Chinese electric carmaker NIO’s revised a statement it issued following the deaths of two test drivers which emphasised that the accident wasn’t “related to the vehicle itself”.
It followed an outcry on Weibo, the country’s version of Twitter, after a car apparently crashed out of the third floor of the company’s HQ in Shanghai. Some users said the statement was insensitive, while others said it pre-empted the conclusion of an investigation.
Meanwhile, Toyota’s recalling thousands of its electric cars over concerns the wheels might fall off.
Subaru is also recalling 2,600 units of its Solerra electric car, which was developed in partnership with Toyota.
A language app says it’s been inundated with users from Ukraine as people in the country look to escape the war there. Tech & Science Daily spoke to Babbel CEO, Arne Schepker, who says 200,000 Ukrainians have signed up since Russia’s invasion. They’ve been offering free courses for refugees in German, Polish and English.
Netflix is laying off three hundred staff worldwide and confirmed adverts are coming as the streamer battles against falling subscriber numbers. Jupiter may have got to its great size by ‘eating’ other planets. A bacterium so big it’s visible to the naked eye, has been described by the researchers who found it as 'being like meeting a human as tall Mount Everest'.
A robot called IG-1 is coming to London and will be the UK’s first permanent robotic bartender. IG-1 will be able to serve up to 80 drinks per hour - that’s the equivalent of one cocktail every forty seconds. You’ll be able to find IG-1 this summer at Sandbox VRs fully immersive virtual reality gameplay experience.
Keanu Reeves seems to have changed his mind about NFTs plus several species of tortoises and turtles appear to have found the secret of eternal youth.
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