Tesla is an interested buyer of a small Germany-based wireless charging startup following the automaker’s indications that it might launch its own EV wireless charger. Several companies have been working on wireless charging for electric vehicles in recent years, but the technology has never taken off. There are several issues with it. For example, it’s […]
Tesla says its long-awaited Dojo supercomputer, which is supposed to bring its self-driving effort to a new level, is finally going into production next month. Dojo is Tesla’s own custom supercomputer platform built from the ground up for AI machine learning and, more specifically, for video training using the video data coming from its fleet […]
China’s largest EV maker, BYD, is expanding its presence in North America after delivering the first batch of 100 Yuan Plus EVs in Mexico. BYD bolsters North American EV presence BYD has been a force in the Chinese EV market, setting a new May sales record with over 119,000 EVs sold (+124% YOY) last month […]
The Agriculture Department approved the production and sale of laboratory-grown meat for the first time on Wednesday, clearing the way for two California companies to sell chicken produced from animal cells. It will likely be years before shoppers can buy lab-produced meat in grocery stores. But the government’s decision will eventually allow the sale of […]
Seattle-based Outbound AI, a company offering AI-powered virtual agents that perform administrative tasks, announced it scored $16 million in seed funding. Madrona Venture Group and SpringRock Ventures co-led the round with participation from Ascend, Pack Ventures, Epic Ventures, Tacoma Venture Fund, Locke Capital and KCRise Fund. WHAT THEY DO Outbound AI is a conversational AI […]
Rutgers University is going to install 16 solar carports that total 14.5 megawatts (MW) in parking lots across its five campuses. The new solar parking lot canopies are expected to generate 18 GWh of clean electricity annually. Schenectady, New York-based DSD Renewables will design, build, own, operate, and maintain the solar canopies across campuses for […]
Elon Musk is hinting that Tesla might enter the Indian automotive market as soon as next year after a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. India has the biggest auto market that Tesla has yet to enter. For years, Elon Musk said that Tesla’s launch in India was imminent, but strong import tariffs have made […]
The Hyundai Motor Group unveiled its next-gen EV platform this week, designed to support 13 new EV models from the Hyundai, Kia, and Genesis brands. Hyundai’s CEO confirmed the new platform will allow the automaker to produce EVs in all segments, including electric trucks. During its 2023 annual investor day, Hyundai said it’s leveraging its […]
When the pandemic hit, Mt. San Rafael had already modernized its infrastructure with digital solutions from companies such as NetApp, Splunk, VMware and Imprivata. “We were fully virtualized, we had cloud-based initiatives, and we had a very strong and mature cybersecurity program,” Archuleta says. When the health system suddenly had to set up telehealth clinics […]
Caraway, a virtual care startup focused on providing mental, physical and reproductive healthcare for Generation Z, has secured $16.75 million in Series A funding led by Maveron and GV. Existing investors 7wireVentures and Hopelab Ventures also participated in the round alongside Wellington Access Ventures, Ingeborg Investments and The Venture Collective. OMERS Ventures was a seed […]
