A letter from Mudassir Sheikha, CEO and Co-Founder of Careem, to Careem colleagues on Monday, April 10th, 2023: Today is the start of Careem’s Chapter 3. It’s a big moment for Careem, and we will inshallah make it an exciting inflection point for the region’s digital economy. I am delighted to announce that we have… Continue reading Careem: Chapter 3
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@niche: 7 EV Stocks to Avoid Like the Plague Heading Into April 2023002631
While electric vehicles may be the future of transportation, I’m afraid these EV stocks to avoid might not make the cut. Fundamentally, as a burgeoning sector, the price for entry for arguably most consumers is simply too steep. With a smaller addressable market for a wide array of competitors, it’s inevitable that many if not… Continue reading @niche: 7 EV Stocks to Avoid Like the Plague Heading Into April 2023002631
The Big Bang’s Afterglow Reveals Invisible Cosmic Structures
Nearly 400,000 years after the Big Bang, the primordial plasma of the infant universe cooled enough for the first atoms to coalesce, making space for the embedded radiation to soar free. That light—the cosmic microwave background (CMB)—continues to stream through the sky in all directions, broadcasting a snapshot of the early universe that’s picked up… Continue reading The Big Bang’s Afterglow Reveals Invisible Cosmic Structures
YouTuber Gets Shot for Prank, Pledges to Keep Making More Prank Videos
“I was playing a prank, a simple practical joke, and this guy didn’t take it very well and shot me.” Prank Memes A YouTube prankster — who likes to harass minimum wage workers at fast food restaurants, pretend to vomit on Uber drivers, and anger strangers for no apparent reason — has been shot in… Continue reading YouTuber Gets Shot for Prank, Pledges to Keep Making More Prank Videos
U.S. agency says Uber should face claims that driver ratings are biased
The judge had said that the survey was inadequate because it only polled people who, like Liu, were barred from driving for Uber and not the overall population of Uber drivers. The U.S. agency that enforces workplace discrimination laws has urged a federal appeals court to revive a lawsuit alleging that Uber Technologies Inc’s system… Continue reading U.S. agency says Uber should face claims that driver ratings are biased
Aurora truck navigates using checkpoints
Near the US border, Aurora teaches self-driving trucks to pass through checkpoints. The self-driving startup aurora announced a milestone on Monday. The autonomous driving system is now ready for commercial use. This is to be achieved by the end of 2024. In parallel, the company offers other routes in the American Southwest, including Texas. [embedded… Continue reading Aurora truck navigates using checkpoints
Lyft re-launches EV service, starting with business travelers
Lyft is re-launching a feature that will allow riders to request an electric or hybrid vehicle for their next pickup. The service, Lyft Green, will initially only be available to business travelers in select cities when it begins April 17. Lyft had originally launched Lyft Green in 2019 in Seattle, with plans to scale across… Continue reading Lyft re-launches EV service, starting with business travelers
Travel is Getting Expensive: Protect Your Trip!
MINNEAPOLIS, April 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Travel prices are going up –apparently a whopping 11% from the past year according to NerdWallet. It’s no wonder travelers are taking extra precautions as they plan their summer travel. So what’s the best way to protect the travel bookings you’ve made? Yonder Travel Insurance explains how travel insurance can… Continue reading Travel is Getting Expensive: Protect Your Trip!
Massive 3CX Supply Chain Hack Targeted Cryptocurrency Firms
Software supply chain attacks, in which hackers corrupt widely used applications to push their own code to thousands or even millions of machines, have become a cybersecurity scourge, both insidious and potentially huge in the breadth of their impact. But the latest major software supply chain attack, in which hackers who appear to be working… Continue reading Massive 3CX Supply Chain Hack Targeted Cryptocurrency Firms
Mathematicians Find an Infinity of Possible Black Hole Shapes
The cosmos seems to have a preference for things that are round. Planets and stars tend to be spheres because gravity pulls clouds of gas and dust toward the center of mass. The same holds for black holes—or, to be more precise, the event horizons of black holes—which must, according to theory, be spherically shaped… Continue reading Mathematicians Find an Infinity of Possible Black Hole Shapes