International celebrity Kim Kardashian has shared a strange series of pictures showing her hanging out — and engaging in just a touch of PDA — with a Tesla Optimus humanoid robot sitting inside a Cybercab. The provocative series of photos, clearly intended to market her shapewear line, didn’t quite hit the mark with her audience… Continue reading Photos Show Kim Kardashian Holding Hands With Tesla Robot
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In high-wage Germany, VW’s labour costs outstrip the competition
The dataunderscores the company’s challenge to remain competitive in its pricey home market as cheaper models from China arrive. As Volkswagen and unions gear up for the next round of talks over wages and plant closures in Germany, company and industry data reviewed by Reuters show that the automaker spends a higher proportion of sales… Continue reading In high-wage Germany, VW’s labour costs outstrip the competition
US senators push auto safety agency to finalise vehicle rules
A 2021 infrastructure law included 10 new auto safety provisions including modernizing standards for crash avoidance technologies, automatic engine shutoff devices and headlights. A group of nine Democratic senators on Wednesday urged U.S. auto regulators to move quickly to issue new vehicle safety rules in the face of traffic deaths that remain significantly above pre-COVID… Continue reading US senators push auto safety agency to finalise vehicle rules
Mexico warns about Trump tariff impact on U.S. companies
Ebrard also said that top carmakers such as Ford had no plans to move production from Mexico. Mexico’s top economy officials on Tuesday downplayed concerns about trade talks with Donald Trump’s administration, saying the potential impact on American companies could give the incoming U.S. president second thoughts about levying massive tariffs. Trump campaigned on a… Continue reading Mexico warns about Trump tariff impact on U.S. companies
Africa’s electric vehicle firms look to COP29 for finance boost
“When you come to COP, a lot of good things are said, but the follow up – that’s always been challenging,” he said. As the evening rush hour descends upon Nairobi, Kenyan motorcycle taxi driver Kariuki Mwangi skilfully weaves through the congestion on his electric bike, acutely aware that a quiet revolution is humming beneath… Continue reading Africa’s electric vehicle firms look to COP29 for finance boost
Meta Finally Breaks Its Silence on Pig Butchering
Since roughly 2020, when the earliest pig butchering scams started to emerge, more than 200,000 people have been trafficked and held in compounds—mostly in Myanmar, Cambodia, and Laos—where they are forced to play the role of an online scammer. If they refuse, the criminals who own the scam compounds, which are typically connected to Chinese… Continue reading Meta Finally Breaks Its Silence on Pig Butchering
The Red Elephant in the Room at AfroTech
Under a Trump administration, the outcomes for 2025 appear inevitably bleaker. He’s promised to invest in an economy that is anti-woke, bolstering his cabinet with agitators—such as Brendan Carr, his choice for chair of the Federal Communications Commission—that have promised to end DEI. Project 2025, the 900-page conservative policy agenda Trump is likely to base… Continue reading The Red Elephant in the Room at AfroTech
SOCi Ranks as a Fastest-Growing Company on 2024 Deloitte Technology Fast 500™ for Third Consecutive Year
Attributes 334% Revenue Growth to Best-In-Class AI-powered Genius Suite SAN DIEGO, Nov. 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — SOCi Inc., the CoMarketing Cloud for multi-location enterprises, today announced it ranked No. 345 on the Deloitte Technology Fast 500™, a ranking of the 500 fastest-growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences, fintech, and energy tech companies in North America,… Continue reading SOCi Ranks as a Fastest-Growing Company on 2024 Deloitte Technology Fast 500™ for Third Consecutive Year
Main Event Expands Its Footprint to Montclair, Introducing a New Hub for Fun and Entertainment
Place for Shared Family Fun with Bowling, Gel Blaster/Laser Tag, and More to Open its First California Location in January MONTCLAIR, Calif., Nov. 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Main Event, a destination for vibrant fun-filled entertainment experiences, will open its first Montclair location on Wednesday, January 22 and is now aiming to hire 180 passionate individuals… Continue reading Main Event Expands Its Footprint to Montclair, Introducing a New Hub for Fun and Entertainment
Teleo Raises $16.2 Million in Series A Extension Funds Led by UP.Partners
Teleo will use the funds to scale customer deployments of its autonomous heavy equipment, continue expanding into new industries beyond construction, and enhance the company’s AI capabilities PALO ALTO, Calif., Nov. 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Teleo, a company building autonomous technology for heavy equipment, today announced it has raised $16.2 million in Series A extension… Continue reading Teleo Raises $16.2 Million in Series A Extension Funds Led by UP.Partners