I want to preface this post by saying I will never pretend to understand why corporations do some of the things they do. I was simply minding my own business, looking for information on BMW’s new concept scooter on the German automaker’s press site, when… well, here, look: “BMW launches new streaming platform JOYTOPIA narrated… Continue reading BMW’s Joytopia metaverse has Christoph Waltz and Coldplay wait come back
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Joe Rogan’s Fans Are Shredding Him for Being a Moron About COVID
Image by Getty Images/Futurism Prominent podcaster Joe Rogan has tested positive for the coronavirus. Rogan has repeatedly voiced his doubts about the effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccine, despite the overwhelming amount of publicly available evidence that it prevents most infections and nearly all life threatening cases. “Throughout the night, I got fevers, sweats, and I… Continue reading Joe Rogan’s Fans Are Shredding Him for Being a Moron About COVID
Head of Russian Space Program Tells Absurd Lie About Abandoning ISS
Rogozin is either suffering from severe memory loss — or, much more likely, he’s trolling NASA once again. Emotional Rollercoaster Dmitry Rogozin, the director-general of the Russian space agency Roscosmos, is now cozying up to its Western partners in the International Space Station after years of taking jabs at NASA and SpaceX. Now he’s claiming that… Continue reading Head of Russian Space Program Tells Absurd Lie About Abandoning ISS
Richard Branson’s Rocket Went Way Off Course During Spaceflight
Virgin Galactic CEO Richard Branson traveled high into the upper atmosphere in July on board his space company’s Unity rocket plane, an event celebrated as the first time a billionaire CEO did so — despite falling far short from reaching the internationally agreed upon edge of space. While the views were stunning, it turns out… Continue reading Richard Branson’s Rocket Went Way Off Course During Spaceflight
GM temporarily shuts down North American factories because of chip shortage
General Motors, parent company of Chevrolet, GMC, Cadillac, and Buick, said it was temporarily halting production at six of its North American factories as a result of the global chip shortage. It’s the latest major automaker to be affected by the tight supply of essential computer chips. Four of GM’s US-based plants will be affected:… Continue reading GM temporarily shuts down North American factories because of chip shortage
Prive Raises $1.7M in Pre-Seed Funding
Co-founders Alex Craciun and Claudia Laurie Prive, a San Francisco, CA-based eCommerce subscriptions platform, raised $1.7M in pre-seed financing. The round was led by Xfund and Bling Capital, with participation from Defy Partners, Halogen Ventures, Base Case Capital, and current senior Uber executives. Founded by ex-Uber product managers Alex Craciun and Claudia Laurie, Prive provides… Continue reading Prive Raises $1.7M in Pre-Seed Funding
Audi’s Grandsphere concept car is another luxurious living room on wheels
Automakers love concept cars that tease a future in which very rich people ride around in autonomous vehicles that look like luxurious living spaces. The latest is Audi’s Grandsphere, a spacious electric sedan with an interior that looks like it was designed by a Kardashian. The car is designed to be adjustable based on the… Continue reading Audi’s Grandsphere concept car is another luxurious living room on wheels
China Digest: Vertilite, Yunyou Freight in funding news …
Semiconductor firm Vertilite has pocketed “tens of millions of US dollars” in a Series C3 round of financing, while Tencent-backed logistics provider Yunyou Freight has raised a Series B+ round. Summitview leads funding in Vertilite Semiconductor firm Vertilite said on Thursday that it has pocketed “tens of millions of US dollars” in a Series C3… Continue reading China Digest: Vertilite, Yunyou Freight in funding news …
Binance may have breached rules, says Singapore central bank …
Singapore central bank said on Thursday that Binance, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges by trading volume, could be in breach of local laws and should stop providing payment services to the city-state’s residents. “MAS has reviewed Binance.com’s operations and is of the view that Binance, the operator of Binance.com, may be in breach of the Payment Services… Continue reading Binance may have breached rules, says Singapore central bank …
India: Government seeks bids from legal advisors for LIC’s IPO a second time
However, the RFP did not receive sufficient response. The Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM) on Thursday came out with the second RFP for appointing legal firms, who have to bid in consortium with an international firm, and the last date for bidding is September 16. “Considering insufficient demand received in the first… Continue reading India: Government seeks bids from legal advisors for LIC’s IPO a second time