David Risher, a former Amazon executive, will take over as chief executive on April 17th. More than a decade into its life, Lyft is bringing on a new chief executive officer. On Monday afternoon, the company announced current CEO and co-founder Logan Green would hand day-to-day operations of Lyft to David Risher, a former Amazon… Continue reading Lyft co-founder Logan Green is stepping down as CEO
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Lyft CEO and president stepping down to be replaced by former Amazon exec
Lyft co-founders, CEO Logan Green and president John Zimmer, are stepping down from their roles by mid-April, the company said Wednesday. They will serve as chair and vice chair of Lyft’s board, respectively. David Risher, a former retail executive at Amazon, will take over the CEO position at Lyft. Lyft’s current chairman, Sean Aggarwal, will… Continue reading Lyft CEO and president stepping down to be replaced by former Amazon exec
German Handelsblatt: Automaker: Up to 15 million euros: Volkswagen raises the upper limit for board remuneration006608
Volkswagen will seine Vorstände künftig besser bezahlen. Das geht aus der am Montag versendeten Einladung des Konzerns zur Hauptversammlung im Mai hervor. Demnach soll die Maximalvergütung für die Spitzenmanager deutlich angehoben werden. Gleichzeitig dürfte es schwieriger werden, die neu gezogenen Obergrenzen auch wirklich zu erreichen.So kann Vorstandschef Oliver Blume nach dem neuen Modell theoretisch bis… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Automaker: Up to 15 million euros: Volkswagen raises the upper limit for board remuneration006608
German Handelsblatt: Automaker: Up to 15 million euros: Volkswagen raises the upper limit for board remuneration006606
Volkswagen will seine Vorstände künftig besser bezahlen. Das geht aus der am Montag versendeten Einladung des Konzerns zur Hauptversammlung im Mai hervor. Demnach soll die Maximalvergütung für die Spitzenmanager deutlich angehoben werden. Gleichzeitig dürfte es schwieriger werden, die neu gezogenen Obergrenzen auch wirklich zu erreichen.So kann Vorstandschef Oliver Blume nach dem neuen Modell theoretisch bis… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Automaker: Up to 15 million euros: Volkswagen raises the upper limit for board remuneration006606
German Handelsblatt: Automaker: Up to 15 million euros: Volkswagen raises the upper limit for board remuneration006606
Volkswagen will seine Vorstände künftig besser bezahlen. Das geht aus der am Montag versendeten Einladung des Konzerns zur Hauptversammlung im Mai hervor. Demnach soll die Maximalvergütung für die Spitzenmanager deutlich angehoben werden. Gleichzeitig dürfte es schwieriger werden, die neu gezogenen Obergrenzen auch wirklich zu erreichen.So kann Vorstandschef Oliver Blume nach dem neuen Modell theoretisch bis… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Automaker: Up to 15 million euros: Volkswagen raises the upper limit for board remuneration006606
Gene Expression in Neurons Solves a Brain Evolution Puzzle
The neocortex stands out as a stunning achievement of biological evolution. All mammals have this swath of tissue covering their brain, and the six layers of densely packed neurons within it handle the sophisticated computations and associations that produce cognitive prowess. Since no animals other than mammals have a neocortex, scientists have wondered how such… Continue reading Gene Expression in Neurons Solves a Brain Evolution Puzzle
Ola Electric in talks to raise up to $300m in fresh fundingOla may make an announcement on the fundraising in about a month.
Indian ride-hailing firm Ola Electric is in talks to close a fresh funding round in the range of $250 million to $300 million, led by Goldman Sachs, a source familiar with the matter told DealStreetAsia. The source said Ola may make an announcement about the fundraising in about a month. Ola declined to comment. The… Continue reading Ola Electric in talks to raise up to $300m in fresh fundingOla may make an announcement on the fundraising in about a month.
Bug in Google Markup, Windows Photo-Cropping Tools Exposes Removed Image Data
At the beginning of March, Google released an update for its flagship Pixel smartphones to patch a vulnerability in the devices’ default photo-editing tool, Markup. Since its 2018 introduction in Android 9, Markup’s photo-cropping tool had been quietly leaving data in a cropped image file that could be used to reconstruct some or all of… Continue reading Bug in Google Markup, Windows Photo-Cropping Tools Exposes Removed Image Data
How Ford and VW’s multibillion-dollar self-driving car project failed
In 2017, automakers were scrambling to develop cars that could drive themselves. Ford Motor bet a billion dollars on a startup called Argo AI to catch up to flashy tech companies like Google, Uber and Tesla. Volkswagen, the second-largest automaker in the world, signed on as a backer in 2019, investing $2.6 billion Argo AI… Continue reading How Ford and VW’s multibillion-dollar self-driving car project failed
Nothing Ear (2) Review: Vibrant Sound, Control Issues
The app also has some welcome customization features. There’s an extensive listening test, for example, provided by hearing experts Mimi—let the app walk you through an eartip fit test, let it know how old you are, and then listen to the series of beeps. After this process is completed, analysis of the results allows the… Continue reading Nothing Ear (2) Review: Vibrant Sound, Control Issues