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Feb 14, 2023 • 4min
Joby flies towards 2025 commercial launch with final assembly of eVTOL
Electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) company Joby Aviation has taken another step on its path to start a commercial air taxi service by 2025. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Feb 14, 2023 • 3min
Two-year-old Zeekr raises $750M at $13B valuation
At a time when venture capital funding is slowing in China, EV is one of the few sectors that are still keeping investors excited. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Feb 13, 2023 • 3min
Dockhunt is a new way to discover Mac apps by looking at other people’s docks
App Store might suggest you a useful app from time to time, but you can’t rely on that to discover new apps. P Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Feb 13, 2023 • 6min
Otonomo, the mobility data business valued at $1.4B in 2021 SPAC IPO, acquired by Urgent.ly as market cap dips to $70M
Otonomo, connected automotive company that has seen its stock price plummet since going public in 2021, has announced that it is coming together with Urgent.ly, a roadside assistance tech provider, in a reverse merger. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Feb 10, 2023 • 3min
Reddit says hackers accessed internal data following employee phishing attack
Reddit has confirmed hackers accessed internal documents and source code following a “highly-targeted” phishing attack. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Feb 10, 2023 • 3min
DJI’s Mini 2 SE ultraportable drone takes to the skies
It’s a couple of years since DJI first launched its Mavic Mini, and last year it brought the Mini 3 Pro. It’s utterly confusing why the current drone is called the Mini 2 SE, but in any case, it’s the newest flying creature in the hovering menagerie that is the DJI line-up. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Feb 9, 2023 • 4min
DoorDash introduces new safety features for riders including reduced notifications
Delivery company DoorDash is introducing new features for riders including reduced notifications, a request for customers to not text them while they are on a trip, and messaging promoting one-tap replies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Feb 9, 2023 • 4min
IBM acquires GraphQL startup StepZen to step up its game in API management
GraphQL, developed internally at Facebook to help developers with API management before getting rolled out as an open-source query language in 2015, has gained traction as an alternative (or complement) to REST and other tools. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Feb 8, 2023 • 4min
Russian ‘WhisperGate’ hackers are using new data-stealing malware to target Ukraine
Security researchers say they have recently observed a Russian hacking crew, who were behind the destructive WhisperGate malware cyberattacks, targeting Ukrainian entities with a new information-stealing malware. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Feb 8, 2023 • 5min
Zenly co-founder returns with new social app company, Amo
Last year, Snap shut down Zenly, a popular social mapping app it acquired for over $200 million in 2017, despite the fact that Zenly still had 40 million active users and growing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
