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In an update, StoreDot, a pioneer of extreme fast charging technologies for electric vehicles, said it was demonstrating its ambitions for rapid growth with a network of strategic global investments and partnerships that spans the entire battery ecosystem. The company was on track to begin mass producing its 100in5 cells as early as 2024, delivering 100 miles of charge in just five minutes. StoreDot, which has raised…

After two seasons, HBO Max has decided to cancel the sci-fi TV show Raised by Wolves, Variety reports. Originally ordered to series for the cable channel TNT, its first season premiered in 2020, and four months after HBO Max launched, it ranked as the service’s top streaming series. The first two episodes were directed by Ridley Scott, and the plot, which focused on two androids raising human children on a desolate alien planet, aligned well with the hallmarks of his style. We mentioned the show as one of the standout…

Much research into Alzheimer's focuses on the buildup of brain plaques as a primary cause, but the case is far from closed, particularly in the eyes of a research team at New York University. In newly published research, the scientists detail how declining acidity in cellular cleaning organelles called lysosomes acts as even earlier evidence of the disease's onset, and they've shown how restoring proper acid levels could save neurons from irreversible damage.The notion that the build-up of amyloid beta plaques in the…

The rest of the startup universe may be struggling to bring in funds, but it’s still a good time to get a robotic raise. Agtech is high on that list. The median age of farmers is 55 years old in the United States, and finding human help is increasingly more difficult of late. FarmWise has been at this for a while, deploying its autonomous weeding robotics at farms in California and Arizona for the last few years. The Central Californian company says its robots have logged 15,000 commercial hours on vegetable farms,…

Image: HBO MaxBack in 2020, HBO Max released the sci-fi series Raised by Wolves. From producer Ridley Scott and creator Aaron Guzikowski, the series starred Amanda Collin and Abubakar Salim a pair of androids, respectively named Mother and Father, tasked with raising a group of human children following Earth’s cataclysmic end. If you were hoping for more of it after its second season premiered back in February, you’ll be displeased to learn that it’s been canceled.Variety broke the news on Friday, confirming HBO Max’s…

Nikhil Patwardhan / Moneycontrol: Customer engagement service MoEngage raises a $77M Series E led by Goldman Sachs and B Capital; MoEngage has raised close to $140M over the past 12 months — MoEngage says it has grown its annualised recurring revenue by more than 105 percent In the last 12 months, and has added 500 new customers. Nikhil Patwardhan / Moneycontrol: Customer engagement service MoEngage raises a $77M Series E led by Goldman Sachs and B Capital; MoEngage has raised close to $140M over…

Ring announced a handful of new features for its Ring Protect Basic plan this week. Subscribers will get access to 180 days of video (up from 60), some more alert options, and the promise of a lot of “coming soon” features. The catch? It comes at a cost: the price of the Protect Basic plan is going up starting in July, to $3.99 a month or $39.99 a year in the US. (Until now, it has been $3 a month or $30 a year.) Existing customers will see the price jump whenever their subscription renews after that. For some Ring…

Rita Liao / TechCrunch: Indonesia-based Astro, which offers 15-minute grocery delivery, raises a $60M Series B led by Accel, Citius, and Tiger Global, bringing its total raised to $90M — Indonesia's sprawling archipelago has long been a headache for logistics companies, but there's no lack of brave challengers. Rita Liao / TechCrunch: Indonesia-based Astro, which offers 15-minute grocery delivery, raises a $60M Series B led by Accel, Citius, and Tiger Global, bringing its total raised to…

With Tesla CEO Elon Musk's deal to buy Twitter on hold, Amazon owner Jeff Bezos wondered whether Musk's ownership of Twitter might benefit China at democracy's expense.China has banned Twitter since 2009. However, many Chinese citizens have been using proxy servers to escape from the autocratic regime of the Chinese government. They access news reports that the Chinese authorities view as unfavourable, reported The Washington Times.The illegal usage of Twitter in China partly explains why 26,000-linked Twitter accounts…

When the original Oculus Rift landed on Kickstarter, it managed to raise over $2.43 million. But now, there’s a new name in town — at least when it comes to futuristic gaming. The Viture One mixed reality (XR) glasses allow you to play games or watch movies from basically anywhere — and it just surpassed the Oculus Rift’s astonishing original fundraising effort on Kickstarter. Viture, a San Francisco-based startup, was founded by Google and Apple veterans, and it’s managed to raise over $2.4 million on…