Matt Burns
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Ford invests $500m in Rivian and intends to build a vehicle on Rivian’s EV platform –
Rivian today announced a major investment from Ford. The 115-year old automaker is investing $500 million into the Michigan-based EV startup. Along with the cash, Ford announced plans to build a vehicle on Rivian’s electric vehicle platform. → Read More
“Anyone relying on Lidar is doomed,” Elon Musk says
Today at Tesla’s first Autonomy Day event, Elon Musk took questions from the press but didn’t have time for questions about Lidar. Historically, he’s been vocal about the technology, and this time he put it as clear as he could. → Read More
The consumer version of BBM is shutting down on May 31
It might be time to move on from BBM. The consumer version of the BlackBerry Messenger will shut down on May 31. Emtek, the Indonesia-based company that partnered with BlackBerry in 2016, just announced the closure. → Read More
Review: The $199 Echo Link turns the fidelity up to 11
The Echo Link takes streaming music and makes it sound better. Just wirelessly connect it to an Echo device and plug it into a set of nice speakers. It’s the missing link. → Read More
Review: The $299 Echo Link Amp adds Alexa to any speaker
The Echo Link Amp is designed to give Echo owners options. Instead of settling for the sound from a couple of Echo speakers, this amp lets owners use a set of nice bookshelf speakers. → Read More
Tonal raises $45 million to bring strength training to more living rooms
Tonal is today announcing its series C financing that it hopes will allow the company to bring its at-home gym to even more homes. → Read More
Ford to offer hybrid and electric options in redesigned 2020 Escape SUV
Ford today is taking the wraps off the latest generation of the Escape . It’s a major re-work inside and out with new sheetmetal and powertrain options. → Read More
FarmWise turns to Roush to build autonomous vegetable weeders
FarmWise wants robots to do the dirty part of farming: weeding. With that thought, the San Francisco-based startup enlisted the help of Michigan-based manufacturing and automotive company Roush to build prototypes of the self-driving robots. → Read More
Ludlow Ventures raises $45m for third fund
Ludlow Ventures raised another $45 million to invest in young startups. The Detroit-based venture firm is today announcing it closed its third fund since the firm’s founding in 2010. → Read More
Nvidia AI turns sketches into photorealistic landscapes in seconds
Today at Nvidia GTC 2019, the company unveiled a stunning image creator. Using generative adversarial networks, users of the software are able to sketch images that are nearly photorealistic with just a few clicks. → Read More
Verizon’s 5G to launch first in Chicago and Minneapolis on April 11
Verizon today announced the launch details of its first standards-based 5G wireless service. Starting on April 11 5G will be available throughout areas of Chicago and Minneapolis. → Read More
Zortrax makes high resolution 3D printing easier and cheaper
3D printers have come a long way since the early days of RepRap and DIY hacker culture. → Read More
OnePlus, EE and Qualcomm starts a contest for 5G apps
Today at MWC Barcelona OnePlus CEO Pete Lau unveiled an initiative to spur apps for 5G networks. The timing is right, too. → Read More
New microSD format promises insane transfer speeds, better battery life
Today MWC Barcelona the SD Association unveiled microSD Express that will allow future mobile devices to consume and create content at even faster speeds. → Read More
Qualcomm’s new 4G, 5G platforms to bring improved telecommunication to vehicles
Qualcomm today announced new 4g and 5g chipsets for connected vehicles. → Read More
Qualcomm’s new 4G, 5G platforms to bring improved telecommunication to vehicles
Qualcomm today announced new 4g and 5g chipsets for connected vehicles. → Read More
Oppo executive questions how foldable phones improve the user experience
Oppo VP Brian Shen took to Weibo today to unveil the company’s foldable phone concept. It looks like the same kit used by Huawei and it’s unclear if Oppo will release the device. → Read More
Huawei unveils its 5G consumer solutions built on new 5G chipset
Today at MWC Barcalona Huawei launched its first consumer 5G products. Aside from its 5G Mate 20 X, the company also updated and new products that will bring 5G to people’s homes and devices through routers and connectivity options. → Read More
Huawei is bringing 5G to the Mate 20 X
Today at MWC Barcelona Huawei announced it will bring 5G to its flagship phone, the Mate 20 X. This marks the first 5G phone from the Chinese mobile giant. Huawei joins a growing list of companies introducing their first 5G phone in early 2019. → Read More
Circle raises $20m Series B to help even more parents limit screen time
Circle makes a fantastic screen time management tool and today the company announced a round of funding to help fuel its growth. → Read More