admin 
Arrival, the electric vehicle maker trying to get rid of the assembly line in favor of highly automated microfactories, is partnering with Uber to develop an electric vehicle for hail drivers. The arrival is expected to announce the final vehicle design before the end of the year and production will begin in the third quarter … Read more
On the occasion of Heritage Month for Asia-American and Pacific Islanders, Facebook is rolling out some features and taking some initiatives after increasing violence and hatred against Asians and Pacific Islanders (API). The company also sheds light on the impact and diversity of the community. In May, Facebook users in the US will see a … Read more
Migrants crossing the Rio Grande to the US near McAllen, Texas are likely to be met by US border guards in their white and green SUVs. Or police officers from nearby Mission, Texas, a border town of 84,000 people. Or MPs from the Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office. Or soldiers from the Texas Department of Public … 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 25, 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 Stratolaunch, the aerospace … Read more
Four months after a round of $ 30 million growth in Bibit, Sequoia Capital India has doubled its investment in the Indonesian robo-advisor app. Bibit announced today that it has led a new round of $ 65 million in growth, which included participation from Prosus Ventures, Tencent, Harvard Management Company, and returning investors AC Ventures … Read more
At least three people died and more than two dozen more were hospitalized after an overcrowded boat used to smuggle migrants broke apart on a reef off the coast of San Diego on Sunday morning. About 30 people were on board the 40-foot cabin cruiser when it struck the rocks in rough weather near Point … Read more
The longstanding rumors of an Apple Watch with blood glucose monitoring have just gained credibility. The Telegraph and Forbes report that British healthcare technology company Rockley Photonics recently confirmed in an SEC filing that Apple has been its largest customer for two years and that it continues to sign contracts to develop future products. Rockley’s … Read more
(CNN) – Purple. Lavender. Purple. Mauve. Whatever you want to call it, there’s a new iPhone color in town that is available for pre-order right now (shipments are scheduled for April 30th). The new shade is a light, flowing shade that blends effortlessly into the design of the iPhone 12. Thankfully, there aren’t any price … Read more
Seattle-based Modica builds interconnected systems for microfabrication and houses everything in shipping containers. (Modica picture) As you watch stacks of shipping containers come and go from the Seattle waterfront, you may wonder what’s inside them, where they come from, and where they are going. A startup in Seattle doesn’t fill the brightly colored boxes with … Read more
