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Tesla car revealed to have a rat problem as rodents ate away its cable wirings

Jul 13, 2021 09:36 am UTC| Business Economy

Tesla is one of the best-selling electric cars today, even though it is quite expensive. Now, a unique story came up, and it was shared that one owner of the EV car had to spend thousands of dollars more as her unit was...

Nordstrom acquires stake in UK's premier fashion brands Topshop, Topman

Jul 13, 2021 08:55 am UTC| Business Economy

Nordstrom announced last weekend that it has purchased a minority stake in four leading clothing lines that are owned by UKs online fashion house Asos. The American luxury department store chain acquired stakes in...

Tencent Music: Chinese regulators may demand the company to forgo its exclusive rights to its music labels

Jul 13, 2021 08:29 am UTC| Business Economy

Tencent Music is reportedly facing a hefty fine and may lose its exclusive rights to its own music label. According to sources, Chinas anti-trust regulators are likely to order the company to release its rights to its...

Microsoft acquiring RiskIQ as threats on cybersecurity escalates

Jul 13, 2021 07:26 am UTC| Business Economy

Microsoft revealed on Monday, July 12, that it will acquire RiskIQ, a cyber security company based in San Francisco, California. The announcement comes as ransomware and cyber attacks have become rampant...

ByteDance reportedly drops IPO plans after meetings with Chinese regulators

Jul 13, 2021 06:09 am UTC| Business Economy

ByteDance Ltd., the parent company of TikTok, reportedly halted its plans to go public and list offshore. The Dow Jones reported that the plan was indefinitely scrapped earlier this year after the firm was told to tackle...

Hyundai, Kia to develop electrolysis system for green hydrogen production with Canadian firm

Jul 13, 2021 00:14 am UTC| Economy Nature

Hyundai Motor Co. and its affiliate Kia Corp. would jointly develop and commercialize a water electrolysis system for green hydrogen production with Canadian electrolyzers manufacturer Next Hydrogen Solutions Inc. Under...

Hyundai Steel, POSCO demand 64% price hike for ship steel plates

Jul 13, 2021 00:09 am UTC| Economy Business

South Koreas largest steelmakers, POSCO and Hyundai Steel Co. are demanding that the ship steel plate prices be increased to 1.15 million won per ton in the second half, up 64 percent from 700,000 won in the first...

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Economy

Forex Markets Hold Steady as Traders Await Fed Minutes Amid Thin Year-End Volumes

Major currencies traded within narrow ranges on Tuesday as subdued market conditions persisted amid thin year-end trading volumes. With many investors already sidelined ahead of the New Year holiday, activity across global...

Gold Prices Rebound in Europe as Geopolitical Tensions and Fed Outlook Support Bullion

Gold prices rose in European trading on Tuesday, rebounding after a sharp pullback from near record highs in the previous session, as year-end profit-taking eased and renewed geopolitical tensions boosted safe-haven...

Asian Markets Slip as Precious Metals Cool, Geopolitical Tensions Weigh on Sentiment

Asian stock markets edged lower on Tuesday, tracking losses on Wall Street as a pullback in technology shares dampened investor sentiment. Market liquidity remained thin due to a holiday-shortened trading week,...

South Korea Factory Output Misses Forecasts in November Amid Ongoing Economic Uncertainty

South Koreas factory output showed weaker-than-expected performance in November, highlighting continued uncertainty in the countrys industrial sector as global demand remains uneven. According to official data released...

Oil Prices Slip Slightly as Markets Weigh Geopolitical Risks and Supply Glut Concerns

Oil prices edged lower in early Tuesday trading after posting gains of more than 2% in the previous session, as commodity markets reacted to weakness in precious metals while remaining sensitive to escalating geopolitical...

Politics

Kremlin Says Ukrainian Drone Attack Hardens Russia’s Stance on Peace Talks

The Kremlin said on Tuesday that an alleged Ukrainian drone attack targeting a presidential residence in Russias Novgorod region would harden Moscows negotiating position on any potential peace deal to end the war in...

Najib Razak Files Appeal Against Latest 1MDB Corruption Conviction and 15-Year Sentence

Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak has filed an appeal against his latest corruption conviction linked to the multibillion-dollar 1MDB scandal, his lawyer confirmed on Tuesday. The appeal challenges both the...

Jazz Ensemble Cancels Kennedy Center New Year’s Eve Shows After Trump Renaming Sparks Backlash

A renowned veteran jazz group has become the latest artist to withdraw from performances at Washingtons Kennedy Center following its controversial renaming to include U.S. President Donald Trump. On Monday, the Cookers...

Boeing Secures $8.6 Billion Pentagon Contract for F-15 Jets for Israel

Boeing has been awarded an $8.6 billion defense contract by the United States Department of Defense for the F-15 Israel Program, marking one of the most significant recent foreign military sales agreements between...

U.S. Government Agrees to Review Frozen NIH Diversity Research Grants After Legal Challenge

The Trump administration has reached an agreement with researchers and Democratic-led states who filed a lawsuit over cuts to diversity-related research funding at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The deal,...

Science

Jared Isaacman Confirmed as NASA Administrator, Becomes 15th Leader of U.S. Space Agency

The U.S. Senate has officially confirmed billionaire private astronaut Jared Isaacman as the new NASA administrator, making him the 15th leader in the agencys history. The confirmation, which took place on Wednesday, marks...

Senate Sets December 8 Vote on Trump’s NASA Nominee Jared Isaacman

The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee announced it will vote on December 8 on President Donald Trumps renewed nomination of private astronaut and tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman to lead NASA. Isaacman, known for his...

NASA Cuts Boeing Starliner Missions as SpaceX Pulls Ahead

NASA has significantly scaled back Boeings Starliner program after years of technical issues and delays, announcing that the next Starliner mission to the International Space Station (ISS) will fly without astronauts. The...

Blue Origin’s New Glenn Achieves Breakthrough Success With First NASA Mission

Blue Origins massive New Glenn rocket marked a major milestone as it completed its first mission for paying customers, sending two NASA satellites toward Mars and successfully landing its reusable booster at sea. The...

Cogent Biosciences Soars 120% on Breakthrough Phase 3 Results for Bezuclastinib in GIST Treatment

Cogent Biosciences (NASDAQ: COGT) shares skyrocketed over 120% after the biotech company announced groundbreaking results from its Phase 3 PEAK trial evaluating bezuclastinib in combination with sunitinib for patients with...

Technology

Samsung Electronics Secures Annual U.S. Licence for China Chip Equipment Imports in 2026

Samsung Electronics has obtained an annual licence from the United States government that allows the South Korean technology giant to import critical semiconductor manufacturing equipment into its China-based facilities...

Applied Digital Stock Rises on AI Cloud Spinoff Plan and ChronoScale Launch

Applied Digital (NASDAQ: APLD) shares climbed about 1.2% in after-hours trading on Monday after the company announced a proposed business combination designed to spin off its cloud computing operations into a new,...

Meta Acquires AI Startup Manus to Expand Advanced AI Capabilities Across Platforms

Meta has announced that it will acquire Manus, a Chinese artificial intelligence startup, marking another significant step in the companys aggressive push to expand its AI capabilities across both consumer and business...

China’s LandSpace Takes Aim at SpaceX With Reusable Rocket Ambitions

Chinas private rocket startup LandSpace is rapidly emerging as a key challenger in the global commercial space race, openly drawing inspiration from Elon Musks SpaceX while reshaping Chinas traditionally state-led space...

China Proposes Stricter Rules for AI Services Offering Emotional Interaction

Chinas top internet regulator has released draft regulations aimed at tightening oversight of artificial intelligence services that simulate human personalities and engage users emotionally, signaling a stronger push to...