Peloton releases new ad to counter ‘Sex and the City’ reboot’s portrayal of fitness equipment
Dec 13, 2021 07:36 am UTC| Business Economy
Peloton released a new TV ad after HBO Maxs Sex and the City reboot titled And Just Like That allegedly portrayed the companys fitness equipment in a not-so-good way. The first episode of Sarah Jessica Parker, Cynthia...
S. Korea’s Posco Int'l acquires Australian Senex gas firm for $610 million
Dec 13, 2021 07:17 am UTC| Business Economy
Posco International Corp, South Koreas largest trading company and the trading subsidiary of POSCO, has acquired the Australian gas company Senex Energy Ltd. The acquisition deal for controlling stake is worth $610 million...
Tang, Kool-Aid among powdered beverages recalled for metal and glass contamination
Dec 11, 2021 23:55 pm UTC| Economy Business
The Kraft Heinz Company voluntarily recalled Country Time Lemonade, Tang, Arizona Tea, and Kool-Aid powdered beverage products in the US due to the potential presence of very small pieces of metal or glass that may have...
Honda developing AI system that could eliminate traffic fatalities
Dec 11, 2021 23:54 pm UTC| Technology Economy Business Life
Honda Motor Co. is developing an artificial intelligence-powered system to be gradually installed in new vehicles in the latter half of the 2020s to help reach its goal of eliminating fatal crashes involving its vehicles...
Pepsi forays into NFTs with ‘Mic Drop’ collection
Dec 11, 2021 23:54 pm UTC| Digital Currency Economy Business
Pepsi is creating 1,893 unique generative-style NFTs of its Pepsi Mic Drop genesis NFT collection to mark the year the company was born. According to Pepsi, the exclusive generative traits of its NFT collection are...
Coca-Cola recalls Minute Maid products in 8 states because of metal pieces
Dec 11, 2021 23:53 pm UTC| Economy Business
The Coca-Cola Company is recalling certain Minute Maid products due to the possibility of containing foreign objects, such as metal bolts or washers. According to the US Food and Drug Administration, the recalled...
Bread waste being tested as a key ingredient for carbon-neutral fuel
Dec 10, 2021 21:49 pm UTC| Nature Science Economy Business
Nagoya-based Pasco Shikishima Corp. teamed up with Kindai University in Higashi-Osaka to recycle waste from its bread manufacturing process to create a next-generation fuel called bio-coke. Kindai University developed...
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IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects