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Apple hires former BMW executive for Its rebooted car project. Apple Inc. has hired Ulrich Kranz, a former senior executive at BMW AG’s electric car division, to help lead its own vehicle efforts, according to people familiar with the situation. (Mark Gurman via Bloomberg)
Twitter to add a newsletter 'subscribe' button to profiles for simple sign-ups. Twitter is set to continue its ongoing reinvention of the most sacred of social-media spaces — the user profile — in the next few weeks with the addition of a newsletter subscription button. The goal, as the company explained to Mashable, is to help newsletter writers better leverage their existing Twitter followers in an effort to grow their subscriber bases. (Jack Morse via Mashable)
Covid-19 deaths this year have already eclipsed 2020's toll. More people have died from Covid-19 already this year than in all of 2020, according to official counts, highlighting how the global pandemic is far from over even as vaccines beat back the virus in wealthy nations. (Jon Kamp via Wall Street Journal)
Fintech giant Klarna raises $639M at a $45.6B valuation amid 'massive momentum' in the US. Just over three months after its last funding round, European fintech giant Klarna is announcing today that it has raised another $639 million at a staggering post-money valuation of $45.6 billion. (Mary Ann Azevedo via TechCrunch)
Tune in for Tesla's Model S Plaid delivery event at 11:15 PM ET. After a teasing fans over the last couple of years, Tesla will take the Model S beyond Ludicrous Mode tonight when it unveils an even faster version of the sedan. The Model S Plaid promises owners they'll have the "quickest accelerating car in production today," equipped with three electric motors that will push the car to a max speed of 200 MPH, with the right tires and wheels attached. (Richard Lawler via Engadget)
How green bottlenecks threaten the clean energy business. As the world economy wakes back up, shortages and price spikes are affecting everything from the supply of Taiwanese chips to the cost of a French breakfast. (The Economist)
Seven Seven Six, Alexis Ohanian’s New VC Firm, Launches With $150 Million And A Promise To Shake Things Up. Plenty of venture capital shops have built software to support their startup investing before—some quietly, some for marketing effect. But to hear Alexis Ohanian describe his new VC firm Seven Seven Six’s tools—dramatically named “Cerebro,” after the X-Men character—he’s reinvented the wheel. (Alex Konrad via Forbes)
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