Teach me Like I’m 5 with Drew Brees

August 16, 2023
In this episode of Teach Me Like I’m Five, host Jeff Fenster and guest Drew Brees discuss the importance of curiosity and entrepreneurship.

Tracking the EV battery factory construction boom across North America

August 16, 2023
The onshoring of battery manufacturing for EVs started as a trickle during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now it’s a tsunami. In 2019, just two battery factories were operating in the United States with another two under construction. Today, there are about 30 battery factories either planned, under construction or operational in the country. U.S. President Joe […]

Peak XV eyes $50M investment in former Edelweiss executives’ Neo

August 16, 2023
Peak XV Partners is in advanced stages of deliberations to lead a financing round in Neo Group, an asset management and financial advisory firm, three sources familiar with the matter said. The firm is finalizing an investment of as much as $50 million in Neo Group, which also runs a family office, the sources said, […]

China’s car companies are turning into tech companies

August 16, 2023
This story first appeared in China Report, MIT Technology Review’s newsletter about technology developments in China. Sign up to receive it in your inbox every Tuesday. This year, car buyers in China are constantly bombarded with claims about how advanced Navigation on Autopilot (NOA) systems are coming to their city. These software systems are not quite fully…

How a half-trillion dollars is transforming climate technology

August 16, 2023
A half-trillion dollars is starting to work its way through the US economy, remaking climate technology along the way.  One year ago, the Inflation Reduction Act was signed into law, marking the most significant action on climate change to date from the federal government. The legislation set aside hundreds of billions of dollars to support…