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Former New York Post employee apologizes for racist posting spree

The former New York Post employee who hijacked the outlet’s content management system and Twitter account to post a series of racist and sexist headlines last week has apologized for his actions. “I deserved to get fired for a very volatile, irresponsible, and disgusting action and an utmost betrayal of the New York Post,” Miguel… Continue reading Former New York Post employee apologizes for racist posting spree

YouTube brings Showtime, Paramount+ and other streaming services into its main app

YouTube is bringing premium streaming services into its main app with a new feature called Primetime Channels. You’ll see TV shows, movies and sports the likes of Showtime, Starz, Paramount+ and AMC+ alongside videos from your favorite creators. Folks in the US can sign up for Primetime Channels starting today through the Movies and TV… Continue reading YouTube brings Showtime, Paramount+ and other streaming services into its main app

Twitter could stop offering ad-free articles to Blue subscribers

When Twitter Blue began rolling out in the US last fall, the company positioned ad-free articles as one of the main reasons to subscribe. A little more than a year later, it looks like Twitter will discontinue that feature. According to The Wall Street Journal, the company plans to stop offering Twitter Blue customers the… Continue reading Twitter could stop offering ad-free articles to Blue subscribers

Journey Acquires Squint/Opera

Journey, a NYC-based innovation and design agency, acquired Squint/Opera, a London, UK-based creative agency which bridges the worlds of architecture, design, media, and technology to produce compelling narrative driven immersive experiences in physical and virtual worlds. The amount of the deal was not disclosed. Squint/Opera’s expertise combined with Journey’s capabilities in physical, spatial voice, gaming… Continue reading Journey Acquires Squint/Opera

Shareholders in Dubai’s Empower to offer more stake in IPOThe company has increased the size of the stake being offered to 15% from 10%.

Shareholders in Dubai’s Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation (Empower) have increased the size of the stake being offered in an initial public offering to 15% from 10%, citing strong demand for the shares. Empower said in a statement its two shareholders Dubai Electricity and Water Authority DEWAA.DU and Emirates Power Investment had exercised their right to increase the number of ordinary shares being offered in the listing to… Continue reading Shareholders in Dubai’s Empower to offer more stake in IPOThe company has increased the size of the stake being offered to 15% from 10%.

HK stock exchange to adjust fees to boost turnover amid weak trading

Hong Kong stock exchange said on Tuesday it will change its securities transaction fee structure for investors to cut costs and boost sluggish trading amid volatile markets in the Asian financial hub. The trading tariff of HK$0.5 ($0.064) on each transaction will be removed from Jan 1, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd said, adding ad valorem fee, a tax derived from the value of a transaction, will be… Continue reading HK stock exchange to adjust fees to boost turnover amid weak trading

Waymo launches autonomous rides to Phoenix airport

Waymo is expanding its robotaxi service in downtown Phoenix to include pickups and drop-offs at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. This is the first time a U.S. robotaxi operator has launched paid trips to and from an airport, which will be an essential use case for autonomous vehicle companies looking to scale. Airport rides make up… Continue reading Waymo launches autonomous rides to Phoenix airport

Evolito, with an axial-flux motor lighter than Tesla’s, starts ramping up its team

Last year YASA, a British electric motor startup with a revolutionary “axial-flux” motor, was acquired by Mercedes-Benz to develop ultra-high-performance electric motors for Mercedes’s AMG.EA electric-only platform. YASA’s axial-flux electric motors had previously garnered a reputation for efficiency, high power density, small size, and low weight. However, the team behind YASA did something quite clever.… Continue reading Evolito, with an axial-flux motor lighter than Tesla’s, starts ramping up its team

XPeng to begin autonomous driving public road tests in Guangzhou

XPeng received a permit Monday to begin testing its G9 electric SUV as an autonomous vehicle on public roads in Guangzhou. The company will begin testing a small fleet as soon as possible with a human safety operator in the driver’s seat. This is a milestone for XPeng as it aims to use its vehicles… Continue reading XPeng to begin autonomous driving public road tests in Guangzhou

AI is running out of computing power. IBM says the answer is this new chip

A close up of the IBM Artificial Intelligence Unit chip. Image: IBM The hype suggests that artificial intelligence (AI) is already everywhere, but in reality the technology that drives it is still developing. Many AI applications are powered with chips that weren’t designed for AI – instead, they rely on general-purpose CPUs and GPUs created for… Continue reading AI is running out of computing power. IBM says the answer is this new chip