Several years ago, a blurb in a food magazine caught my eye. In it, a chef recommended a unique-looking Japanese chef’s knife with giant dimples on only one side of the blade, designed to keep food from sticking to it. Knives with little dimples are common, but these were enormous, and it made me wonder… Continue reading Glestain Gyuto Chef’s Knife Review: The Dimples Do Work
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Lindsey Vonn joins the United States SailGP Team Board of Directors
NEW YORK, April 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — The United States SailGP Team is pleased to announce that Lindsey Vonn — three-time Olympic medalist, eight-time world championship medalist, alpine skier, philanthropist and entrepreneur— has joined the United States SailGP Team as a member of the board of directors. The U.S. SailGP Team is one of 10… Continue reading Lindsey Vonn joins the United States SailGP Team Board of Directors
Domino’s Pizza® Announces First Quarter 2024 Financial Results
Global retail sales growth (excluding foreign currency impact) of 7.3% U.S. same store sales growth of 5.6% International same store sales growth (excluding foreign currency impact) of 0.9% Global net store growth of 164 Income from operations increased 18.6%; excluding the negative impact of foreign currency exchange rates on international franchise royalty revenues of $1.4… Continue reading Domino’s Pizza® Announces First Quarter 2024 Financial Results
Payfare Announces Unaudited Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Financial Results
Payfare generated unaudited net income of $4.9 million, and Adjusted net income per share1 of $0.15 in Q4 2023. The Company has also provided an update on its Annual Filings. Toronto, April 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ – Payfare Inc. (“Payfare” or the “Company“) (TSX: PAY) (OTCQX: PYFRF), a leading fintech powering instant payout and digital banking solutions for… Continue reading Payfare Announces Unaudited Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Financial Results
Startups Say India Is Ideal for Testing Self-Driving Cars
Former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick famously said, after experiencing New Delhi’s chaotic roads, that India will be the last place in the world to get self-driving cars. But a handful of startups think the country could be the perfect testbed for creating autonomous vehicles that can handle anything. A recent video from Bhopal-based startup Swaayatt… Continue reading Startups Say India Is Ideal for Testing Self-Driving Cars
Anon Raises $6.5M in Funding
Anon, a San Francisco, CA-based provider of a developer platform empowering secure AI access and control to user accounts online, raised $6.5M in funding. The round was led by Union Square Ventures and Abstract Ventures, as well as early support from Impatient Ventures and ex/ante (pre-seed lead investors), with participation from Ryan Hoover (Founder, Product… Continue reading Anon Raises $6.5M in Funding
Elon Musk is keeping investors’ dreams of a Tesla robotaxi alive
watch now By just about every measure, Tesla’s first-quarter earnings report on Tuesday was dreary. The company missed estimates on the top and bottom lines. Revenue fell by 9% year over year, the worst decline since 2012. Auto sales dropped 13% from the same period in 2023. Free cash flow turned negative. But CEO Elon Musk downplayed most… Continue reading Elon Musk is keeping investors’ dreams of a Tesla robotaxi alive
Serve Robotics Enters Production Agreement with Magna to Scale Robot Manufacturing
Serve to rely on Magna’s manufacturing expertise to scale its fleet to up to 2,000 robots for Uber Eats and for geographic expansion Magna has been licensing Serve’s technology to support development of new robotic products SAN FRANCISCO, April 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Serve Robotics Inc. (the “Company” or “Serve”) (NASDAQ:SERV), a leading autonomous sidewalk… Continue reading Serve Robotics Enters Production Agreement with Magna to Scale Robot Manufacturing
Thunes Acquires Tilia
Thunes, a Singapore-based global cross-border payments company, acquired Tilia LLC, a San Francisco, CA-based provider of a payments platform. The amount of the deal was not disclosed. Tilia offers a payments platform for digital economies. Through its technology and as a licensed money transmitter in the United States, the company enhances online economies by providing… Continue reading Thunes Acquires Tilia
Tesla teases its upcoming Uber-like self-driving ride-hailing app
Tesla ride-hailing app Tesla has teased its upcoming self-driving ride-hailing app, previously called ‘Tesla Network’, that the automaker is positioning as a Uber competitor. For years now, Tesla has been talking about releasing a ride-hailing app to compete with Uber and now Waymo. At times, there have been talks about releasing it without self-driving capability,… Continue reading Tesla teases its upcoming Uber-like self-driving ride-hailing app