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Kenyan electric mobility startup BasiGo has launched the country’s first pilot programme for electric matatus (public transport minivans) on inter-city routes, a small but symbolic step in the country’s push to decarbonise public transport. Two transport Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisations (Saccos)—4NTE and Manchester Travellers Coach—will partake in the trial. One van each will ply

In the end, CHAGEE’s story is both a tribute and a rejoinder: a tribute to 2,700 years of tea culture, and a rejoinder to the notion that global brands must flow westward to succeed. In early May 2025, a serpentine line stretched beneath the late-morning sun outside Westfield Century City in Los Angeles. At its

The sunshine is never an issue, but how we see ourselves is always a life question that we need to figure out. The summer of 2025’s relentless heatwaves, from Beijing’s searing pavements to Paris’ metro warnings and Tokyo’s nighttime parasols, are reshaping daily life. Extreme temperatures are fueling a global “heat economy.” Globally, this surge

On June 18th, at 10 a.m., the official POP MART online store suddenly popped up a restocking notice for the Labubu 3.0 series, which quickly exploded in the tre… On June 18th, at 10 a.m., the official POP MART online store suddenly popped up a restocking notice for the Labubu 3.0 series, which quickly exploded

China’s leading L4 autonomous driving mobility company WeRide announced Thursday it completed the Series B2 and B3 financing, marking that WeRide has raised a total of $310 million in a Series B funding. China’s leading L4 autonomous driving mobility company WeRide announced Thursday it completed the Series B2 and B3 financing, which were both led

NIO’s first self-developed chip will be manufactured by Samsung, with the research and development team led by a former Huawei HiSilicon executive. NIO is currently conducting independent research and development of chips. Last month, Bai Jian, Vice President of Hardware at NIO, posted on social media: ‘In the next one to two years, we will

8BitDo’s latest Ultimate 2 controller release comes in a single colour option adorned with elements from Wuchang: Fallen Feathers. (Image source: 8BitDo) 8BitDo has now officially released the latest version of the Ultimate 2 Wireless Controller. Available from Amazon and 8BitDo directly, the new Ultimate 2 Wireless Controller features a striking design to commemorate the

An image showing headphones on a phone with the Spotify logo. (Image source: Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto – Getty Images) AI-generated tracks have appeared on official pages of deceased artists. And this, without the approval of the record companies, has led to much controversy Since its launch, Spotify has been a huge success, offering its listeners a

RISC-V could become an important player in the HPC / data center space thanks to Nvidia’s CUDA support. (Image Source: Nvidia / RISC-V) Even though Nvidia is mostly focused on the ARM architecture for its products, it seems interested in the diversification of its CUDA ecosystem with support for open-source architectures like RISC-V, especially now

The Xiaomi TV Stick 4K (2nd Gen) (pictured) has appeared on the brand’s global website. (Image source: Xiaomi) The Xiaomi TV Stick 4K (2nd Gen) has appeared on the brand’s global website. This is the first official announcement of this product, which is already available at AliExpress. It is an upgraded version of the 2021