesla Roadster ‘should ship’ in 2023
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said that the upcoming Tesla Roadster “should ship in 2023” in a tweet on Wednesday. He blamed the ongoing supply chain shortages for the long timeline. “2021 has been the year of super crazy supply chain shortages, so it wouldn’t matter if we had 17 new products, as none would ship,”… Continue reading Elon Musk says the Tesla Roadster ‘should ship’ in 2023
Ubco 2X2 Adventure Bike review: Utility that shreds
A recent move to Auckland, New Zealand — a city with lackluster public transit and hills that can turn a quick bike ride to the store into a sweaty workout — piqued my interest in e-bikes. Strong demand and skyrocketing prices, however, made it difficult to access these coveted e-bikes here in Aotearoa, the Land… Continue reading Ubco 2X2 Adventure Bike review: Utility that shreds
The time a human-driven car ran over an autonomous robot
Crossing city streets filled with SUV drivers in a hurry is tricky for any pedestrian, but what about a robot that’s less than two feet tall? Starship Technologies is flooding college towns with autonomous electric delivery bots that trundle goods to your location in their locked storage compartment. While the safety of human pedestrians around… Continue reading The time a human-driven car ran over an autonomous robot
Tesla delays new Roadster to 2023, but there’s a big ‘if’
Elon Musk confirmed that Tesla has delayed the new Roadster program to 2023, and even then, that’s only going to happen with a big “if.” The new electric hypercar is now three years behind its original timeline. When first unveiling the next-generation Tesla Roadster in 2017, Musk said that it will come to market in 2020.… Continue reading Tesla delays new Roadster to 2023, but there’s a big ‘if’
Tesla expands its driver monitoring system with its cabin camera
Tesla has started to expand driver monitoring to more vehicles using its driver-facing cabin camera. This is something that many industry watchers have been calling for. Tesla’s approach to driver-assist features has been criticized for several reasons, but a recurring criticism has been the lack of strong driver monitoring capability. It has been limited to… Continue reading Tesla expands its driver monitoring system with its cabin camera
Elon Musk Suggests Zapping Jeff Bezos “With Our Space Lasers”
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is getting real tired of litigation by Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin. Most recently, Blue Origin took NASA to court over its decision to award its Human Landing Systems (HLS) contract to SpaceX, leaving Blue Origin in the dust. Today, Ars Technica reported that Blue Origin has the hired advisory firm behind… Continue reading Elon Musk Suggests Zapping Jeff Bezos “With Our Space Lasers”
Crypto Investor Tricks Woman Into Falling in Love, Betrays Her for $100,000
“This is what I deserve.” Bait and Switch A self-proclaimed cryptocurrency-guru-turned-reality-TV-star named Garrett Morosky successfully conned his way into success on the new HBO Max show “FBoy Island.” Morosky, who says he’s an accredited investor and president of a medical sales company called “G LLC” on his LinkedIn, was one of the 12 “FBoy” contestants… Continue reading Crypto Investor Tricks Woman Into Falling in Love, Betrays Her for $100,000
Twitter opens Super Follow subscriptions for some creators
Twitter is finally flipping the switch on “Super Follows,” its new subscription feature that allows creators to charge their followers for exclusive content. Starting today, the company is making the feature available to a “small group” of creators, with plans to expand the lineup in the coming weeks (Twitter has been taking applications for Super… Continue reading Twitter opens Super Follow subscriptions for some creators