Image: Cadillac The Allanté only gets an honorable mention here because of how wild its production process was. In late 1985, GM signed a $100-million air cargo deal with Alitalia and Lufthansa Airlines. The reason? So the company could embark on one of the most complex and inefficient assembly processes ever imagined. The whole process … Read more
MariBank, Singapore tech giant Sea Group’s digital bank, has launched in Singapore to select members of the public as it rolls out its services progressively. Rafael Henrique | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Southeast Asian tech giant Sea Limited on Monday posted its first profitable year amid efforts to defend market share against … Read more
Sergey Brin, president of Alphabet and co-founder of Google David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Google co-founder Sergey Brin, in a rare public appearance over the weekend, told a group of artificial intelligence enthusiasts that he came out of retirement “because the trajectory of AI is so exciting.” Brin, 50, spoke to entrepreneurs … Read more
The Apple logo. Costfoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images The European Commission, the European Union’s executive arm, on Monday hit Apple with a 1.8 billion euro ($1.95 billion) antitrust fine for abusing its dominant position on the market for the distribution of music streaming apps. The Commission said it found that Apple had applied restrictions … Read more
BARCELONA, Spain — Alef Aeronautics, a SpaceX-backed flying car firm, says it has reached 2,850 preorders for its futuristic electrical vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) vehicle. Alef Aeronautics, which is based in San Mateo, California, said preorder numbers recently hit a fresh record after previously reporting 2,500 preorders for its two-seater flying car, the Alef Model … Read more
You probably remember mobile operators raving about the promise of 5G several years ago. Now, they’re getting excited about a new upgrade: 5G Advanced. Angel Garcia | Bloomberg | Getty Images BARCELONA, Spain — Telecom operators haven’t yet finished rolling out 5G wireless mobile networks. And yet bosses of major carriers are already talking about … Read more
Cars and anime are a time-honored pair. They go together like chocolate and peanut butter, as generations of shows from Speed Racer to MF Ghost have demonstrated, so it’s only natural that studios keep making beautiful shows about racing. Now, though, a new trend is cropping up again and again: Anime car ads. The 2024 … Read more
Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, at the Hope Global Forums annual meeting in Atlanta on Dec. 11, 2023. Dustin Chambers | Bloomberg | Getty Images OpenAI executives disputed claims Elon Musk laid out in a lawsuit on Thursday, and said the Tesla CEO is upset that he’s no longer part of the artificial intelligence startup. … Read more
2024 Chevrolet CamaroImage: Chevrolet Both LAPD and Los Angeles County Sheriffs have made efforts to crack down on street takeovers. Task Forces interrupt takeovers before they even start, and have made arrests and impounded vehicles that participate in the shenanigans. An unexpected ripple effect of these takeovers is that thieves are stealing vehicles so they … Read more
In this photo illustration, UnitedHealth Group Inc logo seen displayed on a tablet. Igor Golovniov | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Change Healthcare on Friday said it’s finished setting up a new electronic prescription service, which could help provide some relief to pharmacies and physicians that have been struggling to contend with the … Read more
