Tesla Earned $1.8 Billion Last Year From a Side Hustle
The Elon Musk-run automaker continues to dominate the U.S. electric vehicle market, though it’s starting to lose ground to other competitors.
The Download: Namibia’s hydrogen hopes, and fixing AI evaluation
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. Namibia wants to build the world’s first hydrogen economy Factories have used fossil fuels to process iron ore for three centuries, and the climate has paid a heavy price: According to the International…
‘I Couldn’t Believe It’: Truck Driver Quits Job of 42 Years After He and Wife Each Win the Lottery
The couple is based in Newcastle, England.
Switzerland’s Wingman Ventures rebrands to Founderful, aims for a $120M fund
Wingman Ventures is seeking the best of Switzerland’s startups and its diverse portfolio already ranges from mobile commerce to robotics. The Zurich-based venture capital firm, which focuses on pre-seed startups, announced today it is rebranding as Founderful and has already raised $85 million for its new Fund II, with a target of closing $120 million […]
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This Obscure Product Gained Viral TikTok Fame and Soared to $125 Million in Sales — But ‘Steering the Cult’ Can Be ‘a Little Scary’
Sophie Hinchliffe’s social media influence transformed The Pink Stuff from little-known cleaning paste to household name.
A Waymo robotaxi was vandalized and burned in San Francisco
A Waymo robotaxi was vandalized and then set on fire by a crowd of people Saturday evening in San Francisco’s Chinatown neighborhood. The incident is the latest encounter between driverless vehicles and the public in San Francisco, a city where autonomous vehicle companies have spent years testing the technology on public streets. The Saturday night […]
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North American robot orders dropped 30% last year
After two years of flying high, industrial robot orders dropped by nearly one-third last year. Per the Association for Advancing Automation (A3), 31,159 industrial robots were purchased by North American companies in 2023, down from 44,196. That marks a 30% drop for this key market. The number is also down (albeit less so) from 2021’s […]
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Feds probing Lucid’s software fix for defroster recall
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has opened an investigation into a Lucid Motors windshield defroster recall from January, saying it’s “concerned” the company’s over-the-air update solution doesn’t go far enough to fix the problem. Lucid, meanwhile, told TechCrunch that the agency “understates the remedy being offered.” The probe comes as some automakers are increasingly […]
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All True Entrepreneurs Share This One Personality Trait, Says the Founder of Spicewell
Spicewell founder Raina Kumra explains what drove her passion to put healthier salt and pepper on the table.