Pulsar Fusion wants to use nuclear fusion to make interstellar space travel a reality

July 7, 2023

Space propulsion company Pulsar Fusion has started construction on a large nuclear fusion chamber in England, as it races to become the first firm to fire a nuclear fusion-powered propulsion system in space. Nuclear fusion propulsion tech, arguably a golden goose of the space industry, could reduce the travel time to Mars by half and […]

Pulsar Fusion wants to use nuclear fusion to make interstellar space travel a reality by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch

EV maker Fisker falls short of Q2 production target

July 7, 2023

EV upstart Fisker produced 1,022 Ocean SUVs in the second quarter, falling short of its own expectations by several hundred vehicles. Fisker had expected to produce between 1,400 and 1,700 EVs. The company blamed the shortfall on a shortage of components from its sub-suppliers. Fisker said it’s working with working with all suppliers to ramp […]

EV maker Fisker falls short of Q2 production target by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch

China wraps up fintech crackdown with big fines on Tencent, Alibaba

July 7, 2023

The regulatory crackdown that has shaken up China’s fintech industry since late 2020 appears to be coming to a close with the imposition of hefty fines on the country’s two digital payments giants. Tencent, along with its payments subsidiary Tenpay, has been fined approximately 2.99 billion yuan ($410 million) by the People’s Bank of China […]

China wraps up fintech crackdown with big fines on Tencent, Alibaba by Rita Liao originally published on TechCrunch