MAX.ng raises $7M round backed by Yamaha and pilots EVs in Nigeria
Nigerian motorcycle transit startup MAX.ng has raised a $7 million funding round led by Novastar Ventures, with participation of Japanese manufacturer Yamaha. Based in Lagos, the...
James Corden irritates Paris with a performance of ‘Les Misérables’ in traffic
James Corden, master of Carpool Karaoke and so much more, is sure to dazzle if you catch him performing out in public. Perhaps not in Paris,...
Stephen Colbert skewers Trump’s 2020 campaign launch as a rehash of 2016
It’s the campaign “that has never stopped,” according to The Late Show’s Stephen Colbert. Trump officially kicked off his 2020 election campaign in Orlando, Florida on...
Waymo takes its self-driving car ambitions global in partnership with Renault-Nissan
Waymo has locked in an exclusive partnership with Renault and Nissan to research how commercial autonomous vehicles might work for passengers and packages in France and...
California has let two Chinese startups offer robotaxis to the public
China’s driverless cars are coming for passengers in the United States. AutoX and Pony.ai just became the first Chinese companies allowed to offer self-driving robotaxis in...
Geek Trivia: The Most Prolific Lightning Storms On Earth Occur Where?
The Most Prolific Lightning Storms On Earth Occur Where? Venezuela Russia Japan South Africa Think you know the answer? Source : Geek Trivia: The Most Prolific...
UK Reportedly Thwarted Yet Again in Quest Against Horny Teens
The UK government’s plan to implement a mandatory, nationwide age verification system for pornographic websites attracted ridicule from technical experts who pointed out it could easily...
Founders Factory is going live in Paris
After London and Johannesburg, startup accelerator and incubator Founders Factory is launching a third city — Paris. Once again, the company is partnering with a corporate...
This Can’t Possibly Still Be Happening
We are somehow on Day 2 of the “are the migrant detention centers concentration camps?” discourse, because one full day of arguing about this—all while migrants...
Senate Banking Committee Schedules Hearing on Facebook’s Massive Cryptocurrency Project
The U.S. Senate Banking Committee is set to scrutinize Facebook’s cryptocurrency ambitions at a hearing set for July 16, Reuters reported on Wednesday, in yet another...
