Remember HiPhi, the ultra-futuristic EV brand led by Human Horizons? It’s been over a year since the company went on a six-month hiatus after failing to find additional funding, but it has reportedly found a savior in a Lebanese investor called EV Electra. EV Electra is taking over a majority stake and plans to resume vehicle development and production in China immediately.
HiPhi was a radical…
In a “watershed moment,” BYD outsold Tesla in Europe after EV registrations surged over 350% in April. With its top-selling electric car launching this week, this could be just the start.
BYD expands in Europe as EV registrations rise in April
After crushing the…
Velotric is breaking new ground – and blazing new trails – with the launch of its newest electric bike model, the Nomad 2X. Based on the popular all-terrain Nomad platform, Velotric has ratcheted up the action with a full-suspension version that doesn’t skimp on the…
Ledn, a leading crypto lending platform, has announced it will become a bitcoin-only company starting July 1, 2025. The company will no longer support ethereum (ETH) or offer Growth Accounts, marking a significant shift in its business model aimed at improving user trust, safety, and simplicity.
According to Ledn, the decision reflects a long-term commitment to focusing solely on bitcoin-backed…
Luxury watchmaker Franck Muller has partnered Solana to launch a limited edition watch, the Franck Muller 41mm Solana.
Blending High Watchmaking With Web3
Swiss luxury watchmaker Franck Muller has partnered with the Solana blockchain to launch a limited edition timepiece.
Cryptographer Adam Back Leads Investment Round in H100 Group to Advance Bitcoin Reserve Strategy
May 26, 2025
Adam Back, known for his interactions with Satoshi, has led a funding round in H100 Group, the first public company in Sweden to announce a bitcoin purchase strategy. Back invested nearly $1.5 million in a $2.2 million funding round to help the company advance its Bitcoin…
Mistral AI launches Devstral, powerful new open source SWE agent model that runs on laptops
May 22, 2025
Well-funded French AI model maker Mistral has consistently punched above its weight since its debut of its own powerful open source foundation model in fall 2023 — but it took some criticism among developers on X recently fmior its last release of a proprietary large language model (LLM) called Medium 3, which some viewed as betraying its open source roots and commitment.
(Recall that open…
OpenAI is rolling out a set of significant updates to its newish Responses API, aiming to make it easier for developers and enterprises to build intelligent, action-oriented agentic applications.
These enhancements include support for remote Model Context Protocol (MCP)…
XPeng Motors has pulled the sheet off the top-tier variant of one of its newest and best-selling BEV models. During an event in China earlier today, XPeng unveiled the MONA M03 Max with a slew of new color combinations, enhanced pure vision ADAS, and the full version of the…
BLUETTI just dropped something really big. The new Apex 300 is here, and it’s BLUETTI’s most advanced, modular power station to date. It’s made to grow with you, whether you need backup for your home, juice for your RV, or power for your off-grid setup.
And it just launched on Indiegogo on May 20 at 8am PDT, so if you’re interested in living with more energy independence (or just want to…
