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Chinese automaker BYD will create an EV hub in Brazil at an old Ford plant
BYD, the popular Chinese EV automaker, plans to invest 3 billion reais ($620 million) in a new Brazilian manufacturing hub, as it looks to build a larger presence in South America The industrial complex will be built in the northeastern state of Bahia, in the town of Camaçari, where BYD bought a Ford plant that closed in 2021.
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Netflix Likely To Benefit As Rivals Sell Content To Raise Cash: Analyst
The media companies that helped Netflix grow by selling the streamer their best content on the cheap may be making the same strategic blunder again. While Netflix’s original programming gets a lot of attention, acquired content represents a large and stable share of viewing by Netflix subscribers. The supply of acquired content dried up as media companies raced to build their own streaming services and add subscribers. That’s changing.
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Apple could force a 111-year-old fruit company to change its apple logo
Apple wants to trademark an image of an apple in Switzerland, and this could force a 111-year-old fruit company to change its logo.
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The latest weapon against climate change is concrete
Carbon removal is a hot topic in sustainability, with many companies involved in direct air capture. But now, a Dublin company is turning surplus concrete into a low-cost, carbon removal tool via a process called 'enhanced weathering'. Silicate is the first enhanced weathering company to leverage the massive carbon removal potential of surplus concrete. This is the first time concrete has ever been used in this way.
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My High-Flying Life as a Corporate Spy Who Lied His Way to the Top
I was just looking to make rent when I stumbled into a part-time gig stealing secrets from Wall Street elite. I made millions once I realized how desperate we humans are for someone who will actually listen.
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The SCO vs. Linux Saga: 20 Years of Open-Source Turmoil
This lawsuit was once seen as a huge threat to Linux. It's mostly over now--seriously, there's still one lawsuit to go--but here's my take on the case's long history.
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The US Copyright Office says you can’t copyright Midjourney AI-generated images
The images in this comic book are “not of human authorship”
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Apple Pay to Launch in South Korea This Year Following Regulator Approval
After years of discussions with local authorities, Apple Pay in South Korea has been approved by the financial regulator, paving the way for the mobile payment system to launch in the first half of this year (via The Korea Herald). The FSC emphasized that credit card firms should not transfer fees arising from the use of Apple Pay to customers or shops, while calling for measures to ensure customer protection from such risks as the theft of personal information.
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Ford reverses plan to ditch AM radio after congressional attention
Pending legislation would mandate an AM radio in all new cars.
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The office is dead
Forget the ongoing debate about remote work or hybrid workplaces. It's time to proclaim: "Long live working from home."
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Google asks some employees to share desks amid office downsizing
is asking cloud employees and partners to share their desks and alternate days with their desk mates starting next quarter, citing “real estate efficiency,” CNBC has learned. The new desk-sharing model will apply to Google Cloud’s five largest U.S. locations — Kirkland, Washington; New York City; San Francisco; Seattle; and Sunnyvale, California — and is happening so the company “can continue to invest in Cloud’s growth,” according to an internal FAQ recently shared with cloud employees and viewed by CNBC. Some buildings will be vacated as a result, the document noted.
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Kroger Begins Accepting Apple Pay After Years of Holding Out
Kroger this week began accepting Apple Pay and other contactless payment methods at select locations in Kentucky and Ohio, allowing customers to tap to pay with an iPhone or Apple Watch at checkout, according to customers on Reddit and Twitter.
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Apple's iconic '1984' Super Bowl ad aired on this day 39 years ago
Almost 40 years ago, Apple Computer aired its now-iconic commercial introducing the Macintosh during Super Bowl XVIII. Although “1984” became a cultural phenomenon and a watershed moment for product launches, Apple’s Board of Directors was against it from the start.
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CRTC launches review of wholesale network rates, reduces some to boost telecom competition
The regulator says “its current approach is not meeting its objective of encouraging more competition in the Internet services market”.
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Here's How Apple Has Avoided Layoffs and May Fare Better Than Peers
The combination of rising interest rates and ongoing inflation have led to cooling customer demand and shrinking advertising budgets lead Amazon, Microsoft, and now Google to dramatically hired like mad during the early pandemic years, but are now looking to rein in their spending.
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37 Desk Organization Ideas: The Well-Kept Guide
If you’re tired of your cluttered desk getting in the way of focused work, this article will give you everything you need to create the perfect desk setup for your needs.
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What is Google doing with its open source teams?
Nothing good – the recent layoffs hit its best and brightest leaders hard
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Ford patents car that can repossess itself and drive back to showroom
Ford has been granted a patent for a system that allows a car to repossess itself if its owner fails to keep up with payments. The firm envisions the car driving itself back to the showroom – or to a scrapyard if the value of the car is low. But a security expert warns that the proposed system could instead be used to steal cars remotely.
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Recyclers reject most plastic. This company turns it into furniture.
Packaging for lotion, toothpaste, and makeup is a recycling disaster. But ReFactory, a UK-based family business, has a complex process to give it a new life. It makes plywood-like plastic boards and turns them into furniture, planters, and more.
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'Regenerative agriculture' is all the rage - but it's not going to fix our food system
We know industrial farming needs to change. But regenerative agriculture may not be the transformation our global food system needs.