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Musk says diversity, equity and inclusion are ‘Propaganda Words’

16Dec

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Musk says diversity, equity and inclusion are ‘Propaganda Words’

[ad_1] The billionaire is chief executive officer and the largest shareholder of Tesla, the electric-vehicle maker which has boasted that underrepresented groups make up the majority of its US workforce. The company didn't respond to requests for comment on Musk's views, made on the social-media platform X, which he owns. Tesla, with headquarters in Austin and factories in California, Nevada, Texas and New York, published its first ever Diversity, Equity and Inclusion report in December 2020. More recently, DEI efforts have been part of the EV maker's annual impact report. “We are proud to be a majority-minority company with a large representation of employees from communities that have long struggled to break through the historic roadblocks to equal opportunity in the U.S.,” says the ...

Australia fines Uber for breaching anti-spam laws

26Oct

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Australia fines Uber for breaching anti-spam laws

[ad_1] Australia's communications watchdog fined Uber on Thursday for sending more than two million emails to customers in breach of anti-spam laws.The barrage of emails, advertising an alcohol home delivery service, was sent on a single day in January, the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) said. The messages did not offer customers an option to unsubscribe, and more than 500,000 of them were sent to people who had asked not to receive marketing emails. The rideshare and food delivery firm was fined Aus$412,500 (US$260,000).We are now on WhatsApp. Click to join.Australian law says businesses cannot send marketing emails without a customer's permission.The emails must also contain an option to unsubscribe.ACMA chair Nerida O'Loughlin said Uber's actions were an "avoida...

Musk, Zuckerberg Lead $852 Billion Wealth Surge Among World Rich

4Jul

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Musk, Zuckerberg Lead $852 Billion Wealth Surge Among World Rich

[ad_1] The world's 500 richest people added $852 billion to their fortunes in the first half of 2023.Each member of the Bloomberg Billionaires Index made an average of $14 million per day over the past six months, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. It was the best half-year for billionaires since the back half of 2020, when the economy rebounded from a Covid-induced slump. The gains coincided with a broad stock market rally, as investors brushed off the effects of central bank interest rate hikes, the ongoing war in Ukraine and a crisis in regional banks. The S&P 500 rose 16% and the Nasdaq 100 surged 39% for its best-ever first half as investor mania over artificial intelligence boosted tech stocks. While Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg flirt with scheduling a cage match, Tesla...

In a first, scientists unveil a robot that sweats, breathes, and shivers

18Jun

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In a first, scientists unveil a robot that sweats, breathes, and shivers

[ad_1] Scientists have made a groundbreaking discovery - they have created a robot that can sweat, shiver and walk too. This innovative robot, called ANDI, has been developed by Thermetrics, a company in the United States, along with Arizona State University. ANDI is being hailed as the world's first sweaty robot. According to Konrad Rykaczewski, an Associate Professor at Arizona State University, "ANDI sweats, generates heat, shivers, walks, and breathes." ANDI, also known as a "thermal mannequin," has been designed to study the effects of heat and extreme temperatures on the human body. It has 35 individually-controlled surfaces with pores similar to those found in the human body, allowing it to adapt to different temperatures. Rykaczewski explains, "With this thermal mannequin, we c...

World’s biggest telescope to beat NASA James Webb Telescope, Hubble! India to help build it

19Dec

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World’s biggest telescope to beat NASA James Webb Telescope, Hubble! India to help build it

[ad_1] A giant 30-meter-wide telescope to be built with the help of Indian scientists is bigger than the James Webb Space Telescope and the Hubble Space Telescope. The two biggest space-based telescopes are none other than NASA's Hubble Space Telescope with a diameter of 2.5 mtr and its successor James Webb Space Telescope with a diameter of 6.5 mtr. Now in an exciting astronomical development, a new world's largest telescope is coming up, which is said to be the largest "eye on the universe." It is an optical, infrared telescope that will have a diameter of 30 mtr. Indian scientists, engineers, and industries will help in the development of this giant telescope to be set up at its proposed location in Maunakea in Hawaii.This 30-metre Telescope is also known as TMT, which will be the ...

