Elon Musk to spin off SpaceX IPO once revenue growth becomes steady, predictable

Elon Musk, Tesla Inc’s CEO plans on listing his space internet venture, Starlink, in the years ahead when revenue growth is predictable and smooth. “Public market does *not* like erratic cash flow haha,” tweeted Musk. In 2019, Musk said Starlink was an important new revenue stream for Space Exploration Technologies, SpaceX. In February 2020, SpaceX’s…

SoftBank’s introduces food service robot to mitigate labor shortages

On Monday, the robotics arm of Japanese conglomerate SoftBank stated, it will start using its food service robot developed by California-based Bear Robotics in Japanese restaurants as a means to tackle growing labor shortages faced by the country. Servi, the robot, comes with features which includes layers of trays and is equipped with Lidar sensors…

Hacker gains access to Tyler Technologies’ internal network, U.S. election software safe

In a statement Tyler Technologies said, its network was hacked by a ransomware, a kind of computer virus through which hackers encrypts files and decrypt them once their payment demands are met. The hacker was able to gain access to its internal networks, but could not access to the systems it hosts for clients; incidentally,…

U.S. grants Intel Corp licenses to supply select products to Huawei

In a statement Intel’s spokesman said, it has received licenses from U.S. authorities to continue supplying certain products to Huawei Technologies. The development comes at a time when U.S.-China relations have come under pressure with many intelligence agencies across the Western world saying China’s Huawei is a national security threat, especially after Beijing passed its…

Customer data likely exposed by two Shopify employees, financial data safe: Shopify

In a statement Shopify Inc disclosed, consumer data has been exposed following two of its employees trying to steal transaction data. Data of customers who shopped at fewer than 200 merchants listed on its e-commerce platform was most likely exposed after the attempted cyber theft. The data exposed includes names, address, email and order details.…

Tesla aims to ramp up battery production to 3,000 gigawatt-hours

Following Tesla’s unveiling of its plans to produce its own batteries in order to trim costs, shares of its two battery suppliers fell on Wednesday. Shares of South Korea’s LG Chem and Japan’s Panasonic have fallen with the news reaching the market. After initially opening higher, LG Chem’s shares was trading down by 3.1% while…

Mobile streaming service Quibi exploring strategic options to raise funds

According to a report from the Wall Street Journal, Quibi, the streaming service founded by former Disney executive Jeffrey Katzenberg, is exploring strategic options including a possible sale, a funding round or going public through a merger with a special purpose acquisition company. When asked to comment, Quibi said it does not comment on rumor…

Baidu-backed Chinese EV startup WM raises $1.5 billion in funding round

On Tuesday, Baidu-backed Chinese electric vehicle (EV) startup WM Motor said, it has raised $1.47 billion (10 billion yuan) in its latest funding round. In recent months, shares of Electric Vehicle makers, including that of Tesla Inc, have surged with auto makers looking to the markets for funds. Incidentally, China’s Xpeng Inc and Li Auto…