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Evil genius: Davros, creator of the DaleksThe scientist Davros – from the BBC’s long-running science-fiction TV programme ‘Doctor Who’ – was born into the political elite of Skaro towards the end of the Thousand Year War between the Kaleds and the Thals. During his career as chief scientist of the Kaleds his body seriously deteriorated, […]

Didi Chuxing and oil giant BP team up to build electric vehicle charging infrastructure in ChinaRide-sharing and transportation platform Didi Chuxing announced today that it has formed a joint venture with BP, the British gas, oil and energy supermajor. to build electric vehicle charging infrastructure in China. The charging stations will be available to Didi […]

Education software maker Pearson says data breach affected thousands of accounts in the U.S.Pearson, the London-based educational software maker, said today that thousands of school and university accounts, mostly in the United States, were affected by a data breach. The company added that it has notified affected users already and that the vulnerability has been […]

The “world’s largest internet restaurant company” quietly raised $125 million this monthIn May, venture capitalist Michael Moritz of Sequoia Capital warned in a Financial Times column that Amazon’s recent $575 million investment in the London-based delivery service Deliveroo could prove ominous for local restaurants. Wrote Moritz: “Amazon is now one step away from becoming a […]

Revolut launches stock trading in limited releaseFintech startup Revolut is launching its stock trading feature today. It’s a Robinhood-like feature that lets you buy and sell shares without any commission. For now, the feature is limited to some Revolut customers with a Metal card. While Robinhood has completely changed the stock trading retail market in […]

Calling all hardware startups! Apply to Hardware Battlefield @ TC ShenzhenGot hardware? Well then, listen up, because our search continues for boundary-pushing, early-stage hardware startups to join us in Shenzhen, China for an epic opportunity; launch your startup on a global stage and compete in Hardware Battlefield at TC Shenzhen on November 11-12. Apply here to […]

Fitbit lowers guidance after Versa Lite disappointsFitbit continued solid device growth for Q2, up 31%, year over year, representing a 5% bump in revenue. From that angle, the company’s long-term turnaround appears to be on track — but things weren’t all cheery this time out. Notably, the company’s stock is down in after-hours trading after […]