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Uber notched another win in its effort to win over the beleaguered taxi industry, announcing a plan to start listing London’s famed black cabbies in its app. The service won’t roll out until early 2024, but some London cabbies have already begun to sign up. Uber says all 15,000 of London’s cab drivers “will now … Read more
BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s Huawei said on Sunday it will move core technologies and resources in its smart car unit, which has chalked up robust sales for a number of new vehicles, to a new joint company owned up to 40% by automaker Changan Auto. The new company will engage in research and development, production, sales … Read more
Some workers go to great lengths to hide hush trips from their bosses. But employees of the Polish company PhotoAid needn’t bother. The company, which helps travelers take their own passport photos at home, allows its employees to stay at an apartment in Spain for free — provided they work while they’re there. The apartment … Read more
Why has a phone company launched its own branded beer? Good question. Mobile phone maker Nothing, the company that makes the Android Nothing Phone 2 with its flashing lights, partnered with UK brewery Freetime to produce a rice lager. Staying true to the company’s minimalist aesthetic, the beer is simply called “beer (5.1%)” and comes in … Read more
Welcome to AI This Week, Gizmodo’s weekly roundup where we do a deep dive on what’s been happening in artificial intelligence. Why is Everyone Suing AI Companies? | Future Tech This week, Forbes reported that a Russian spyware company called Social Links had begun using ChatGPT to conduct sentiment analysis. The creepy field by which … Read more
Volvo vehicles seen outside a Volvo dealership in Edmonton, on October 26, 2023, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Artur Widak | Nurphoto | Getty Images Volvo Cars shares tumbled as much as 14% on Friday morning after its parent company Zhejiang Geely Holding Group began a sale of around 100 million shares of the Swedish carmaker. At … Read more
A fire in a coal company building in a northern Chinese city has killed 25 people and injured a few dozen more ByThe Associated Press November 16, 2023, 12:15 AM BEIJING — A fire burned in a coal company building Thursday in a northern Chinese city, killing 25 people and injuring a few dozen more. … Read more
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaking with CNBC on Nov. 15th, 2023. CNBC Microsoft is not focused on China as a domestic market, though the company has notable Chinese customers with operations outside the world’s second most-populous country, CEO Satya Nadella said on Wednesday. “We are mostly focused on the global market ex-China,” Nadella told CNBC’s … Read more
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The leader of the United Arab Emirates toured the Dubai Air Show on Wednesday as a sanctioned Russian arms supplier displayed an attack helicopter used in its war on Ukraine, highlighting his country’s continued ties to Moscow despite Western sanctions targeting it. Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan toured the … Read more
Shares of online education company 2U closed down 57% Friday, falling below $1 for much of the day after a problematic forecast and indications that some universities are terminating their contracts. 2U, which helps companies offer digital programs to students, posted a net loss of $47.4 million for the third quarter. Its adjusted loss of … Read more