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KEY POINTS Tokyo-based SkyDrive successfully tests flying car Startup claims its prototype is the smallest flying car The vehicle may be commercially available in 2023 A Toyota-backed Japanese startup has said it successfully tested a manned flying car prototype, crossing a major milestone in the race to a trillion dollar […]
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Founded in 2018 by Zoopla creator Alex Chesterman, Cazoo aims to fill an eBay-shaped gap in the automotive industry. It’s now worth more than twice the $1 billion it was valued at in June, and has raised a total of £450 million to date. Chesterman says there’s been an “acceleration” […]
Back in 2014, Andrew Cunningham thought he and some colleagues had a hit with a smartphone app to create short bursts of reversible video. These days, if Cunningham wants to use his old app, it might be easier to pull up Instagram. The Facebook-owned photo-sharing app has an almost identical […]
As Latin America braces for another wave of coronavirus infections that threaten to bring down healthcare systems, the region’s innovators have been making strategic moves to fortify their business interests while simultaneously providing services that directly assist those most impacted by the pandemic. The month of June kicked off with […]
Salome Cuence-Alfonso knew she needed a job. But little did she know that the connections she’d make at this one would make her new job so rewarding that it didn’t even feel like work. In May, the 18-year-old started working for Papa, a Miami startup founded in 2016 that provides […]
Confirming months of rumors, Amazon confirmed Friday that it is acquiring the San Francisco-based autonomous vehicle start-up Zoox. Although details of the deal weren’t released, the Financial Times reported Amazon will spend $1.2 billion for Zoox, making it one of the biggest acquisitions ever for the tech and online retail […]
(Bloomberg) — When news broke last month that Amazon.com Inc. was interested in buying Zoox Inc., observers assumed the e-commerce giant was looking to automate its delivery fleet. After all, Amazon already invested in an electric truck maker and is a major buyer of everything from planes to diesel vehicles. […]
(Bloomberg) — When news broke last month that Amazon.com Inc. was interested in buying Zoox Inc., observers assumed the e-commerce giant was looking to automate its delivery fleet. After all, Amazon already invested in an electric truck maker and is a major buyer of everything from planes to diesel vehicles. […]
