Новости за 21.05.2018

Uber has promised to turn over a new leaf and says it will “do the right thing” when it comes to how it treats employees.

Intel-owned Mobileye put its self-driving technology to the test last week—and failed. During a demonstration, one of its autonomous cars ran a red light.

In the world of direct-to-consumer luggage startups, there are winners and losers.

The Model 3s low-cost promise has yet to be fulfilled.

The dream of owning a low-cost Tesla Model 3 vehicle is still a distant one for now. In a tweet this weekend, CEO Elon Musk said that if he were to start manufacturing and selling the base model of the Model 3, the company would die. Instead, he says, Tesla won’t responsibly be able to start producing the lowest-cost Model 3 until three to six months after the company starts producing 5,000 cars a week.

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It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a hybrid-electric regional airline!

Buckle up, because Zunum Aero is getting closer to launching its hybrid electric airplane. Today, the Seattle-based startup announced that it has its very first customer—the private-jet-charter company JetSuite. The stork will deliver “up to 100” of its 12-seater hybrid-electric planes in 2022, according to the Seattle Times.

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The popular email newsletter has now closed its Series C round and tacked on a few notable, albeit atypical, investors.

The British royals are seen surrounding the newly dubbed Duke and Duchess of Sussex following the televised nuptials at Windsor Castle.

The Palace wants to rebrand Meghan Markle as primarily an activist, which falls in line with the royal family duties.

Lyft has apparently communicated with San Francisco transportation authorities about obtaining a scooter-rental permit.

The former president and first lady have set up a production company to create a wide variety of material for the streaming service.

This writer had been putting off leaving a job she didn’t like. But one particular moment compelled her to take action.

The Billboard Awards host was supposed to do a moment of silence for the victims of the Santa Fe High School shooting. Instead, she decided to do the opposite.

The embattled chef is being investigated by the NYPD over the sexual misconduct charges that triggered his downfall late last year.

Emphasizing individual attention and specialty services, small cloud providers hold their own against tech giants like Amazon and Microsoft.

Self-employment has many costs, including some you might not expect. Here are some money matters you need to consider before you go it alone.

The Facebook CEO’s planned meeting with the European Parliament tomorrow to discuss the Cambridge Analytica scandal had been criticized because it was going to take place behind closed doors.

With new tools and political policies now in place to support them, there could be a boom in employee-owned business ahead as baby boomers retire and sell their companies to their workers.

The company was inadvertently leaking the user details from two servers that could be accessed by anyone without a password.

The Redmond, California, company has bought the Berkeley-based Semantic Machines, the company has announced in a blog post.

Data used from public genealogy website GEDmatch has once again been used to track down another alleged killer.