GM’s BrightDrop to expand commercial EV business to Mexico
BrightDrop, GM’s commercial EV delivery business unit, announced Monday plans to expand sales of its flagship electric vans to Mexico. The first two products coming to Mexico are the BrightDrop Zevo 400 and BrightDrop Zevo 600, according to the company. GM didn’t give a precise date of when Mexico-based customers
Read moreMax Q: A rocket retirement and layoffs at Planet, Astra
Hello and welcome back to Max Q! In this issue: Goodbye Antares-230+ Layoffs at Planet and Astra By the way…We’re out-of-this-world excited to announce that we’ve added a dedicated Space Stage to TechCrunch Disrupt 2023. Plus, we’ve joined forces with the Aerospace Corporation to host the Space Domain Awareness Challenge Pitch-off for startups using
Read moreTikTok users can now watch a full episode of Peacock’s ‘Killing It’
Peacock is trying out a new strategy to promote its shows—posting full episodes on the popular short-form video app TikTok. As a first for the company, episode one of “Killing It” Season 2 will be available to watch for free on TikTok, parent company NBCUniversal announced Monday. Starting today, viewers
Read moreLucid plans to start production of Gravity electric SUV in late 2024
Lucid said Monday it will reveal its long-awaited, all-electric Gravity SUV in November with production not kicking off until late 2024. The EV maker, which has experienced a drop in sales for its well-regarded but pricey luxury sedan, had originally planned to begin producing the Gravity at its factory in
Read moreCan Mill’s tech-heavy food waste bin find its way into kitchens?
Feeding table scraps to chickens isn’t a new idea. But then again, neither were smoke detectors when Matt Rogers co-founded Nest in 2010, and that worked out pretty well. Rogers is back at it, this time with fellow Nest alumnus Harry Tannenbaum. The duo and their team at Mill have
Read moreInvestors: Discover pipeline possibilities at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023
Investors, we’re back with a reminder that TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 — happening September 19–21 in San Francisco — can help you pump up your pipeline and dial up your deal flow. Are you ready to hunt for future unicorns? Giddyup! Beat the deadline: Buy an Investor Pass to Disrupt now
Read moreNetflix is making it easier to rate its movies and shows on mobile
Netflix updated its “Thumbs Up” feature to allow subscribers using the mobile app to like or dislike shows/movies in the middle of watching them. Instead of having to go back to a TV show or movie’s page to give it a thumbs rating, now users can tap the screen at
Read moreScientists repeat breakthrough fusion experiment, netting more power than before
It wasn’t a fluke: Researchers at a Department of Energy (DOE) lab have repeated their breakthrough fusion power experiment. Only this time, the results are even better. On July 30, lasers once again converged on a tiny gold cylinder containing a diamond-coated, deuterium-tritium fuel pellet. When the beams — as
Read moreChinese luxury EV brand Zeekr continues global push into Kazakhstan
Zeekr, the luxury electric vehicle brand under China’s Geely Automobile Holdings, says it will launch its Zeekr 001 shooting brake and Zeekr X SUV in Kazakhstan by the fourth quarter of 2023. Kazakhstan, a key market in Central Asia, marks Zeekr’s third geographic expansion announcement in recent months. The two-year-old
Read moreTriller’s upcoming listing likely won’t resurrect the US IPO market
Short-form video platform Triller filed to go public last week while your humble scribe was on vacation to visit family. The lesson? Never take time off. A privately backed tech company going public on the U.S. markets is welcome news. Sadly, while Triller is an interesting business, it may prove
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