Author: Bilal

Tesla  CEO Elon Musk disputed a German court ruling issued today that bans the company from using on its website or other advertising terms like Autopilot or “full potential for autonomous driving.” In a tweet, Musk said “Tesla Autopilot was literally named after the term used in aviation. Also, what about Autobahn!?” The Wettbewerbszentrale, an industry-sponsored … Continue reading Elon Musk rails against German court decision on Tesla Autopilot terminology Continue Reading →

Adam Neumann,  the controversial co-founder and former CEO of WeWork,  has taken a 33% equity stake in GoTo Global, a shared mobility company that operates in Israel and Malta and aims to expand into Europe later this year. Neumann’s family office, 166 2nd Financial Services, invested $10 million into GoTo Global, as part of a $19 million Series … Continue reading Adam Neumann is back in the shared economy business with an investment in GoTo Global Continue Reading →

Starlink, the high-bandwidth, low-latency broadband internet service that SpaceX  is in the process of deploying, has sent out an email to those who’ve registered their interest in becoming beta testers. The email asks for a specific address, to replace the previously requested zip codes (or area codes in Canada) for potential testers to help them be more … Continue reading SpaceX’s Starlink asks potential service testers for addresses, says private beta starts this summer Continue Reading →

Facebook is preparing to launch officially licensed music videos on its social network in the U.S. next month, in a direct challenge to YouTube. In materials reviewed by TechCrunch, Facebook informed Page owners linked to artists they’ll need to toggle on a new setting to add their music videos to their page ahead of an … Continue reading Facebook to launch officially licensed music videos in the US next month Continue Reading →

VidMob, which started out as a marketplace connecting marketers and video editors, now bills itself as a “creative technology platform.” Now there’s a “creator network” that’s part of a broader suite of tools for managing video production and turning those videos into online ads. And the company has continued to evolve during the COVID-19 pandemic. … Continue reading VidMob rethinks video production in the pandemic era Continue Reading →

Lawmakers in Texas just gave Tesla  and its CEO Elon Musk another incentive to locate its next factory there. Commissioners in Travis County, home to Austin and the possible next Tesla factory, approved Tuesday property tax breaks worth at least $14.7 million — and potentially more — over 10 years. The incentives are on top of $46.6 … Continue reading Tesla lands at least $14.7 million in tax breaks to locate Cybertruck factory in Texas Continue Reading →

The speculation that Alibaba’s fintech affiliate Ant Group will go public has been swirling around for years. New details came to light recently. Reuters reported last week that the fintech giant could float as soon as this year in an initial public offering that values it at $200 billion. As a private firm, details of the payments … Continue reading Jack Ma’s fintech giant tops 1.3 billion users globally Continue Reading →

Layer is not trying to replace Excel or Google Sheets. Instead the Berlin-based productivity startup wants to make life easier for those whose job entails wrangling massive spreadsheets and managing data inputs from across an organization — such as for budgeting, financial reporting or HR functions — by adding a granular control access layer on top. … Continue reading Layer gets $5.6M to make joint working on spreadsheets less hassle Continue Reading →

Nissan unveiled today the Ariya, an  all-electric SUV with an estimated 300 miles of range and a starting price tag of $40,000 that marks the beginning of a four-year plan aiming for growth and profitability. The Nissan Ariya will first be sold in Japan in mid-2021, before heading to dealerships in the U.S. and Canada later in … Continue reading Nissan stakes its EV future on the 300-mile range Ariya crossover Continue Reading →

There is a lot riding on the use of artificial intelligence technology to help us take giant leaps ahead in solving complex challenges — whether it’s medical breakthroughs, building better cybersecurity, or better navigation systems for cars and other moving objects. But the more advanced the application, the bigger the need for hardware that can … Continue reading Graphcore unveils new G200 chip and the expandable M2000 IPU Machine that runs on them Continue Reading →