Surgical collaboration app Chiefy announced this week it had raised $4.2 million in a seed funding round led by LionBird with participation from Nina Capital and Emerge Ventures. WHAT IT DOES The startup offers a chat and communication platform that allows members of the surgical team to hold a pre-operation briefing virtually, instead of relying […]
Drug cost and telehealth platform GoodRx has appointed previous GoDaddy leader Scott Wagner as interim chief executive officer, replacing cofounders Doug Hirsch and Trevor Bezdek as co-CEOs. Hirsch and Bezdek will remain within GoodRx’s leadership team, with Hirsch acting as chief mission officer and Bezdek as chairman. Hirsch will work with the company’s community of […]
The share of EVs in total car sales globally jumped from 9% in 2021 to 14% in 2022, more than 10 times their share in 2017, according to the International Energy Agency’s new EV report, released today. The IEA’s “Global EV Outlook 2023” reports that electric car sales grew, despite a shrinking global car market. […]
The next-generation Tesla Roadster is still nowhere to be seen six years after being unveiled. Here’s an argument as to why Tesla should bring the car to market. When first unveiling the next-generation Tesla Roadster in 2017, it surprised many, but the reason made sense. Tesla now wanted to unveil a “halo car” that would clearly […]
The world’s largest auto supplier is expanding its semiconductor manufacturing capabilities to meet the growing demand for computer chips for electric vehicles. Bosch announced Wednesday that it is acquiring US chipmaker TSI Semiconductor and investing $1.5 billion to produce silicon carbide (SiC) semiconductors and enable the adoption of EVs. Bosch has been busy transforming its […]
A new Tesla Cybertruck sighting seems to bring more doubt about the electric pickup truck’s design. What do you think? When Tesla unveiled the Cybertruck back in 2019, the design was certainly polarizing. Some loved the boldness and willingness to try to reimagine what a pickup truck could look like, but many were also unimpressed […]
The International Foundation for Gastrointestinal Disorders (IDGD) estimates that 5-10 per cent of the world’s population has IBS. According to the Foundation, women have the condition more often than men; most patients are under the age of 50; and many are diagnosed only years after their symptoms begin. Many individuals are hesitant to discuss digestive […]
Electric bike riders in the Big Apple who need a place to charge up their e-bikes might soon find more options thanks to a plan being considered by the New York City Council Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Electric bicycles, which are essentially normal pedal bicycles with the addition of a helper motor and battery, […]
Tesla announces a successful step in a pilot project to deploy Powerwalls with German electric company Transnet BW to stabilize the grid and take better advantage of the country’s strong solar power. Over the last few years, we have seen virtual power plant projects become increasingly popular thanks to the advent of distributed energy assets […]
The NHS COVID-19 app averted up to 1.4 million cases of Covid and at least 9,600 deaths in its first year through its contact tracing function alone, according to new research published in Nature. The app, which was downloaded 31 million times during the course of the pandemic, is due to be retired tomorrow (Thursday). […]
