Stellantis said it has invested in Lyten, a Silicon Valley startup that is developing lithium-sulfur EV batteries made with three-dimensional graphene that promise reduced weight, higher energy density and a simpler bill of materials. The two companies announced the tie-up on Thursday. They would not disclose the size of the investment, other to say that
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Daniel Cameron won the Republican primary for Kentucky governor on Tuesday, becoming the first major-party Black nominee for governor in the state’s history and setting up a November showdown with Democratic incumbent Andy Beshear. Cameron, the state’s attorney general who was endorsed by former President Donald Trump, claimed a convincing victory over
Transgender models are becoming almost as popular as bikinis when it comes to the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue. German pop star Kim Petras, who had gender-transition surgery at age 16, was one of the four celebrities selected to appear on the rotating covers of the 2023 swimsuit edition, but the singer isn’t the first male-born
iHeartMedia has formed a branded podcast studio to double down on the production, sales and marketing of custom podcasts created for brands. Called Ruby, the studio’s pitch to marketers is its ability to connect brands to iHeartMedia’s talent network, production, sales, marketing and distribution resources. While iHeart has had a team working on branded podcasts since
Long live the fighters — “In the shadows of Arrakis lie many secrets but the darkest of them all may remain.” Jennifer Ouellette – May 3, 2023 10:07 pm UTC Timothee Chalamet and Zendaya are back for Dune: Part 2. We’ve been waiting to catch a glimpse of Dune: Part 2, the second part of
To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PDT, subscribe here. Happy Friday, our crunchiest of friends! Over the last few days, we’ve been telling you about all the cool stuff that’s happening at Disrupt. Well, guess what — we’re getting a hardware
Volkswagen Group’s choice of Ontario for a new battery cell manufacturing plant puts Canada in contention to land an additional auto assembly operation, as the German automaker’s luxury brand Audi weighs establishing a new North American site to build electric vehicles, auto analysts say. A Canadian assembly plant to complement the planned battery site in
“The first million is the hardest”. Well, this is not the case when it comes to the most popular vote-2-earn meme coin right now, Love Hate Inu (LHINU), because this popular crypto hit the 1 million milestones within a matter of days. During the first two weeks of the presale, LHINU smashed the first million
At a time when ByteDance faces increasing pressure from the US to sell its TikTok stake or face a ban, an Australian report challenges its position as a private company. Submitted to Australia’s Select Committee on Foreign Interference through social media, the report explores the ties between ByteDance and the Chinese government. ByteDance, at best
After getting beat to the punch by its primary rival, Google plans to add conversational AI to its flagship Search product, CEO Sundar Pichai told The Wall Street Journal in an interview. “Will people be able to ask questions to Google and engage with LLMs [large language models] in the context of search? Absolutely,” he
