February 2023

Ford sells majority stake in Rivian after reporting $7.3B write-down

February 9, 2023

Ford Motor Company has sold a majority of its Rivian shares, according to regulatory filings. Ford’s stake in the electric vehicle maker, which has been dropping steadily since May 2022, is now at 1.15%, or 10.5 million shares. The sell comes a week after Ford reported a $7.3 billion write-down on its Rivian investment last […]

Ford sells majority stake in Rivian after reporting $7.3B write-down by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch

Self-driving truck companies face a potential roadblock in California

February 9, 2023

After years of pressure from the autonomous vehicle industry, The California Department of Motor Vehicles is on the verge of allowing companies to test and deploy self-driving trucks on public roads.  Now, a new speed bump has emerged. California Assembly Member Cecilia Aguiar-Curry introduced in late January a bill that would require a trained human safety operator […]

Self-driving truck companies face a potential roadblock in California by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch

Hype machines

February 9, 2023

The age-old question in my industry is, “Where are we in a given hype cycle?” For now, crypto news cycle dominance has, thankfully, died now, largely through its own self-destructive tendencies. FTX obviously served as the most prominent recent example of what happens when the tech community believes its own hype. You so badly wish […]

Hype machines by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch

Americans are ready to test embryos for future college chances, survey shows

February 9, 2023
Imagine that you were provided no-cost fertility treatment and also offered a free DNA test to gauge which of those little IVF embryos floating in a dish stood the best chance of getting into a top college someday. Would you have the test performed? If you said yes, you’re among about 40% percent of Americans…