Podcasts about nextev

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This week AutoGuide's head honcho Jodi Lai, guest hosts with Sami and Benjamin to talk about her disappointing experience with the 2018 Jeep Cherokee SUV. Sami compares the 2019 Acura RDX's incredibly frustrating touchpad infotainment system against the 2019 Infiniti QX50's variable compression engine, while Benjamin puts many miles on the largest Mercedes-Benz convertible, the S560. The three also try to figure out why, exactly, NextEV decided to patent a self-destruct system for electric vehicles.

Deals Nio, the autonomous electric vehicle developer formerly known as NextEV, has raised in excess of $1bn in a Tencent-led round that valued it at about $5bn. Chinese peer-to-peer lender WeLab has accumulated 25 million registered users and claims to have processed some $28bn of loans. It’s also raised $220m in debt and equity financing … Continue reading "13 November 2017 – TransferWise in $280m Big Deal"

TOP STORIES OF THE WEEK Chinese companies made their debut at this year’s SXSW. Heated bike-sharing venture Mobike, China’s Quora-equivalent Zhihu, among others, shared their view on how Chinese technology is establishing new tech trend. Airbnb is said to have received investment from Chinese state-backed firm CIC(China Investment Corporation) in its latest funding round but will this be enough for it to make a dent in the Chinese market? Google may be another step closer to being unblocked in China. Chinese lawmaker reveals that Google Scholar could be the first among Google’s services for re-entry into China if negotiations go through. Premium electric car maker NextEV, another Tesla rival in China, has landed USD nine-digits from lead investors Tencent and Baidu. LeEco, the Chinese conglomerate in trouble is seemingly trying to sell the property in Silicon Valley it bought from Yahoo no more than a year ago to ease its financial crisis. LimeBike, a dock-less bike-sharing startup set up by two Chinese in Silicon Valley, is said to have taken inspiration from the model created by Chinese players.

Formula E driver Oliver Turvey joins us in the studio to talk a revitalised NEXTEV and we look ahead to the Marrakesh ePrix with everyone's favourite photographer, Spacesuit's Shiv Gohil. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week, motorsport's very own technology guru, Craig Scarborough, drops into eRadio to break down the tech behind FIA Formula E - including how Season 1 champions NEXTEV, have managed to make their way back to the top of the timing sheets. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Women in the headlines this week span the divide between what is right and what we think may be wrong? You decide.The most powerful woman in the US, Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen breaks the seven year drought and raises interest rates a quarter of a point.  Did it even matter to the world markets? In business news, Avon CEO Sherilyn McCoy agrees to a $435 million equity stake by Cerebus in hopes to keep her company alive, power house woman Padmasree Warrior, former CTO of Cisco Systems finds a new home at NextEV as CEO, will her jump from corporate america to entrepreneurship prove successful as well? And we discuss the dichotomy of cover stories, Bloomberg Business Week's cover of Elizabeth Holmes, Founder of Theranos Labs and Serena Williams on the cover of Sports Illustrated.  Both have and continue to be criticized for what they wear or not wear, have we progressed past our clothes as a defining moment for women in the headlines?We also have more updates on women headliners in business, entrepreneurship, sports and the media.  Listen to our newest episode On Demand! 

Women in the headlines this week span the divide between what is right and what we think may be wrong? You decide.The most powerful woman in the US, Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen breaks the seven year drought and raises interest rates a quarter of a point.  Did it even matter to the world markets? In business news, Avon CEO Sherilyn McCoy agrees to a $435 million equity stake by Cerebus in hopes to keep her company alive, power house woman Padmasree Warrior, former CTO of Cisco Systems finds a new home at NextEV as CEO, will her jump from corporate america to entrepreneurship prove successful as well? And we discuss the dichotomy of cover stories, Bloomberg Business Week's cover of Elizabeth Holmes, Founder of Theranos Labs and Serena Williams on the cover of Sports Illustrated.  Both have and continue to be criticized for what they wear or not wear, have we progressed past our clothes as a defining moment for women in the headlines?We also have more updates on women headliners in business, entrepreneurship, sports and the media.  Listen to our newest episode On Demand!