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Tesla Competitor Reveals Electric Car That Can Charge in Five Minutes

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The buzzy new tech will be available next month in BYD's flashy new Han L sedan. In just one day, BYD's valuation surpassed Ford, General Motors, and Volkswagen combined a first for the company, and a major boon for the Chinese automotive industry. Since announcing the Han L, BYD's market value has skyrocketed.

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VW will start testing its Argo AI-powered self-driving vans in Germany this summer

The Verge

Volkswagen will start testing its new autonomous vehicles in Germany this summer, the company announced Wednesday. The aim is to launch a commercial delivery and micro-transit service in Germany by 2025. Customers, on the one hand side, expect ride-pooling to be as easy, convenient, and reliable as riding their own car.

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Rimowa is selling old, beat-up suitcases—and they’ll likely be snatched up in minutes

Fast Company Tech

When the brand did similar limited-edition vintage drops in Germany, South Korea, and Japan, they sold out within minutes or hours. Over the last five years, as the fashion industry has tried to become more sustainable, many brands have started buying back old products and re-selling them to their customers. .

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Tesla’s self-driving capabilities are now a Looney Tunes cartoon joke

Fast Company Tech

Lidar, which works by firing laser beams to capture a cars surroundings in three dimensions as a way to assess its environment, is widely used in the autonomous vehicle industry because it provides precise depth perception, even in poor visibility conditions. Coyotes plans to catch the Road Runner.

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Bielefeld survey highlights an emerging B2B, crypto, deep tech ecosystem

TechCrunch

Welcome to the city survey of Bielefeld, Germany, part of our ongoing survey into European cities. Unfortunately, Bielefeld suffers from the same ailment the rest of Germany is subject to: Most startups gravitate to Berlin, followed by Munich, then Hamburg (according to an initiative from UnternehmerTUM in Munich). What does it lack?

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Bayer ordered to pay $2 billion in latest Roundup weedkiller lawsuit

Fast Company Tech

Germany-based Bayer, which acquired Monsanto in 2018, has continued to dispute claims that Roundup causes cancer. The company and other industry supports argue that litigation costs are unstainable and could impact Roundup’s future availability. Bayer has recently renewed and expanded an effort across a handful of U.S.

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15 steps to start your own tech business: Part 1

The Next Web

Starting a fast-growing tech business is incredibly challenging, and requires a variety of skills. Early-stage investors do look very careful at the education of founders, they either look for an excellent academic education, or years of experience in the industry. If you are about to start your own company, be aware of this.

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