ePlane looks to ride the Indian government’s interest in air taxis with new $14M round

India’s ePlane Company has raised $14 million in a Series B round as it plans to commercialize its air taxi in 2026.
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ePlane looks to ride the Indian government’s interest in air taxis with new $14M round

India’s ePlane Company has raised $14 million in a Series B round as it plans to commercialize its air taxi in 2026.
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OpenAI’s take on AI agents could come in January

OpenAI could release an “AI agent” tool as soon as January. That’s according to Bloomberg, which reports that OpenAI is close to launching software, code-named “Operator,” that can take direct actions on a person’s computer. OpenAI is said to be planning to initially launch Operator as a research p…Read More

Wing begins delivering blood samples via drone in London

Alphabet X spinoff Wing on Wednesday confirmed that it has started delivering blood samples via drone. The program, announced in September, is shuttling samples between London’s Guy’s and St Thomas’ hospitals. Wing is running up to 10 deliveries a day, Monday through Friday. Each run can c…Read More

Lyten buys battery manufacturing assets from beleaguered Northvolt

Silicon Valley unicorn Lyten will gain equipment and space to start making its lithium-sulfur batteries.
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Tesla issues sixth Cybertruck recall in a year

Tesla’s Cybertruck is facing its sixth recall since its launch a year ago.  The recall affects 2,431 units, including certain 2024 Cybertrucks built between November 6, 2023 and July 30, 2024. A report from Tesla found that those trucks are or were equipped with a faulty drive inverter.  “If the inve…Read More

Klarna kickstarts U.S. IPO plans with confidential SEC filing

The Swedish BNPL startup has confidentially filed a draft registration statement with the U.S. SEC.
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Just Eat Takeaway sells Grubhub to Wonder for $650 million

Netherlands-based Just Eat Takeaway announced today that it is selling Grubhub to Wonder in a deal valued at $650 million. The company said that it expects the deal to be completed by Q1 2025. “The sale of Grubhub to Wonder will increase the cash generation capabilities of Just Eat…Read More

Swiggy market debut fuels India’s food, quick commerce wars

Shares of Swiggy dropped 4% to 401 rupees on Wednesday as the food delivery and quick commerce startup concluded India’s second-largest IPO this year, in a closely watched debut that puts it in direct comparison with what analysts have long considered the benchmark Indian internet s…Read More

Donald Trump announces Elon Musk will co-lead Department of Government Efficiency

President-elect Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that Elon Musk will co-lead the Department of Government Efficiency, the acronym of which spells out DOGE, Musk’s favorite cryptocurrency. The CEO of Tesla, SpaceX, xAI, Neuralink, and owner of X, will lead the…Read More

Generative disinfo is real — you’re just not the target, warns deepfake tracking nonprofit

Many feared that the 2024 election would be affected, and perhaps decided, by AI-generated disinformation. While there was some to be found, it was far less than anticipated. But don’t let that fool you: the disinfo threat is real — you’re just not the t…Read More

Bluesky is seeing an exodus of unhappy X users following the election

X, formerly Twitter, is no longer the “digital town square” it once promised to be. Following the results of the U.S. presidential election, floods of users unhappy with the app’s latest direction are moving over to a competing app, Bluesky. Bluesky’s decentralized social media…Read More

Now anyone in LA can hail a Waymo robotaxi

Waymo has opened its robotaxi service to everyone in Los Angeles, sunsetting a waitlist that had grown to 300,000 people. The Alphabet-backed company said starting Tuesday anyone can download the Waymo One app to hail a ride in its service area, which is now about 80 square miles in Los Angeles County.…Read More

Apple’s geoblocks on media services in EU draw consumer protection ire

Apple’s pile of regulatory woes in the European Union has ticked up again: the iPhone maker is being accused of unlawfully discriminating against consumers by applying restrictions on how several of its media services can be accessed around the bloc. Consumer protection a…Read More

Signal gets new video call features, making it a viable alternative to Zoom, Meet and Teams

Privacy-focused messaging app Signal is adding new features for video calls, including links, reactions and a calls tab, in a bid to pose as an alternative to Zoom, Google Meet and Microsoft Teams. The highlight of the update is a new “Calls” tab, which…Read More