The Xpeng G9 SUV is on display during the 20th Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition at the National Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai, April 18, 2023. VCG | Visual China Group | Getty Images Xpeng plans to hire 4,000 new people and invest in artificial intelligence technology, according to the company’s CEO, who warned … Read more
X, formerly Twitter, is trying to placate lawmakers about the app’s safety measures ahead of a Big Tech Congressional hearing on Wednesday, which will focus on how companies like X, Meta, TikTok, and others are protecting kids online. Over the weekend, the social media company announced via Bloomberg that it would staff a new “Trust … Read more
Kim Kardashian is opening up in a new interview heavily focused on her late father, Robert Kardashian Sr., who passed away in 2003 just two months after being diagnosed with esophageal cancer. He was only 59 years old. Now, Kim is opening up about his influence on her, how his influence has impacted how she’s … Read more
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Uber is experimenting with a new service that allows users to hire drivers from its app to complete everyday household chores and projects, in a bid to expand beyond its existing ridesharing and courier business. The service, called Uber Tasks, will launch as a “small pilot” in the coming weeks in Fort Myers, Florida and … Read more
Bob Iger, CEO, Disney, and Brian Roberts of Comcast Getty Images Comcast and Disney have hired investment banks to value Hulu, the next step in what’s been a nearly five-year process to put the streaming service under one owner. Comcast, which owns one-third of Hulu, has hired Morgan Stanley, and Disney, which owns the other … Read more
Amazon packages move on a conveyer belt at a fulfillment center in England. Nathan Stirk | Getty Images Amazon is planning to hike pay for its operations workers in the U.K. and add 15,000 new staff ahead of the holidays, as the e-commerce giant prepares itself for a wave of demand ahead of Christmas. The … Read more
Before the Ole Miss Rebels had Lane Kiffin as their head coach, he was like a handful of other renowned college football coaches: under the wing of the legendary Nick Saba at Alabama. Why was he hired by Saban? Suffice it to say, the two coaches remain linked to each other, even if they’re across … Read more
LONDON — Multinational corporations together with Amazon, Marriott and Hilton pledged Monday to rent greater than 13,000 refugees, together with Ukrainian ladies who’ve fled the battle with Russia, over the subsequent three years in Europe. Simply forward of World Refugee Day on Tuesday, greater than 40 firms say they may rent, hook up with work … Read more
Welcome to Startups Weekly, together with your shiny, newly minted host, yours sincerely. Should you’ve seen my identify on TechCrunch, it’s in all probability due to my in style Pitch Deck Teardown sequence, the place I take a startup’s pitch deck and rejoice the great, lambast the dangerous and use each to be taught extra … Read more
NBCUniversal world promoting chief Linda Yaccarino has resigned to hitch Twitter as its subsequent chief govt. Twitter proprietor Elon Musk confirmed the rent in a tweet Friday. “I’m excited to welcome Linda Yaccarino as the brand new CEO of Twitter!” Musk tweeted. He mentioned she “will focus totally on enterprise operations, whereas I concentrate on … Read more