We get all kinds of tips about “the world’s something-est” widget, which normally end up attracting the debunkers in droves. So normally, we shy away from making superlative claims about a project, no matter how they bill themselves. But we’re comfortable tha…
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Month: February 2020
Startups Weekly: What the E-Trade deal says about Robinhood
[Editors note: Want to get this weekly review of news that startups can use by email? Just subscribe here.] How well do Robinhood’s financials stack up against incumbent online brokerages? While we wait for the seven-year-old company’s long-planned IPO, Ale…
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The Morning After: Don’t buy a Galaxy Z Flip
Hey, good morning! You look fabulous. Last week Motorola’s Razr made its big comeback, then there was a rotary cellphone DIY kit, and this week we learned that the old Tiger Electronics handheld games are returning in 2020. I haven’t even mentioned the Frien…
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Why General Motors Is Built to Beat Tesla Long Term
I think we’re past the point where it can be argued that General Motors(NYSE:GM) will ever be a big competitor with Tesla(NASDAQ:TSLA) in electric vehicle (EV) sales. The company has tried with the Volt and Bolt, but its products are uninspired and dealers se…
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Bill Gates can buy any car he wants — but maybe Elon Musk should care it’s a Porsche and not a Tesla (TSLA, MSFT)
Business Insider Tesla CEO Elon Musk started a minor fight with Microsoft co-founder and retired CEO Bill Gates recently when Gates said he’d bought a new Porsche Taycan, not a Tesla. Musk tweeted that he’d found his interactions with Gates to be “underwhel…
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