Advance Mobility, an innovative ridesharing mobility startup, is redefining scalable fleet operations on the Uber platform. New Delhi: GrowthCap Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm, has made its maiden investment in Advance Mobility. The investment signals GrowthCap Ventures’ commitment to fostering innovation and driving growth within the rapidly evolving mobility industry. This strategic investment signifies… Continue reading GrowthCap Ventures invests in Advance Mobility
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Ola eyes grocery and fashion foray on ONDC
Currently, customers can only order food and beverages on ONDC through the Ola app. Ride-hailing company Ola will soon offer its customers the option to shop for groceries and fashion and apparel on Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) via its app, broadening the suite of e-commerce offerings to its 75 million monthly active users.… Continue reading Ola eyes grocery and fashion foray on ONDC
Tesla slashes price of its premium driver assistance option by half in U.S.
Drivers charge their Teslas in Fountain Valley, CA, on Wednesday, March 20, 2024. Jeff Gritchen | Medianews Group | Getty Images Tesla said on Friday that it’s cutting the subscription price of its premium driver assistance system for customers in the U.S. Marketed as its Full Self-Driving, or FSD, package, Tesla customers will now pay… Continue reading Tesla slashes price of its premium driver assistance option by half in U.S.
24 Mother’s Day Gifts We’ve Tried and Love (2023)
SPEAKING AS A mom myself, I know that the best gift you can give your mother is you. Whether you plug in your hybrid or hop on a cheap electric bike, you should see her if you can (we get it if you think air travel is scary, though). If you think you’d like to… Continue reading 24 Mother’s Day Gifts We’ve Tried and Love (2023)
Can You Really Run on Top of a Train, Like in the Movies?
Just because you see something done in a movie, that doesn’t mean you should try it yourself. Take, for example, a human running on top of a moving train. For starters, you can’t be sure it’s real. In early Westerns, they used moving backdrops to make fake trains look like they were in motion. Now… Continue reading Can You Really Run on Top of a Train, Like in the Movies?
Taylor Swift’s Music Is Back on TikTok—Right Before Her New Album Drops
In the drawn-out contract battle between TikTok and Universal Music Group, a high-profile exemption has been made for Taylor Swift. A few of her songs became available again as TikTok sounds on Thursday, just a week before the release of Swift’s latest album, The Tortured Poets Department. It remains unclear what kind of arrangement was… Continue reading Taylor Swift’s Music Is Back on TikTok—Right Before Her New Album Drops
Uber’s safety tools are now customizable and easier to access
/ Uber’s new safety preference sections give quick access to tools like PIN verification and ShareMyTrip and let you automatically activate them. By Sheena Vasani, a writer covering commerce, e-readers, and tech news. She previously wrote about everything from web development to AI at Inside. Share this story Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge… Continue reading Uber’s safety tools are now customizable and easier to access
Humane’s AI “Pin” Is a $700 Flaming Dumpster Fire
Late last year, an AI startup called Humane raised a whopping $100 million for an upcoming flashy gadget called the “Pin” last year. And after months of testing, the review embargo has finally lifted — and as it turns out, the $700 gizmo, which also requires a $24 monthly subscription plan, is every bit as disappointing… Continue reading Humane’s AI “Pin” Is a $700 Flaming Dumpster Fire
Simbian Raises $10M in Seed Funding
Simbian, a Mountain View, CA-based company providing AI solutions into business operations across diverse IT environments, raised $10M in seed funding. The round was led by Cota Capital, Icon Ventures, Firebolt and Rain Capital with participation from Olivier Pomel, Co-founder and CEO at Datadog; Pankaj Patel, Co-founder and CEO at Nile; Diogo Monica, Co-founder and… Continue reading Simbian Raises $10M in Seed Funding
‘We built a profitable model without subsidy on battery or scooter’: Yulu’s Amit Gupta
India’s largest shared electric two wheeler mobility company Yulu’s CEO Amit Gupta said that the company has built a profitable product without subsidy on the battery or scooter. Gupta spoke about how their product never qualified for a subsidy. “Without subsidy on battery or on the scooter, we have built this profitable model,” he said at the Inner Circle… Continue reading ‘We built a profitable model without subsidy on battery or scooter’: Yulu’s Amit Gupta