Electric car falls from third floor of Shanghai building
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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. And a language app says it’s been inundated with users from Ukraine as people in the country look to escape the war there. We speak to Babbel’s CEO, Arne Schepker. Plus: Netflix is laying off three hundred staff worldwide and confirmed adverts are comingScientists now think Jupiter may have got to its size by ‘eating’ other worldsA bacterium so big it’s visible to the naked eye has been described as like meeting a human as tall as Mount EverestA robot called IG-1 can serve up to 80 drinks per hourKeanu Reeves seems to have changed his mind about NFTsSeveral species of tortoises and turtles appear to have found the secret of eternal youth See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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