The Station: Tesla calls Texas home, Volvo takes the IPO path and GM lays out its $280B revenue plan: Kirsten Korosec
The Station is a weekly newsletter dedicated to all things transportation. Sign up here — just click The Station — to receive it every weekend in your inbox. Hello readers: Welcome to The Station, your central hub for all past, present and future means of mov…
First drive: 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E GT and GT Performance offers unbridled and pricey fun: Roberto Baldwin
Let’s not discuss the Mustang Mach-E’s name. Not the Mach-E portion, the other part. The lineage of the pony car slapped onto an electric SUV. Those arguments are over. People have picked sides. The question of whether or not the Mach-E is a Mustang is irrele…
Atlantic Labs spins-out FoodLabs, a €100m FoodTech fund addressing climate and health: Mike Butcher
In the latest sign that that the tech industry is pivoting towards climate and sustainability, Atlantic Food Labs – an offshoot of the Berlin fund Atlantic Labs headed by long-time tech investor Christophe F. Maire – is relaunching as FoodLabs, with a dedicat…
Ex-minister predicts 'huge battleground' over UK's plan to set Internet content rules: Natasha Lomas
The former UK minster of state for what is now the digital and culture department, DCMS, has warned of the looming battle in parliament over the exact shape of incoming online safety legislation. In an interview with TechCrunch, Ed Vaizey — a former Conservat…
Tiger Global backs African fintech Mono in $15M Series A round: Tage Kene-Okafor
Mono, an African startup that helps connect consumers’ bank accounts to financial applications, has raised a $15 million Series A round, the company confirmed to TechCrunch today. The round, led by Tiger Global — the VC firm’s third major investment in Africa…
Mobile gaming startup Homa Games raises $50 million: Romain Dillet
Just days after Voodoo acquired Beach Bum, another French mobile gaming company has news to share. Homa Games is raising a $50 million Series A round led by Northzone. The company partners with indie game studios and acts as a publisher. Other investors in to…
Gogoro launches battery swapping stations in China: Catherine Shu
Five months after announcing a deal with two of China’s biggest two-wheel vehicle makers, Gogoro officially launched there today, opening 45 battery swapping stations in Hangzhou. The company’s co-founder and chief executive officer Horace Luke told TechCrunc…
Tesla hosts festival at Berlin gigafactory to announce start of production by December: Rebecca Bellan
Tesla CEO Elon Musk threw a rager at the new Berlin gigafactory on Saturday – complete with bright lights, techno music, a Ferris wheel, carousel, arcade and vegetarian food trucks – to announce the start of production at the disputed site that’s faced lawsui…
The growing pains of Apple's subscription addiction: Lucas Matney
Hello friends, and welcome back to Week in Review! Last week, we talked about how YouTube has managed to skate along while Facebook has gotten pummeled over platform responsibility concerns. This week, we’re looking at another slippery slope Apple is dancing …
It’s a big moment for climate change. Here are 4 books for autumn to understand what’s changing: Danny Crichton
We’re just weeks away from COP26, the big environmental policy confab where scores of world leaders will descend on Scotland and determine the future of the planet, answering the question, “Should we all die or live?” That’s meant a whole truckload of new boo…
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