Bat Wins New Zealand’s Bird of the Year in Inspiring Underbird Story
Plants and Animals

Bat Wins New Zealand’s Bird of the Year in Inspiring Underbird Story

When does a bat stop becoming a bat? Apparently, when it is New Zealand is Bird of the Year, the long-tailed bat, pekapeka-tou-roa (Chalinolobus tuberculatus),…
Coinbase to Acquire India’s Agara For Over $40 Million
Technology

Coinbase to Acquire India’s Agara For Over $40 Million

Coinbase is purchasing Agara, an AI-powered customer support platform, the two companies said Tuesday, as the cryptocurrency exchange seeks to make it easier for consumers…
Toyota’s first battery EV has 280-mile range and a solar roof option
Technology

Toyota’s first battery EV has 280-mile range and a solar roof option

Toyota teased the bZ4X in April, the first of seven “Beyond Zero” completely electric cars set to launch by 2025, according to the carmaker. The…
Tesla’s Deal With Hertz Opens a New Frontier For the EV Maker
Technology

Tesla’s Deal With Hertz Opens a New Frontier For the EV Maker

With the announcement, this week that it will acquire 100,000 Tesla vehicles for a reported $4.2 billion, auto rental giant Hertz sent the strongest indication…
Twitter Now let’s all iOS Users ‘Super Follow’ Select Creators
Technology

Twitter Now let’s all iOS Users ‘Super Follow’ Select Creators

Select authors can now be Super Followed by all iOS users throughout the world, according to Twitter. Previously, the option was only available to users…
What is driving the global surge in retail media spending?
Business

What is driving the global surge in retail media spending?

Most firms are now familiar with the COVID-19 pandemic’s consequences: Offline sales changing, flexible work-from-anywhere possibilities, variable foot traffic with lockdown regulations, and e-commerce becoming…
This YC Summer batch features the largest group of African startups yet
Environmental Science

This YC Summer batch features the largest group of African startups yet

The summer batch of 2021 at Y Combinator includes 377 businesses from 47 countries. It is the well-known accelerator’s 33rd Demo Day, with the largest…
Quick observations on Udemy’s unicorn edtech IPO
Business

Quick observations on Udemy’s unicorn edtech IPO

Unicorn of edtech Udemy priced its IPO at $29 per share, which was at the high end of the company’s IPO range. The firm was…
Selling into the enterprise How Slack and other startups get it wrong
Business

Selling into the enterprise How Slack and other startups get it wrong

When you are establishing a business, you have a million decisions to make about when to launch to time the market, whether to recruit that…
Developing Social Abilities in Robots
Technology

Developing Social Abilities in Robots

Researchers have created a control framework that allows robots to understand what it means to help or hinder one another, as well as incorporate social…
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