Spent a day Driving a pre-production 2022 Mercedes Benz EQS gave an in-depth look at what the German automaker did with the billions of dollars it spent on electrification. The EQS is a carefully crafted flagship sedan that combines the automaker’s MBUX infotainment system, a new electric platform and performance improvements. It is an inexcusable … Read more
VW has another round of electric vehicles in the pipeline and isn’t waiting until the official launch to give a hint of what to expect. According to Autoblog, the automaker teased the ID.6 electric SUV ahead of its debut at the Shanghai Auto Show on April 21. The seven-seat EV will be larger than the … Read more
Check out the latest technology and startup news from the past week. Here are the most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of April 4, 2021. Sign up to receive these updates in your inbox every Sunday by subscribing to our weekly GeekWire email newsletter. The most popular stories on GeekWire Amazon is likely … Read more
Welcome back to The TechCrunch Exchange, a weekly newsletter for startups and markets. It is largely based on The daily column that is displayed for Extra Crunchbut free and made for your weekend reading. Ready? Let’s talk about money, startups and hot IPO rumors. The startup world could be on a busy summer. Today the … Read more
It took IO Interactive a while to bring its famous Elusive Target missions to Hitman 3, but they’re finally here. The game’s first high-stakes target, The Collector, is now available through April 19th. As with previous brands, you only have one chance to assassinate this obsessive, murderous art curator – if you botch the mission, … Read more
University of Washington professor Margaret O’Mara discusses the history of technology at GeekWire Summit 2017. (GeekWire Photo / Dan DeLong) Amazon warehouse employees voted against union formation in Bessemer, Ala., in a victory for the company and a defeat for organized work. However, the process has put focus on labor practices at the tech giant’s … Read more
Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. The app industry is as hot as ever, with a record 218 billion downloads and $143 billion in global consumer spend in 2020. Consumers last year also spent 3.5 trillion minutes using apps on Android … Read more
Chinese authorities fined Alibaba $ 2.8 billion after closing an antitrust investigation into alleged monopoly practices. The state market regulator launched an investigation in December into the e-commerce giant’s “suspected monopoly behavior”, particularly its policy of forcing merchants to sell exclusively on their platforms and preventing them from selling on competing e-commerce websites for sale. … Read more
Ty Collins (right) and Mike Radenbaugh, Co-Founders of Rad Power Bikes, are named Young Entrepreneur of the Year at the 2019 GeekWire Awards. (GeekWire Photo / Kevin Lisota) – Rad Power Bikes co-founder Ty Collins has stepped down from the fast growing e-bike startup. Collins, who was previously chief marketing officer, now has an advisory … Read more
Sometimes all you have to do is confirm an unannounced product to get the rumors to bed I think. That was Google’s strategy this afternoon, following earlier rumors from Android Central that a chip shortage had put the Kibosh on the mid-budget phone. Commenting on TechCrunch, a Google spokesperson noted, “Pixel 5a 5G will not … Read more