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Electric car buyers claim they were misled by NissanElectric car buyers claim they were misled by Nissan
Image copyrightAFPImage caption John Weatherley says Nissan exaggerated the facts about the Leaf

Owners of Nissan's new electric Leaf say they were given misleading information about the car before buying it.

They say charging the Leaf can take three times longer than claimed on Nissan's website.

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Dispatch from the Super Internet

Therea version of the internet thatsuperior to the internet you&re probably using.

Call it the Super Internet.

The Super Internet is faster, more powerful, more secure and more private, and it offers modular features on popular websites that most people don&t have access to.

I believe millions of people, thousands of businesses and hundreds of enterprises would profit massively from having access to the Super Internet.

But they don&t have access, because they don&t know it exists.

Thatwhy I&m writing this column — to tell you that the Super Internet does exist, and also how to gain access.

The Super Internet exists right now. But understanding it requires a contextual understanding of the past and the future.

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In partnership with TechCrunch, The Europas Conference - Awards, features smaller breakout sessions on key subjects for startups, followed by a glittering awardsshow for the hottest startups in Europe, based on voting by expert judges and the industry itself. Plus loads of networking opportunities with investors, and the super-fun Pitch Rolette pitch competition.

Just some of the investors coming to The Europas this Tuesday, July 3, in London include:

Alliott Cole, Octopus Ventures

Andrei Brasoveanu, Accel Partners

Carlos Eduardo Espinal, Seedcamp

Damir Bandolo, Columbus Capital

Eileen Burbidge, Passion Capital

Eze Vidra, Reimagine Ventures

George McDonuagh, KR1 (Blockchain/Crypto)

Jamie Burke, Outlier Ventures (Blockchain/Crypto)

Jason Ball, Qualcomm Ventures

Jeremy Yap, Angel Investor

Joe White, Entrepreneur First

Maria Wagner, Beringea

Michael Jackson, Mangrove Capital Partners

Nancy Fechnay, Angel Investor (Blockchain/Crypto)

Paul Dowling, Dreamstake Ventures

Richard Muirhead, Fabric Ventures (Blockchain/Crypto)

Scott Sage, Crane Venture Partners

Sitar Teli, Connect Ventures

Stephanie Hospital, OneRagtime

Suzanne Ashman, LocalGlobe

Thomas Graham, TLDR Capital

Tugce Ergul, Angel Labs

Vishal Gulati, Draper Esprit

Wendy Tan White, BGF

Instead of thousands and thousands of people, think of a great summer event with a selected 800 of the most interesting and useful people in the industry, including key investors and leading entrepreneurs.

Herethe agenda.

And here14 reasons to attend The Europas:

• Ultra-high quality Investors, speakers - featured guests

• New startup founders brought into the eco-system

• New deal-flow for investors

•Our &Diversity Matters& Free pass bringing in more women and POC

• Expert speeches, discussions, and Q-A

• Intimate &breakout& sessions with key players on vertical topics

• The opportunity to meet almost everyone in those small groups, super-charging your networking

• Convivial, relaxed atmosphere conducive to networking

• Key press including WSJ, TechCrunch, VentureBeat, attending

• A stunning awards dinner and party which honors both the hottest startups and the leading lights in the European startup scene

• Content independently curated by journalists

• The only truly independent, industry-backed awards in Europe

• Percentage of profits will be donated to charity

• All on one day to maximize your time in London

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Plus, as a special offer for TechCrunch readers, we have discounted tickets of up to 60% off:

• Daytime conference plus evening awards tickets (£250, 60% discount) (valid all day, July 3rd) & this ticket includes the daytime conference and the awards dinner with ceremony and after party. It includes refreshments and lunch during the conference, and the awards drinks reception and dinner.

• Daytime only, Unconference tickets (£75, 60% discount) & this ticket includes the afternoon Unconference only.

• Evening Awards-only tickets (£195, 60% discount) & this ticket is for the awards dinner with ceremony and after party. It includes the awards drinks reception and dinner.

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The hottest investors at The Europas, your specially discounted ticket

The conference and awards are supported by TechCrunch, the official media partner. Attendees, nominees, and winners will get deep discounts to TechCrunch Disrupt in Berlin, later this year.

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BenchmarkMitch Lasky will reportedly step down from Snapboard of directors

Benchmark partner Mitch Lasky, who has served on Snapboard of directors sinceDecember 2012, is not expected to stand for re-election to Snap board of directors and will thus be stepping down, according to a report by The Information.

Early investors stepping down from the board of directors — or at least not seeking re-election — isn&t that uncommon as once-private companies grow into larger public ones. Benchmark partner Peter Fenton did not seek re-election for Twitterboard of directors in April last year. As Snap continues to navigate its future, especially as it has declined precipitously since going public and now sits at a valuation of around $16.5 billion. Partners with an expertise in the early-stage and later-stage startup life cycle may end up seeing themselves more useful taking a back seat and focusing on other investments. The voting process for board member re-election happens during the companyannual meeting, so we&ll get more information when an additional proxy filing comes out ahead of the meeting later this year.

Benchmark is, or at least was at the time of going public last year, one of Snapbiggest shareholders. According to the company424B filing prior to going public in March last year, Benchmark held ownership of 23.1% of SnapClass B common stock and8.2% of SnapClass A common stock. Lasky has been with Benchmark since April 2007, and also serves on the boards of a number of gaming companies like Riot Games and thatgamecompany, the creators of PlayStation titles flower and Journey. At the time, Snap said in its filing that Lasky was &qualified to serve as a member of our board of directors due to his extensive experience with social media and technology companies, as well as his experience as a venture capitalist investing in technology companies.&

The timing could be totally coincidental, but an earlier Recode report suggested Lasky had been talking about stepping down in future funds for Benchmark. The firm only recently wrapped up a very public battle with Uber, which ended up with Benchmark selling a significant stake in the company and a new CEO coming in to replace co-founder Travis Kalanick. Benchmark hired its first female general partner, Sarah Tavel, earlier this year.

We&ve reached out to both Snap and a representative from Benchmark for comment and will update the story when we hear back.

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Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus (Nintendo Switch) review

Late last year, developer Panic Button worked wonders by transplanting id Software's hellish FPS DOOM to the Nintendo Switch. Visual downgrades aside, it was an incredibly accurate conversion of relatively recent AAA shooter, and proof that Nintendo's system – despite its relative lack of grunt when compared to Sony and Microsoft's home consoles –

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More details leak out about Microsoft's newMore details leak out about Microsoft's new

Just what is Microsoft planning next for its Surface line of hardware We've had numerous hints in recent weeks and months that a Surface Phone or something like it might be on the cards, and now a leaked email is pointing to a "pocketable" Surface device that's been two years in the works.

In an internal email obtained by The Verge, the device is

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