Please Honda, don’t make another Cybertruck

Dec16
by on December 16, 2021 at 2:31 pm
Posted In: Insights


In October, Honda announced plans to launch five new EVs in China under its new e:N Series of battery-powered models.  And today, I came across a video that deeply disturbed me, to the point that I’m actually happy I hadn’t seen it until now. Let me explain how these two are related. When I first heard of Honda’s new e:N Series, I was very excited. The next-gen electric cars will use the e:N Architecture, an exclusively developed EV platform, they will come with the enhanced e:N OS, and they will feature a new design identity.  At the Guangzhou Auto Show…

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As NSO Group mulls selling Pegasus, can we ever trust this spyware to become a tool for good?

Dec15
by on December 15, 2021 at 7:48 am
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Infosec community is battling the log4j bug that has the whole internet stressed out. But at the same time, privacy activists might have a wholly different reason to heave a sigh of relief. While this is playing out, Israel-based NSO Group is considering shutting down its notorious spyware product Pegasus, and selling the company — potentially ending a nightmare of breaches of sensitive information and surveillance of prominent global figures and journalists. A report by Bloomberg noted the NSO Group has consulted advisors from New York-based bank Moelis & Co. to chart the road ahead. It said that two unnamed…

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Private escooters banned on London’s public transport over fire concerns

Dec14
by on December 14, 2021 at 9:55 am
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This article was originally published by Christopher Carey on Cities Today, the leading news platform on urban mobility and innovation, reaching an international audience of city leaders. For the latest updates, follow Cities Today on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, and YouTube, or sign up for Cities Today News. Privately owned e-scooters will be banned on all Transport for London (TfL) services from next week after an exploding battery caused a fire on a busy Tube service. Emergency services had to be called to extinguish a blaze last month after an e-scooter’s lithium battery exploded and left smoke billowing throughout the train – prompting an immediate review by the…

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