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Tesla’s Supercharging network is still unavailable to non-Tesla EVs

It’s been more than a year since Tesla agreed to open its Supercharger network to electric vehicles from other automakers, like General Motors and Ford. But Tesla’s network of nearly 30,000 fast-charging plugs in the U.S. and Canada still remains unavailable to non-Tesla vehicles, according to a New York Times report.  The delays come amid […]

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Apple reportedly cuts 100 jobs working on Books and other services

Apple is conducting layoffs affecting around 100 employees working for the company’s digital services group, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. The main group affected by the cuts is the team working for the Apple Books app and its related store. Originally introduced in 2010 by then-CEO Steve Jobs in conjunction with the iPad’s debut, Apple

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Waymo expands its curbside robotaxi service to Phoenix airport

Waymo said Tuesday it will start offering riders 24/7 access to curbside pickups and dropoffs at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport terminals 3 and 4 — yet another example of the Alphabet-owned company’s push to expand its robotaxi services.  Waymo first started offering driverless trips to the Phoenix Airport in November 2022, but it was

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Data infrastructure startup Cribl raises $319M at a $3.5B valuation

San Francisco-based data infrastructure startup Cribl has raised $319 million in a Series E funding tranche led by new investor GV (Alphabet’s corporate venture arm) with participation from GIC, CapitalG, IVP and CRV. Bringing Cribl’s total raised to $600 million, the cash injection values the company at $3.5 billion — up around 40% from Cribl’s

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Care.com to pay customers $8.5M in FTC settlement for deceiving caregivers, families

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is requiring Care.com, a platform for gig workers in the elder-care and childcare space, to pay $8.5 million in refunds for deceiving caregivers who were looking for jobs, and making it difficult for families to cancel their paid memberships. The agency said on Monday that the company’s marketing messages

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Beam Mobility secretly deployed ‘phantom’ e-scooters in Australia and NZ to dodge fees and boost profits

Shared e-scooter startup Beam Mobility has placed hundreds of extra “phantom” scooters on city streets in Australia and New Zealand to avoid paying vehicle registration fees to local governments, according to a two-part report from The Australian. Cities place caps on the number of vehicles operators can deploy to avoid saturating streets and sidewalks with

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