ambitions

Hertz is scaling back its EV ambitions because its Teslas keep getting damaged

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Rental car company Hertz once envisioned itself as the ultimate EV broker, doling out battery-powered vehicles to business travelers, ridehail drivers, and tech newbies in an ambitious plan to grease the wheels for the EV revolution. The company inked agreements with Tesla and Polestar to buy nearly 200,000 EVs. Tesla’s valuation topped $1 trillion on … Read more

How China’s global influence is growing and what its ambitions are

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China’s efforts to forge new economic and diplomatic alliances through its Belt and Road infrastructure initiative are now well known. But Beijing is also extending its presence and power globally in quieter, smaller or surprising ways. At every point of the compass, Beijing is laying the foundations of its new international order and shaping places … Read more

Meghan Markle reveals ‘most important’ thing in her entire life amid Hollywood, political ambitions

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Meghan Markle reveals ‘most important’ thing in her entire life amid Hollywood, political ambitions Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle has disclosed her number one priority in her entire life amid reports of her Hollywood and political ambitions. The Duchess of Sussex was speaking at an event for their Archewell Foundation in New York City. Archie … Read more

TikTok’s Southeast Asia ambitions to take major hit with Indonesia ban

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TOPSHOT – A staff of a small shoe manufacturer shows their new products to make an introductory video to be posted on social media in Bogor, West Java on September 27, 2023. Indonesia has banned goods transactions on social media platforms such as TikTok, Facebook or Instagram in a new regulation, its trade minister said … Read more

Katie Couric ended Sarah Palin’s vice presidential ambitions on this day in 2008

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On This Day: Sept. 24, 2008 The Happening Sarah Palin became an overnight political rock star when Republican presidential candidate John McCain introduced her as his running mate in the 2008 election cycle that eventually ushered President Barack Obama into the White House. His victory seemed less than assured when Palin introduced herself to the … Read more

The Leaked Quest 3 Headset Video Teases Meta’s VR Ambitions

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It’s the unboxing video heard across the metaverse. There’s a contemporary leak of Meta’s upcoming combined actuality headset, the Meta Quest Professional 3. A video posted to X, the social media platform previously often called Twitter, by consumer @ZGFTECH reveals a pair of arms pulling the black and white headset and controllers out of a … Read more

Philips Hue safety digicam photos give us our greatest look but at its dwelling safety ambitions

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First got here a report from a good weblog, then got here a sequence of blurry photos by way of the FCC, and now The Verge can solely reveal renders of Philips Hue’s forthcoming entry into the sensible dwelling safety market. The pictures come to us by way of Dave Zatz of ZatzNotFunny, who noticed … Read more