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FreeWire Technologies raises $125M in Series D; battery-integrated ultrafast EV charging stations

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The new capital will be used to support FreeWire’s growth plans as the company accelerates commercial deployments of its battery-integrated ultrafast EV charging technology and increases manufacturing capacity to meet growing global customer demand, including high priority markets such as the UK, Canada, Japan, and Australia/New Zealand.

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Lewis H. Latimer: A Life of Lightbulb Moments

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Emblematic of the hope, faith, perseverance, and drive to overcome systemic legal and social barriers the song encapsulates is the life of self-taught technical genius Lewis H. Then, at night, he read books on technical drawing and reproduced sketches he had seen at the office.

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Tesla Model Y added to Hertz fleet, joining Model 3

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Last year, Hertz ordered 100,000 Model 3 vehicles from Tesla in a deal that still has yet to be completely fulfilled, but it has not stopped the rental company from offering a new all-electric body style available to customers. One is able to be booked, but no locations are currently offering the Model Y. I’d love to hear from you!

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Ballard terminates two fuel-cell license agreements with Azure in China; will not hit 2014 revenue and EBITDA targets

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Ballard said that as a result of Azure’s breaches under both contracts, and despite its good faith efforts to reach a settlement, Ballard terminated both contracts and will consider its legal remedies. The Company will not book any revenue under these contracts in 2014 Q4 and expects to record an impairment of approximately $4.5

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Ola, Uber roll out subscription-based plans for auto drivers – ET Auto

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Ride-hailing platforms Ola and Uber have taken the route first deployed by rivals Namma Yatri and Swiggy-backed Rapido by offering subscription-based plans for auto-rickshaw drivers on their platforms instead of charging a booking fee or commission on every transaction. These include drivers, restaurants and e-marketplace sellers.

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ASML’s threat to leave uncovers deeper concerns in Netherlands Inc – ET Auto

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A threat by the Netherlands’ largest company ASML to quit the country if it cannot grow there has laid bare wider corporate concerns that the nation’s business climate is deteriorating. The company pointed to remarks made by CEO Peter Berdowski on an NOS radio program on Thursday.

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Eugene H. Spafford: Malware Nemesis

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I did a lot of reading and studying on where computers might be used and where they could go wrong, as well as reading science-fiction books that explored those possibilities,” he says. The state of cybersecurity today How well are companies doing on the security front today? However, computer security became a hobby of his. “I

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