Earn up to $1250 in Prepaid Visa Cards by Switching to Xfinity Internet and Mobile

Are you happy with your internet and mobile providers? Few people are, but making a switch can be a huge hassle, which makes it easier to stick with the status quo. If that describes your situation, here’s some extra incentive. Right now, you can get a $300 prepaid Visa card — which is basically as… Continue reading Earn up to $1250 in Prepaid Visa Cards by Switching to Xfinity Internet and Mobile

Reinforce Your Gut Health With Science-Backed Probiotics

Over the last two decades, scientists have discovered the importance of gut health. In fact, a healthy gut has been linked to overall systemic health, which includes your immune health, endocrine health, mood/mental health, and even healthy skin. Thanks to these powerful findings, many people have chosen to add a probiotic to their daily routine.… Continue reading Reinforce Your Gut Health With Science-Backed Probiotics

Apple cares about privacy, unless you work at Apple

Jacob Preston was sitting down with his manager during his first week at Apple when he was told, with little fanfare, that he needed to link his personal Apple ID and work account. The request struck him as odd. Like anyone who owns an Apple product, Preston’s Apple ID was intimately tied to his personal… Continue reading Apple cares about privacy, unless you work at Apple

Ideanomics to buy EV fleet maker Via Motors in $450M all-stock deal

Ideanomics, a fintech and electric mobility firm based in New York, has added to its list of acquisitions: commercial electric vehicle manufacturer Via Motors (in an all-stock deal valued at $450 million). Ideanomics has been aggressively purchasing mobility businesses this year, as it seeks to build out vertically integrated offerings for fleet operators and transit… Continue reading Ideanomics to buy EV fleet maker Via Motors in $450M all-stock deal

The Station: Rivian makes its IPO move, Nuro pushes into Nevada and Waymo scales up in SF

The Station is a weekly newsletter dedicated to all things transportation. Sign up here — just click The Station — to receive it every weekend in your inbox. Hello readers: Welcome to The Station, your central hub for all past, present and future means of moving people and packages from Point A to Point B. I’m… Continue reading The Station: Rivian makes its IPO move, Nuro pushes into Nevada and Waymo scales up in SF

HAAS Alert raises $5M seed round to scale its automotive collision prevention system

HAAS Alert, a SaaS company that provides real-time automotive collision prevention for public safety and roadway fleets, has raised $5 million in seed funding that the company says it will use to scale sales and outreach efforts and prioritize R&D with vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2X) technology partnerships. The round was led by R^2 and Blu… Continue reading HAAS Alert raises $5M seed round to scale its automotive collision prevention system

Electric robotaxis may not be the climate solution we were led to believe

For years, we’ve been told that electric autonomous taxis can help fight climate change by reducing air pollution. But new research from Harvard Law School suggests these supposedly “zero emissions” vehicles could actually exacerbate many of the problems we are facing today. A new study led by Ashley Nunes, a fellow at the Labor and… Continue reading Electric robotaxis may not be the climate solution we were led to believe

Carlyle said to emerge as preferred bidder for Baring PE’s Hexaware in $3b deal …

Global private equity firm Carlyle Group has emerged as the preferred bidder for Baring Private Equity Asia’s (BPEA) Indian portfolio Hexaware Technologies in a $3 billion deal, two people with knowledge of the situation said. If successful, Carlyle would be winning a competitive bidding process against peer firms including KKR & Co and Bain Capital,… Continue reading Carlyle said to emerge as preferred bidder for Baring PE’s Hexaware in $3b deal …

SoftBank-backed ride-sharing company Ola said to prepare for up to $1b India IPO

Indian ride-sharing giant Ola plans to raise up to $1 billion through an initial public offering (IPO) and is finalising banks to advise on the fund-raise, three sources told Reuters, becoming the latest startup to join the capital markets boom. Ola, backed by Japan’s SoftBank Group, has roped in Citigroup, two people with direct knowledge of the… Continue reading SoftBank-backed ride-sharing company Ola said to prepare for up to $1b India IPO

Mubadala joins Dutch same-day delivery platform Dostavista’s $35m Series C round

Amsterdam-based same-day delivery platform Dostavista, the operator of MrSpeedy in Southeast Asia, has raised a $35 million Series C investment and re-branded itself as Borzo. Investors in the Series C round include Abu Dhabi state fund Mubadala, Swedish tech investor VNV Global, Russian Direct Investment Fund, and the UK-based Flashpoint Venture Capital. The company has… Continue reading Mubadala joins Dutch same-day delivery platform Dostavista’s $35m Series C round