Volvo inks multi-billion dollar battery deals with LG Chem and CATL for EVs
Volvo Car Group has inked a massive multi-billion dollar supply deal with the Chinese battery manufacturer, CATL, and Korea’s LG Chem to supply its planned fleet...
Facebook rolls out ‘one strike’ policy for live-streaming following New Zealand attack
After much speculation, Facebook has imposed restrictions on live-streaming following the New Zealand attacks in March. Announced on Tuesday, the company will implement a “one strike”...
Report: Accused Somali War Criminal Living in the US Drove for Uber and Lyft
Former Somali military commander and accused war criminal Yusuf Abdi Ali has been facing a civil lawsuit in Virginia over allegations of “gross human rights abuses”...
Twitter launches new search features to stop the spread of misinformation about vaccines
As measles outbreaks in the United States and other countries continue to get worse, Twitter is introducing new search tools meant to help users find credible...
Boeing Jet Sales Have Tanked in the Wake of 737 Max Crashes
After two crashes in the Java Sea near Indonesia and Ethiopia involving Boeing’s 737 Max line of passenger jets killed a total of 346 people, sales...
Russians Hacked Two Florida Counties in 2016, But We Don’t Know Which
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says he learned from the FBI that two counties were breached by Russian hackers in the 2016 election, according to CNN. This...
Uber offers ‘Quiet Mode’ for riders who don’t want to talk to their drivers
“Quiet preferred.” That’s one way to tell your Uber driver to STFU, politely. Quiet mode is one of the new preferences available beginning Tuesday evening across...
Uber Black launches Quiet Driver Mode
Tired of chatty drivers? Uber is finally giving users its most requested feature: an in-app way to ask for minimal conversation during your ride. The “Quiet...
Jeff Bezos personally dumps a truckload of dirt on FedEx’s future
Amazon want to be plenty of things, the most predictable of which is its ambition to control America’s shipping backbone. The company’s efforts to bring users...
Trendy luggage brand Away packs on $100M, rolls past $1.4B valuation
Away‘s new lofty valuation proves how far you can get with excellent branding. The direct-to-consumer seller of Instagrammable luggage has collected $100 million in Series D...
