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General Motors, PG&E pilot EVs as backup power sources for homes Mar 08, 2022

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General Motors and Pacific Gas and Electric Company are launching a pilot that will let EV owners use their vehicles as a backup power source for their homes during an outage.

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Robotaxi startup Pony.ai now valued at $8.5B Mar 08, 2022

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China- and U.S.-based Pony.ai said Monday its valuation has surged to $8.5 billion after the first close of its Series D funding round.

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Aston Martin to develop battery cell technology with Britishvolt Mar 07, 2022

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British luxury carmaker Aston Martin has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with lithium-ion battery cell technologies company Britishvolt.

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Disco gets brands to boogie together on customer acquisition Mar 07, 2022

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Disco used to be Co-op Commerce, and leadership says the new name better reflects the company's focus on consumer discovery.

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Sony and Honda reveal plans to jointly make and sell electric vehicles Mar 04, 2022

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Sony’s current favorite big tease is playing at being a carmaker, and today it announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with real automaker Honda to discuss and develop that idea further.

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Sikur touts a new secure Android phone for enterprise, gov’t comms Mar 04, 2022

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It’s many years since the Blackberry was the corporate phone du jour. Touchscreen phones and the ‘Bring your Own Device’ trend put paid to all that.

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Reliance to invest $221 million for electronics manufacturing with Sanmina in India Mar 03, 2022

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Reliance Industries plans to invest up to $221 million in American electronics firm Sanmina to set up a joint venture as the Indian giant looks to expand its electronics manufacturing.

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Blockchain infra startup Tenderly raises $40M after seeing ‘500x’ YoY revenue growth Mar 03, 2022

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Tenderly, a startup that aims to make it easier for web3 developers “of all skill sets” to build blockchain products, has raised $40 million in a Series B round of funding – just months after closing on its Series A.

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Ford splits EV and combustion units in major restructuring Mar 02, 2022

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Ford today announced a significant restructuring to better focus on the different challenges and opportunities with electric vehicles and internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles.

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Alphabet’s Wing drones hit 200,000 deliveries as it announces supermarket partnership Mar 02, 2022

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Alphabet’s drone service Wing this morning announced another milestone, as it hit 200,000 commercial deliveries.

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