June 17, 2025

Own, a new social media app, aims to tokenize the creator economy

Own is the latest alternative to TikTok to emerge in the market, featuring blockchain technology and a token economy.

August 2023

After Threads, Bluesky also adds a way to see your own likes

August 28, 2023
Bluesky introduced a bunch of updates on Friday to its mobile apps and website including a new tab to see your own likes, notification support for apps, and an emoji picker for the web composer. Earlier this month, Bluesky’s rival Threads added a new tab in settings, called “Your Likes,” to let users look at […]

Tesla’s China rival Xpeng buys ride hailing giant Didi’s smart EV assets for $744M

August 28, 2023
Chinese electric vehicle upstart Xpeng is acquiring the smart EV assets of ride hailing giant Didi for $744 million, marking another significant alliance that the Tesla challenger has struck in recent months. In an announcement on Monday, Didi said the duo is forming a strategic partnership to “promote the global application of smart electric vehicles […]

Tesla’s China rival Xpeng buys ride hailing giant Didi’s smart EV business

August 28, 2023
Chinese electric vehicle upstart Xpeng is acquiring the smart EV assets of Didi, China’s ride hailing giant, marking another significant alliance that the Tesla challenge has struck in recent months. In an announcement on Monday, Didi said the duo is forming a strategic partnership to “promote the global application of smart electric vehicles and technologies.” […]

Tesla’s China rival Xpeng buys ride hailing giant Didi’s EV unit

August 28, 2023
Chinese electric vehicle upstart Xpeng is acquiring the smart EV unit of Didi, China’s ride hailing giant, marking another significant alliance that the Tesla challenge has struck in recent months. In an announcement on Monday, Didi said the duo is forming a strategic partnership to “promote the global application of smart electric vehicles and technologies.” […]

The battery business is booming and Zeekr kicks off it IPO roadshow

August 27, 2023
The Station is a weekly newsletter dedicated to all things transportation. Sign up here — just click The Station — to receive the newsletter every weekend in your inbox. Subscribe for free.  Welcome back to The Station, your central hub for all past, present and future means of moving people and packages from Point A to Point B. […]

Better.com’s public market debut was Miserable.com

August 27, 2023
Welcome back to The Interchange, where we take a look at the hottest fintech news of the previous week. Better.com finally went public last week, and the stock’s performance was worse than expected. Affirm, on the other hand, saw its shares get a boost on the back of a better-than-expected earnings report. There was also a […]