German Chancellor Olaf Scholz discussed energy and trade ties with Vietnam‘s Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh during a visit to Hanoi on Sunday, the first for a German leader in more than a decade. Scholz‘s stop in Vietnam on his way to the G20 leaders’ summit in Indonesia, highlights Vietnam‘s growing role in global supply chains as many German firms consider… Continue reading Germany’s Olaf Scholz visits Vietnam as manufacturers eye shift from China
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Tesla mulls exporting made-in-China EVs to US, Canada
Tesla has considered plans for exporting made-in-China electric vehicles to the United States and Canada, two people with knowledge of the planning told Reuters, a step that would connect its largest factory to North America, its largest market. Tesla has been evaluating whether Model 3 and Model Y electric vehicles made in Gigafactory Shanghai could be sold in North America as soon as next year,… Continue reading Tesla mulls exporting made-in-China EVs to US, Canada
Indonesia’s Adaro signs MoU with Hyundai for aluminium supply
Indonesian metals company PT Adaro Minerals Indonesia Tbk has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Company on aluminium supply for automobile manufacturing, Adaro said in a statement on Sunday. The MoU was signed on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Bali, Indonesia. Under the MoU, Hyundai would secure the right to purchase aluminium produced by Adaro‘s subsidiary PT Kalimantan Aluminum Industry at an early stage of… Continue reading Indonesia’s Adaro signs MoU with Hyundai for aluminium supply
Scientists Find That Lifting Weights Offers No Benefit Over Simply Lowering Them
Image by Getty Images/Futurism You go to the gym, you pick things up. But maybe, as the second half of the famous line goes, the focus should really be on putting them down. According to a recent study performed by researchers at Australia’s Edith Cowan University (ECU) and published in the European Journal of Applied… Continue reading Scientists Find That Lifting Weights Offers No Benefit Over Simply Lowering Them
Insurance Company Refuses to Pay Ransom, So Hackers Start Releasing Health Records of Up To 10 Million People
So far, at least 500,000 personal health records have been stolen. Breaching Whales Hackers plundered the health records of millions of customers from Australian health insurance provider Medibank, then dumped them on the dark web after Medibank refused to pay the demanded ransom. The hack first came to light in October, when it was unclear… Continue reading Insurance Company Refuses to Pay Ransom, So Hackers Start Releasing Health Records of Up To 10 Million People
The Guy Who Invented the World Wide Web Thinks We Should “Ignore” Web3
“Web3 is not the web at all.” Web of Lies The man who literally invented the form of the internet we all use believes the future of it lies in decentralization. That man is Tim Berners-Lee, a British computer scientist who’s widely credited with inventing the World Wide Web back in 1989. However, Berners-Lee thinks… Continue reading The Guy Who Invented the World Wide Web Thinks We Should “Ignore” Web3
‘Fix your companies. Or Congress will,’ Senator Ed Markey warns Elon Musk
/ Senator Ed Markey snapped back at Elon Musk after the billionaire mocked his concerns about paid verification on Twitter. Illustration by Lille Allen / The Verge Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) told Elon Musk, “Fix your companies. Or Congress will,” after Musk snarkily replied to the senator’s concerns about fake verified accounts on Twitter, and… Continue reading ‘Fix your companies. Or Congress will,’ Senator Ed Markey warns Elon Musk
Twitter reportedly cuts contract workforce following mass layoffs
After laying off 50 percent of the company’s employees, Elon Musk has turned his attention to Twitter’s contract workers. According to separate reports from Platformer’s Casey Newton and Axios, the social media platform began reducing its contingent staff on Saturday afternoon. The scale of the job cuts is unclear, but Newton puts it at “a… Continue reading Twitter reportedly cuts contract workforce following mass layoffs
Samsung SSDs are up to 67 percent off at Amazon
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Blackrock shelves China bond ETF amid growing political tensionThe first Blackrock ETF product was reportedly scheduled for the fourth quarter.
Blackrock Inc has put off the launch of an exchange traded fund (ETF) that invests in Chinese bonds, amid growing tension between Washington and Beijing, the Financial Times said on Saturday. The world’s largest money manager has “indefinitely” shelved the ETF, the newspaper said, citing people familiar with the decision. According to one of the people, the move… Continue reading Blackrock shelves China bond ETF amid growing political tensionThe first Blackrock ETF product was reportedly scheduled for the fourth quarter.