Comcast subscribers can now access the SiriusXM app from their Xfinity Flex streaming device and XClass TV as well as through the Xfinity X1 hub for live TV. You can call up the app by saying “SiriusXM” to your voice remote or by searching for it within your device’s list of apps. Although Comcast gives… Continue reading SiriusXM’s radio app is now available on Comcast X1 boxes and smart TVs
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@Daimler: Mercedes-Benz prepares car production network for new electric portfolio
Mercedes-Benz prepares its highly flexible production network for “electric only”: Management and employee representatives reach consensus on future European production setup Top End Luxury: Sindelfingen, the lead Mercedes-Benz plant for high end vehicles to produce models based on the AMG.EA platform (AMG Electric Architecture) from 2025 Core Luxury: The Mercedes-Benz plants in Bremen, Germany and… Continue reading @Daimler: Mercedes-Benz prepares car production network for new electric portfolio
Geely-backed energy storage firm Corun to invest $168m in Chinese new materials businessCorun will pick up a 30% stake in Dingsheng, a lithium-ion bat…
Hunan Corun New Energy, a Chinese publicly-listed energy storage solutions provider, is planning to invest 1.12 billion yuan ($167.2 million) in a loss-making domestic new materials company as it bets on a business transition to focus on new-generation batteries. The 24-year-old company will pick up a 30% stake in Jiangxi Dingsheng New Material Technology, a… Continue reading Geely-backed energy storage firm Corun to invest $168m in Chinese new materials businessCorun will pick up a 30% stake in Dingsheng, a lithium-ion bat…
Taiwan central bank working on digital currency, no timetable on rollout yet
Taiwan‘s central bank is still working on its digital currency and while it’s unclear when the scheme could roll out to the public it will push ahead with it, governor Yang Chin-long said on Wednesday. Taiwan‘s central bank has been working on a pilot for a government-run digital currency for the past two years, to… Continue reading Taiwan central bank working on digital currency, no timetable on rollout yet
Toppr lays off India staff, while parent BYJU’S is reportedly looking at $1b US acquisition
For the second time in as many days, Indian edtech decacorn BYJU’s has laid-off employees at one of its subsidiaries. This time it has let go of 300 employees from Toppr, a day after it handed the pink slip to around 300 employees in WhiteHat Jr. A BYJU’s spokesperson confirmed the layoffs and added that… Continue reading Toppr lays off India staff, while parent BYJU’S is reportedly looking at $1b US acquisition
Hyundai Oilbank makes third listing attempt, gains preliminary nod for IPO
South Korean refiner Hyundai Oilbank Co Ltd has received preliminary approval for its planned initial public offering (IPO), the Korea Exchange said on Wednesday. Hyundai Oilbank, an affiliate of shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries, is 73.85% owned by HD Hyundai Co Ltd as of end-March. It reported non-consolidated revenue of 20.3 trillion won and 565 billion won in operating profit in 2021, the Korea… Continue reading Hyundai Oilbank makes third listing attempt, gains preliminary nod for IPO
Velodyne Lidar CMO Sally Frykman Wins Woman of the Year Award at Sensors Converge Conference
SAN JOSE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Velodyne Lidar, Inc. (Nasdaq: VLDR, VLDRW) today announced its Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) Sally Frykman won the 2022 Woman of the Year award from Sensors Converge and Fierce Electronics. The Best of Sensors Awards recognize the best and most innovative products, technologies, teams and people in the sensors industry. The Sensors Converge… Continue reading Velodyne Lidar CMO Sally Frykman Wins Woman of the Year Award at Sensors Converge Conference
German Handelsblatt: Auto industry: Mercedes is building new electric cars in Germany – the Rastatt plant remains004584
Production at Mercedes The manufacturer is preparing its German plants for the production of electric cars. (Photo: Reuters) Mercedes-Benz has agreed with employee representatives on a plan to switch to electric cars. As the company announced on Wednesday after weeks of negotiations, the plant in Rastatt, Baden, will remain a competence center for compact vehicles.… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Auto industry: Mercedes is building new electric cars in Germany – the Rastatt plant remains004584
Chad Wolf, the illegal secretary
Kirstjen Nielsen’s tenure as the head of the Department of Homeland Security was perhaps best known for the family separation policy at the border. The recordings of crying toddlers, the children wrapped in silver foil blankets, the detention conditions likened to “cages” — this was her legacy. Nielsen was reviled by almost everyone from the center and… Continue reading Chad Wolf, the illegal secretary
How the TSA created two classes of travelers
Dan McCoy is the chief innovation officer at the United States Transportation Security Administration, or TSA. Welcome to Decoder. Thank you for having me, Nilay. I am a listener, so this is exciting. The experience is way different than listening, so you are in for a ride. It’s a great time to talk to you.… Continue reading How the TSA created two classes of travelers