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2026-08-05

Lucid is cutting $1.4bn and betting its survival on robotaxis

Lucid’s turnaround plan comes down to spending far less and hoping robotaxis pay off. The luxury electric-vehicle maker unveiled a $1.4bn cash-savings programme this week, alongside a second-quarter net loss of $1.26bn. The scale of the loss frames the urgency. Revenue rose to $405m from $259m a year earlier, but the company still burned through […]<br /> This story continues at The Next [...]

thenextweb

2026-08-05

How to choose an app development agency for your startup: a founder’s guide

For founders building from idea to MVP to scale, Chop Dawg makes the case for choosing a technical partner with process, staying power, and long-term accountability. Start With the Decision That Shapes the Product For a startup founder, the first version of an app is rarely just a first version. It is the test of […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]

Destination

2026-08-05

The cost of being half-hearted in AI and how to avoid the Solow Paradox

How can enterprises avoid falling into the trap of perceiving AI roll-out as a failure due to a lack of initial organizational buy-in? [...]

Destination

2026-08-05

Inna Braverman, Founder and CEO of Eco Wave Power – Interview Series

Inna Braverman, Founder and CEO of Eco Wave Power - is a technology entrepreneur working to establish wave energy as a commercially viable source of renewable electricity. She founded Eco Wave Power in 2011 at the age of 24, inspired in part by her personal connection to the Chernobyl nuclear disaster and a commitment to reducing pollution. Under her leadership, the company has developed grid-conn [...]

Destination

2026-08-05

AI Is Speeding Up Legal Work. Litigation Infrastructure Has to Keep Pace.

AI is quickly becoming part of everyday legal practice. Adoption rates are aggressively rising. Attorneys are using AI to accelerate legal research, summarize documents, and reduce time spent on administrative tasks. Much of the conversation so far has focused on what AI can do. That conversation is now shifting. The harder question is how firms build around the models and agents and all the vario [...]

Destination

2026-08-05

How ENHYPENs vampire universe grew far beyond K-pop

ENHYPEN discusses DARK MOON, THE SIN: BLISS, and how the group's vampire universe has expanded from K-pop lore into Webtoons, anime, Comic-Con, and immersive fan storytelling. [...]

Destination

2026-08-05

Cougars Lower the Risks of Car Crashes by Hunting Deer

A new study shows how the big cats cause deer to move away from roads and deeper into the forest, where they pose less of a hazard to motorists. [...]

Destination

2026-08-05

Gene-Edited Puppies Will Melt Your Heart—but Won’t Trigger Your Allergies

A startup has created beagles without the gene that causes runny noses and watery eyes for allergy sufferers. [...]

thenextweb

2026-08-05

$26,000 lab monkeys are the strange measure of China’s biotech boom

The clearest sign of China’s drug-development surge is not a molecule but a monkey. The price of a research primate there has climbed toward 150,000 yuan, roughly $26,000, and it keeps rising. That is a steep jump in a short time. The figure is up from an average of about 103,000 yuan in 2025, though […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]