The ability of the United States to intercept and store Americans’ text messages, calls, and emails in pursuit of foreign intelligence was not only extended but enhanced over the weekend in ways likely to remain enigmatic to the public for years to come. On Saturday, US president Joe Biden signed a controversial bill extending the… Continue reading The Next US President Will Have Troubling New Surveillance Powers
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Cleantechnica: Hype Taxi Using Massive European Grants To Pay For Champagne-Scale Hydrogen Costs 003367
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! In the crazy world of hydrogen for transportation plays, some endeavors stand out. Ballard’s $1.3 billion in losses, $55 million a year since 2000, with no profits ever is one. The $1.2 billion that California received as a hydrogen… Continue reading Cleantechnica: Hype Taxi Using Massive European Grants To Pay For Champagne-Scale Hydrogen Costs 003367
India’s Ola Cabs plans $500m IPO, to appoint banks soonThis is Ola’s second attempt at an IPO after a 2021 plan to raise up to $1 billion was canned.
Indian ride-hailing firm Ola Cabs is planning an initial public offering (IPO) to raise $500 million at a company valuation of about $5 billion, three sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Friday. SoftBank-backed Ola is India’s answer to Uber and plans to file papers for approval with the country’s market regulator within three months, said… Continue reading India’s Ola Cabs plans $500m IPO, to appoint banks soonThis is Ola’s second attempt at an IPO after a 2021 plan to raise up to $1 billion was canned.
Uber’s Annual Lost and Found Index: Delhi continues its run as most forgetful city
Uber today released the 2024 edition of its Lost and Found Index, a snapshot of the most frequently forgotten items, the most forgetful cities, as well as the days of the week and times of the year when Uber riders tend to be most forgetful. Delhi bagged the title of the most forgetful city in… Continue reading Uber’s Annual Lost and Found Index: Delhi continues its run as most forgetful city
Meta Is Already Training a More Powerful Successor to Llama 3
Zuckerberg took to Instagram today to explain that Meta would incorporate the new Meta AI assistant, powered by Llama 3, into products that include Whatsapp, Instagram, Facebook, and Messenger. Meta said in its blog post announcing Llama 3 that it had focused heavily on improving the training data used to develop the model. It was… Continue reading Meta Is Already Training a More Powerful Successor to Llama 3
Halo.Car Starts Beta Program for Remote Driven Vehicles
Rental car companies can deliver vehicles to customers easily and create more of a seamless experience. Photo: Halo.Car Halo.Car, a US-based company developing remote driving technology for cars, announced April 17 the launch of the Halo beta program along with three initial participants: electric vehicle (EV) rental companies EV Access and Joulez and Spring Free… Continue reading Halo.Car Starts Beta Program for Remote Driven Vehicles
Serve Robotics Inc. Announces Pricing of $40 Million Public Offering and Uplisting to the Nasdaq Capital Market Under New Ticker “SERV”
SAN FRANCISCO, April 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Serve Robotics Inc. (the “Company” or “Serve”), a leading autonomous sidewalk delivery company, today announced the pricing of its underwritten public offering of 10,000,000 shares of common stock at a price to the public of $4.00 per share, for aggregate gross proceeds of $40 million, prior to deducting… Continue reading Serve Robotics Inc. Announces Pricing of $40 Million Public Offering and Uplisting to the Nasdaq Capital Market Under New Ticker “SERV”
BreachRx Closes $6.5M Seed Funding
BreachRx, a San Francisco, CA-based provider of an intelligent incident response platform designed for the entire enterprise, closed a $6.5m seed funding round. The round was led by SYN Ventures with participation from Overline. The company plans to use the new funding to scale its go-to-market and engineering teams. Led by Andy Lunsford, CEO and… Continue reading BreachRx Closes $6.5M Seed Funding
Uber: Uber Announces Date of First Quarter 2024 Results Conference Call
SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Uber Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: UBER) will hold its quarterly conference call to discuss its first quarter 2024 financial results on Wednesday, May 8th at 5:00 a.m. Pacific Time (8:00 a.m. Eastern Time). A live webcast of the conference call and earnings release materials can be found on Uber’s Investor Relations website at investor.uber.com.… Continue reading Uber: Uber Announces Date of First Quarter 2024 Results Conference Call
Uber will start reminding passengers to wear their seat belt
Starting today, the Uber app will remind you to put on your seatbelt shortly after your ride starts. Passengers’ tendency to not use a seat belt remains a significant concern, the ride-hailing service wrote in its announcement of the new safety feature, even though 50 percent of all vehicle crash deaths in the US in… Continue reading Uber will start reminding passengers to wear their seat belt