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No matter where you may be—including the very real likelihood of “a perpetual state of confusion,” as is the case for me—the start of March means the start of the spring travel season.And whether you’ve got a work or personal trip coming up soon or you’re just dreaming of a getaway at some theoretical point in the future, good golly, have I got a great new tool for you to tuck away in your metaphorical luggage.It’s an AI-powered travel companion that’ll give you ideas for any trip imaginable and provide some helpful…

Kenya-based electric mobility company ROAM has successfully completed a Series A funding round totaling $24 million in equity and debt to expand local production and further electrify mobility across Africa. ROAM is a growing Kenyan company with origins in Sweden that remains relatively young, recently eclipsing a mere five years of existence. In that short time, we’ve covered much of the company’s progress in developing, designing, and manufacturing all-electric Air motorcycles and buses, plus …

The largest ape ever to roam planet Earth didn't stand the test of time, dying out when its smaller peers adapted to environmental change, new research suggests.Standing around three meters tall, the primate Gigantopithecus blacki could have weighed as much as 300 kilograms (660 pounds). Yet like other megafauna of its time, this gigantic stature rendered G. blacki ill-equipped for increasingly variable conditions other more agile apes such as orangutans adapted to, researchers have found.Known by four jawbones and a few…

A mere few months after announcing a move to a new state-of-the-art headquarters in Nairobi, electric mobility company ROAM inaugurated the new space in a ceremony attended by the president of Kenya, William Ruto. As operations officially kick off, ROAM now occupies the largest electric motorcycle assembly plant in East Africa. ROAM was founded in 2017 under its original monicker, Opibus, before receiving a fresh rebranding to ROAM in April 2022. Although ROAM has Swedish roots, it has always…

Replacing worn-out batteries in animal tracking devices can be a time-consuming, expensive duty for wildlife scientists. It’s stressful for the animals, too. Now, inspired by the technology behind a self-charging smartwatch, researchers have invented a tracker powered by the animals’ own movement. The approach could help researchers monitor animals across their entire life spans, making things easier for both the scientists and the creatures they follow.…

ROAM – one of Kenya’s leading electric mobility companies – continues to expand its enterprise with new innovations to help electrify Africa’s roads and promote sustainability. Today, the company introduced the ROAM Hub – a multi-purpose electric motorcycle charging station that offers battery swaps, fast chargers, maintenance, and more. ROAM is a Kenyan electric mobility company with Swedish roots that was founded in 2017 under its original monicker – Opibus. In a short period of time, we’ve…

Ugreen PowerRoam 1200 with the included accessories Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNETPower stations have revolutionized charging and powering gadgets outdoors. Rather than having to rely on 12V inverters or gasoline generators, I can take what is essentially a huge power bank with me into the outdoors, and charge everything off that. And when that runs out, I can charge the power station either from AC power, a vehicle's 12V outlet, or solar.Also: The best portable power stations you can buyThis way, the outdoor fun never…

Rick Ross and his “Promise Land” Georgia ranch may be more of a pest than a peaceful farm. His neighbor, located behind Ross, found his two 2000 pounds buffaloes roaming on her property twice recently. According to TMZ, she worries that the animals pose a threat to her young children. TMZ obtained images of the buffaloes as they grazed on her land.  A video shows a man herding the animals away from the property. “ is about to flip,” the person behind the camera says, seemingly hinting at the property owner. The neighbor…

Starlink RV is now Starlink Roam, and you can try it yourself for $200 per month. Last month, some users of Starlink started to receive an invitation to try out the Starlink Global Roaming Service, a new offering from the company that looked to offer connection from “almost anywhere on land in the world.” Now, that service is officially available in the form of Starlink Roam, which replaces Starlink RV. The company describes the service as offering “unlimited high-speed, low-latency internet on an…

Electric technology company ROAM continues to find success in its native East Africa and is now expanding its production footprint to a new larger facility that’s over 100,000 square feet in size. In the coming years, ROAM intends to bolster is Air electric motorcycle production to fill the new facility’s capacity of 50,000 units per year. ROAM was founded in 2017 under its original monicker – Opibus, although the company saw a rebranding to ROAM in April 2022. Although ROAM’s origin has…