December 19, 2025

The Download: China’s dying EV batteries, and why AI doomers are doubling down

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. China figured out how to sell EVs. Now it has to bury their batteries. In the past decade, China has seen an EV boom, thanks in part to government support. Buying an electric…

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Alibaba unveils ambition for a copilot as China steps up scrutiny over generative AI

April 11, 2023

Over the last few months, the world’s two biggest economies have been racing to showcase their generative AI capabilities. ChatGPT, Midjourney, the new Bing and others have captivated tens of millions of users around the world. In China, entrepreneurs are racing to match their American counterparts. Baidu rolled out a ChatGPT equivalent, for instance. Today, […]

Alibaba unveils ambition for a copilot as China steps up scrutiny over generative AI by Rita Liao originally published on TechCrunch

Ford to spend $1.3B to transform Canada factory into EV manufacturing hub

April 11, 2023

Ford said Tuesday it will spend $1.34 billion (C$1.8B) to turn its 70-year-old Oakville facility in Canada into an assembly plant for its next-generation of electric vehicles. The campus, which first opened in 1953, will be renamed Oakville Electric Vehicle Complex. The company said Tuesday it will begin modernizing the 487-acre site in the second […]

Ford to spend $1.3B to transform Canada factory into EV manufacturing hub by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch

TikTok considers ditching its ‘Friends’ tab for a new ‘Explore’ experience focused on discovery

April 11, 2023

Unlike Facebook, TikTok grew in popularity by connecting users with their interests, not their real-life friends and family. In fact, many people today deny the app’s request to upload their contacts because TikTok is a place where they don’t want to interact with people they know. That’s why the company’s decision last year to replace its […]

TikTok considers ditching its ‘Friends’ tab for a new ‘Explore’ experience focused on discovery by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch

6 Ways Businesses Can Plan for Busier Seasons

April 11, 2023
A business rarely follows a linear pattern. You’ll have days where the lobby feels like a ghost town and others where the same space looks like a sardine can. Supply,…

DBeaver takes $6M seed investment to build on growing popularity

April 11, 2023

When DBeaver creator Serge Rider began building an open source database admin tool in 2013, he probably had no idea that 10 years later, it would boast over 8 million users. The open source product proved so popular that he launched a company to support it in 2017, and began building a commercial product for […]

DBeaver takes $6M seed investment to build on growing popularity by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch