(opens original source in a new tab)ElectrekIONNA just beat every major EV fast-charging networkIONNA has been operating public fast chargers for less than two years, but EV drivers already rank it higher than every other eligible US fast-charging network. (opens original source in a new tab)Michelle Lewis·13 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)CoinDeskForecasts for $1 million bitcoin price likely look too ambitious, key ratio suggestsThe thesis is that high yields on long-term U.S. Treasuries make non-yielding assets like bitcoin less attractive. (opens original source in a new tab)Omkar Godbole·13 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)CoinDeskTrezor warns 14,000 customers after fulfilment partner suffers data breachThe incident marks the first time Trezor customers' shipping addresses were exposed. (opens original source in a new tab)Olivier Acuna·13 August 2026
Startups (opens original source in a new tab)TechCrunchOpenAI hires new CRO as executive shake-up continuesOpenAI has replaced chief revenue officer Denise Dresser after just nine months on the job, tapping Wiz president and chief operating officer Dali Rajic to take on frontier lab's top sales job. (opens original source in a new tab)Tim Fernholz·13 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)ElectrekTesla Electric launches $35/month Powerwall whole-home backup leaseTesla is now renting out whole-home backup for about $35 a month in Texas. The catch: you lease two Powerwalls and sign up for Tesla Electric. Tesla Energy announced the new “Powerwall Lease” today, bundling the battery hardware with its own retail electricity business to push the effective monthly cost far below what a normal battery lease would run. (opens original source in a new tab)Fred Lambert·13 August 2026
Startups (opens original source in a new tab)TechCrunchFord on track to complete $2B factory overhaul for Fathom EV truckFord expects to begin prototype builds of the Fathom EV in the first quarter of 2027. (opens original source in a new tab)Kirsten Korosec·13 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)Breaking DefenseOn Asia trip, DoD policy chief has praise for AUKUS, and a warning for ‘middle powers’Elbridge Colby said at the start of his multi-nation tour that his message would be “realistic and perhaps bracing, but also reassuring.” (opens original source in a new tab)Mike Yeo·13 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)AgFunder NewsAgriFood Signals: Ranch tech startup Ranchbot nets $15m, Target hires chief AI officer, plant cell culture megadealPlus: Vertical farmer GoodLeaf Farms achieves profitability. The post AgriFood Signals: Ranch tech startup Ranchbot nets $15m, Target hires chief AI officer, plant cell culture megadeal appeared first on AgFunderNews. (opens original source in a new tab)Elaine Watson·13 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)ElectrekGenesis unveils the GV80 HEV, its first hybrid with an ‘EV-like’ drive and better efficiencyGenesis revealed the GV80 HEV, its first hybrid vehicle. The GV80 HEV will go on sale next month with an all-new hybrid system that delivers an “EV-like” drive and roughly a 25% improvement in fuel efficiency. (opens original source in a new tab)Peter Johnson·13 August 2026
Industry News (opens original source in a new tab)IPWatchdogNew ‘Patent Friction Index’ Ranks USPTO Last Among Five Peer OfficesRed Tape Index (RTI), a project of the regulatory intelligence platform Labrynth, published a patent index today placing the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) below every peer office measured on the price, speed, and openness of the patent system. The Patent Friction Index assigned the United States a composite score of -42.62, a figure that stayed negative under every alternative scoring rule tested. The post New ‘Patent Friction Index’ Ranks USPTO Last Among Five Peer Offices a (opens original source in a new tab)Rose Esfandiari·13 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)New ScientistDNA reveals a society organised around women in pre-Roman BritainDescent passed from mother to daughter rather than from father to son, a study of more than 500 Iron Age individuals from north-east England suggests (opens original source in a new tab)Michael Le Page·13 August 2026
