India inoculates 3.8 million teens over fears of third COVID-19 wave

India has reportedly vaccinated over 3.8 million teens aged between 15-18 years as of 3rd January in an effort to boost its inoculation drive to protect the large young population before the onslaught of a possible third wave of coronavirus....

AIMMO bags USD 12 million to develop faster data labeling technology

AIMMO, a Korean firm that labels and categorizes image, video, sound, text, and sensor fusion data with software and humans, recently announced that it bagged USD 12 million in a Series A funding round to enhance its AI data annotation plat....

Bharat Biotech seeks DCGI approval to study Covaxin booster efficacy

Bharat Biotech has reportedly applied to India's medicine authority for authorization to undertake clinical studies assessing the efficacy of the third dose of COVID-19 vaccine, Covaxin. The indigenous vaccine organization has sought pe....

Daimler India records 10% growth, surpassing pre-COVID export levels

Daimler India Commercial Vehicle (DICV) has reportedly beaten the pre-covid sales level of exports for its commercial vehicles, recording an upsurge of 10% as compared to its previous record. Since the start of this year, the company has s....

Tesla under probe from NHTSA for its “Passenger Play” gaming feature

Tesla Inc.’s choice to offer games feature on the front center touchscreen has compelled the U.S. auto safety regulators to begin an official safety probe into 580,000 company vehicles deployed since 2017. According to the National H....

Amazon to double down on Fresh brand to get ahead of rival Instacart

With the rapid expansion of its Fresh brand, Amazon has now shifted to first-party grocery sales after losing to Instacart in the aggregator game. Sources confirmed that the retail behemoth has inaugurated its ninth Amazon Fresh store in Ca....

Gravity brings Ford’s Mustang Mach-E to join New York City’s taxi fleet

Gravity, a company that specializes in EV fleets and charging infrastructure, has reportedly brought the popular Ford Mustang Mach-E to join New York City’s iconic yellow taxi fleet. This is the first time Ford’s mass-market ele....

Bizongo secures USD 110 Mn in Series D funding led by Tiger Global

Bizongo, a B2B platform for custom-built goods has reportedly raised USD 110 million in its latest Series D funding round. The round was led by NYC-based Tiger Global Management LLC and took the company’s valuation to USD 600 million.....

Korean online grocery startup Kurly raises USD 210 Mn in pre-IPO round

Kurly, a Korea-based online grocery startup has reportedly secured USD 210 million in a pre-IPO round, just six months after its Series F funding. The latest round comprised only a single investor, Anchor Equity Partners, which is a Hong-K....

Self-driving truck company Aurora launches test run with Uber Freight

Aurora's autonomous trucks are reportedly transporting items for Uber Freight customers in Texas as a part of their multiphase commercial trial aimed at bringing the two firms closer. Although it was officially launched this Wednesday,....