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Beyond networking: What immigrant founders in the UK want from VC office hours by Walter Thompson originally published on TechCrunch
Chinese startups aspiring to make it big in the West now face a major hurdle: their connections to home. The scrutiny faced by TikTok in the U.S. over its management structure and data practices is a poignant reminder that relinquishing one’s Chinese affiliations might be essential for gaining acceptance overseas. In their expansion to the […]
How SeaTable navigates the China backlash as it goes West by Rita Liao originally published on TechCrunch
The Indian conglomerate Reliance is poised to outpace Amazon and Walmart-backed Flipkart in the race for the country’s $150 billion e-commerce market, analysts at Bernstein projected in a scathing report to clients this week, challenging the prevailing industry views that favor the incumbent global powerhouses. Bernstein’s projection hinges on a quartet of compelling advantages that they […]
Bernstein pegs Reliance as India’s eventual e-commerce kingpin by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch
OpenAI has expanded the availability of its ChatGPT app for iOS users in India and 32 other countries — just a week after its launching it in the U.S. The list of new countries include Algeria, Argentina, Azerbaijan, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Estonia, Ghana, India, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Lebanon, […]
OpenAI’s ChatGPT iOS app now available in Canada, India, Brazil and 30 more countries by Jagmeet Singh originally published on TechCrunch
Elon Musk suggested Thursday during a Twitter Spaces with Ford CEO Jim Farley that Tesla might open up some of its automotive operating system code to other automakers. “In the same way that maybe Android is helpful to the phone industry as sort of a general standard, like we could potentially open source more code,” […]
Elon Musk says Tesla might ‘open source more code’ to other automakers by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch
Ford has reached an agreement with rival Tesla that will give owners of Ford’s EVs access to more than 12,000 Superchargers across the U.S. and Canada. The deal was announced during a Twitter Spaces between Tesla and Twitter CEO Elon Musk and Ford CEO Jim Farley. However, this agreement reaches far beyond providing access to […]
Ford to bring Tesla’s charging tech into its future EVs by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch
Embark Trucks, the autonomous trucking company that recently cut 70% of its workforce, is being acquired by Applied Intuition, a simulation and software provider for autonomous vehicle development. The all-cash transaction has an equity value of about $71 million, according to the companies. Embark went public in 2021 via a merger with a special purpose […]
Applied Intuition to buy autonomous trucking SPAC Embark for $71M by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch