New York becomes largest US city to ban new gas hookups

The Big Apple just became the biggest city yet to say goodbye to gas hookups in new construction. New York City Council passed a bill today that prohibits the combustion of fossilfuels in new buildings, effectively phasing out the use of gas for cooking and heating. Addressing building emissions is critical to New York City… Continue reading New York becomes largest US city to ban new gas hookups

Ample’s John de Souza on the merits of B2B, company culture and investors who get it

The odds are against San Francisco-based electric vehicle battery swapping company Ample. Other companies have tried to build a business on exchanging dead batteries for fresh ones to solve the problem of long EV charge times: Fourteen years ago, Better Place raised nearly a billion dollars to do what Ample’s doing, and it ended up… Continue reading Ample’s John de Souza on the merits of B2B, company culture and investors who get it

Voly raises $13M led by Sequoia to deliver instant groceries in Australia

The trend that is instant grocery delivery — online ordering of essentials with your purchases being delivered to you in under an hour — continues to proliferate across multiple markets, and in the latest development, Sequoia is leading an investment in one out of Australia. Voly, a five-month-old Sydney-based startup that offers thousands of SKUs… Continue reading Voly raises $13M led by Sequoia to deliver instant groceries in Australia

To itemize or not to itemize? That is the question

Misconceptions can easily happen when it comes to filing taxes, but some aspects of income tax preparation have more than their fair share of misunderstandings. The largest breeding ground for misconceptions? Discrepancies over rules: The actual IRS rules versus the rules according to your best friend. The rules that you hear from others include timeless… Continue reading To itemize or not to itemize? That is the question

GM announces GMC Electric Sierra Denali pickup truck, releases teaser

GM announced today that the GMC Electric Sierra Denali pickup truck is going to follow the Hummer EV as GMC’s next electric vehicle. The automaker released a new teaser for the electric pickup truck. The first Hummer EV pickup truck is about to be delivered, and it’s going to mark the first new electric vehicle… Continue reading GM announces GMC Electric Sierra Denali pickup truck, releases teaser

Tesla is facing mounting lawsuits for ‘fostering a culture of sexual harassment’

Six current and former Tesla female employees have filed lawsuits against the company at the same time alleging that the automaker is “fostering a culture of sexual harassment.” The firm Rudy, Exelrod, Zieff & Lowe LLP is representing the six women who filed the lawsuits following another similar lawsuit filed by Jessica Barraza, an employee… Continue reading Tesla is facing mounting lawsuits for ‘fostering a culture of sexual harassment’

Intel thinks the metaverse will need a thousand-fold increase in computing capability

Intel made its first statement on the metaverse on Tuesday — its first public acknowledgement of that sometimes-nebulous future of computing which promises an always connected virtual world that exists in parallel with our physical one. But while the chip company is bullish on the possibilities of the metaverse in abstract, Intel raises a key… Continue reading Intel thinks the metaverse will need a thousand-fold increase in computing capability

Furious at the Concept of Paying Taxes, Elon Musk Lashes Out at Elizabeth Warren

“Please don’t call the manager on me, Senator Karen.” The world’s richest man had yet another temper tantrum on Twitter yesterday when a US lawmaker had the audacity to *checks notes* suggest that he should actually pay taxes.  On Tuesday, Tesla CEO Elon Musk raged at Senator Elizabeth Warren after she tweeted, “Let’s change the… Continue reading Furious at the Concept of Paying Taxes, Elon Musk Lashes Out at Elizabeth Warren

Worker Murdered at Tesla Factory

The Tesla worker “had just finished a shift” and was shot in the parking lot. Suspicious Death The local police department in Fremont, California has reported a “suspicious death” that occurred on December 13 in the parking lot of Tesla’s factory in the area. According to a statement received by CNBC, a Tesla worker “had… Continue reading Worker Murdered at Tesla Factory

Meta expands bug bounty program to reward discoveries of scraped data

Meta is expanding its bug bounty program to reward researchers who report data scraping. The change will allow researchers to report both bugs that could enable scraping activity, as well as previously scraped data that has already been published online. In a blog post, Meta says it believes it is the first to launch a… Continue reading Meta expands bug bounty program to reward discoveries of scraped data