EV startups in dire straits
Tesla CEO Elon Musk recently warned that US electric vehicle (EV) startups Rivian and Lucid could both go bankrupt if they do not significantly lower their costs......»»
Two Seattle startups racing to transform next-gen space travel
The phrase "nuclear energy" conjures images of large steaming towers or Tony Stark's arc reactor from the iconic "Iron Man" movies. But two Seattle-based startups are designing nuclear technologies small enough to pick up and carry that, thanks in pa.....»»
Israeli OT Cybersecurity Startups (1): "Cyber resilience" matters for manufacturers, says Claroty
Manufacturers are advised to boost their "cyber resilience" besides cyber defense, while semiconductor makers are bracing for potential nation-state-operated cyberattacks and insider attacks, said Eddie Stefanescu, general manager of Claroty's Asia P.....»»
SEA roundup: Malaysia seeks more investment from semiconductor players
Tech startups are reportedly laying off workers as global economic uncertainties loom. Meanwhile Malaysia is seeking more investment to upgrade its semiconductor prodution and Thailand has seen car production fall sharply this year due to persistent.....»»
Meme-Stock Probe Finds Robinhood Woes Were Worse Than It Let On
Bloomberg writes that the makers of the Robinhood app "faced a more dire situation during the height of last year's meme-stock frenzy than executives at the online brokerage let on publicly, according to a report from top Democrats on a key congressi.....»»
VW loses 2 EV execs as ID4 production begins
Former Tesla execs Matt Renna and Dustin Krause had been with VW since 2018, joining as the automaker prepared to sell EVs in the U.S. They departed in spring for jobs with EV startups as the German automaker begins producing ID4s in the U.S. for the.....»»
2 EV execs exit as VW ID4 production begins
Former Tesla execs Matt Renna and Dustin Krause had been with VW since 2018, joining as the automaker prepared to sell EVs in the U.S. They departed in spring for jobs with EV startups as the German automaker begins producing ID4s in the U.S. for the.....»»
EV startups in dire straits
Tesla CEO Elon Musk recently warned that US electric vehicle (EV) startups Rivian and Lucid could both go bankrupt if they do not significantly lower their costs......»»
Six Taiwan startups in top-8 at London Tech Week, says MOST
Eighteen startups participated in London Tech Week on June 13-14, focusing on smart health, AI, IOT and EedTech, to showcase Taiwan's innovations to the world, according to the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST)......»»
Cooler Master: Venturing out into ecosystems to be tomorrow"s economy
Providing an ecosystem is sometimes all it takes. Instead of holding on to all its resources tightly, Cooler Master builds an oasis where startups, creators, marketers, distributors, buyers as well as its resources, work together to form a bubble of.....»»
Layoffs are on the rise in the midst of crypto winter
Hao Jia was so convinced in the potential of cryptocurrencies that he passed up a job at a large tech firm, Oracle, to take another offer he received in early April to be a software engineer at one of the buzziest crypto startups, Coinbase......»»
Solving complex optimization problems with quantum: Q&A with Entropica Labs CEO Tommaso Demarie
Entropica Labs, a Singapore quantum computing startup, attended Computex 2022 in late May. It is one of the portfolio startups of SGInnovate, the deep tech investor of the Singapore government......»»
Chinese EV startups see sales rebound and chip shortages persist
Chinese carmakers are seeing sales rebound since May. BYD and Li Auto, to name a few, have reported strong growth in sales. However, shortage of semiconductor might not get resolved anytime soon, according to carmakers......»»
Electric Last Mile"s failure is reality check for EV startups, experts say
As Electric Last Mile Solutions Inc. prepares to liquidate under Chapter 7 bankruptcy, the company's rollercoaster ride is a sobering lesson for startups and investors in the EV space, according to industry observers. ELMS excited investors with its.....»»
Israeli startups turbocharging EV innovations
There is no manufacturer of cars, trains or airplanes in Israel, yet the country is esteemed as a leader of transportation technology. As the world is moving into electric mobility, startups on novel car tech are mushrooming in the country, attractin.....»»
Taiwanese and Japanese firms (3): Application of renewable energy
Kyoto-based Rohm Semiconductor and Taipei-based Delta Electronics are both benchmarks in the application of renewable energy. It is a common goal of the world that net-zero emissions will be achieved by 2050, and Kazuhide Ino, managing executive dire.....»»
Porsche partnership will fund 6 startups
Porsche will partner with Los Angeles-based UP.Labs to seed six mobility startups by 2025......»»
At-home abortion pill startups gain interest and funding as laws increasingly target access
As the future of safe, legal abortion access in the United States has been thrust into doubt, a number of at-home abortion pill startups are positioning themselves to fill some of the void......»»
Economic concerns loom ahead of Indian EV startups
Even as the world recovers from the pandemic, commodity costs and geopolitical tension have set the stage for an economic recession. Economists would argue that downturns are part of the modern financial system, but that doesn't make its impact less.....»»
AI Shopping Startup"s AI Was Actually Just Low Cost Workers in the Philippines
Some startups are bold and original. And some, like Nate, had more modest goals: automatically filling out shoppers' contact and payment information on retailers' websites. In exchange for sparing them a minute or two of data entry on their phones, N.....»»
The Next Challenge for Solid-State Batteries? Making Lots of Them
Startups like Solid Power are beginning to roll out solid-state batteries that meet the needs of EVs. But hurdles remain for manufacturing them at scale......»»