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Baidu announces Apollo Enterprise, its new platform for mass-produced autonomous vehicles
Jan 09, 5:24AM
Baidu made several big announcements about Apollo, its open-source autonomous vehicle technology platform, today at CES. The first is the launch of Apollo Enterprise for vehicles that will be put into mass production. The company claims that Apollo is already used by 130 partners around the world. One of its newest partners, Chinese electric vehicle […]
Go-Jek's Southeast Asia expansion runs into a roadblock in the Philippines
Jan 09, 5:13AM
Southeast Asian ride-hailing challenger Go-Jek has expanded into three new markets as it bids to expand beyond its native Indonesia, but it is having major issues getting into a fourth. The company — which rivals Grab, is valued at over $6 billion and is backed by the likes of Google and Tencent — this week […]
Meituan partners with Nvidia, Valeo and Icona for its autonomous delivery platform
Jan 09, 3:22AM
Meituan Dianping, China's largest on-demand food delivery company, announced today at CES that it has signed three new major partners for the development of its autonomous delivery open platform. They are Nvidia, Italian automotive design company Icona, and French automotive supplier Valeo. This is the first time Meituan Dianping, which went public four months ago […]
Matrix India announces new $300M fund
Jan 09, 3:04AM
Matrix India, one of India’s highest-profile tech VCs, is loading up for new deals after it announced a new $300 million fund for early stage investments. This is the third fund for the Indian firm, which is associated with U.S-based Matrix Partners. Matrix India has backed over 60 startups to date, including Uber rival Ola, ambitious medical […]
OmniCharge's new power pack sports a swappable 40,300 mAh battery
Jan 09, 3:02AM
Depending on your portable power needs and propensity for lower-back pain, the Omni Ultimate is either a godsend or something wholly ridiculous. The new power pack from L.A.-based Omnicharge has certainly charged up its fans, however, having raised north of $1 million on Indiegogo — nearly 2,000 percent of its initial goal. The Ultimate appears […]
The world's first foldable phone is real
Jan 09, 2:13AM
People have been talking about foldable smartphones for years, but it's finally happening. Chinese company Royole was showing off the FlexPai at CES in Las Vegas, and we got to play with it for a few minutes. It's hard to say if it's a phone or a tablet as you can basically use it as […]
Nura is courting mainstream consumers with its bluetooth earbuds
Jan 09, 1:13AM
Like many small companies at CES, most of Nura's time this week will be spent in meetings behind closed doors. Among other things, the Australian startup seems confident that it will be in a lot more stores by the time it releases its second product in May of this year. Distribution for the Nuraphones was […]
This cool tool deletes the background from images so you don't have to use Photoshop
Jan 09, 1:05AM
If you’re tired of firing up Photoshop for lightweight image editing tasks, this little tool is good news for you. Called Remove.bg, it can clear out the background of an image in seconds, no lassoing or any other editing hassle required. Because it uses AI trained on images of people, Remove.bg only works on photos […]
After over a million pre-orders, Amazon's Echo Auto has begun to ship
Jan 09, 12:34AM
At Amazon’s event in September, the company announced the Echo Auto, an aftermarket product designed to bring Alexa to cars. But the device has remained in pre-order status, even as other products also unveiled at the same event — like the Fire TV Recast, AmazonBasics microwave and various Echo devices for the home — went […]
Google Assistant lock screen access is coming to more Android devices
Jan 08, 11:48PM
Here's a quick tidbit buried beneath today's deluge of Google Assistant news (not to mention the bizarre waking nightmare that is the CES Small World ride). The company announced today that the smart assistant will be accessible on more Android phone lock screens. The feature was first announced back at Google's hardware event in October, […]
Bowery Valuation raises $12 million more to automate the real estate appraisal process
Jan 08, 11:40PM
Bowery Valuation, a New York-based company that we told you about last year, has raised $12 million in Series A funding for its tech-enabled real estate appraisal platform. The 3.5-year-old company raised the capital from Corigin Ventures, Camber Creek, Navitas Capital, Fika Ventures and Builders. Bowery caught our attention initially because, like a lot of […]
Facebook and PayPal pull pages of far-right British activist filmed intimidating public figures
Jan 08, 11:28PM
Facebook has confirmed it has removed the pages and profiles of a far-right political activist in the U.K. after concerns were raised in parliament about aggressive intimidation of politicians and journalists trying to go about their business in and around Westminster. PayPal has also closed an account that was being used to solicit donations for […]
Misty's adorable robotics platform ships in April for $2,399
Jan 08, 11:07PM
The road to consumer robots is littered with the remains of failed startups. Jibo and Kuri mark two recent examples of just how hard it is bringing such a device to market. In fact, with the exception of the single-minded Roomba line, you'd be hard-pressed to name a product that has truly hit mainstream acceptance. […]
Report: Self-driving car startup Aurora is raising capital at a $2B valuation
Jan 08, 10:53PM
Early last year, LinkedIn co-founder and prolific venture capital investor Reid Hoffman called Chris Urmson “the Henry Ford of autonomous vehicles (AV).” The vote of confidence and big check from Hoffman, coupled with a team of deeply knowledgable AV entrepreneurs, has catapulted his company, Aurora Innovation, squarely into “unicorn” territory. Aurora, the developer of a full-stack […]
The best and worst of CES 2019: Monster displays, VR in cars and crazy personal gadgets
Jan 08, 10:25PM
CES 2019 is here and there has been a lot of technology announced at the show. From the latest autonomous vehicle technology to the coolest personal gadgets, here’s a roundup of the best from the show so far. Autos I used VR in a car going 90 mph and didn’t get sick The 2019 Mercedes […]
See you tomorrow in Las Vegas
Jan 08, 9:53PM
We will be holding a small event during CES in Las Vegas and we want to see you! We're looking to meet some cool hardware and crypto startups, so the good folks at Work In Progress have opened up their space to us and 200 of you all to hold a meetup and pitch-off. We’ll […]
This strange cedar egg wants to help you breathe deep and calm down
Jan 08, 9:51PM
In moments of stress and anxiety, there are those of us who find it difficult to breathe — and paradoxically, many reach for a cigarette or vape as a way to manage that. But what if instead of nicotine or smoke, the device you grabbed put fresh air in your lungs and helped you calm down? That's the idea behind the Kitoki.
The 2019 Mercedes CLA gets a major tech upgrade to make it the 'ultimate wearable'
Jan 08, 9:30PM
Mercedes-Benz has often reserved its best tech for its highest-class models — the S Class being the first vehicle to get the latest and greatest. Now Mercedes is bringing more tech, namely its new MBUX infotainment system, to other vehicles in its portfolio. Enter the new CLA Class. Mercedes-Benz unveiled Monday the new CLA at CES […]
These baby concrete speakers aren't as heavy as they look
Jan 08, 9:07PM
To paraphrase P. T. Barnum, “there’s a Bluetooth speaker born every minute.” At no time of year is that more true than at CES in Las Vegas, where they are bountiful beyond belief. But very few — nay, only one that I found — are made of concrete. And it’s French! The speakers immediately attracted […]
Managed by Q ends 2018 with a fresh $25 million in funding
Jan 08, 8:23PM
Managed by Q, the office management platform that launched back in 2013, has today revealed that it raised an additional $25 million as a part of its Series C, led by existing investors RRE and Google Ventures, with participation from new investors DivCo West, Oxford Properties and others. The fresh capital brings the total round […]
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