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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.” […]

A Brazilian phone spyware was hacked and victims’ stolen data ‘deleted’

August 26, 2023
A Portuguese-language spyware called WebDetetive has been used to compromise more than 76,000 Android phones in recent years across South America, largely in Brazil. WebDetetive is also the latest phone spyware company in recent months to have been hacked. In an undated note seen by TechCrunch, the unnamed hackers described how they found and exploited […]

Yes, in my backyard

August 26, 2023
Can startups help solve the U.S. housing crisis? BuildCasa thinks so. It raised a $3.5 million round of pre-seed funding to let California homeowners build new homes in their backyards.