International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, is considering a proposal to invest up to $20 million in the latest India-focused venture capital fund of impact investment firm Aavishkaar Capital. The likely investment is for Aavishkaar India Fund VI, which raised $130 million in its first close in April 2022. Aavishkaar… Continue reading IFC considering $20m investment in Aavishkaar Capital’s latest India fund
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Singapore push for all-EV future faces a love of crazy, rich combustion
Singaporean chip designer Eu Gene Goh is an electric-vehicle evangelist with two Teslas in the garage. But the car-tech enthusiast is also not ready to give up his S$1.6-million ($1.21 million) McLaren 765LT with a V8 engine capable of hitting 100 km per hour (62 miles per hour) in three seconds. The city-state’s bid to… Continue reading Singapore push for all-EV future faces a love of crazy, rich combustion
Cleantechnica: FEMA & EV Charging Providers Need To Talk About Post-Evacuation Bottlenecks 002668
One of the big “gotchas” the anti-EV crowd tries to throw at EVs is that they’d fail you in a hurricane evacuation. I’ve covered this before, repeatedly, but no matter how many times we bust the myths and garbage surrounding it, the lie just doesn’t go away. Like other right-wing memes in Florida, it’s even… Continue reading Cleantechnica: FEMA & EV Charging Providers Need To Talk About Post-Evacuation Bottlenecks 002668
Clean Technica: Tesla Extended Warranty for Model 3 & Model Y Now an Option!002667
It seems like most Americans are routinely hounded by annoying, scammy, spam phone calls telling you that you need to buy an extended warranty for your car. (Though, I haven’t been getting those for a while. Thanks, Biden?) I’m not sure why or how those became such common spam calls, but if you are indeed… Continue reading Clean Technica: Tesla Extended Warranty for Model 3 & Model Y Now an Option!002667
Elon Musk Apparently Made a Stupid Engineering Decision That’s Kneecapped Tesla’s Self-Driving Promises
Ouch. Sensorius Elon Musk has been promising that Tesla’s Full Self-Driving would be coming “next year” for the better part of the past decade — but as it turns out, he may be the reason it hasn’t come to fruition. As the Washington Post reports, Musk apparently decided a few years back to do away… Continue reading Elon Musk Apparently Made a Stupid Engineering Decision That’s Kneecapped Tesla’s Self-Driving Promises
@Hyundai: Result of the 55th Annual General Meeting
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY (HMC) Corporate Disclosure to Korea Exchange 1.Approval of the Financial Statements of the 55th Fiscal Year – Approved Financial Statements – Approved (Unit: M KRW) Consolidated Separate Auditor’s Opinion Unqualified Unqualified Asset 255,742,462 83,412,349 Liability 164,845,917 27,656,534 Equity 90,896,545 55,755,815 Revenue 142,527,535 65,308,350 Operating Income 9,819,769 2,828,569 Net Income 7,983,614 3,701,958… Continue reading @Hyundai: Result of the 55th Annual General Meeting
The TikTok Hearing Revealed That Congress Is the Problem
In one sense, today’s US congressional hearing on TikTok was a big success: It revealed, over five hours, how desperately the United States needs national data-privacy protections—and how lawmakers believe, somehow, that taking swipes at China is a suitable alternative. For some, the job on Thursday was casting the hearing’s only witness, TikTok CEO Shou… Continue reading The TikTok Hearing Revealed That Congress Is the Problem
TikTok Paid for Influencers to Attend the Pro-TikTok Rally in DC
Ahead of TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew’s much-anticipated testimony in the United States House of Representatives today, the embattled tech firm conducted a full-court press on Capitol Hill. This included paying to bring TikTok influencers face-to-face with their home state lawmakers, staffers, and journalists, as well as sharing their journey with their collective audience of… Continue reading TikTok Paid for Influencers to Attend the Pro-TikTok Rally in DC
Utah passes laws requiring parental permission for teens to use social media
Two new laws will impose strict rules on how teens can use social media apps. Utah’s governor has signed two bills that could upend how teens in the state are able to use social media apps. Under the new laws, companies like Meta, Snap and TikTok would be required to get parents permission before teens… Continue reading Utah passes laws requiring parental permission for teens to use social media
Twitter Blue subscriptions are now available worldwide
Governments and institutions can also apply for a grey checkmark. You no longer have to wonder whether or not the revived Twitter Blue subscription is available in your country. Twitter has confirmed that Blue is now available worldwide. Pay $8 per month ($11 if you sign up through the iOS app) and you’ll get the… Continue reading Twitter Blue subscriptions are now available worldwide