CarDekho SEA raises first-ever outside funding, co-founder says he’s interested in acquisitions

Posted on December 10, 2024 by Techme101

CarDekho SEA, a Singapore-based auto financing service platform, has raised $60 million in equity, valuing the company at over $300 million, from Navis Capital Partners and Dragon Fund. This is its first round of external funding, following a previous investment of $40 million from its parent company, CarDekho Group. The company, the Southeast Asia unit […]
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How Crypto Insiders Turned ‘Debanking’ Into a Political Storm

Posted on December 10, 2024 by Techme101

Concerns that crypto companies are being purposely cut off from the global banking system have become a political cudgel at an opportune moment for the industry.

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Google Makes New Quantum Computing Breakthrough

Posted on December 10, 2024 by Techme101

Google unveiled an experimental machine capable of tasks that a traditional supercomputer could not master in 10 septillion years. (That’s older than the universe.)

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China Investigates NVIDIA for Allegedly Breaking Monopoly Law

Posted on December 10, 2024 by Techme101

China conditionally approved NVIDIA’s acquisition of Mellanox in 2020, but the investigation announcement suggests the AI chipmaker may not be meeting the conditions.

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San Francisco is the most prepared city for new transportation tech

Posted on December 10, 2024 by Techme101

San Francisco is the most prepared city for new transportation technologies like AI, autonomous vehicles, and air taxis, according to an new urban mobility readiness index released Tuesday. The index, created by the Oliver Wyman Forum and the University of California, Berkeley, evaluated 70 global cities on a range of factors such as walkability, air […]
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TikTok’s e-commerce ‘Shop’ platform launches in Spain

Posted on December 10, 2024 by Techme101

TikTok’s e-commerce Shop feature is going live in Spain, the company announced on Tuesday, marking the first step of a wider European rollout. The launch indicates that TikTok parent ByteDance is speeding up the expansion of the TikTok Shop in European markets as a potential U.S. ban looms. Users in Spain will now be able […]
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How to Optimize Your VoIP Network Before the Next Call

Posted on December 10, 2024 by Techme101

If calls aren’t crystal clear, it causes immediate problems. Here’s how to optimize your VoIP network and ensure perfect quality every time.

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EU Cyber Resilience Act: What You Need to Know

Posted on December 10, 2024 by Techme101

Manufacturers, importers, and distributors of products with digital components operating in the E.U. must comply.

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Lucid Motors’ Gravity SUV nabs 450-mile EPA range estimate

Posted on December 10, 2024 by Techme101

The first Lucid Motors Gravity SUV just rolled off the company’s production line last week, and now it has an official EPA range estimate of 450 miles. That’s a tick higher than the 440-mile estimate Lucid had been citing in the run-up to the official launch and production run of the SUV, which starts at […]
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Amazon is officially in the online car sales business

Posted on December 10, 2024 by Techme101

Amazon expanded Monday into online car sales with the launch of Amazon Autos, an e-commerce business that lets customers find, order, and buy new cars, trucks, and SUVs from dealerships. Amazon is kicking off the new endeavor with Hyundai in 48 U.S. cities, including Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles and New York. The launch comes […]
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