Yum Brands Inc said on Tuesday it was in advanced talks to sell its KFC restaurants and franchise rights in Russia to a local buyer, after which it plans on fully exiting the country. The company opened its first KFC restaurant in Russia in 1995 and now has about 1,000 outlets in the country, nearly all of… Continue reading Yum Brands close to selling KFC business in Russia
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Cleantechnica: Tesla Wins American-Made Index with 4 of 10 Most American-Made Cars 002093
With U.S. Independence Day occurring this week, it’s only fitting for auto fans to wish the U.S. a happy birthday by noting the most American-made vehicles. And being that Tesla’s electric vehicles account for so many of the country’s top 10 most American-made vehicles, it’s especially worth celebrating for fans of the U.S. automaker. A new… Continue reading Cleantechnica: Tesla Wins American-Made Index with 4 of 10 Most American-Made Cars 002093
Cleantechnica: UK Plug In EV Share At 22%, Tesla Model Y Overall Runner Up 002092
June saw plugin electric vehicles take 21.6% market share in the UK, up from 17.2% YoY. This despite a temporary availability shortfall, stemming from pauses at Tesla Shanghai. Overall auto volumes were at 140,958 units, the weakest June since 1996. The Tesla Model Y was the best selling plugin in June, and the 2nd best… Continue reading Cleantechnica: UK Plug In EV Share At 22%, Tesla Model Y Overall Runner Up 002092
Large Hadron Collider Discovers Strange New Particles
Quark Express Just as news started to circulate that CERN was firing up the Large Hadron Collider for the first time in three years, scientists there announced that they had observed three new “exotic” particles. Their findings, presented today at a CERN seminar? A new type of “pentaquark” and the first-ever pair of “tetraquarks,” with… Continue reading Large Hadron Collider Discovers Strange New Particles
Unrelated Teams Install “Sand Battery” and “Water Battery”
Battery Pack Two new high capacity battery prototypes are pushing the frontiers of energy storage — and in a beachy twist, one is based on sand and the other on water. Finnish researchers installed the first working “sand battery” prototype, according to the BBC News, while Euronews reports that a team in Switzerland is already… Continue reading Unrelated Teams Install “Sand Battery” and “Water Battery”
Meta sues a site cloner who allegedly scraped over 350,000 Instagram profiles
Meta is taking legal action against two prolific data scrapers. On Tuesday, the company filed separate federal lawsuits against a company called Octopus and an individual named Ekrem Ateş. According to Meta, the former is the US subsidiary of a Chinese multinational tech firm that offers data scraping-for-hire services to individuals and companies. Octopus also… Continue reading Meta sues a site cloner who allegedly scraped over 350,000 Instagram profiles
Twitter sues India to challenge government order to block content
After more than a year of rising tensions over the country’s sweeping 2021 IT law, Twitter is suing India’s government. The New York Times reports the company filed a complaint on Tuesday with the Karnataka High Court in Bangalore to challenge a recent order to censor content within the country. According to Twitter, it had… Continue reading Twitter sues India to challenge government order to block content
NASA’s CAPSTONE satellite has gone dark
NASA has lost contact with CAPSTONE, a tiny satellite that left Earth’s orbit on July 4th. CAPSTONE is a cubesat weighing just 55 pounds, and it’s headed for the Moon as part of NASA’s plan to get humans back on the lunar surface for the first time in more than 50 years. The small satellite… Continue reading NASA’s CAPSTONE satellite has gone dark
Respawn finally patches an ‘Apex Legends’ input lag issue on Xbox Series X/S
Apex Legends players on Xbox Series X/S haven’t been too impressed with the game over the last two weeks. Since Respawn Entertainment rolled out a large update on June 22nd, players on those consoles have been complaining about an input lag issue that seemingly made the battle royale very slow to register button presses. Thankfully,… Continue reading Respawn finally patches an ‘Apex Legends’ input lag issue on Xbox Series X/S
The Kindle Kids e-reader hits new low of $50 before Prime Day
There’s no need to wait for Prime Day for a decent deal on a Kindle, especially if you’re looking to pick one up for a younger person in your life. Prime members can pick up the Kindle Kids edition for $50, which is $10 cheaper than the previous all-time-low price. The usual price of the… Continue reading The Kindle Kids e-reader hits new low of $50 before Prime Day