Maybe just let it be? Roll Over Beethoven The Beatles — or at least their surviving two members — recently made a splash by releasing a new track that featured AI-isolated vocals from a 1978 John Lennon demo called “Now and Then.” The result, a mid-tier and largely forgettable Beatles bop, had us wondering if… Continue reading Peter Jackson Threatens to Release Even More AI Beatles Songs
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Should Astronauts Be Allowed to Eat Each Other If They’re Starving?
“Is it wrong to waste such a neatly packaged meal?” Clean Plate A husband-and-wife duo have published a book about life on Mars that includes a section about — drumroll, please — the ethics of astronaut cannibalism in space. “Death among spacefarers has always been rapid and always consumed whole crews,” Kelly and Zach Weinsersmith,… Continue reading Should Astronauts Be Allowed to Eat Each Other If They’re Starving?
India proposes slashing EV import taxes in UK free trade deal
Electric vehicle sales in India stood at 49,800 last year, making up just 1.3% of the 3.8 million passenger vehicles sold, according to BloombergNEF. India is proposing reducing import taxes on some electric vehicles from the UK in an effort to clinch a free-trade deal between the two nations by the end of the year,… Continue reading India proposes slashing EV import taxes in UK free trade deal
Nitin Gadkari launches Castrol India initiative to upskill truckers
In its first phase, ‘Castrol CRB TURBOMAX Pragati Ki Paathshaala’ comprises a two-and-a-half-month journey with two specially designed trucks taking different routes covering all the four regions across India. New Delhi: Castrol India Limited, a premier lubricant manufacturer, has embarked on its next endeavour to empower truck drivers with the ‘Castrol CRB TURBOMAX Pragati Ki… Continue reading Nitin Gadkari launches Castrol India initiative to upskill truckers
The GOP Presidential Debate Is Livestreaming on Rumble, Home to White Nationalist Nick Fuentes
Fuentes compared the Hamas attack to the Holocaust, claiming both were created to “elicit a certain emotional response [to give the government] the popular mandate to do whatever it is the government wants to do.” While it portrays itself as a free speech network, Rumble does have specific policies in place against racism and antisemitism.… Continue reading The GOP Presidential Debate Is Livestreaming on Rumble, Home to White Nationalist Nick Fuentes
New Jersey Keeps Newborn DNA for 23 Years. Parents Are Suing
The Institute for Justice, a libertarian nonprofit, and the parents behind the lawsuit claim there’s no reason for the state to keep samples that long. “The New Jersey Department of Health has unilaterally determined that it can keep and store the unused blood from every baby born in New Jersey,” the lawsuit alleges. In the… Continue reading New Jersey Keeps Newborn DNA for 23 Years. Parents Are Suing
Maybe (HBO) Max Just Isn’t Worth It
Max, the streaming service formerly known as HBO Max, has lost 700,000 subscribers in the past three months. Despite the huge drop, streaming revenue at Max, which is owned by Warner Bros. Discovery, were up 5 percent—with a 30 percent year-on-year jump in advertising revenue. These numbers raise a big question for the streaming industry:… Continue reading Maybe (HBO) Max Just Isn’t Worth It
In 50 Words: Investors slash values of Ola, PharmEasy stakes
These markdowns reduced Ola’s valuation to around US$2.65 billion and PharmEasy’s to about US$550 million. Go to Source
Geely eyes EV foothold in Southeast Asia with $10bn Malaysia hub
SINGAPORE/SHANGHAI/BANGKOK — Chinese automaker Geely has teamed up with Malaysian partner Proton Holdings to stage a comeback in Southeast Asia’s electric vehicle market, fueled by a $10 billion investment in Malaysia. One of the biggest attractions at last month’s Malaysia International Motor Expo in Kuala Lumpur was an electric vehicle from Smart Automobile, a joint… Continue reading Geely eyes EV foothold in Southeast Asia with $10bn Malaysia hub
SiriusXM has a new app, a new logo, and new audience to conquer
/ The company is under pressure to turn its younger listeners into paying customers. By Ariel Shapiro, lead reporter of Hot Pod, a newsletter covering podcasting and the audio industry. She previously worked at Forbes, where she covered media and entertainment. Share this story SiriusXM’s new logo and app icon.Image: SiriusXM SiriusXM debuted a revamped… Continue reading SiriusXM has a new app, a new logo, and new audience to conquer