Binance says crypto moved through platform from Iran

5Nov

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Binance says crypto moved through platform from Iran

[ad_1] Funds belonging to or intended for Iranians have flowed through the world's largest cryptocurrency platform, Binance, the company said Friday, risking that it may run afoul of US-imposed sanctions. "Earlier in the week, we discovered that Binance interacted" with "bad actors" using Iranian cryptocurrency exchanges, said Chagri Poyraz, head of sanctions at Binance. Some of these users "attempted to move crypto through Binance's exchange," he wrote on the blog on the company's website. "As soon as we discovered this, we moved to freeze transfers (and) block accounts." When asked by AFP about the number of these accounts and the amounts involved, Binance declined comment. According to Reuters, some $7.8 billion has passed through Binance in connection with accounts domicile...

Reliance Jio 5G Plans To Be The Most Affordable in the World

2Oct

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Reliance Jio 5G Plans To Be The Most Affordable in the World

[ad_1] Mukesh Ambani said Reliance Jio's 5G network will provide services “more affordable than anywhere else in the world.” Billionaire Mukesh Ambani said Reliance Industries Ltd.'s 5G network will cover the remotest corners of India by December next year, providing services “more affordable than anywhere else in the world.” The technology can bring affordable, superior education and skill development to ordinary Indians and deliver high-quality healthcare to rural and remote areas, Ambani said on Saturday at India Mobile Congress, a technology and media forum. Reliance -- an conglomerate spanning from oil to retail services -- is vying to become the first in the nation to offer 5G after investing billions of dollars to a...

Saudi Arabian mission on SpaceX capsule to include first female Arab astronaut

23Sep

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Saudi Arabian mission on SpaceX capsule to include first female Arab astronaut

[ad_1] Saudi Arabia's mission to the International Space Station next year aboard a SpaceX capsule will include the world's first female Arab astronaut. Saudi Arabia's mission to the International Space Station next year aboard a SpaceX capsule will include a woman who would become the world's first female Arab astronaut, according to Axiom Space, the U.S. company arranging the mission for the kingdom. Neither Axiom nor the Saudi government provided the name for the female astronaut, who will be accompanied by another Saudi and two Americans as part of Axiom's second private mission to the space station, slated for early 2023. A U.S. official familiar with the mission said the Ax-2 passengers have yet to receive approval...

This Ice Cream Shop In Arizona Serves 266 Milkshake Flavours In An Hour; Breaks Record

20Sep

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This Ice Cream Shop In Arizona Serves 266 Milkshake Flavours In An Hour; Breaks Record

[ad_1] Are you someone who enjoys those thick, flavoured and delicious milkshakes? If yes, then you surely need to plan a trip to the United States. Wonder why? It is because an Arizona-based ice cream shop offers the largest variety of milkshakes in the world. That's right. Reportedly, an ice cream shop named Snow Cap in Seligman, United States is serving 266 different flavours of milkshakes. And just recently, the outlet registered its name in the Guinness World Record by serving all the 266 varieties of milkshakes in the shortest possible time - in just one and half hours. You heard us!Reportedly, Snow Cap is a family-owned business (the Delgadilo family) who decided to experiment with the milkshake flavours. From burgers to nachos and other snacks, they tried every possible combinati...

8Sep

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Queen Elizabeth’s Year Of Ill Health

[ad_1] Buckingham Palace issues a highly unusual bulletin on the monarch's health.London: Queen Elizabeth II has been dogged by health problems since spending a night in hospital last October. The 96-year-old monarch has since cancelled a series of public engagements on medical advice. - October 2021 -The queen is seen using walking stick at Westminster Abbey service on October 12, the first time she has done so at a major public event.She pulls out of two-day trip to Northern Ireland, advised to rest on medical grounds, Buckingham Palace announces on October 20.The next day the Palace said the queen has attended a private London hospital for "preliminary investigations" and stayed in overnight. On October 26, the Palace says she has resumed "light duties".- November 2021 -The queen is s...