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Revel shutters rideshare business, pivots to EV charging

is transportation editor with 10+ years of experience who covers EVs, public transportation, and aviation. His work has appeared in The New York Daily News and City & State. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Revel is shutting down its ridehail business, citing heightened competition from rideshare leaders like Uber and Lyft. The company, which began as an electric moped business before shifting to rideshare, plans to pivot to electric vehic

Revel is ending its ridesharing operation to focus on EV charging

Revel Transit is shutting down its rideshare operation in NYC, as reported by Bloomberg. The company will instead focus its efforts on EV charging. It's also seeking buyers for its fleet, including the 165 for-hire vehicle license plates it owns. "At the end of the day, rideshare is a very competitive market and asset-heavy. It’s low margin," CEO Frank Reig said. “We have made the difficult decision that the best way we can keep the EV transition moving forward is by ending our rideshare servic

I jump-started a bus from the 1930s with this power bank - here's my buying advice

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The Associated Press tells its book critics that it's ending weekly reviews

Terrible news from The Associated Press. Media Nation correspondent J.A. passes along this note from Anthony McCartney, the AP’s global entertainment and lifestyle editor. AP to end its weekly book reviews Dear AP book reviewers, I am writing to share that the AP is ending its weekly book reviews, beginning Sept. 1. This was a difficult decision but one made after a thorough review of AP’s story offerings and what is being most read on our website and mobile apps as well as what customers are

Save $150 on the OnePlus 13 right now and get a free gift - but hurry

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The best tablets for students in 2025: Expert recommended for back-to-school season

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I tested this power bank by jump starting a bus from the 1930s - here's what happened

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Revel shuts down its ride-hail business to focus on EV charging

Revel has shut down its ride-hailing service in New York City, in yet another pivot for the company that started out by renting electric scooters in 2019. Moving forward, Revel will instead focus on its nascent EV charging business, which includes operating five stations in New York and one in San Francisco. A visit to Revel’s app on Monday showed a message thanking users for “riding with us the last 4 years!” and announcing it has “permanently closed our rideshare service.” Revel’s website ech

5 free Windows PC apps I always install first (and how they improve your workflow)

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Why I travel with 3 different portable power stations (and can't get out of the habit)

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Samsung gives free $120 offer to Galaxy Z Fold and Flip 7 users - how to redeem it now

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3 portable power stations I travel everywhere with (and how they differ)

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Trade Desk tanks 39% for worst day ever on CFO departure and competition from Amazon

In this article TTD Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT Jeff Green, CEO of The Trade Desk. Scott Mlyn | CNBC Shares of The Trade Desk plummeted 39% on Friday, their worst day on record, after the ad-tech company announced the departure of its CFO and analysts expressed concerns about rising competition from Amazon . The Trade Desk, which went public in 2016, suffered its steepest prior drop in February, when the shares fell 33% on a revenue miss. In its second-quarter earnings repo

Job growth has slowed sharply; the question is why

After an avalanche of data last week, there are more signs of a slowing economy. Real GDP rose modestly in the first half, and inflation started to drift up. The labor market was the last piece to fall in line, and it did with a bang on Friday. Job growth slowed sharply starting in May (including large downward revisions in May and June), and the unemployment rate increased in July. It’s a complicated mix of supply and demand shocks, but an unsurprising outcome given the significant policy chang

Trade Desk tanks almost 40% on CFO departure, tariff concerns and competition from Amazon

In this article TTD Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT Jeff Green, CEO of The Trade Desk. Scott Mlyn | CNBC Shares of The Trade Desk plummeted almost 40% on Friday and headed for their worst day on record after the ad-tech company announced the departure of its CFO and analysts expressed concerns about rising competition from Amazon . The Trade Desk, which went public in 2016, suffered its steepest prior drop in February, when the shares fell 33% on a revenue miss. In its second-q

Bank of England chief says no rift with UK government as Revolut licence delay draws scrutiny

Revolut cards is seen in this illustration photo taken in Krakow, Poland on March 29, 2024. LONDON — Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey told CNBC there hasn't been a "falling out" with the U.K. government over delays to fintech giant Revolut's long-awaited bank license. Last week, the Financial Times reported that a meeting arranged by British Finance Minister Rachel Reeves with Revolut and the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) — an arm of the BOE that oversees banks — was cancelled af

The Download: GPT-5 is here, and Intel’s CEO drama

3 Meta’s AI superintelligence team is growing The new TBD Lab is currently working on the newest version of its Llama model. (WSJ $) + Meta has also been busy acquiring an AI audio firm. (The Information $) + Elsewhere, Tesla has disbanded its supercomputer team. (Bloomberg $) 4 A man suffered psychosis after ChatGPT suggested he take sodium bromide The 60-year old ended up with bromism. (Ars Technica) + He’d been taking it for three months before he went to the ER. (The Independent) + AI

Is Google TV in trouble? A new report reveals concerning details

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google is reportedly having trouble securing revenue from its Google TV platform. It has now resorted to lowering its commissions on ad spaces to incentivize advertisers. Google is facing heat from competitors such as Samsung’s Tizen, LG’s WebOS, Roku, and Amazon’s Fire OS in the US. Back in 2020, Google merged its Android TV and Chromecast efforts and launched a Google TV interface aimed at increasing discovery. While its focus to promote relevant c

These Sony headphones are a fan favorite - and they're on sale at Amazon at a new low price

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Android phone feeling slow? How I changed one setting to instantly double the speed

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Benchmarking GPT-5 on 400 real-world code reviews

GPT-5 is now available in Qodo’s platform for all free and paid users. Get started today. At Qodo, we believe benchmarks should reflect how developers actually work. That’s why we built the PR Benchmark—a benchmark designed to assess how well language models handle tasks like code review, suggesting improvements, and understanding developer intent. Unlike many public benchmarks, the PR Benchmark is private, and its data is not publicly released. This ensures models haven’t seen it during train

17 iOS settings I changed to instantly improve my iPhone battery life

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Apple’s F1 film helped drive Formula One Group’s top-speed revenue growth

The F1 movie isn’t just a hit for Apple. The Formula One Group credits Apple in part for its recent revenue boost. The Hollywood Reporter has the story: The company, which is owned by Liberty Media, saw a one-time revenue increase from the release of the film in late June, which contributed to the group’s 40 percent rise in revenue year-over-year to hit $1 billion. Executives quantified the impact of the movie on revenue as “as a mid-teens number for the quarter,” with other drivers including

Just installed iOS 18.6 on your iPhone? I'd change these 11 settings ASAP

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These midrange Bose headphones are on sale for $130 off - act fast before the deal ends

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TP-Link's new Wi-Fi 7 router is a travel-friendly option that won't break the bank

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Changing this Android setting instantly doubled my phone speed (Samsung and Google models included)

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These 17 iOS tweaks instantly extended my iPhone battery life - quick and easy

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Why I no longer recommend pre-built SSDs for Windows PCs - and what you should buy instead

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This new TP-Link travel router supports Wi-Fi 7 and is small enough to fit in your pocket

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