A Fast Electric Car Charging Station Launched By Tesla In Berlin With More To Come

The working and efficiency of a new supercharger equipment developed and installed at its Berlin research campus was demonstrated by managers of the United States based electric car maker Tesla Inc on Thursday. The company said that more target cities were being looked at by it to attract potential buyers for this technology who are…

Property technology startup Opendoor aims to go public, in advanced talks with Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings Corp

According to a report from Bloomberg citing sources with knowledge of the matter at hand, property technology startup Opendoor, is holding advanced talks to go public through a merger with blank-check company Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings Corp. The report states, Social Capital is negotiating with prospective investors to raise fresh equity to help fund its…

Tesla launches fast charging infrastructure in Berlin

In a development that marks the setting up of infrastructure for electric vehicles, managers at Tesla demonstrated a new supercharger in a research campus at Berlin saying, they were looking to target more cities to install electric vehicle charging infrastructure to increase the traction of EVs for potential buyers. “Now, as part of our commitment…

Following Overseas Xinjiang Backlash, Chinese Authorities Prevents Media Coverage Of Disney’s ‘Mulan’ In China

Following uproar over the link of the Walt Disney film of “Mulan” having links with the Xinjiang region, major media outlets have been ordered by Chinese authorities not to cover the release of the film, said reports quoting information from sources. High hopes for the film making bog in China had been pinned by Disney…

Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development readies launch of global digital tax readies

France has accused the United States of trying to undermine international negotiations on updating the cross-border taxation regime; Paris has urged the EU to prepare for an EU tax as a fallback option if negotiations fails. Nearly 140 countries are negotiating the first major rewrite of the international tax framework to account for the rise…

Germany’s Auto Motor und Sport reviews VW’s ID.3, finds it short of usual fit and finish

Reviewing the ID.3, Volkswagen’s new electric car offering, Germany’s Auto Motor und Sport said, it falls short of the carmaker’s usual standards of fit and finish; also it had a limited operating range. The review comes ahead of the launch of the ID.3 “The inner side of the hood looks like it was painted with…

Portland’s city council bans govt and corporate use of facial recognition technology

Portland has voted for the first ever ban on facial recognition in the United States in private entities, including restaurants and retail stores, as well as in public places in the city. Portland’s city council voted to ban local government bureaus from acquiring or using facial recognition surveillance technology. Other U.S. cities which have previously…

OECD Says Huge Loss To Global Economy Due To Closure Of Schools Amid Pandemic

Global economic growth for the rest of the current century could be lower by 1.5 per cent on the average because of the interruption to children’s schooling in the wake of the novel coronavirus pandemic, warned the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. For the United States, this projected loss of gross domestic product, which…