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Voi scooters raises $115M Series D round as it preps to enter new cities — and for an IPO

The European e-scooter market is currently the main battleground for companies playing in the micromobility space, taking advantage as they are of Europe’s relatively compact cities and the desire of populations to move to more sustainable transportation. In 2021, players like Tier, Voi and Dott continued to raise VC backing. But the war for funding… Continue reading Voi scooters raises $115M Series D round as it preps to enter new cities — and for an IPO

AI chip maker Kneron raises $25M for autonomous driving push

AI chips, which are semiconductors designed to accelerate machine learning, have many applications. One of the promising use cases, according to Albert Liu, is using AI chips in autonomous driving vehicles. That’s why Liu’s AI chipmaking startup Kneron has been quietly racking up investments to march into smart transportation. It recently closed a new round… Continue reading AI chip maker Kneron raises $25M for autonomous driving push

Tesla says it has put 2017 battery packs in brand new 2021 cars in strange warning

Tesla has been adding a strange new warning about putting battery packs as old as 2017 in brand new 2021 Model 3 vehicles for sale. With just a few weeks before the end of the year, Tesla is in the middle of a delivery wave to get the inventory as low as possible. CEO Elon… Continue reading Tesla says it has put 2017 battery packs in brand new 2021 cars in strange warning

Tesla removes new Roadster pricing, appears to have sold out $250,000 Founders series

Tesla has removed pricing information for the new Roadster and stopped taking reservations for the $250,000 Founders Series version. The new Roadster might end up being Tesla’s most delayed vehicle ever. When first unveiling the next-generation Tesla Roadster in 2017, CEO Elon Musk said that it will come to market in 2020. Tesla started taking reservations… Continue reading Tesla removes new Roadster pricing, appears to have sold out $250,000 Founders series

EV startup Canoo loses chief technology officer and two co-founders

EV startup Canoo is losing three top executives, including its chief technology officer Peter Savagian, as part of an apparent shakeup of its leadership team. Savagian, the former chief engineer of General Motors EV1 electric car, will leave Canoo by the end of the year, according to the last line of a press release published… Continue reading EV startup Canoo loses chief technology officer and two co-founders

The QuietOn 3 earbuds use ANC to help you sleep

I’ve always been a light sleeper, and that has not improved over the last few years. So I thought I was the perfect person to try out the latest version of the QuietOn active noise-canceling earbuds. The QuietOn 3 earbuds, which cost $239, are the third iteration of these devices. They are smaller than the… Continue reading The QuietOn 3 earbuds use ANC to help you sleep

Astrophysicist Says That Supermassive Black Holes May Have “Friends”

At least someone in the universe isn’t alone. But Bestie! Oh my god, y’all — the supermassive black holes at the heart of galaxies like our Milky Way may have BESTIES. As researchers at the University of California Los Angeles announced today, there’s new evidence to suggest that Sgr A* — the supermassive black hole… Continue reading Astrophysicist Says That Supermassive Black Holes May Have “Friends”

Elon Musk Brags That He’s Paying More Taxes Than Anyone Else in History

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is finally paying his taxes this year — and he wants to be celebrated for his generosity! “For those wondering, I will pay over $11 billion in taxes this year,” Musk tweeted late Sunday night, in an apparent bid for a pat on the back for doing something most other Americans… Continue reading Elon Musk Brags That He’s Paying More Taxes Than Anyone Else in History

Here’s why streaming services are always duking it out over channels

There’s something extraordinarily frustrating about subscribing to a TV service only for that service to lose the programming you signed up for. But that threat of lost channels — or worse, the actual loss of major networks — is a recurring problem for internet TV services, and it comes up a lot. The latest incident… Continue reading Here’s why streaming services are always duking it out over channels

The PS Plus version of ‘FF7 Remake’ can be upgraded to ‘Intergrade’ after all

One of the games PlayStation Plus subscribers were able to claim at not extra cost in March was Final Fantasy VII Remake. Sony announced that month’s PS Plus lineup at the same time it revealed an upgraded version of the game for PlayStation 5: Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade. Starting this Wednesday… • PS Plus… Continue reading The PS Plus version of ‘FF7 Remake’ can be upgraded to ‘Intergrade’ after all