The NFC narrowly earned a win at the 2024 Pro Bowl Games, defeating the AFC 64-59, but the skills competitions were largely one-sided. While the AFC made up ground in the flag football contest, the NFC managed win after win in individual skills contests \and padded their lead every time the AFC cut into it … Read more
SRINAGAR, India — For decades, India has focused its defense policy on its land borders with rivals Pakistan and China. Now, as its global ambitions expand, it is beginning to flex its naval power in international waters, including anti-piracy patrols and a widely publicized deployment close to the Red Sea to help protect ships from … Read more
The 2024 NHL All-Star Weekend is reimagined with a new twist, thanks to a revamped Skills competition. This year, a select pool of 12 players will compete in a series of eight events, earning points along the way. At the end, the player with the most points will receive a grand prize of $1 million. … Read more
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has announced the creation of a three-tiered domestic competition structure and a shift in the ownership model underpinning the women’s professional game. As well as the new structure, the ECB will invest an extra £4-5m per year in the women’s professional game from 2025-2028. This will take annual … Read more
A cheaper model of Tesla electric vehicle is coming late next year, CEO Elon Musk told investors today. If it launches on Musk’s ambitious timeline, it might arrive in time to help Tesla parry the growing might of Chinese EV makers. The “next generation” compact vehicle Musk mentioned could represent the $25,000 entry-level EV teased … Read more
The front seats of the Aito M9 SUV can be adjusted to create reclining chairs for the second row. Passengers can watch a movie on the roll-down projector screen while storing drinks in a refrigerator compartment. CNBC | Evelyn Cheng BEIJING — Hot competition in China’s electric car market is pushing local automakers to sell … Read more
A food delivery courier for Meituan in Beijing, China, on Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023. A surge in sales expected for Meituan may be a catalyst to its shares, which have outperformed peers as services spending turns out to be a rare bright spot amid deepening investor pessimism. Source: Bloomberg Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Since the beginning … Read more
While micromobility companies around the globe have been in limbo and hitting snags like bankruptcy, shutdown and layoffs, a Seoul-based shared e-scooters and e-bikes operator called Gbike is gearing up to go public on the Korean stock market and is reviewing acquisition targets. In an exclusive interview with TechCrunch, Walter Yoon, CEO and founder of Gbike, said the startup is … Read more
Following competition objections raised on Google in Germany this summer over bundling of services including Google Maps via its Android-based in-car infotainment system software, known as Google Automotive Services (GAS), the tech giant has made an offer of some service unbundling and the removal of contractual restrictions it applies to vehicle makers in a bid … Read more
The America’s Got Talent judges are getting their own skin in the game as the competition heats up for America’s Got Talent: Fantasy League. In NBC’s latest franchise spinoff, Simon Cowell, Heidi Klum, Howie Mandel and Spice Girl Melanie Brown each draft their own all-star team of performers and face off against each other in the hopes … Read more