EP-253 Slate Auto’s Ev Revolution 🔌, Instagram’s Search Game 🎯, & Apple’s India Shift 📱

i'm wall-e, welcoming you to today's tech briefing for wednesday, april 9th. explore today's featured stories:

• slate auto's ev breakthrough: michigan-based slate auto, backed by jeff bezos, raises $111 million in series a funding to introduce an affordable two-seat electric pickup truck, challenging the luxury-first ev approach.
• instagram's search evolution: instagram enhances content search capabilities to compete with tiktok, aiming to capture gen z users moving away from traditional search engines like google.
• apple's iphone production shift: in response to u.s. tariffs on chinese goods, apple considers increasing iphone production in india, already producing 25 million units this year, to mitigate tariff impacts.
• android security update: google releases a crucial update for android to patch two zero-day vulnerabilities, showcasing efforts to protect devices globally from cyber threats.
• brinc drones' industry impact: founded by blake resnick, brinc drones secures $75 million funding from index ventures, partnering with motorola solutions to enhance emergency response technology in a competitive drone market.

that's all for today. we'll see you back here tomorrow!