Month: September 2023

Revel, the car subscription startup from Spain, raises $123M to take its business up a gear

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The market for car sales has been on rocky ground in the last several years as consumers, facing tougher economic conditions, get presented with an ever-larger range of alternatives, from ride-hailing apps and multimodal alternatives through to new propositions for private car use. Today, a startup out of Spain called Revel is announcing €115 million … Read more

French battery maker Verkor scores $2.1B to build gigafactory

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Another day another monster raise for an EV battery company. This time it’s Verkor, the Renault-backed french battery builder, which said on Thursday that it secured “more than €2 billion” — roughly $2.1 billion USD — to speed up construction of its Dunkirk gigafactory. Verkor produces pouch and cylindrical battery modules for electric vehicles and … Read more

Google sets new bar for DIY repair as Pixel Tablet parts are now available on iFixit

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Google deepens its partnership with iFixit as the latter has begun offering spare parts and How-to guides for the Pixel Tablet. In total, users will be able to repair six components on the device: the rear camera, the screen (including the front-facing lens), the battery, the USB-C port, the four speakers, and the rear enclosure. … Read more

Chromebooks will get updates for 10 years

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Google announced today that Chromebooks will now receive automatic software updates for 10 years after the hardware platform’s release date (the platform in that case is a bit like a car platform). This move will help when it comes to increasing the longevity of those devices. The company said that users with Chromebooks released in … Read more