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- Apple Car project reportedly still running into roadblocks — and nearly a jogger
- How the ride-sharing revolution failed passengers with disabilities
- Twitter reportedly hires the firm that invented the ‘poison pill’ to sue Elon Musk
- Ford-backed autonomous car startup Argo AI lays off 150 employees
- Uber leaks reveal how it spread ‘fucking illegal’ ride-sharing globally
- Ford recalls more than 100,000 Mavericks, Escapes, and Corsairs over fire risk
- Elon Musk says he’ll increase childcare benefits at his companies ‘significantly’
| Apple Car project reportedly still running into roadblocks — and nearly a jogger Posted: 11 Jul 2022 08:43 AM PDT  Apple's development of a self-driving car has proven arduous and massively challenging for the company. The Information today published an extensive chronology of the project so far. It covers some familiar ground for anyone who's been following Project Titan over the years, like a revolving door of leadership, high turnover across the team, and shifting goalposts around what Apple is even trying to accomplish with the large effort. But the report goes beyond recounting the project's history and stumbles. The Information also reveals some interesting new details. Craig Federighi, Apple's software chief and a key executive at the company, is said to be "particularly skeptical" of Project Titan. Owing to all the setbacks and reset... |
| How the ride-sharing revolution failed passengers with disabilities Posted: 11 Jul 2022 05:00 AM PDT Uber and Lyft could have stepped up when public transportation fell short — but over a decade later, activists still fight for equitable service |
| Twitter reportedly hires the firm that invented the ‘poison pill’ to sue Elon Musk Posted: 10 Jul 2022 09:19 PM PDT  Twitter lawyered up. The company reportedly hired Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, a firm notable enough to have its own Wikipedia page, and a founding partner, Martin Lipton, credited with inventing the shareholder rights plan or "poison pill" defense that Twitter initially used to put the brakes on Musk's attempted buyout. On Friday, Elon Musk filed a document to attempt to cancel his $44 billion takeover of Twitter. In response, Twitter chairman Bret Taylor tweeted the company would pursue legal action to close the deal as agreed upon. Wachtell Lipton's hiring, as reported by Bloomberg, suggests Twitter is serious about arguing its case in the Delaware Court of Chancery. During an appearance at the Sun Valley Conference this weekend... |
| Ford-backed autonomous car startup Argo AI lays off 150 employees Posted: 10 Jul 2022 01:19 PM PDT  Argo AI, an autonomous vehicle startup backed by both Ford and Volkswagen, has laid off about 150 employees, as reported earlier by Bloomberg and The Wall Street Journal. The move is supposed to offset a period of rapid growth, in which the company hired more employees than needed. "With incredible growth and progress made in our mission to deploy driverless vehicles, we are making prudent adjustments to our business plan to best continue on a path for success," Argo AI said in an emailed statement obtained by Bloomberg. The Verge reached out to Argo AI with a request for comment but didn't immediately hear back. As noted by the WSJ, the layoffs make up about 6 percent of the Pittsburgh-based company's 2,000-person team. Argo AI was... |
| Uber leaks reveal how it spread ‘fucking illegal’ ride-sharing globally Posted: 10 Jul 2022 12:02 PM PDT  A trove of internal Uber documents leaked to The Guardian and shared with the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), as well as dozens of other news outlets, outlines its strategies for global expansion — even if the company had to bend some rules. The leak, collectively dubbed the Uber Files, consists of over 124,000 documents spanning the period between 2013 and 2017. Uber has since responded to the leak in a post on its website, stating it "moved from an era of confrontation to one of collaboration" after CEO Dara Khosrowshahi took over following founder Travis Kalanick's resignation in 2017. According to The Guardian, the leak also "shows how Uber tried to shore up support by discreetly courting prime... |
| Ford recalls more than 100,000 Mavericks, Escapes, and Corsairs over fire risk Posted: 10 Jul 2022 07:45 AM PDT  Ford is recalling certain models of the 2020 to 2022 Escape, Maverick, and Corsair due to the risk of under-hood fires (via Reuters and CNBC). The recall affects over 100,000 vehicles in the US, all of which come with a 2.5-liter hybrid / plug-in hybrid (HEV / PHEV) engine. In the case of an engine failure, Ford told The Verge that engine oil and fuel vapor could flood ignition sources, causing a possible fire beneath the hood of the car. Ford plans on adjusting affected vehicles' under-engine shield and active grille shutter to allow for better air flow, and will start notifying owners of the recall on August 8th. According to CNBC, Ford has received 23 reports of the issue while engines are switched on, although no injuries have been... |
| Elon Musk says he’ll increase childcare benefits at his companies ‘significantly’ Posted: 09 Jul 2022 10:21 AM PDT  Elon Musk says he's going to boost childcare benefits at his companies as part of his mission to tackle the "underpopulation crisis" that he adamantly claims is "the biggest danger civilization faces by far." The world's richest man currently runs Tesla, SpaceX, Neuralink, and The Boring Company — he was also about to helm Twitter until he attempted to back out of the $44 billion buyout, much to the discontent of the company's board. "Kids are worth it if at all possible," Musk writes. "I'm planning to increase childcare benefits at my companies significantly. Hopefully, other companies do the same." Musk's statement comes in response to a tweet asking about the financial implications of having several kids, a thread that Nick Cannon, w... |
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