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Tesla’s petition against CA civil rights agency suing for racial bias is deniedCalifornia’s Office of Administrative Law (OAL) denied Tesla’s petition against the state’s civil rights watchdog for failing to conduct proper investigations before suing the automaker for racial discrimination at its Fremont assembly plant. Tesla filed the petition with the OAL in June, claiming […]

Max Q: To the moon!!!Hello and welcome back to Max Q. T-minus 1 week until Artemis I liftoff. Are you going? I’ll be there! In this issue: NASA’s mega moon rocket rolls to the launch pad Skyrora’s testing milestone on Scottish soil News from Astrobotic, Blue Origin and more Space Launch System heads to the […]

Manchin’s ultimatum may turn the US into a battery powerhouse“Build it or else.” That was the gist of U.S. Senator Joe Manchin’s discussions with the automotive industry regarding EV tax credits. Manchin, a Democrat from West Virginia, had grown increasingly concerned about China’s dominance of the lithium-ion battery market, and he told car companies that […]

Netflix explores cloud gaming as it looks for new hiresNetflix requests the help of cloud gaming specialists in its recent job listing posts, a possible hint at what’s to come for its ongoing gaming venture. As noted by Protocol, the company is on the hunt for a security product manager with experience handling “cloud gaming […]

Global sulphur shortages could stop green tech revolution in its tracks The study from University College London finds that global demand for sulphuric acid is set to rise significantly from ‘246 to 400 million tonnes’ by 2040 – a result of more intensive agriculture and the world moving away from fossil fuels. The researchers estimate […]

SoftBank-backed Socar, South Korea’s largest car-sharing startup, tumbles on market debutSocar, South Korea’s largest car-sharing startup, tumbled in its Seoul stock market debut Monday even after pricing shares below the bottom end of a marketed range. Shares of Socar rose 1.25% from its IPO price of 28,000 won ($21.10) in the initial minutes of the […]

Human drivers in UK won’t be liable for accidents when vehicle is self-drivingManufacturers operating self-driving vehicles in the UK will be liable for a vehicle’s actions when in autonomous mode, according to the country’s new roadmap to achieve a widespread rollout of self-driving vehicles by 2025. The British government unveiled the roadmap over the weekend, […]

New media venture in India helping readers discern signal from noiseAn Indian upstart, co-founded by a group of journalists, that seeks to disrupt how people follow news and what they consume has raised funds as it prepares to accelerate its growth and broaden its offering. The Signal is aiming to serve a need for the […]

3 views: Thoughts on FlowWhen Marc Andreessen announced that he was sinking $350 million of a16z investors’ money into a new venture by WeWork co-founder and former CEO Adam Neumann, plenty of jaws dropped. For one, there was the massive sum and equally massive valuation for a company that, as of today, owns a few […]