New Jersey Dems rally behind party’s failed platform supporting criminal migrants, but why?
New Jersey Democrats are following the same playbook that allowed Donald Trump to be re-elected as president in 2024. This weekend, after the incident with Ras Baraka being arrested before a violent…
Musk’s X social media platform reinstates Kanye West’s account
(Reuters) – Social media platform X reinstated account of Ye, the artist formerly known as Kanye West, on Saturday, after it was suspended nearly eight months ago because the rapper had violated…
Alibaba’s Ele.me platform signs wages, safety contracts as tech crackdown ends – media
BEIJING (Reuters) – Alibaba’s Ele.me on Thursday became China’s first delivery platform to sign collective contracts on wages and labour safety with its staff, official media reported, as Beijing signals an end…
Audi in talks to buy Chinese automaker SAIC’s EV platform -sources
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Germany’s Audi is in talks with SAIC Motor Corp to buy an electric vehicle platform from the Chinese state-owned automaker, two people familiar with the matter said, an unprecedented…
Mexican Pemex estimates platform fire shut in 700,000 barrels of oil
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican oil company Pemex estimates that a deadly fire on a major offshore platform off the southern edge of the Gulf of Mexico has led to the loss…
Startup e-commerce platform Temu expands to Japan
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Ultra low-cost e-commerce platform Temu, owned by PDD Holdings, has started selling to Japan, marking its first foray into the Asian market. The marketplace, the sister site of Chinese…
Stellantis unveils new platform underpinning move to electric vehicles
MILAN (Reuters) – Stellantis on Wednesday unveiled its new ‘STLA Medium’ vehicle platform, the first of four new electric-centric bases that will underpin all future models made by the world’s fourth largest…
IMF working on global central bank digital currency platform
By Ahmed Eljechtimi RABAT (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is working on a platform for central bank digital currencies (CDBCs) to enable transactions between countries, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva…
China pushes platform firms to protect consumer, vendor rights
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s market regulator on Thursday announced a five-month campaign that will ensure platform companies optimise their protocols, to protect the rights of consumers and vendors. The State Administration for…
YouTube Reverses Misinformation Policy, Allows Claims About 2020 Election On Platform
YouTube Reverses Misinformation Policy, Allows Claims About 2020 Election On Platform Arjun Singh on June 2, 2023 YouTube reversed its misinformation policy regarding content about elections on Friday and will now permit…
Uber executive says European taxis joining platform
By Toby Sterling AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Uber is seeing an influx of European taxi drivers joining its platform, an executive told Reuters, a surprising development given the history of tensions between the…
Mercedes plans new electric van platform, 20% cost cuts by mid-decade
By Nick Carey LONDON (Reuters) – Mercedes-Benz’s van unit said on Tuesday that it plans a new, scalable platform for its electric vans that will reduce fixed costs by 20% by the…
IBM unveils new watsonx, AI and data platform
By Jane Lanhee Lee OAKLAND, California (Reuters) – International Business Machines Corp on Tuesday launched watsonx, a new artificial intelligence and data platform to help companies integrate AI in their business. The…
Griner embraces growing platform at Met Gala months after return from Russia
By Ben Kellerman and Doyinsola Oladipo NEW YORK (Reuters) – American basketball star Brittney Griner stepped onto the red carpet at the star-studded Met Gala on Monday, embracing a larger spotlight months…
NYC straphanger stabbed with ice pick on Brooklyn train platform
NEW YORK, NY – A NYC subway rider was the victim of an unprovoked attack at a Cyrpress Hills train station when he was stabbed with an ice pick. The attack happened…
Analysis-China’s Xpeng takes cues from Tesla for its new EV platform
By Paul Lienert (Reuters) – Chinese electric vehicle maker Xpeng Inc is the latest manufacturer hoping to save money and speed development and production by shifting to a digital vehicle architecture –…
China’s Xpeng aims to cut costs with new vehicle manufacturing platform
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s electric vehicle (EV) maker Xpeng unveiled on Sunday a new platform it developed in-house for making vehicles, which it said will reduce the development and manufacturing costs for…
‘Free Speech’ Social Media Platform Parler Is Getting Shut Down
‘Free Speech’ Social Media Platform Parler Is Getting Shut Down Jason Cohen on April 14, 2023 Starboard, the digital-media conglomerate that acquired Parler, a free speech social media platform, temporarily took it…
Leonardo, Siemens sign deal to create cybersecurity platform
ROME (Reuters) – Leonardo and Siemens on Thursday said they signed a memorandum of understanding to offer cybersecurity solutions for infrastructure in the energy, oil and gas and industrial sectors. “The main…
Coinbase halts support for Signature Bank’s digital payments platform
(Reuters) – Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase Global Inc said on Monday it has stopped support for Signature Bank’s digital payments platform Signet, more than a week after U.S. regulators took control of the…
Intel releases software platform for quantum computing developers
By Jane Lanhee Lee OAKLAND, Calif (Reuters) – Intel Corp on Tuesday released a software platform for developers to build quantum algorithms that can eventually run on a quantum computer that the…
Twitter becomes first social media platform to allow cannabis ads in U.S
(This Feb. 15 story has been corrected to clarify that Curaleaf reduced payroll by 10% not workforce in the last paragraph) By Mrinalika Roy (Reuters) – Twitter on Wednesday became the first…
CEO Of Cryptocurrency And Forex Trading Platform Pleads Guilty To Over $240 Million Scheme To Defraud Investors
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today the guilty plea of EDDY ALEXANDRE, the leader of a purported cryptocurrency and foreign exchange (“forex”) trading…
Nine global banks invest $45 million in carbon credit platform
LONDON (Reuters) – Nine global banks have invested a total of $45 million in a new platform to help scale up transactions of voluntary carbon credits and make it easier for their…
Two robbed on subway platform in Brooklyn Christmas morning
NEW YORK, NY – Detectives with New York City’s 72nd Precinct are trying to identify a Christmas Grinch who robbed two people in Brooklyn on Christmas morning. The robbery took place on…
AT&T, BlackRock to form commercial fiber-optic platform
(Reuters) – Wireless carrier AT&T Inc and fund manager BlackRock Inc are forming a joint venture to operate a fiber-optic platform in the United States, the companies said on Friday. The venture,…
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