GM’s BrightDrop makes first commercial EVs delivery outside US

December 29, 2025

Bangladesh’s garment-making industry is getting greener

Pollution from textile production—dyes, chemicals, and heavy metals like lead and cadmium—is common in the waters of the Buriganga River as it runs through Dhaka, Bangladesh. It’s among many harms posed by a garment sector that was once synonymous with tragedy: In 2013, the eight-story Rana Plaza factory building collapsed, killing 1,134 people and injuring…

June 14, 2023

BrightDrop, the electric delivery van subsidiary of General Motors, has made its first delivery outside of the U.S. The company delivered 50 BrightDrop Zevo 600 electric vans to FedEx Express Canada on Wednesday, part of a larger order of 2,500 Zevo EVs. The introduction of BrightDrop’s vans is in line with FedEx’s goal to shift […]

GM’s BrightDrop makes first commercial EVs delivery outside US by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch

Radio station gets part-time AI DJ based on its midday host

June 14, 2023

Live 95.5, a radio station in Portland, Oregon, announced Tuesday that its midday host Ashley Elzinga will broadcast a cloned version of her voice — AKA “AI Ashley” — to listeners every day from 10 to 3. They’ll be using Futuri Media’s “RadioGPT,” an AI-powered tool that uses ChatGPT to generate a script based on […]

Radio station gets part-time AI DJ based on its midday host by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch

EV startup Telo bets America is ready for a dreamy little pickup

June 14, 2023

Most trucks today are headed in the wrong direction, metaphorically speaking. They’re far too big and heavy, with shrinking beds and expanding cabins that reflect their turn from a classic workhorse into a status symbol-meets-family car. This is my take, but I’m not just here to blab about aesthetics and my weird love of teeny-tiny […]

EV startup Telo bets America is ready for a dreamy little pickup by Harri Weber originally published on TechCrunch

TrueCar lays off 102 employees, taps new CEO amid restructure

June 14, 2023

TrueCar, a platform where people can research new and used car prices and find local dealer savings, is laying off 24% of staff due to a restructure, the company said Wednesday. About 102 people will be impacted by the layoff. President and CEO Michael Darrow is stepping aside both from his executive roles — to […]

TrueCar lays off 102 employees, taps new CEO amid restructure by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch

As The Line Between Humans and Machines Begins to Blur, One Question Remains: What Will It Mean to Be Human? Here’s What We Know.

June 14, 2023

Hybrid intelligence is changing our understanding of what it means to be human.

Google Employees Are Reportedly Mocking the Company’s Updated Hybrid Work Policy

June 14, 2023

In early June, Google informed employees that changes would be made to its hybrid work policy, including considering attendance records in performance reviews and tracking badge usage.

Fernride nudges yard trucks towards full autonomy with $31M in new funds

June 14, 2023

Fernride has figured out a way to launch a commercially viable autonomous, electric truck business today. The secret? Not driving on public roads. Most AV trucking companies are going after the moonshot: using self-driving freight trucks — typically 18-wheelers — to haul goods over long distances. Startups like Waymo, TuSimple, Kodiak Robotics and Aurora have […]

Fernride nudges yard trucks towards full autonomy with $31M in new funds by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch

Why every EV charging network combined can’t compete with Tesla by Tim De Chant originally published on TechCrunch

Bangladesh’s garment-making industry is getting greener