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Gozem nets $30M to expand vehicle financing, digital banking in Francophone Africa

Since its launch in 2018 as a ride-hailing service in Togo, Gozem has steadily expanded across French-speaking West Africa, integrating a wide range of services as it sought to become a super-app. The company now offers ride-hailing, commerce, vehicle financing, and digital banking across Togo, Benin, Gabon, and Cameroon. Now, in a bid to scale… Continue reading Gozem nets $30M to expand vehicle financing, digital banking in Francophone Africa

Le nouveau robotaxi GXR de WeRide inaugure les services commerciaux sans conducteur à Pékin

PÉKIN, 25 février 2025 /PRNewswire/ — WeRide (Nasdaq : WRD), leader mondial de la technologie de conduite autonome, a annoncé l’approbation de son robotaxi de nouvelle génération, le GXR, pour des services de transport payants sans conducteur à Pékin. Il s’agit du deuxième modèle de robotaxi de WeRide à réaliser des opérations commerciales sans conducteur… Continue reading Le nouveau robotaxi GXR de WeRide inaugure les services commerciaux sans conducteur à Pékin

We can’t quit electric cars — or robotaxis

On The Vergecast: the future of cars, what’s next for ActivityPub, and the price of the iPhone 16E. On The Vergecast: the future of cars, what’s next for ActivityPub, and the price of the iPhone 16E. David Pierce is editor-at-large and Vergecast co-host with over a decade of experience covering consumer tech. Previously, at Protocol,… Continue reading We can’t quit electric cars — or robotaxis

Anthropic Launches the World’s First ‘Hybrid Reasoning’ AI Model

Anthropic, an artificial intelligence company founded by exiles from OpenAI, has introduced the first AI model that can produce either conventional output or a controllable amount of “reasoning” needed to solve more grueling problems. Anthropic says the new hybrid model, called Claude 3.7, will make it easier for users and developers to tackle problems that… Continue reading Anthropic Launches the World’s First ‘Hybrid Reasoning’ AI Model

Fello Raises $10.4M in Funding

Fello, a Chicago, IL-based provider of a peer support platform for loneliness, raised $10.4M in funding. Backers included Glen Tullman’s 62Ventures, The Capital Factory Fellowship Fund, Katalyst Capital and Offline Ventures, amongst others. The company intends to use the funds to expand operations and its business reach. Co-founded by Jeff Werring and Pete Kadens and… Continue reading Fello Raises $10.4M in Funding

WeRide’s Latest Robotaxi GXR to Start First Fully Unmanned Commercial Operations in Beijing

BEIJING, Feb. 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — WeRide (Nasdaq: WRD), a global leader in autonomous driving technology, announced approval to launch its latest generation Robotaxi, the GXR, for fully unmanned paid ride-hailing services in Beijing. This marks WeRide’s second Robotaxi model to achieve fully driverless commercial operations in Beijing and GXR’s first large-scale commercial deployment in… Continue reading WeRide’s Latest Robotaxi GXR to Start First Fully Unmanned Commercial Operations in Beijing

WeRide’s Latest Robotaxi GXR to Start First Fully Unmanned Commercial Operations in Beijing

BEIJING, Feb. 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — WeRide (Nasdaq: WRD), a global leader in autonomous driving technology, announced approval to launch its latest generation Robotaxi, the GXR, for fully unmanned paid ride-hailing services in Beijing. This marks WeRide’s second Robotaxi model to achieve fully driverless commercial operations in Beijing and GXR’s first large-scale commercial deployment in… Continue reading WeRide’s Latest Robotaxi GXR to Start First Fully Unmanned Commercial Operations in Beijing

Startup Investors Foaming at the Mouth To Carve Up Your Job With AI

If there’s one throughline linking us to our ancestors at the birth of industrial society, it’s the anxiety of automation. Back then it was the robber barons pushing the mechanized loom — and now it’s kids in their 20s founding tech startups. Meet Mercor: the software that might decide whether you get that next job,… Continue reading Startup Investors Foaming at the Mouth To Carve Up Your Job With AI

RMI report finds rideshare drivers prefer to charge their EVs at home

Electrifying vehicles used by rideshare drivers delivers a lot of emissions-reduction bang for the buck, because drivers for services such as Uber and Lyft travel many more miles than average drivers. Electrification can also save money for the drivers, who are usually responsible for their own vehicles’ fuel and maintenance costs. Obviously, drivers are only… Continue reading RMI report finds rideshare drivers prefer to charge their EVs at home