BMW vows next-gen EV batteries will slash costs and boost range by 30%

  • February 24, 2025
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BMW is preparing for a “technological quantum leap ” with its next-gen EV batteries. The German automaker claims its new tech will deliver 30% more driving range, 30% faster charging, and perhaps, most importantly, at a cheaper price. BMW’s next-gen EV batteries will boost range, cut costs With the debut of its first Neue Klasse, […]

Tesla loses two of its top car designers

  • February 24, 2025
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Tesla has lost two of its top car designers, including a founding member of its design studio, amid a broader talent exodus. After a few years designing concept cars for GM, David Imai joined Tesla in 2011, when the automaker was a little-known California company trying to ramp up production of the Roadster and bring […]

Breakthrough trial brings paralysis treatment closer

  • February 24, 2025
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The growing potential of spinal cord stimulation technology as a treatment for paralysis has been further demonstrated in a UK study. All 10 participants, living with spinal cord injury (SCI), made significant improvements in upper body strength, trunk control and balance. Some of the participants of the Pathfinder2 trial also made gains in hand grip […]

Tesla announces Model S and Model X refresh later this year

  • February 24, 2025
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A Tesla executive has announced that the automaker plans to update its Model S and Model X vehicle programs later this year. In 2021, Tesla introduced updated versions of the Model S and Model X, its flagship EVs. The design refresh failed to reignite the vehicle programs. At one point, Tesla envisioned a volume of […]

Autonomous warehouse robot maker Ati scores $20 million Series B

  • February 24, 2025
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Automation and warehouse robots have been changing the way we ship and store goods for decades. In a post-Altman/OpenAI world, though, we get to call that kind of autonomous operation “AI” and slap a multimillion dollar valuation on it – which is exactly what Ati Motors did. Don’t get me wrong, Ati Motors seems like a […]

Health Technologies

Google partners with Institute of Women’s Cancers to progress cancer research through AI tools – HTN Health Tech News

  • February 24, 2025
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Google has announced a partnership with the Institute of Women’s Cancers, with the aim to find ways in which AI tools can help “improve outcomes” for female patients with breast cancer and gynaecological cancers. Formed at the France AI Action Summit, the partnership aims to develop an understanding of how AI can “help better address […]

California town seeks to criminalize wheelies on ’75 mph electric bikes’

  • February 24, 2025
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In a reflection of growing sentiment in the US against reckless electric bike riders, one California town is preparing to enact a series of new restrictions and legal clarifications for e-bike riders. This week, the Santa Barbara City Council will be discussing proposed changes to its city ordinances pertaining to electric bicycles. The move has […]