Waymo launches driverless rides for employees in Austin

Posted on March 5, 2024 by Techme101

Waymo will start letting its autonomous vehicles traverse Austin without a safety operator behind the wheel as of tomorrow, a crucial step before the company opens the program up to the public. The company announced Tuesday that it will begin shuttling employees around 43 square miles of the Texas capital, including the Barton Hills, Riverside, […]
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Harness Wealth wants to bring sophisticated tax planning to the masses

Posted on March 5, 2024 by Techme101

Harness Wealth, which started in 2018 primarily offering financial advice to startup founders and employees, has expanded into the tax advisory space and raised a $17 million extension to its Series A round, bringing that financing to $32 million. It is offering a new tax advisory platform that, it says, powers the practices of leading […]
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Agility Robotics’ new CEO is ‘focused on the here and now’

Posted on March 5, 2024 by Techme101

There was nothing else like Digit on the ProMat floor last year. The manufacturing supply chain event has gradually morphed into a tech show in recent years. Many of the biggest names in the space were present, showcasing autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), bin picking arms and automated storage and retrieval systems. But Agility’s small army […]
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How a new class of climate startups could get a boost from the SEC

Posted on March 5, 2024 by Techme101

The SEC’s much debated rule has already boosted a burgeoning class of startups that seek to help companies measure, track and report their greenhouse gas emissions.
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Inside Registered Agents Inc., the Shadowy Firm Pushing the Limits of Business Privacy

Posted on March 5, 2024 by Techme101

Registered Agents Inc. has for years allowed businesses to register under a cloak of anonymity. A WIRED investigation has found that its secretive founder has taken the practice to an extreme.

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Facebook, Instagram, and Threads Are Coming Back Online After a 2-Hour Outage

Posted on March 5, 2024 by Techme101

People around the world reported that Meta’s social platforms Facebook, Instagram, and Threads suffered outages for about two hours this morning.

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TikTok faces more heat in Washington, as House members introduce legislation demanding ByteDance divestiture

Posted on March 5, 2024 by Techme101

Lawmakers introduced a bill on Tuesday that would require ByteDance to divest TikTok in order to keep the app from being banned in the U.S.

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Digital Twins Are the Next Wave of Innovation, and Australia Needs to Move Quickly

Posted on March 5, 2024 by Techme101

Despite appetite in digital twins across Australia’s governments and companies, a lack of understanding about the technology is currently limiting successes with it.

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Miles Grimshaw leaves Benchmark to re-join Kushner’s Thrive Capital

Posted on March 5, 2024 by Techme101

In an unexpected move, Miles Grimshaw announced today that he is rejoining Thrive Capital after working as a general partner at Benchmark for the past three years. Grimshaw first joined Thrive, a New York-based venture firm that Joshua Kushner founded, in 2013. He is returning as a general partner. In a post on X, Grimshaw […]
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The 2024 all-electric Dodge Charger debuts with muscle car donuts, drifts and even a Hellcat rumble

Posted on March 5, 2024 by Techme101

Stellantis introduced Tuesday two all-electric versions of the Dodge Charger packed with the kind of features muscle car fans have come to expect — right down to a system that tries to mimic the rumble of a Hemi V-8 engine. The two new Dodge Charger EV coupes — the 2024 Charger Daytona Scat Pack and […]
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