Now that Amazon has said that it’s taking its ball and going home rather than deal with mean, pushy New Yorkers, outside observers are giving off the sense that the city (and its local politicians) are losing out for their recalcitrance. They’re wrong. New York City is running at about a 4.3% unemployment rate — […]
View More Did New York lose anything with Amazon’s rejection? It’s complicated.Category: Wisconsin
Foxconn says Wisconsin factory plans are back on after talk with Trump
It seems Foxconn’s plans for a $10 billion Wisconsin plant are back on. After a couple of years of back and forths, the manufacturing giant says it’s recommitting to plans for a plant in the upper Midwest. A statement today cited a phone call between chairman/founder Terry Gou and Donald Trump. “After productive discussions between […]
View More Foxconn says Wisconsin factory plans are back on after talk with TrumpFoxconn pulls back on its $10 billion dollar factory commitment
Well that didn’t last long. In 2017, Foxconn announced the largest investment of a foreign company in the United States when it selected Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin for a new manufacturing facility. Buttressed by huge economic development grants from Wisconsin, an endorsement from President Trump, and Foxconn CEO Terry Gou’s vision of a maker America, the […]
View More Foxconn pulls back on its $10 billion dollar factory commitmentFoxconn or Foxgone? Tariffs, Wisconsin, and iPhone fires
First some notes on SoftBank’s rumored expansion into China and its weird fund math, then Foxconn, and then quick notes on tech depression, Huawei, and more. TechCrunch is experimenting with new content forms. This is a rough draft of something new – provide your feedback directly to the author (Danny at danny@techcrunch.com) if you like […]
View More Foxconn or Foxgone? Tariffs, Wisconsin, and iPhone firesLies, damn lies, and HQ2
There are few things certain in our world except for the uplifting tendencies of technology. I’ve spent the past few years trying to prove this to myself, at least, by interviewing hundreds of thinkers on the topic. I’ve come to a singular conclusion: when tech moves into a city, be it an iOS dev shop […]
View More Lies, damn lies, and HQ2Harley-Davidson bets its future on the LiveWire electric motorcycle
It’s been a four-year wait since Harley-Davidson first showed off a concept electric motorcycle. Now, the production-ready bike — called the Harley-Davidson LiveWire — is finally here. Well, almost. The Milwaukee, Wisconsin-based company unveiled the production-ready electric motorcycle Tuesday at the EICMA motorcycle show in Italy. It won’t be available, though, until next year. Harley […]
View More Harley-Davidson bets its future on the LiveWire electric motorcycleVenture capital investment in US companies to hit $100B in 2018
So many new unicorns valued at $1 billion-plus, countless $100 million venture financings, an explosion of giant funds — it’s no surprise 2018 is shaping up to be a banner year for venture capital investment in U.S.-based companies. There are more than 2.5 months remaining in 2018 and already U.S. companies have raised $84.1 billion — more […]
View More Venture capital investment in US companies to hit $100B in 2018Vesper’s new microphone technology attracts millions from the biggest names in sound technology
Vesper Technologies, a new microphone technology developer, has raised $23 million from some of the biggest names in audio technology to finance the commercialization of its piezoelectric microphones. As audio technology and voice controlled devices become more ubiquitous, manufacturers are hoping to turn to higher performance MEMS (micro-electro mechanical systems) microphones that use acoustic sensors […]
View More Vesper’s new microphone technology attracts millions from the biggest names in sound technologyWisconsin school administrators made a Backstreet Boys parody in honor of a snow day
To this midwest school, snow day announcements don’t have to be stuck into a memo or email.
The district administrators of Cumberland School District put together a parody of “I Want It That Way” by the Backstreet Boys in honor of the upcom…
Self-driving cars might get their own lane on Interstate 94
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Self-driving vehicles may get their very own lanes along a stretch of the bustling Interstate 94 in Wisconsin.
Wisconsin transportation officials are considering the futuristic option because the electronics manufacturing giant Foxconn — whose Chinese factory produces up to half a million iPhones a day — confirmed in October that it will build a 20 million square-foot flat-screen factory in Racine County, Wisconsin. This will inevitably bring a ton of commerce-related traffic to the region, so Foxconn asked state officials to consider a self-driving vehicle lane to more efficiently move things to and from the factory. Read more…
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