Another German automaker may be looking to China for electric vehicle tech. A new report claims that Mercedes-Benz and NIO have discussed a potential EV tech partnership. The report from Reuters states two people familiar with direct knowledge of the matter claim the automakers have had “exploratory talks” where Mercedes-Benz would invest in Chinese EV […]
Google announced the launch of the next generation of its fitness wearable, Fitbit Charge 6, equipped with new features, including a more precise heart rate tracker, built-in YouTube Music controls, GPS capabilities, new exercise modes, and accessibility of Google Maps and Google Wallet. “This is our most accurate tracker yet. This is due to advancements […]
Northvolt has announced that it has selected a location in Quebec, on the south shore of Montreal, to build a new $5 billion battery gigafactory. Northvolt is a battery startup founded by two former Tesla executives who worked on Tesla’s first Gigafactory in Nevada with Panasonic. The company planned to recreate the “gigafactory” concept of […]
Volvo Cars has signed a multi-year strategic collaboration agreement with StoreDot, maker of extreme fast charging (XFC) EV batteries. Teams from Volvo Cars and StoreDot will work together to develop XFC cells that will be optimized and tailored for Volvo’s future EV architectures. It’s expected that the first samples will be delivered for testing in […]
Amazon workers bitten by dogs often avoid getting medical care due to costly bills. Photograph: Steven Clevenger/Corbis/Getty Images Amazon workers bitten by dogs often avoid getting medical care due to costly bills. Photograph: Steven Clevenger/Corbis/Getty Images ‘I pulled my sock down and saw blood’: drivers for Amazon in US complain of dog attacks Amazon considers […]
uMed partners with The Michael J. Fox Foundation to run its smell test study in the UK as part of a global programme to explore the link between smell loss and Parkinson’s disease uMed will enroll eligible patients from over 500 primary care group providers and facilitate the distribution of 15,000 scratch-and-sniff home tests Its […]
Public test rides have now opened for one of the most expensive electric motorcycles in the world, the Arc Vector. The only problem is you and I probably don’t have deep enough pockets to get on the list for test rides any time soon. The Arc Vector is custom built for each rider and starts […]
Jeep’s first 100% electric SUV, the Jeep Avenger, is creating a buzz in Europe. The Avenger has received over 40,000 orders since launching, as momentum picks up into the second half of the year. Orders for Jeep’s first electric SUV are picking up The rugged SUV maker gave us a glimpse into its future electric […]
Ireland’s Health Service Executive has awarded a multi-year contract to Nervecentre’s partner Cardiac Services to deliver Nervecentre cloud-based software as Ireland’s sole country-wide acute floor information system (AFIS), with implementation to be phased across 40 hospitals. Nervecentre describes the vision of AFIS as providing “a single point of access to unscheduled and emergency care services that […]
The world’s first fully robotic liver transplant – a procedure that enables quicker recovery times and lower infection rates – has taken place. The milestone, involving a 66-year-old Saudi male with non-alcoholic liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), represents further progress in the advancement of minimally invasive transplant surgery. Traditional liver transplantation, while life-saving, often involves […]
