There are many things I think of when I hear the name “Max.” There’s Max Headroom, the ’80s AI icon that’s been on my mind a lot lately. Mad Max! Max Payne! Every friend I’ve ever had named Max (whose names I’ve always been jealous of). Even Homer Simpson’s alternate persona, Max Power. But there’s… Continue reading Sure, ‘Max’ sounds dumb, but HBO Max needed a reboot
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£141 in London, £47 in Huddersfield: Huge gap in UK garage rates
Motorists anxious to save money are being advised to shop around for servicing after a major survey found huge variations in garage labour rates around the UK. The survey, by What Car?, compared the hourly labour rates of 279 independent garages around the UK, all of them members of the Independent Garage Association. It revealed… Continue reading £141 in London, £47 in Huddersfield: Huge gap in UK garage rates
New BYD Dolphin is 265-mile electric hatchback for UK
Chinese manufacturer BYD has confirmed that it will bring a new small electric car to the UK this year. At 4290mm long, the new BYD Dolphin sits in between the Peugeot e-208 and Volkswagen ID 3 in size. Based on the same E-Platform 3.0 as the BYD Atto 3 family hatchback with which the brand launched its UK… Continue reading New BYD Dolphin is 265-mile electric hatchback for UK
New BYD Seal electric saloon to launch in UK in 2023
The new BYD Seal electric saloon has been confirmed for a UK launch later this year, when it will go up against the Tesla Model 3 and Hyundai Ioniq 6 with compelling specifications and competitive performance. Revealed last year, the Seal will be BYD’s third car in the UK; the brand launched here earlier this year with the… Continue reading New BYD Seal electric saloon to launch in UK in 2023
SCMP’s Web 3.0 spinoff Artifact Labs acquires Refinable to build marketplace for historical NFTsThe acquisition of Refinable will help Artifact build …
Artifact Labs’ NFT projects featuring the front pages of South China Morning Post (SCMP) covering historical events such as the 1997 handover of Hong Kong to China, the Asian financial crisis, and Hong Kong’s first 25 years under “One Country, Two System.” Source: Screenshot of Artifact Labs’ website Go to Source
HK-based PACM eyes up to $300m special situations fund for developed markets
Pacific Aegis Capital Management Group (PACM), a Hong Kong-based real estate private credit investment management firm, is in the process of raising its second special situations fund to invest up to $300 million in opportunities across developed markets. PACM, which started operations in 2018, has already secured $150 million in capital commitments for the new… Continue reading HK-based PACM eyes up to $300m special situations fund for developed markets
Can TikTok Shop take on Indonesia’s e-commerce giants?
Two years since its launch in Indonesia, the popularity of TikTok’s e-commerce business, TikTok Shop, has been rapidly rising on the back of the short video app’s meteoric growth in the country. This speedy ascent now raises the question of whether TikTok Shop can compete with Tokopedia, Bukalapak, Shopee and others in Indonesia’s crowded e-commerce… Continue reading Can TikTok Shop take on Indonesia’s e-commerce giants?
China’s newest stock exchange fails to recapture early momentum
Only a minority of the stocks listed on the Beijing Stock Exchange (BSE) saw an immediate benefit from the bourse’s recent rule changes to boost trading, as the efforts didn’t apply to most other shares traded there. The limited effect of the February measures to open the door to margin financing, securities lending and market… Continue reading China’s newest stock exchange fails to recapture early momentum
SoftBank to sell nearly all its stake in Alibaba
SoftBank Group Corp has moved to sell almost all of its remaining shares in Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday citing regulatory filings it had analyzed. The forward sales, which FT analyzed based on filings sent to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, will eventually cut SoftBank’s stake in the Chinese… Continue reading SoftBank to sell nearly all its stake in Alibaba
Biden proposal will change auto industry, push consumers toward electric vehicles
President Joe Biden’s administration on Wednesday proposed historically tougher greenhouse gas emission standards for cars and trucks sold in the U.S. that it says could lead to electric vehicles accounting for as much as 67% of all new sales in less than a decade. If that comes to pass, it would signal a remarkable transition… Continue reading Biden proposal will change auto industry, push consumers toward electric vehicles