DNS and internet security provider Cloudflare has blocked Kiwi Farms, an infamous forum known for its online and real-world harassment campaigns. CEO Matthew Prince announced the company’s decision on Saturday after it initially resisted calls to stop protecting the website. “As Kiwi Farms has felt more threatened, they have reacted by being more threatening,” Prince… Continue reading Cloudflare blocks trans harassment forum Kiwi Farms following escalation of ‘targeted threats’
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SLS fuel leak likely to delay Artemis 1 launch to October
NASA’s next-generation Space Launch System likely won’t fly in September. After a fuel leak forced the agency to scrub its second attempt to launch Artemis 1, there had been some hope the mission could get underway before its current launch window ended on September 6th. That won’t be the case. “We will not be launching… Continue reading SLS fuel leak likely to delay Artemis 1 launch to October
German Handelsblatt: Volkswagen Group: Volkswagen decides on Porsche’s IPO – the most important questions and answers005121
Porsche headquarters in Stuttgart The go-ahead for the IPO should be given soon. (Photo: dpa) There has been speculation about the Porsche IPO for months. Now Volkswagen, owner of the high-yield Stuttgart sports car manufacturer, is faced with an immediate decision: “It’s going to get serious on Monday,” said corporate circles at the weekend. The… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Volkswagen Group: Volkswagen decides on Porsche’s IPO – the most important questions and answers005121
Number Plate theft on rise as crooks clone and dodge fines
In just 18 seconds during one evening in April this year, another car became a statistic in the UK’s growing epidemic of numberplate theft. As our black and white stills, taken from a security camera near the vehicle owner’s house in Farnborough, show, the thief knows precisely which car to target and quickly unscrews the plate… Continue reading Number Plate theft on rise as crooks clone and dodge fines
2023 Polestar 2 pictured in the Alps with subtly facelifted design
An updated Polestar 2 will arrive next year, with subtle design tweaks and more extensive technical changes, including improved efficiency and performance as well as a host of software updates. The Tesla Model 3-rivalling model, spotted in these pictures testing in the Alps in prototype form ahead of next year’s launch, will retain the choice… Continue reading 2023 Polestar 2 pictured in the Alps with subtly facelifted design
Ruf 3.4 RSR
In the metal this is a pint-sized thing; simple yet dripping in irresistible details, thuggish yet puppy-ish, and diminutive yet in possession of monstrous presence. What an utter honey, and just look at those fat, 285-section Pirelli P7s. Slip over the low-slung members of the full roll cage and into the period seats and, though… Continue reading Ruf 3.4 RSR
Near-zero-emission rotary engine could extend life of ICEs
Radical ideas for internal combustion engines aimed at replacing the four-stroke piston engines we have today have come and gone, but that hasn’t stopped new ideas from surfacing. One that has been garnering a fair bit of attention this year is Astron Aerospace Omega 1, a rotary design that isn’t a Wankel engine or turbine.… Continue reading Near-zero-emission rotary engine could extend life of ICEs
Behind iQiyi’s long, painful road to profitability
IQiyi’s first quarter of profit-making seems to be more of a course correction, but mounting pressures lie ahead for the Chinese Netflix. Go to Source
VCs tells founders to focus on product, profitability as market enters bear phaseIndonesian startups had an active fundraising period last year.
A bear market, characterised by a market that is going through prolonged price declines, is actually an opportune time for startup founders to slow down and build their products, according to a top executive of a venture capital firm. “Last year was extremely bullish. Now, I think, we are already in an extremely bearish kind… Continue reading VCs tells founders to focus on product, profitability as market enters bear phaseIndonesian startups had an active fundraising period last year.
Asia Digest: AXA IM Alts buys Japan assets; Anchorage Capital sells Rail First
European investment firm AXA IM Alts has acquired residential assets in Japan for $420 million while Australian PE firm Anchorage Capital is selling Rail First in Australia. AXA IM Alts buys residential assets in Japan for $420m Global alternative investment manager AXA IM Alts announced that it has acquired a portfolio of multi-family and purpose-built… Continue reading Asia Digest: AXA IM Alts buys Japan assets; Anchorage Capital sells Rail First