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ComfortDelGro JV lands $837m contract to operate rail services in New Zealand

Mainboard-listed transport company ComfortDelGro Group has been awarded a S$1.13-billion ($836.5 million) contract to operate rail services in Auckland, New Zealand, according to a press statement. The Singapore-based group will operate the rail services through its joint venture with Australian rail operator and maintenance company UGL Rail Services, called Auckland One Rail (AOR), in which… Continue reading ComfortDelGro JV lands $837m contract to operate rail services in New Zealand

China’s top social media platforms to “rectify” financial self-media accounts

China’s top social media platforms, Wechat, Douyin, Sina Weibo and Kuaishou, said on Saturday they would begin to rectify irregular practices of “self-media” accounts that publish financial information, reported state media Global Times. This follows an announcement by China’s cyberspace regulator, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), that it would look into accounts that have repeatedly released financial news illegally,… Continue reading China’s top social media platforms to “rectify” financial self-media accounts

Astra rocket does a real smooth slide before failing to reach orbit

Astra’s first rocket launch since it the company went public wasn’t exactly the success the company hoped for. An engine failing to fire a second into the launch caused the rocket to hover sideways before attempting to reach orbit. The flight safety crew purposely stalled the engines 2 minutes and 28 seconds into the flight… Continue reading Astra rocket does a real smooth slide before failing to reach orbit

Build Your Own Internet Of Things With 98% Off These Arduino Training Classes

The future of everything is do-it-yourself, from neat little time-saving projects to the autonomous vehicles of the future. And underlying all this futuristic tech will be modest little technology like the Arduino board. The Ultimate Arduino Coding Power Course Bundle will help you master the technology underlying the future, from first principles to bigger concepts.… Continue reading Build Your Own Internet Of Things With 98% Off These Arduino Training Classes

Indian SaaS unicorn Freshworks files for $100m US IPO F…

The 11-year old software-as-a-service (SaaS) startup has appointed Morgan Stanley, J.P.Morgan, BofA Securities, Jeffries and Barclays as book managers to the IPO, among others. Freshworks joins the growing list of Indian unicorns which are making a beeline towards public markets. These include financial services major Paytm, insurtech player PolicyBazaar and beauty marketplace Nykaa. Merchant fintech… Continue reading Indian SaaS unicorn Freshworks files for $100m US IPO F…

Sony’s new PS5 model weighs less because it has a smaller heatsink

A new PS5 model started appearing in Australia, Japan, and parts of the US earlier this month, with a new stand design and a mysterious reduction in weight. Thanks to a teardown video from YouTuber Austin Evans, the mystery has now been solved: Sony has changed the heatsink that helps cool the PS5. The new… Continue reading Sony’s new PS5 model weighs less because it has a smaller heatsink

Google reportedly offered Netflix a special discount on Play Store fees

Google has been accused of playing favorites in its treatment of Android app developers. The Verge reports a newly unsealed consumer lawsuit against Google alleges the company offered to take a “significantly reduced” cut of Netflix’s Play Store revenue in order to quell the streaming giant’s “displeasure.” Netflix, Spotify and Tinder all supposedly tried to… Continue reading Google reportedly offered Netflix a special discount on Play Store fees

Belarusian hackers are trying to overthrow the Lukashenko regime

A group of activist-hackers in Belarus has infiltrated almost every part of the the country’s authoritarian government in a bid to overthrow the Lukashenko regime, according to MIT’s Technology Review and Bloomberg. The hackers, known as Belarus Cyber Partisans, have been leaking information they found on sensitive police and government networks. They first started defacing… Continue reading Belarusian hackers are trying to overthrow the Lukashenko regime

Microsoft might not deliver Windows 11 updates to PCs with old CPUs

Microsoft might let you install Windows 11 on PCs with older processors, but that doesn’t mean you’ll get the full experience you’d find on newer machines. The company told The Verge that PCs with unsupported CPUs aren’t ‘entitled’ to get Windows 11 updates, and might not even get driver or security upgrades. You may have… Continue reading Microsoft might not deliver Windows 11 updates to PCs with old CPUs