Volkswagen to start testing self-driving ID Buzz vans in Austin

July 6, 2023

Volkswagen has launched an autonomous vehicle test program in Austin using a fleet of 10 all-electric ID Buzz vehicles equipped with partner Mobileye’s technology. The new program comes about nine months since autonomous vehicle technology startup Argo shut down after its two backers, Volkswagen and Ford, pulled financial support and gobbled up its remains. Argo […]

Volkswagen to start testing self-driving ID Buzz vans in Austin by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch

Discover the 3 Steel Stocks You Should Buy Now

July 6, 2023
Despite the macroeconomic challenges, the steel industry look poised for steady growth. Hence, fundamentally strong steel stocks Tenaris (TS), Ternium (TX), and Worthington Industries (WOR) might be solid buys. Read…

Standard protocol: In a post-Twitter world, Mastodon and Bluesky need to get on the same page

July 6, 2023

In a week that has seen Twitter’s continued decimation with read-limits and TweetDeck trundling behind the Great Blue Paywall™, there has been renewed interest in alternatives, as those still clinging to the sinking social network seek salvation in something a little more seaworthy. It’s also why Meta’s new Threads app seems all the more timely, […]

Standard protocol: In a post-Twitter world, Mastodon and Bluesky need to get on the same page by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch

The Download: chipmaking in Syracuse, and making cement greener

July 6, 2023
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. The $100 billion bet that a postindustrial US city can reinvent itself as a high-tech hub  On a day in late April, a small drilling rig sits at the edge of the scrubby…